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Painting Light in Black and White

Painting Light in Black and White

One of the most enjoyable parts of creating black and white images is what comes after the actual black and white conversion. Because once it’s in B&W, all that remains is light and shape. From there the process becomes a matter of painting light onto shapes you want to accentuate, and away from shapes you […]

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How to Bring Your Black and White Images to Life

How to Bring Your Black and White Images to Life

Black and white photography can create a world that is stripped down to its most basic elements, allowing for a more abstract and artistic representation of the world. One key aspect of this type of photography is the use of texture, pattern and lines to create visual interest. These elements can be used in a […]

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Contrast and Tonality in Black and White Photography

Contrast and Tonality in Black and White Photography

As someone who shoots and edits mostly in color, you may have dabbled in black and white but not gone much further to explore this creative medium. However, by understanding and mastering the key differences between the two, you can add a new dimension to your photography skills to create stunning monochromatic images, whilst improving […]

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Understanding Light with Black & White Photo Editing

Understanding Light with Black & White Photo Editing

If you want to give yourself a “light education” in the context of photo editing, experimenting with black and white photography is a fun and effective way to do it. By removing color from an image, you are left with only the light and the shapes of the objects it bounces off. Studying this can […]

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How to Use Curves Adjustment Layers in Photoshop

How to Use Curves Adjustment Layers in Photoshop

This is a complete introduction that will get you comfortable using and understanding the fundamentals of the curves adjustment layer. It will not go into any technical detail that you don’t need. Everything I explain here is useful for you to know when actually using the tool. The first section will be an overview of […]

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Photography on the Edge

Photography on the Edge

Something I heard on a podcast years ago (I can’t remember which one) stuck with me until now and it’s always in the back of my mind when I’m thinking about what to shoot next. I don’t think I’ve talked about it before, so let me give you the basic concept so that you too […]

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6 Simple Tips for Better Landscape Compositions

6 Simple Tips for Better Landscape Compositions

Here are 6 composition tips that I’ve often overlooked in the past and have to consciously remind myself of… But when I do remember, they always improve my photos, so hopefully you find them useful too. 1: Put something in the foreground and something in the background. It sounds very obvious, but it’s shocking how […]

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Developing a Process for Your Photography

Developing a Process for Your Photography

I remember back when I started getting into Photography, I was just in awe at the photographers whose work I followed. A little bit envious too (ok a lot). Not only of the beautiful scenery that these folks were shooting, but mainly of their skills. It felt like they were so far ahead that I’d […]

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3 Tips for Editing Crazy Colors in Photoshop

3 Tips for Editing Crazy Colors in Photoshop

Most of the time we are trying to squeeze more out of our RAW files to make them pop. But occasionally, a sunrise or sunset explodes and our job in editing somehow becomes harder. Here’s an example of one of my OLD edits, where in hindsight, I got a lot wrong! Every adjustment teeters on […]

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Photoshop 101 for Landscape Photographers

Photoshop 101 for Landscape Photographers

Found another resource for all the landscape photographers out there. Do you want to discover the most useful parts of Photoshop for landscapes? There are over 6.5 hours of video tutorials included in this course covering all the most important aspects of Photoshop for editing a landscape. We were able to arrange an exclusive 50% […]

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