The MIZ - Photoshop WIZ

Dead On Sharpening Part I - or - How to stop your image from going to Heaven

Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:57

When I first started using Photoshop I thought I could make an out of focus or blurred image look like it was in focus. Photoshop can not do this. I tried so hard I created what I now come to call halos in my images.

Photoshop works its magic; by giving the illusion the image is sharper than it really is. Photoshop does this is by looking for edges where dark tones are adjacent to light tones.

The magic is created by taking some of the dark and light pixels, and making them darker and lighter than they were when you started out.

EZ NO Muss, NO Fuss, INSTANT Color Cast Remover

Tuesday, 28 November 2006 12:53

This has to be the easiest Quick Fix tutorial I have in my bag of tricks!
Did you forget to set your white balance correctly? Is your image Color Cast?

Look at the image below. Think it looks a wee bit color cast? Too much green maybe?

Well lets correct that with an adjustment that was never intended to do what were about to use it for. Its called Match Color. Match Color was intended to match the color of one photo with another. Well only be working with one photo though, and not matching it with anything.

New Skies on the horizon Adding clouds to a sky

Saturday, 28 October 2006 09:43

Some of my photos of landscapes are taken on cloudless days. Well I want clouds! Here is how I do it.

This is the photo I want to add clouds to

Poor Mans noise reduction

Sunday, 08 October 2006 20:08

I admit I use noise reduction software in my images. Thats only because I can afford it. If I were on a tight budget, then this is one of many methods I would use.
I will show you one method now. If there is a significant request for more, I will then add additional tutorials.

This is quick and simple.

A graduated neutral density lens filter

Saturday, 30 September 2006 18:29

Shooting a scene with lots of sky often results in a photo with a dark foreground. If you dont carry a graduated neutral density lens filter in your camera bag here is a solution!

In this image the exposure was set for the sky and so the foreground grass appears too dark and under exposed. A graduated neutral density lens filter would have been the answer to this problem, but I did not have one handy at the time I shot this image

Quick tip - The POP secret or, the WOW factor

Wednesday, 13 September 2006 02:00

Images that "POP"
Ever hear that expression? Do you know what it means?

Question: Do you have any images that "POP" in your gallery?
I like to call it the "WOW!" factor. Because it is a tangible thing you
can actually place in every single image you own!

What are some of the components that make up the WOW factor?
1. Composition, design and framing
2. Subject
3. Color

Lets make this image:

Quick Fix Back from the future Dust and Scratches

Tuesday, 12 September 2006 10:16

No matter how much I clean an object before a shoot, I usually discover afterwards I missed some dust after I start to process the image in Adobe RAW. Fortunately, for me Photoshop has a built in dust rag.

Were about to embark upon a technique I have used hundreds of times, and only now am I revealing it for the first time. Were going to make all those dust specs History!

Quick tip Isolating fine lines or hair

Tuesday, 05 September 2006 08:59

Recently while reading through one of the forums on a popular Microstock site, I came across a cry for help in isolating an image. Another helpful member of the forum replied with his suggestion, and then commented: but I wouldnt try to isolate something like the hair on a dog. I thought to myself why?

Isolating an image can be accomplished in a dozen different ways. The method you choose depends on the image to be isolated.

Lets isolate the fine hairs at the bottom of this dandelion

Quick tip Underexposed Masked

Saturday, 19 August 2006 00:00

In my very first article I explained how we can resurrect a underexposed image by making duplicate copies of the original layer and changing the blending mode to screen above the original.

In this image below, the sky looks pretty good, but the foreground is underexposed.

So I did some photoshop magic, and viola! this is what I came up with.

Quick tip RAW Exposure

Saturday, 22 July 2006 00:00

If your not shooting a million shots in one session you might consider shooting RAW if your not doing so already. RAW offers you the equivalent of film based cameras negative. RAW has so many advantages over shooting just JPG, and just one disadvantage. I might modify that statement and replace disadvantage with the word inconvenience.

So in this article for those who are not familiar with shooting RAW, Im going to show you how to get the correct exposure for your shot when converting the RAW file to JPG using the Adobes RAW dialogue box in PS CS2.

There are many RAW converters on the market, some better than others. I prefer to use Adobes, and thats what Im using in this article. If you have Adobe, you can follow along with me here.

Quick tip Improving saturation Part II

Sunday, 16 July 2006 20:01

Sometimes the most subtle differences in the way you process an image using photoshop can have some dramatic affects on the final image. Here is another saturation technique that allows you more control, and uses the LAB mode once again.

Were going to take this image of an old 1860s manure spreader and make a subtle change to the grass and sky to add more depth and contrast.

First we need to change from RGB and convert to LAB mode.

More Articles...

«
Start
Prev
1
2
Next
End
»

Page 1 of 2