Archive for January 2012

A very special thank you to professional photographer and friend Julie Waterhouse for guest blogging today!   Julie Waterhouse is a fine art photographer residing in Markham, Canada, just a short drive from the local farmland and woods she loves to photograph.  She loves to teach workshops, coach one-on-one, and share her passion in any…

Color Shadow, a filter option in the very artistic Tiffen Dfx digital filters and creative effects works easily to create a vivid pop art look with a photograph. I’ve been experimenting with a few ideas for a simple flower photo that had humble beginnings in black and white. Inverting the image, and using Dfx Color…

Happy Friday! It’s winter, but I look forward to summer. Days like the one above are what makes living in Florida just heavenly. A great time to visit the beach is right after a storm. The sand gets soaked and creates a wonderful mirrored reflection of a beautiful sky. Just a touch of texture to…

You can create a fine art look with your photograph by simply applying a texture. A texture layer addition can increase the depth, dimension, and drama of a photograph. It is one of the easiest ways to create a more expressive image. A texture layer can be anything you wish, from painterly looking brushstrokes, to…

An easy way to create an artistic look with your photography is to use in-camera effects such as zooming the lens during exposure. No Photoshop needed! For this technique, the lens is zoomed in or out during exposure to suggest motion. To keep things sharp, yet blurred at the same time, I mounted the camera…