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Snap Art lets you to get in touch with your creative side by turning a photograph into a work of art! You can easily create a canvas filled with brushstrokes of color, and have fun in the process! There are many artistic effects to choose from including the vivid pastel preset as shown above with…

Black and white photography allows the viewer to connect with elements of an image without the connotations, or the power of color. This allows the story of an image to be presented in a beautiful way that has timeless appeal. The visual narrative of the composition can become clearer, allowing  features such as light, shadow, texture…

Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by super host of Nik Radio, Scott Sheppard! It was a lot of fun! We had a wonderful discussion about infrared photography, different filter choices that are available for infrared conversion, camera conversion options, compact vs. dSLR, and about my workflow for infrared images. Scott was interested in…

One of my favorite ways  to add drama, depth and definition to a photo is to add a texture layer to the original image. A texture layer can be as simple as another photograph that you have taken, clouds, aged peeling painted walls, flowers, granite, anything goes. I like to photograph textures everywhere I go…

Creating an artistic look with a photo can be as easy as using a filter or plug-in for Photoshop, Elements or Lightroom.  With this seagull and beach scene, I used Topaz Labs Simplify, a very creative plug-in for creating brushstrokes of color. Simplify removes some of the detail, which in turn creates a more artistic…