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This HDR image was photographed at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano, California. The Mission is a photographically rich location, and an overall beautiful place to experience. This archway leading to a fountain created a perfect opportunity to shoot in HDR during the bright sun of mid afternoon. The image was processed with Photomatix and…

I’d like to share with you the work of photographer and artist, Bob Gottfried. I was impressed by his creativity with an image that he transformed from the photograph below. Bob went from snapshot to work of art with a little artistry in Photoshop! The image has a bit of a nostalgic mood with the…

You can easily create a new look for an image by using a little creativity in Photoshop! The colors of this urban art dragon were inverted in Photoshop (Control/Command I) and then softened with Topaz Adjust Portrait Smooth for a painterly look. The image below shows the original dragon colors.  If you really want to have fun…

Our visual experience is limited to the world in color. Just beyond what our eyes can see is the incredible world of infrared. Light in this range can be recorded by a digital camera with the use of an infrared filter or infrared converted camera. It gives you a whole new way to take pictures,…

Infrared photography offers the photographer limitless options in creativity. This image was captured in infrared using the new super color infrared filter (590nm). This filter offers the most vivid and beautiful colors, while retaining the classic features of infrared photos. A simple texture background was added for depth and dimension. Topaz Adjust 4 works beautifully to enhance…