http://www.adorama.com/alc/taginfo/photoshop <p><span style="font-size: small;">In this week's episode Mark explains what metadata is and how it can be used in a photographer&rsquo;s workflow. <br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13521 <p><span style="font-size: small;">This week Mark reviews the latest version of Adobe&rsquo;s popular software for editing, ehnhancing, and customizing your photos: Photoshop Elements 10. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13435 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In this episode Mark Wallace shows you what a clipping path is, and then walks you through the process of making one using Adobe Photoshop.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13413 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In this episode Mark Wallace walks us through the entire process of shooting and editing a science fiction movie poster.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13377 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Learn good practices for adjusting images and the advantage of working in 16 bits.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13302 <p><span style="font-size: small;">HDR: You've heard the term, and may have even tried it. After all, who wouldn't want to extend the range of shadows to highlights within one photo, and compensate for the relatively limited range of light capture of a typical digital camera? </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13199 <p><span style="font-size: small;">One of the great boons of digital photography is that the image-making process continues after you have taken your shot.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13132 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Once you know how to get the best possible fireworks shots, you can work some magic on your computer.</em></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11660 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Blue is arguably the most popular of colors and evokes a vast range of meaning culturally and personally.&nbsp; Blue moon, the blues, blue morning, blue sky, blue jeans, bluebells, blue bonnet, perhaps Picasso's Azul Period (1901-1904) best characterizes the melancholy and poetic power of blue.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13116 The Prez nixes replays, a JPEG bug, MILC-friendly camera bags, light modifiers, Lexar's speedy reader, more http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/13053 <p><span style="font-size: small;">I love to shoot macro, especially of flowers.&nbsp; As I focus on a macro subject I am always enchanted by the soft background due to the very shallow depth of field I see through the viewfinder at macro magnifications. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13020 <p><span style="font-size: small;">To show maximum detail, use a glossy or semi-gloss (satin) paper. Detail not important for this image? Then choose any high-quality paper whose surface reinforces the mood you are trying to create. </span><em></em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8462 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Nik recently unveiled the latest version of Siver Efex, their highly-regarded black-and-white conversion software that can emulate the film look. Let's take version two for a spin.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12973 Two Times photogs missing; crowdfunding for photojournalists, help for Japan, Lexar's SDXC cards ship, Photoshop Express 2 debuts, Nikon's shutter in slow-mo, more http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12969 <p><span style="font-size: small;">How to do you create Orbitals, a special effect that flips, twirls and transforms images into round art objects? Let&rsquo;s take a closer look at this fun effect.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12840 I'm wondering if it's time for a new computer as I spend more time working on video projects. http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12693 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In the last few years there has been renewed interest in black and white images, partly because good desktop printers can now render beautiful neutral tones and can equal the tonal qualities and longevity of silver gelatin prints. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12674 Sometimes it is tough to unlearn and replace certain workflows and workpaths until a new challenge arises. The need to quickly resample close to 6,000 JPEGs helped me see Adobe's LR3 in a whole new li http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12623 <p>As a promotional piece for his book, <a href="http://www.rockynook.com/books/170.html" target="_blank"><strong>Practical HDRI, 2nd Edition</strong></a>, Jack recently gave this hour-long screencast presentation on the great new features for HDRI photography in <a href="../../alc/taginfo/Adobe%20Photoshop%20CS5/article" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop CS5. </a></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12599 Unauthorized image usage is rampant on the internet, and there has been some discussion that the new Content-Aware Fill function in Adobe Photoshop CS5 may make it too easy to eradicate watermarking. http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12562 One of the more interesting blog postings on Content-Aware Fill was posted recently over at Photoshelter. Several guest commentators, weighed in with thoughts on this new tool in Adobe Photoshop CS5. http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12555 Adobe has announced the immediate availability of Lightroom 2.7, Camera Raw 5.7, and DNG Converter 5.7 for free download for Photoshop owners. The new software supports the Canon Rebel 2Ti, Sony A450, http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12496 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Even when you don't have control of lighting, you can still make flattering and natural portraits in Adobe Photoshop.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12438 New Flash Catalyst joins CS, adding interactive content design without the need to write code. Many new features and improvements announced for component software. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12452 No one like to think about losing their important documents such as a passport or license while away from home. But having a high-resolution copy, hidden behind a password field can help mitigate the http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12419 As part of a worldwide celebration of Photoshop's 20th anniversary, NAPP will host a gala event for over 1,000 in San Fransisco; web events planned as well. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12309 20 years ago, Adobe Photoshop launched. This was before the visual internet, high-speed broadband, iPhones, photo sharing sites, Facebook and more. Digital photography was in its infancy, and photo ma http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12307 <p><span style="font-size: small;">You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on full-blown Photoshop CS if you want to make stunning black-and-white prints. Elements 8 makes black-and-white conversions a cinch.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12274 <p><em><span style="font-size: small;">"I can&rsquo;t see, from a technical perspective, how the photographer pulled this off as a single shot." &mdash;Mason Resnick</span></em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12242 Latest version offers robust global adjustments as well as precise selective image editing controls. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12148 As we wind down this year, and get set for the 20-teens, here's a series of polls to take the pulse of what's happening now with photography. Feel free to leave your comments if you disagree with the http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12124 Professional features support production environments, such as CMYK color mode, 16-bit/channel images, and acceleration for multi-core computers. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12097 There are some really amazing tools for HDR photographers in Adobe Photoshop CS4, but much of the power of CS4 in 32-bit space isn't well-known. In this two-part screencast series, we'll explore ways http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12076 <p><span style="font-size: small;">&ldquo;The fisherman was placed dead center, and the image lacks punch.&rdquo;&mdash;Mason Resnick</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12063 <p><em><span style="font-size: small;">&ldquo;I feel like I&rsquo;m looking at a psychodelic interpretation of this scene&hellip;it&rsquo;s too much!&rdquo;&mdash;Mason Resnick</span></em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12058 It's not that there aren't some amazing tools for HDR photographers in Adobe Photoshop CS4, it's just that these tools and tricks aren't all that well-known. In this two-part screencast series, we'll http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12048 I have just joined the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). Here’s why you may want to if you haven’t already done so…and an important announcement. http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12023 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Selecting parts of an image in Photoshop is one of the most important skills you can develop. Whether you are going to replace an area or use the selection to limit any adjustments, learning how to make clean selections is key.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12007 <p><span style="font-size: small;">The dramatic, unique look generated by Lensbaby lenses can be created&mdash;sort of&mdash;with Photoshop. Here's how to do it.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11879 <p><span style="font-size: small;">"Oooh, you know how to solarize?" In the early 70s, my friends were impressed that not only had I mastered solarization&mdash;the special effect that transforms photos into wild, other-worldly images by combining positive and negative renderings on the same photo--by the tender age of 13</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8559 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Hello. My name is Derek and I&rsquo;ve been a Photoshopaholic since&hellip;</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11820 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Low key? High key? Learn how to read histograms and you&rsquo;ll understand how to manipulate them until you get the kind of digital image you want.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11809 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Learn to tame a problem that plagues color in digital images. Get fine-detailed, vivid, saturated reds, oranges, and yellows by following these Adobe Photoshop tips and tricks.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11773 <p><span style="font-size: small;">It won't reduce reflections, but you can deepen blue skies--just like a polarizer does--in your favorite image editing program.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11794 Reader questions about a long-lens shot and the telephoto compression phenomenon sparks an interesting conversation over at the LA Times, a paper that hasn't been without its share of true photographi http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/11783 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Follow these helpful picture-taking tips to get the best shots at the beginning and end of the day.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">If you've seen one sunset photo, you <em>haven</em>'t seen 'em all! </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8097 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Make those puffy little clouds pop off the printed page with this simple Photoshop technique</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11643 <p><span style="font-size: small;">It won't reduce reflections, but you can deepen blue skies--just like a polarizer does--in your favorite image editing program.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11636 It's official. The just-announced Pentax K-7 is the first SLR with true in-camera High Dynamic Range Imaging capabilities. The new flagship of the Pentax line replaces the K20D, and although it has a http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/11608 It was late summer 2005, and the news freelance gigs had begun drying up in New Jersey. I went from shooting about forty to fifty assignments a month for five or six dailies to about eight to twelve a http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/11423 <p><span style="font-size: small;">You can dump your glass filters (well, some of them) and use Tiffen's virtual filter plug-in software after the fact.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11238 <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meet a program that puts your photographs in virtual frames and surrounds them with edgy borders.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11237 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Digital noise is a problem for photographers, especially if you're shooting in low light at high ISO settings. The problem is even more pronounced when using a compact camera. </span></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11236 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Do defocus control after the fact!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11235 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Do you miss the deep colors of Kodachrome? Wish your digital black-and-whites had the dramatic grittiness of Tri-X? This Photoshop plug-in makes it happen.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11233 <p><span style="font-size: small;">A rose I had planted recently bloomed for the first time and I was struck by the beauty of one of the buds. I wanted to shoot a shallow depth of field image with only the center of the bud sharp. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8675 <p><span style="font-size: small;">True 32-bit High Dynamic Range Images have too much information to be accurately displayed on traditional computer monitors, so it is necessary to downsample or "develop" the 32-bit information into 8- or 16-bit space&mdash;just like a traditional digital photo.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8668 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Each series of bracketed source images needs to be combined into a single 32-bit High Dynamic Range Image. This 32-bit image can contain much more information than any 8- or 16-bit file type.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8667 <p><span style="font-size: small;">HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) has become a much-discussed way to get the produce images with a range of tones and colors similar to what the human eye sees. Here are </span><span style="font-size: small;">some basic HDRI techniques and advice.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8666 <p><span style="font-size: small;">HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) has become a much-discussed way to get the produce images with a range of tones and colors similar to what the human eye sees.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8665 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In the field, High Dynamic Range Photography begins with a series of images of the same scene captured at different exposures. A tripod helps to ensure that the multiple source images are aligned properly. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8664 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Photographers from the darkroom ages learned to take pictures in a way to facilitate further improvements in the darkroom. They would "expose for shadows and develop for highlights."</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8649 <p><span style="font-size: small;">"But you don't understand me." That could be your digital camera talking as you look over your pictures and wonder how you can raise your game to the next level. Your camera is who it is and can't change. The camera-you relationship is truly one-sided. All responsibility for a better relationship lies with you.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8647 <p><em>Read this before you buy.</em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8639 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Organic and natural. Foods that grow without the artificial interference of inorganic chemicals. That's the trend in food. The reason? Because natural is, well, natural. Therefore, it must be wholesome and healthful. It's what nature has given us for thousands of years.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8631 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Sharpening photos is easy to overdo&mdash;especially for web display. Oversharpened photos seem filled with razor-sharped edges and internal details that look as prickly as a bed of nails. And tiny halos appear on contrasty edges. An oversharpened photo looks unnatural.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8630 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Today, we wrestle with the question: Is it OK to retouch wrinkles or should you leave them alone? Imagine making Grandma look like a Hollywood starlet. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?</em><br /> </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8629 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Curves and Levels are the perhaps the most basic Photoshop adjustments because they address image fundamentals: brightness, contrast, and color.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8628 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Congress should pass legislation against those who super saturate. Photoshop's saturation control is like the volume control for color, and pictures are being pumped up like everybody is deaf. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8627 <p><span style="font-size: small;">To prolong print life, darkroom technicians often toned their prints in Selenium, which preserved the prints. As an extra benefit, Selenium prints had a distinctive warm-golden tone overall plus rich, full blacks that enhanced the look of the print.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8558 <p><span style="font-size: small;">One of the reasons I loved my black-and-white darkroom as a kid was that it was fairly easy to set up and use.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8561 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Bas Relief (pronounced bar relief) is one of those funky, esoteric darkroom techniques that I rarely used because, frankly, it was too much of a bother. <br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8560 <p><span style="font-size: small;">I loved high-contrast printing using Agfa #6 high-contrast paper. This legendary paper&rsquo;s characteristics were that it produced practically no midtones. It reduced images to blacks and whites and little else. <br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8557 <p><em>Find out what all the fuss is about.</em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8569 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In the past I've said a black and white point adjustment is the first thing that should be done with most images. I&rsquo;ll show you how to do it here.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8545 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Have you have ever climbed a mountain and thought, &ldquo;wow I&rsquo;ve got to take a picture of this&rdquo; but you noticed your camera&rsquo;s field of view is way too small to capture the entire view?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8492 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>"What is Unsharp Mask, and how do you use it to sharpen pictures?" is a question that we get often from readers. This tip provides the answer.</em></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8490 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Layers is one of the most powerful features of Photoshop and I use them in every image. Here's one reason why.</em><br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8489 <p><span style="font-size: small;">One way to increase an image&rsquo;s drama is to add environmental elements such as water.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8474 <p>Kodak Professional High Speed Infrared (HIE) film was a high-speed color slide film with moderately high contrast and was sensitive to light and radiant energy to 900 nanometers (nm) in wavelength. But it's gone now.</p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8473 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Here&rsquo;s a few tips, tricks and techniques that will let you convert conventional images into faux infrared photographs using various software tools.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8466 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Is your digital camera capable of infrared (IR) capture? Point a TV remote control at the lens, push a button, and take a picture or look at the image on the LCD panel.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8471 <p><span style="font-size: small;">You&rsquo;ve made major changes to your RAW image file; now it&rsquo;s time to open it in Photoshop CS or Elements and fine-tune it.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8461 <p><span style="font-size: small;">No single noise reduction program or <a href="../../Search-Results.tpl?op=searchresults&amp;searchinfo=adobe%20photoshop&amp;comparison=ws&amp;sf=Price&amp;st=de"><strong>Adobe Photoshop</strong></a>-compatible plug-in is a perfect solution and while you may try hard, you may never achieve digital noise nirvana. But here's the good news...<br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8437 <p><em>One of the most popular Photoshop features, explained</em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8429 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Those of us who don&rsquo;t lug view cameras around get perspective distortion in our subjects whenever we point the camera up or down (even slightly) or diagonally towards a flat surface.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8425 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Metadata is a set of information that is written to the EXIF file header of every digital image. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8397 <p><span style="font-size: small;">If you own a DSLR you choose to shoot photos in either RAW or JPEG format. (Most compact digital camerass only offer JPEG, although a few high-end models have RAW capability). What are each format's advantages and disadvantages? <br /> <br /> Let's find out....</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8388 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Here's a compelling argument for shooting in RAW and using Adobe Photoshop CS2 or higher: The level of control when converting a color digital image into black-and-white is amazing.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8382 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Noise in digital photographs is the visual equivalent of static. Most digital cameras add some level of noise to images. In traditional photography the nearest equivalent is film grain. Digital noise is noticeable in high ISOs and is more visible in areas of uniform color, such as skies and shadows. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8380 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Black-and-white prints that have been hand-colored have an unmistakable appearance. Because there is a complete grayscale image underneath the pigment, these pictures have a sort of "image infrastructure" that exists nowhere else.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8371 <p><span style="font-size: small;">How to emulate a classic shooting technique after the fact.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8370 <p>A low-key image contains primarily dark tones, and its histogram will be skewed to the left, with fewer numbers of lighter-toned pixels. Here is an example image and its histogram in Adobe Photoshop.</p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8360 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Yellow is a tricky color with a split personality. It can be warm, evokes springtime, and is a sign of happiness and optimism. But it can also indicate tension, danger (why do you think hazard signs are yellow?) and cowardice. (Ya yellow-bellied varmint!)</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8357 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Adobe Photoshop includes a wonderful tool called the History Brush. It allows you to Undo virtually any single operation that has been performed on an image&mdash;and do it selectively, via carefully applied brushstrokes. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8356 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Note: If you are new to histograms check out the background information in the previous tip, <a href="Article.aspx?id=8318">How to Read a Histogram</a>. </em></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8349 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Back in the day, before shooting, photographers had to make a creative choice: shoot on color or black-and-white film. Now, however, you don't have to make that decision until after you've taken the picture.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8342 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Red evokes power and energy, and is full of symbolism for many cultures. As an element in a photograph, it attracts the viewer&rsquo;s attention. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8330 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Want to create a personalized photographic gift for a birthday or other special occasion? Make that special someone&rsquo;s name out of photographs of letters of the alphabet!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8323 <p><span style="font-size: small;">How do you read a histogram? Glad you asked!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8318