special effects

Article: Artistic Effects—AdoramaTV.You Keep Shooting

AdoramaTV Presents You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson. Join Bryan in Holland, just south of Amsterdam, where he discusses artistic effects amongst a setting of colorful flowers.

Article: 100 Cameras in 1—AdoramaTV.iPad Photography App

This week Mark reviews 100 Cameras in 1, by Stuck in Customs, which applies special effects to your images.

Article: Grungetastic HD—AdoramaTV.iPad Photography App

This week Mark Wallace discovered a great iPad application that is called Grungetastic HD. It gives your photos the grunge look.

Article: Making an Action in Photoshop.Learn how to create an Orbital action

Do you ever tire of doing repetitive tasks in Photoshop? Let me repeat: Do you ever tire of doing repetitive tasks in Photoshop? There is a handy remedy.

Article: Trick or Treat Photography—AdoramaTV .Digital Photography 1 on 1

Did you ever want to learn how to take those perfect photos of your children in low light situations, such as on Halloween night?

Article: Fun with a Lensbaby.Optic swaps, sweet spots, and selective focus for in-camera effects

In an earlier tutorial I showed how to create a faux Lensbaby effect in Photoshop. But like many digital darkroom techniques, it can’t quite replace the real thing.

Article: A Faux Lensbaby Effect.Faking it in Adobe Photoshop

The dramatic, unique look generated by Lensbaby lenses can be created—sort of—with Photoshop. Here's how to do it.

Article: 3D Photography Grows Up.Get out your red-cyan glasses: We show you how to create 3D images in Adobe Photoshop

Remember reading comic books or going to the movies and donning those odd-looking cardboard eyeglasses with translucent red over one eye and cyan over the other so you could see the images in eye-popping stereo? You can create Anaglyph 3-D photos digitally!

Article: How to Build a Two-Camera Rig for Wiggle 3D.Create 3D images with this do-it-yourself two-camera rig

When the action is moving and you ant to catch it in 3D, a single camera won't do. Here's how to create a support for two cameras that you can shoot simultaneously for 3D action photography!

Article: How to use a Lensbaby.Dreamy toy-camera photos with SLR control: 100 in 100, day 92

Quaint imperfection? Fuzzy focus? Funky blur? It's in there! Learn how to enhance your creativity and increase the fun factor in your photography with these innovative, unique lenses.

Article: Bas Relief in Photoshop Elements.An old-school darkroom special effect technique, digitized up

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.

Article: Driven to Abstraction.Look for colors and patterns

Abstract photography concentrates on colors and patterns rather than recognizable subjects.

Article: Special effects with marvelous Mylar.Playing with our favorite reflective surface

Mylar is the trademarked name for a specific type of polyester film. It's used in packaging for a wide variety of products and comes in a host of colors, finishes, thicknesses, and sizes. But what's good for potato-chip bags is not good for creative photography.

Article: BUYING GUIDE: Filter FAQ.Frequently-asked questions about choosing and handling filters

We answer seven important questions about filters.