Lightroom Tip: Straighten Photo Horizons
We have all heard the earth is round, but I am here to tell you that from the perspective of your camera, the earth is flat. (Unless, of course, you’re shooting with a wide angle lens in which case the Earth may appear round but that’s beside the point. Stick with me and let’s assume [...]
An Easter Egg Hunt for Prizes…
** Rules of the Game ** For every question below, there’s an answer – and a corresponding “Easter Egg” hidden on our website: http://www.thephotographerslife.com Look for the answer in our archives (you don’t need to send it to us!), then click on the egg to pick up all kinds of cool prizes like: free [...]
Photoshop Tip: Photoshop vs. Lightroom
Before we get into the Photoshop vs. Lightroom debate, let me explain what I do for a living… The majority of my work these days includes two types of photography: stock and portraiture. After a portrait photo shoot, my process includes: 1. Uploading the images to my computer and processing them in either Photoshop or [...]
Basic Steps for Digital Photo Processing
Getting a working knowledge of how to process your digital images -- whether in Photoshop, Lightroom, or some other imaging software -- can be daunting. In Austin at the Ultimate Money-Making Photo Workshop a couple of weeks ago, we hosted several sessions dedicated to helping folks learn the basics of digital photo processing. And last [...]
Lightroom Tip: How to Sort Your Photos
Digital cameras make it easy to shoot more pictures than ever. During a recent trip to Australia, my wife Karen and I shot over 350 images of endangered sea lions in under an hour. We were in Australia for 48 days and shot nearly 9,600 images in total. Of those, I think we saved just [...]
Photoshop is Fair Play - When You're Selling Your Photos for Stock
Selling photos for editorial use is a are very different market compared to selling photos as stock. While it is industry standard that editorial photos remain unaltered, it is acceptable and sometimes required to edit photos for stock.
Photo Tip: Unleash Your Inner Photo Genius
Artists of every persuasion -- painter, writer, sculptor, photographer or any other creative type -- all ride the roller coaster up and down when it comes to creativity. And photographers, just like other artists, go through more- and less-productive periods. It's those less-productive times I want to talk about today. Let's call it "photographer's block." [...]
How to Correct Over-exposed Photos in Photoshop
One of the biggest problems travel photographers (and well, all photographers for that matter) face, is photo lighting and having to correct over-exposed photos. When you're on an assignment and you have just two days to bring back an article with photographs of a place, you have to deal with whatever light God gives you [...]
Photo Copyright: Protect your Photos with these Quick Steps.
The world of digital photography has dramatically changed the way photographers submit their work for publication. Gone are the days of sending slides and hand writing little stickers to fit on the slide mounts. Now we can upload our photos over the internet or put them on CDs. But what about all that copyright information [...]
Removing Logos from Your Photos in Photoshop
In order to sell your photos as stock, any logos and trade-marked materials must be taken out of the picture. This article shows you how to remove these materials using Photoshop.
