Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials)
Mar 10, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Since its emergence, the digital photography market has gradually supplanted the traditional one. APN and digital SLR cameras entered our lives, and some people announced the death of silver-based images. This is not all lie, and yet old-fashioned images have been particularly popular in the past few years. All we do seem to do now is try to recreate the atmosphere of those bygone times anyway.
Tags: Design, holga, jessica-bordeau, photo, Photoshop, Resources, toy camera, Tutorials, viewfinder, wallpaper
50 Breathtaking Waterscapes to Inspire & Amaze
Mar 9, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Water is the force behind all life on Earth. Where there is life, you’ll find water, and where there is water, you’ll almost always find life. And in many places, water is a prominent feature of the surrounding landscape, whether it’s the ocean, a major river or lake, or something like a small stream, pond, or swamp. Photographing water can bring its own special challenges, though.
Tags: articles, basix, become-a-fan, cameron-chapman, facebook, foreground, Inspiration, photo, reflection, Resources, Tutorials, videos
Friday Photo Critique #22
Mar 5, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer constructive feedback on the image. It’s a great way to learn more about photography, express your viewpoint, and have your own image critiqued. Your response will also be displayed with a link to your website or portfolio, so be sure to enter it correctly when submitting a comment! Quick Ground Rules Play nice! We’ve deliberately chosen photographs that aren’t perfect , so please be constructive with any criticism. Feel free to offer any type of advice – composition, lighting, post-processing etc.
Tags: basix, become-a-fan, david-appleyard, facebook-become, friday-photo, Inspiration, photo, photo-critique, Tutorials, twitter, videos
Print Magazines for Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers
Mar 5, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Although much valuable information for all sorts of web and print professionals can be found online, it is often difficult to weed through all the noise and find good quality content. I believe it’s vital that professionals in different creative fields supplement their online learning and research through well-edited and high-quality print publications . Print magazines, more often than not, are well-researched and are headed by top-notch editorial staff, usually containing information and resources on the cutting edge of their respective industries’ trends and happenings. To that end, to help you fulfill part of your offline research needs, I’ve compiled a list of print magazines that are of interest to professionals in three different categories: Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers.
Tags: Design, digital, Fonts, Inspiration, magazine, photo, Resources, workflow
3 Fantastic Uses of the Photoshop High Pass Filter
Mar 4, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Photoshop CS’s high pass filter is very versatile. There are three ways you can put it to use. One, it’s a great sharpening tool. Two, contradictory as it sounds, you can use it to soften portraits and other photos.
Tags: basix, become-a-fan, brush, eyes, facebook, Inspiration, layer, layers, photo, Photoshop, portrait, post-processing, Tutorials
Friday Photo Critique #21
Feb 26, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer constructive feedback on the image. It’s a great way to learn more about photography, express your viewpoint, and have your own image critiqued. Your response will also be displayed with a link to your website or portfolio, so be sure to enter it correctly when submitting a comment! Quick Ground Rules Play nice! We’ve deliberately chosen photographs that aren’t perfect , so please be constructive with any criticism. Feel free to offer any type of advice – composition, lighting, post-processing etc.
Tags: articles, david-appleyard, friday-photo, Inspiration, photo, photo-critique, picture, Resources, suggestions, Tutorials, work
How to Create a Dark and Mysterious TV-Head Scene
Feb 25, 2010 General, Resources, Tutorials
For this Photoshop tutorial, I will be showing you how to make a dark and mysterious scene with the subject having a TV for a head. You will see how to seamlessly replace a person’s head with another object—in this case, a television—and how to create a stormy sky using brush strokes. We’ll also deal with creating realistic lights and shadows as well as how to retouch subjects who are against a light source. Continue reading…
Tags: brush, clevedon, image, layer, layers, layers-panel, opacity, photo, Photoshop, Resources, Scene, subject, tutorial, white
How To Capture Stunning Fine Art Landscape Photographs
Feb 24, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Nearly every survey I’ve seen published in a photography magazine that asks readers their favourite subject has the same winner – landscapes. Why is this? I suspect it’s because landscape photography is seen as a relatively easy subject. Most people live within, or relatively close to, a landscape of some sort, and I’m sure that most photographers enjoy capturing the natural beauty around them.
Tags: black, chris-friel, Inspiration, landscape, personal, photo, Resources, shooting, Tutorials, white
Quick Tip: Rapid Vector Portrait Process
Feb 23, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
This Quick Tip tutorial will guide you through the process of making a vector portrait rapidly. A picture will be used as a guide for black and gray paths. We’ll review some shortcuts that will allow you to achieve good quality results with few steps and minimum fuss. Final Image Preview Below is the final image we will be working towards.
Tags: black, image, images, Inspiration, photo, threshold, tools-amp-tips, user-plus, videos, white
Showcase of Transparency in Web Design
Feb 22, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Transparency is being used in an increasing number of websites. In some cases transparency subtly adds to the quality and character of the design, and in other cases it can be a major design element. In this post we’ll feature 35 websites that are making excellent use of transparency. 2am Electricurrent Sam Brown Housing Works Lift Lilly’s Table Sisu Russ Kirby Imaginaria Creative Mint Ordered List Delicious CSS BenSky World in My Lens Galan WebMynd Blik FontShop Go Media Squarespace Blog SOASdesign Oliver Kavanagh Gavin Castleton SolidShops Blogs.mu Pulse Neutron Creations Two24 Studios 24 Ways Lynn Cyr Second Story Nick Hand WWF Pop Labs The Photo Argus For more design inspiration please see: 25 Beautiful Blog Comment Designs 25 of the Best Photography Portfolio Sites – Part III Showcase of Buttons in Web Design 35 Excellent Ecommerce User Interface Designs
Tags: archives, beautiful-minimalistic, Design Inspiration, galleries, Inspiration, photo, Portfolio, portfolio-sites, Resources, vandelay
