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How To Select And Mask Hair And Fur With Photoshop 2024

“How to cut out hair and fur in Photoshop, with perfect edges. Colin Smith completely explains Select and Mask in this Photoshop Masterclass. Part 1 of 2.”

00:00 INTRO
00:34 Cutout, bringing into Select and Mask
01:34 Viewing Modes
02:58 Awareness Modes
03:33 How Select and Mask Works
05:29 Best Way to refine hair selections
07:31 Fixing Jaggies and Smudgies
09:22 Saving selections
10:14 Fixing Smooth Edges
11:13 Combining different refinements
13:17 Fixing Fur

Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

How To Automate Your Photo Editing With Presets In Lightroom

“Discover how to save time editing photos with one-click transformations in this tutorial with Adobe’s Principal Evangelist Julieanne Kost (@jkost), who shares her top tips for creating, using, and downloading presets in Adobe Lightroom.

Watch along to learn how to save your photo editing adjustments and apply them with just one click.”

00:00 – Creating, using, and downloading presets in Adobe Lightroom
00:20 – What are presets?
00:48 – How to use presets in Lightroom?
01:33 – Adaptive presets
02:35 – How to create your own presets.
03:04 – Using presets on your phone or tablet.
03:54 – Download free Lightroom presets.

Find more from Julianne Kost here.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

The 9 Poets Collective Celebrates The Launch Of The Maine Standard

The Nine Poets Collective has been meeting since June of 2020 when they each signed up for a chapbook intensive offered by Maine Media and led by presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco. The group continues to write and support each other with monthly gatherings on Zoom, and an annual poetry picnic.

With the launch of the new literary journal from DownEast books, The Maine Standard, the Nine Poets are featured with selections of poems that speak to each of their “obsessions” and an introduction by Richard Blanco. In this event with The Poets Corner, we celebrate the launch of the Maine Standard with readings from all nine poets.

This special event highlights both the power of poetry and the value of online communities.

Find future and past events on The Poet’s Corner.

On Beauty – An Inspiring Evening With Photographer Richard Misrach

 

Read our View Camera Conversation here.

Read Quotes by Richard Misrach here.

View 12 Great Photographs by Richard Misrach.

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On Beauty – An Inspiring Evening With Photographer Richard Misrach

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – 6:00-7:00 pm (Mountain Time)

Register here.

Creativity Continues at Santa Fe Workshops with On Beauty, a conversation between Richard Misrach and John Paul Caponigro.

Our hour of inspiration will begin with a short presentation of images by Richard Misrach.

Next, Richard and John Paul will discuss the role of beauty in art (and specifically photography) as a source of nourishment for individuals and as a force for social change.

 

“Beauty can be a very powerful conveyor of difficult ideas.” – Richard Misrach

“It’s hard for art to really solve problems but I’ve come to believe that art is an important way of communicating, not only with current generations, but future generations.” – Richard Misrach

 

Finally, we’ll finish with a lively question-and-answer session open to all participants.

Join Santa Fe Workshops worldwide community of photographers and writers as Creativity Continues.

Richard Misrach is one of the most influential photographers of his generation. In the 1970s, he helped pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large-scale presentation that are in widespread practice today. Best known for his ongoing series, Desert Cantos, a multi-faceted approach to the study of place and man’s complex relationship to it, he has worked in the landscape for over 40 years.

His most recent book Notations (Radius) explores the beauty of photographic negatives.

Register here.

Read our View Camera Conversation here.

Read Quotes by Richard Misrach here.

View 12 Great Photographs by Richard Misrach.

View more Creativity Continues events at The Santa Fe Workshops.

Adjust Depth Of Field With Lens Blur In Adobe Camera Raw & Lightroom (Early Access)

“With the help of artificial intelligence, Adobe Camera Raw & Lightroom Classic can automatically generate a synthetic depth map based on the content of an image, enabling photographers to change the focus plane and quickly create a “narrow” or “shallow” depth of field in an image. The video below demonstrates how to use Lens Blur, apply a Bokeh effect, visualize and customize the Depth Map, and use the Refinement brush.”

Find more from Julianne Kost here.

Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

How To Use Photoshop’s New Gradients – Plus Make A Rainbow On Your Way

“Colin Smith shows you tips in the new Photoshop gradients to give you precise control and have fun making a rainbow.” Learn more about all of the gradient controls along the way.

Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

44 Resources To Help You Enjoy 2023’s World’s Best Photographs

M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble), NASA, and ESA

Enjoy viewing 2023’s top photography collections!

BBC – 2023 In Photos

New York Times – 2023 In Photos

Time – Best Photos Of 2023

CNN – Year In Pictures 2023

APP – Year In Photos 2023

Reuters Pictures Of The Year

The Atlantic – 2023 In Photos

Washington Post – 2023 In Photos

World Press Photo – Contest Winners

The Independent Photographer – Best Images Of 2023

 

Travel – Photographer Of The Year

 

World Sports Photography Awards 2023

Getty Images Sports Pictures Of The Week 2023

 

LA Times – The Best Entertainment Photos Of 2023

Billboard – Best Photography Of 2023

NY Times – 59 Photographs That Defined the Year in Arts

Guardian – The Best Photography Shows Of 2023

 

National Geographic – Pictures Of The Year

Nature – Best Science Images Of 2023

Nature Conservancy – Photography Prize 2023

Guardian – Nature Photographer Of The Year

Guardian – Ocean Photographer Of The Year

Ocean Photographer Of The Year

National Geographic – Best Wildlife Photos 2023

Guardian – Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

Guardian – Wildlife Photographer Of The Year People’s Choice

Audubon Photography Awards 2023

Bird Photographer Of The Year 2023

Dog Photographer Of The Year 2023

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023

Nikon Small World Photography Award 2023

Milky Way Photographer Of The Year 2023

International Landscape Photographer Of The Year

Landscape Photographer Of The Year

Guardian – Landscape Photographer Of The Year

 

My Modern Met – Best Of 2023

Photo Magazine – 40 Of The Most Striking Photographs

International Photography Awards 2023

World Photo Organisation – Open Competition 2023

iPhone Photographer Of The Year 2023

 

Aperture PhotoBook Awards 2023

Lucie – Photo Book Prize

WIRED – Favorite Photography Books 2023

Recover Impossible Blown Out Highlights in Photoshop!

“Recover highlights easily, even if the details are completely lost, with the latest features in Photoshop! n this video, we will learn how to target and precisely select clipped highlights, use Generative Fill to create details, and explore classic Photoshop techniques like Blend Modes and Masking to blend the details perfectly!”

Follow up with …

“Overexposed? Entirely Blown Out Highlights in a White Dress? Easily “Recover” Details With a Simple Photoshop Trick! Using 2 Ingredients: A Reference & a Blend Mode, learn how to easily create the details for the blown-out areas. In this tutorial, we will learn how to use a reference texture image along with Multiply to cover up the areas with no details, and save the day!”

You can use these techniques for shadows too.

Find more of Unmesh Dinda’s content here.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

How To Color Grade For Emotion In Your Photographs – Plus Use Presets To Explore Options Quickly


“Give your photo a storytelling edge, instill mood and emotions, and transform a nice photo into a cinematic one.”

“Discover how to save time editing photos with one-click transformations in this tutorial with Adobe’s Principal Evangelist Julieanne Kost (@jkost) who shares her top tips for creating, using and downloading presets in Adobe Lightroom.”

For more check out Julieanne’s blog.
Read more in my Color Adjustment resources.
Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

33 Great Quotes About The Color Pink

Enjoy this collection of quotes on the color pink.

Which is your favorite? Have one to add? Leave a comment!

“Blue is the only color which maintains its own character in all its tones it will always stay blue; whereas yellow is blackened in its shades, and fades away when lightened; red when darkened becomes brown, and diluted with white is no longer red, but another color – pink.”
— Raoul Dufy

“Mauve is just pink trying to be purple.”
– James Abbott McNeill Whistler

“Pink is not just a color; it’s a state of mind.”
– Jessica Lynn

“Pink isn’t just a color. It’s an attitude too.”
– Miley Cyrus

“Pink is not a color – it’s a culture to me.”
– DeAngelo Williams

“Purple is the hue worn by a baby witch or warlock. Pink and blue are for mortals.”
– Agnes Moorehead

“Pink is the color of strength, a color of conviction, a color of decision making.”
– Angad Bedi

“Pink represents compassion, love, and nurturing.”
– Sophia Richards

“Love just comes in one color. Pink!”
– Anthony T. Hincks

“In a world that often lacks compassion, pink stands as a reminder to be kind.”
– Matthew Green

“Through pink-colored glasses, the world becomes a more beautiful place.”
– Nathan Cooper

“My parents told me I’d point to a bed of flowers and say ‘Pink. Pretty,’ before I knew any other words.”
– Joni Mitchell

“Pink is a beautiful color because it is one of the colors that the sun makes at twilight and in the dawns.”
– C. Joybell C

“I don’t think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don’t wear it just because I think I have to. I’m a very flamboyant person.”
– Rod Stewart

“Pink makes everything fabulous.” – Barbie

“Everything should be available in the color pink, including monster trucks.”
– Richelle E. Goodrich

“Pink Champagne is about having fun and letting go, and living your life to the fullest!”
— Ariana Grande

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.”
— Audrey Hepburn

“I am a self-proclaimed feminist in a lot of ways, but I am not going to say that I will take a pink flag and run to India Gate with that.”
– Taapsee Pannu

“Pink is the navy blue of India.”
– Diana Vreeland

“Nay, I am the very pink of courtesy.”
— William Shakespeare

“Almost all words do have color, and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone’s eyes light up and know it is a pink word for him or her, too.”
– Gladys Taber

“Pink is a gentle reminder to embrace your femininity fearlessly.”
– Daniel Williams

“Look at that,’ she whispered, and then after a moment: ‘I’d like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I fell off my pink cloud with a thud.”
– Elizabeth Taylor

“I’ve always been the girl who can’t sit on her hands. If there’s a pink elephant in the room, I’ll identify it and say it.”
– Angela Rayner

“I believe American corporations that have gotten so much from our country should be just as patriotic in return. Many of them are, but too many aren’t. It’s wrong to take tax breaks with one hand and give out pink slips with the other. And I believe Wall Street can never, ever be allowed to wreck Main Street again.”
— Hillary Clinton

“I chose the Pink Fund because my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was pretty young in high school. At the time when she got re-diagnosed, my family had to move and they lost a job. Times were tough a little bit financially. The Pink Fund allows money to be raised to help women in need. I’m really excited to be able to represent that.”
– Jordan Larson

“Pinkville was called Pinkville because in the military maps, it was shaded a bright kind of shimmering pink, which signified what was called on the maps a ‘built up’ area, which was extremely misleading – ‘built up’ only meant there were little villages and it wasn’t just desolate paddy land or unpopulated.”
– Tim O’Brien

“Pink seems to me the essentially false and negative colour; because it is the dilution of something that is rich and glowing…. pink suggests nothing but the horrible and blasphemous idea of wine with too much water in it…. the fading of the fire; pink is mere anæmia in the blood of the universe.”
– G. K. Chesterton

“USDA says pink slime, which is made of cow connective tissue and other scraps and then treated with ammonia to kill the salmonella, e Coli, potentially, the U.S. Government says it’s totally safe.”
– Jane Velez-Mitchell

“Here and there are worms, evidence of the fertility of the soil, caught by the sun, half dead; flexible and pink, like lips.”
— Margaret Atwood

“The day you’re born, you get the pink slip on YOU. Outright ownership. You must only share that life with those that you and only you choose.”
— Jerry Lewis

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