Creative Sharpening With Photoshop’s High Pass Filter

A low High Pass filter setting. A high High Pass filter setting. There are three methods of sharpening in Photoshop that we should all be aware of – luminance, edge, and High Pass sharpening. In this order, the three methods become progressively more complex and go...

Creative Sharpening With Photoshop’s Unsharp Mask

Precise sharpening can improve almost any image. It helps to know when to apply it, what type of sharpening to apply, how to apply it, and where to apply it. Forget the filters Sharpen, Sharpen More, and Sharpen Edges. They’re just default settings of Unsharp...

When & How To Sharpen – The Creative Image Sharpening Workflow

When To Sharpen The vast majority of photographic images benefit from sharpening. Before you decide how and when to sharpen images, you need to decide why you’re sharpening them. The goal of sharpening is to enhance detail rendition without producing distracting visual artifacts. You’ll find...

The Case For Optimism On Climate Change – Al Gore – TED

“Al Gore has three questions about climate change and our future. First: Do we have to change? Each day, global-warming pollution traps as much heat energy as would be released by 400,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs. This trapped heat is leading to stronger storms and more...

Using The Power of Photoshop’s Color Blend Modes

 Contrast added – Normal and Luminosity blend modes compared. Hue adjusted – Normal and Hue blend modes compared. Hue adjusted – Normal and Color blend modes compared. Saturation added – Normal and Saturation blend modes compared. When you adjust color in digital images, several common unintended byproducts arise. Increase or decrease...

The Benefits Of Performing An Annual Image Review

View my Annual Top Images here. Photographer Paul Strand said, “Your photography is a record of your living for anyone who really sees.” How do you see your photography? Where? How often? What ways? Why? Performing an annual review of your images is one way...

57 Great Quotes On Ideas

Enjoy this collection of quotes on Ideas. “Everything begins with an idea.” – Earl Nightingale “Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.” – Jim Rohn “To get a great idea, come up with lots of...

Plan Your Creative Success With A Bucket List

What’s a bucket list? A list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket” or die. At first, making a bucket list sounds macabre. Once you consider that a bucket list is really about identifying the things you want to do most...

Bobby McFerrin Sings Bach’s Ave Maria

Bobby McFerrin sings Ave Maria by Bach / Gounod three ways. First with a full chorus. Second with the audience. Third with cellist Yo Yo Ma. View more Creativity Music videos here. View The Essential Collection Of Creativity Videos here. Explore The Essential Collection Of...

10 Great Books On Haiku & Haibun

Looking for books on writing haiku poetry? Here’s a list of books that I recommend. Six on writing and enjoying haiku. 1   Haibun A Writer’s Guide by Roberta Beary 2  Writing and Enjoying Haiku: A Hands-on Guideby Jane Reichhold 3   Haiku: A Poet’s Guide...