Lightroom 5 – Top 10 Hidden Gems – Julianne Kost

Julianne Kost demonstrates the seldom talked about features in Lightroom 5 that can make a huge difference in the way that you work with your images. View more Lightroom videos here. Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

Combining Sharpen & Blur Tools In Photoshop – Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington demonstrates the power of combining detail enhancement and reduction in Photoshop. View more Photoshop Videos here. Learn more in my digital printing and digital photography workshops.

Exploring Photoshop Blur Tools Combinations – Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington demonstrates how the Blur Gallery filters can be combined. You can adjust how the transition zones, and the Field, Tilt Shift and Iris blurs interact. View more Photoshop Videos here. Learn more in my digital printing and digital photography workshops.

Photoshop’s Blur Gallery Explored – Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington quickly and simply displays the magic offered by Photoshop‘s Blur Gallery. View more Photoshop Videos here. Learn more in my digital printing and digital photography workshops.

Find The Best Time – The Story Behind The Photograph

Constellation VIII, Uyuni, Bolivia, 2013 It had been a very long drive. Looking for other exotic locations along the way, we (I was traveling with colleagues Seth Resnick and Eric Meola) had taken the long way around, traveling for five days at high altitude, up...

Check Out PHOTOGRAPH – Issue 4

Issue 4 of PHOTOGRAPH (quarterly add free emagazine) is now available. It’s packed with Portfolios / Q+As (this time from Nick Hall, Kathy Beal, and Sam Krisch – two of whom are members of my Next Step Alumni) and columns / articles (including contributions by David duChemin,...

Photoshop CC’s New Smart Sharpen

Photoshop CC offers new improved with reduced haloing and noise. View more Photoshop Videos here. Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

The Importance Of Viewing Masterworks

I highly recommend you look at original masterworks – frequently. While looking at works in reproduction often provide many wonderful insights, nothing but the original provides the full experience. Looking at masterworks helps you understand what’s possible, demonstrates how materials enhance expression, and provides a...

Free August Desktop Calendar

My free August desktop calendar features an image from Antarctica. Download it here now. Find out about upcoming events here.

Masterworks In My Collection – Paul Caponigro – Apple, New York City, 1964

While this image is officially titled Apple, New York City, 1964, it’s often referred to in my father’s studio as ‘The Galaxy Apple’. Countless people’s first impression of this image is that they’re looking at a galaxy.  Even after you see the apple, the impression...