The Newly Redesigned Crop Tool In Photoshop CS6 – Julianne Kost

“There are several advantages to the newly redesigned Crop tool in Photoshop CS6. In this video tutorial, Julieanne demonstrates the refined interface, new features, customizable presets, enhanced tools and essential shortcuts that will make cropping easier than ever.” Plus find Julianne’s list of crop tool...

Dividing The Frame Expressively

A majority of landscapes include the horizon line. (It would be fair to say I’m obsessed with the horizon.) How the frame is divided (creating an aspect ratio within an aspect ratio) by this line speaks volumes. It directs the gaze up or down. It...

Exploring The Expressive Possibilities Of Aspect Ratio

Distortions of the same image explore aspect ratio expressively The proportion of an image’s frame is a fundamental part of its statement. Unlike many documentary photographers who keep the proportion of their image frames constant to reduce their presence and suggest that their images haven’t...

Noiseware 5 – The Best Got Better

Noiseware 5 did an even better job than Noiseware 4 at reducing noise on a new series of images I’m printing now. Noiseware 5 is now available. – New algorithms are 25% more effective and retain more detail – 64 bit compatible (Mac and Windows)(CS6)...

Creating 32-bit (HDR) Images in Lightroom 4.1

“In this Quick Tip, Julieanne quickly demonstrates how to create a 32-bit file from multiple exposures in Photoshop and then, using the Develop module in Lightroom 4.1 refines the image’s color and tonality both globally and selectively – all while still working in 32-bit!” Read...

Suffusion XXII – The Making Of The Print

I’m having a great time printing this series of images! At first glance, they look like classic black and white images. In reality, they’re full color captures of a near neutral subject, processed and printed as color images. The trace amounts of color from the original...

Creative Sharpening With HDR Software

HDR software is most typically used to render shadow and highlight detail, but it also can be used to enhance tonal separation and detail in any range of tones, even in images with extremely low contrast. The very same tools that are used to compensate for...

Using The New Video Features In Photoshop CS6 – Julianne Kost

Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to use the new video features in Photoshop CS6. Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

Free Screensaver – Antarctica

  My new free screensaver features images and facts on Antarctica. Download it here. Antarctica is stunningly beautiful! Explorer Roald Amundsen said, “The land looks like a fairytale.” The coldest, windiest, driest, highest, most isolated continent contains 90% of earth’s ice and 70% of its...

Masterworks In My Collection – Joyce Tenneson – Kristin, Hands In The Air

Artist’s often use consistent palettes for separate bodies of work, some use a consistent palette for a lifetime. This not only makes their work more readily identifiable, it also clarifies the nature of the statements they make. When an artist does this color becomes more...