by Dennis | Jan 10, 2009 | Case Studies
Here’s a quick tip that make a big difference when working in Photoshop: Name Your Layers.Ok, this sounds really simple, but it also really can make a BIG difference as you work. Ever since Photoshop added Layers it’s gotten harder and harder to keep track...
by Dennis | Jan 7, 2009 | Case Studies
Dustin’ & Bustin’Every once in a while we come across an image that seems like it’s been through a dust storm. Lots and lots of little specks that all need to be eliminated, one by one by one by… well you get the idea.Here’s a...
by Dennis | Nov 20, 2008 | Case Studies
While working on a recent project with Bob Stevens we had an interesting challenge. As part of the Kaiser Health campaign for the ad agency, Campbell Ewald, we needed to create an image that featured the control panel of a cardio workout machine.In keeping with...
by Dennis | Nov 12, 2008 | Case Studies
Florida photographer, Wick Beaver, had a problem. He was working on creating an updated version of Jesus’ Ascension for one of his clients but was having trouble getting the nail wounds in Jesus’ hands just right.That was when Wick sent me the image looking to see...
by Dennis | Sep 30, 2008 | Case Studies
Recently I worked on a project with photographer Bob Stevens, (www.bobstevens.com), that was pretty fun. For me it started with a call from Bob seeking input on how to tackle a particular challenge. You see he was bidding on a job for Kaiser Healthcare and this one...
by Dennis | Sep 24, 2008 | Case Studies
Sometimes we get lucky. Every now and then there is actually one of those “Quick and Dirty” tricks that actually works and saves us hours of extra work. Depending on the shot “Channel Pulling” is one of those tricks.Basically the idea here is if one of the channels in...
by Dennis | Sep 8, 2008 | Case Studies
Maybe this comes under the “Pet Peeve” heading, but as a retoucher I see a lot of Photoshop files with lots of layers that have names like “Layer 1” or “Layer 2” etc. While I know this is Photoshop’s default naming system what happens is pretty quickly you need some...
by Dennis | Aug 17, 2008 | Case Studies
Black and White imagery has had a long tradition in the world of photography. And in this digital age Photoshop goes a long way to honor that tradition giving us many different ways to convert our Color images to Black and White with more control and finesse than ever...
by Dennis | Jul 31, 2008 | Case Studies
I’ll be teaching another seminar for the Los Angeles chapter of the APA on August 9th with some of the folks from Bowhaus. Should be an interesting day.APA/LA Digital Workshop: From Color to Black and WhiteSaturday August 9th, 20089am – 1pm3221 Hutchinson...
by Dennis | Jul 30, 2008 | Case Studies
One of the more frequent questions I get asked is about masking. Almost every Photoshop user has used masks at one time or another to control how one image blends with another to limit some effect to certain areas of the image. Safe to say they’re used a lot....
