PHOTOSHOP TOOLS, TIPS, AND TUTORIALS

LEARN TO USE CANVA

LEARN TO USE CANVA

CANVA is becoming one of the major creative tools. These videos are very robust and well done. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE START PLAYING WITH CANVA  (Alternate tool is Adobe Express, and we will be looking at it as well.)  

WATCH: I MAKE A SHOT IN THE STUDIO TWELVE YEARS AGO

WATCH: I MAKE A SHOT IN THE STUDIO TWELVE YEARS AGO

Small studio shooting, what we used to call ‘tabletop’ is a favorite of mine. This is a very simple shoot with only one studio light on a boom. The subject is a decanter from the kitchen and some “ice chips” that we use for drink shots for a ‘crushed ice’ look. These...

SHOOTING REFLECTIVE PRODUCT

SHOOTING REFLECTIVE PRODUCT

I would say that doing a better job of lighting the label or getting a frame with the label lit would be another way of doing this, but take a look at how this photographer does the post on a relatively easy product shot. Attention to detail is one of the most...

UNDERSTANDING CURVES: IMPORTANT

UNDERSTANDING CURVES: IMPORTANT

Photoshop has a wide selection of tools to use to modify the global image, but none is more powerful than curves. Understanding curves is one of the essential knowledge points we all have to grasp. It will make our post-production work so much better. Learn to use...