Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
Do you find yourself a spectator of your own life or a non-starter? Full of grand ideas, but never quite seem to get the ball rolling?
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Adobe Photoshop with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
As we quickly wind down for the end of the year, two things invariably happen — Christmas mini-sessions for kids and for pets.
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Lightroom classic with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Lumianr Neo with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
It can be frustrating when you take great photos, but the exposure wasn't quite how you wanted it in the final image. Dodge and burn can help.
Without even getting into all the excellent features in regard to editing your photos in Capture One, there is a lot to offer a photographer. Especially if you are a studio photographer, so I put a list of just a few of my favorite features in Capture One, all in one handy location.
This is not something new, but there really are some tangible benefits to working on personal projects. With the end of 2022 looming fast, maybe it’s time to start creating a road map for 2023.
Using the Healing tools in Photoshop is a terrific way to remove unwanted elements in your photos, from spots and blemishes to sensor dust, power lines and so much more. But did you know that there is more than one Healing tool? Let’s take a look at this fabulous tool in Photoshop.
Stuck at home on a miserable day? Why not take a creative class (or two) to fill in a dreary afternoon? What better time to learn something to set your inspiration on fire than a day when you really don’t want to be out shooting? Here are some ideas.
Without even getting into all the excellent features in regard to editing your photos in Capture One, there is a lot to offer a photographer. This is especially if you are a studio photographer. So, I put a list of just a few of my favourite features in Capture One, all in one handy location.
I’m a big fan of AfterShoot for culling through my images super fast, so I was really keen to see what’s new in the latest AfterShoot (Version 2.5.770) software update. The magical unicorns at AfterShoot have been busy and also listening to the community, and have made some great additions when it comes to culling selections and choices.
Luminar Neo now gives you Focus Stacking extension in the latest software update. Keep everything in focus with this AI-powered Focus Stacking extension. A simple, easy, powerful extension to align and stack your images.
We’re seeing lots of new features in the latest Lightroom Classic software update from Adobe. One small addition is the Mask Amount slider. This allows the user to adjust the intensity of the edits applied to your local adjustments.
Among the new additions to the recent Lightroom Classic update is the new Select People tool. In the previous version of Lightroom, you could use Select Subject to mask people in your photos and then edit them separately from your background. The new Select People tool takes it even further.
For many years Adobe has been trying to improve the Healing tools in Lightroom Classic. Each update brings some improvement. This current update brings us an AI-generated Content-Aware Remove to remove objects is another step forward.
So don’t let the weather bring you down. Make the most of the dreary weather and have an indoor photography adventure with friends.
Have you ever really stopped and looked at what’s out your front door? Or even your backdoor? Without ever leaving your property, sometimes it’s worth having a second look at what marvels you have. And not just for macro photography either.
I’m a firm believer in capturing the action of behind-the-scenes videos. Whether it’s portraits, macro, product shoots or portraits a behind-the-scenes (BTS) video can tell so much of the story. Even landscape photographers can benefit from BTS video, allowing their audience to see what goes on behind the lens, and the effort we as creative went to, to capture the shot. Even with all my fancy camera gear, I still catch most of my BTS video on my trusty mobile phone.
Adobe just announced updates to a variety of products, including Lightroom. One of which I am pretty excited about is the updates to the masking tools. I took a look around the updated Masking tools area, with Select People, Objects and one-click Select background. So let’s have a little look at the overall features.
