Month: August 2009
Photoshop Editing Quick Tip: Edit Zoomed In & Out at Same Time
Do you ever get frustrated as you are editing in Photoshop when you are doing detailed edits and retouching? Do you wish you could be zoomed in close, but also see the overall effect on the photo? If so, you will love this trick! Just go to WINDOW – NEW WINDOW (for..) and it will…
Color Fixing Class Almost Full – New Date Added
The Color Fixing Class for September 17th in the evening is almost full. Just a few slots remain. I have added a daytime class on September 22nd 10 AM – NOON eastern time. If you are interested in either of these or any of my other workshops, click on the workshops tab at the top…
Blueprint: Fan Share – Newborn Skin Edit
One of my customers, Stacy Rottach, sent me the following letter and the blueprint below. What a beautiful baby. Love her edit here. And those eyes – wow! If you have thoughts for her, I am sure she would love to hear from you in the comments too. Hi Jodi! I was just doing a…
Thoughts on Well Known Photographers Breaking the Technical Rules of Photography
This is an opinion gathering post. Please add your thoughts in the “comment section” of my blog. I am not a blog stalker, but I often do end up perusing websites and blogs of well known photographers to the photographic community. People often ask me how they can get their work to look like “x”…
Snapshots: What Memories Are Made Of… A Really Fun Family Day
Why are you a photographer? For many, and at least for me, it is about capturing memories. I want to document life as it happens. I do love portraits, but sometimes the most valuable pictures are not “portraits” – they are snapshots of life. This summer at a charity event, we bid on a Detroit…
5 Killer Ways to Shoot Into the Sun and Get Beautiful Flare
Sun flare is technically considered a flaw in traditional photography. In modern photography, photographers are taking this past blunder and turning it into expression and art. Learn how you can purposely use sun flare to capture amazing images.
Interview with Daniel Hurtubise about his trip to photograph bears in the Alaskan Wild
In this interview, Ellie and Jenna, age 7, asked Daniel all the “tough questions” about his trip to photograph Alaskan Brown Bears. I thought rather than a formal interview, it might be more fun to have questions asked from the perspective and eyes of a child. And I think I made a good decision. Enjoy…
MCP Blueprint – Fixing Skin Issues on a Young Boy
This photo was sent to me from I Heart Faces website for their Fix It Friday Segment last week. The photographer was Amy of muddy boots blog. This little boy is so sweet, but the photo had poor composition, chopped fingers, and a skin problem. The parent wanted the skin issues to vanish. Below is…
A Slimming Posing Technique: Chins Down and Shoot From Above
When photographing women of almost any age, we want them to look their best and feel better about themselves when they leave the shoot than before they came. There are a number of lighting tricks and posing styles we can use to help make our subjects feel and look their best. For today’s post I…
Super Fun Photography Trick – Optical Illusion of a Figurine
Photography tricks are fun! Are you in a photography rut? Are you looking for fun new things to try for Children’s portraiture or even for snaps of your kids? Well this trick that I first saw on a site called PhotoJoJo should get you having some fun. It is a trick in perspective and optical…
Macros with non-macro lenses
So these two shots are not perfect macro captures but I had my Canon 135L on, and saw this HUGE bee. So I just had to try… Which means I just had to share… Remember not to let your equipment limit what you can shoot. Here is the bee gathering nectar. And my one second…
Blueprint – MCP Fan Share of a Cute Little Boy
One of my customers, of both my Photoshop actions and training, asked me if she could share a photo from when she was just starting out. It was a favorite of hers and she wanted to see what she could do with it now that she knows more about Photoshop. Why not? This shot was…
Shooting in Full Sun: 8 Incredible Photography Tips
Shooting in Full Sun is not easy. But thanks to Kelly Moore Clark of Kelly Moore Photography, it just got a little easier. If you have questions for Kelly, please post them in the comment section on my blog (not Facebook) so she will see them and can answer them. Kelly is a photographer, wife,…
Before and After from Alisha Robertson – Newborn Photographer
Alisha Robertson of AGR Photography, a phenomenal newborn photographer, and occasional guest blogger here, recently attended the MCP Color Fixing Workshop. Her work is outstanding but she knew that occasionally she would have an off shot that needed color work. After attending the online group training, here is what she had to say… So normally…
Your Camera Takes Great Pictures
I just got the following comment on my blog, “Your camera is incredible. Every time I see your pictures I am blown away. Truly beautiful.” If you were the writer, I do not mean any offense by quoting you… I appreciate your compliment and I know you meant it as one. I just need to…
Sun Burst Style Sun Flare: 10 Sure Fire Tips to Achieve It
My favorite thing to shoot, besides my children of course, is any image with the sun. I love sculpting the sun into star shaped bursts of light. Learn how to achieve this fun photographic technique by following my simple directions. Don’t say I didn’t warn you – this can be addicting!
Fan Share – Not Quite a Blueprint, but…
I love getting fan mail. And I have received a lot this past week. It makes me happy. I got this email today and just was in the mood to share… Thanks for looking. Dear Jodi, I wanted to express just how completely THRILLED I am with my new actions! The below photos were edited…
Photographing a Shy Child ~ How to Get Them To Interact
How you ever had to take pictures of a shy child? This little girl, Isabel, was just adorable. Who would believe she was super shy? She was… Photographing a shy child can be a challenge. Having props, tools, and a gift for conversation, can help get a shy child to open up. So in this…
Applying Makeup in Photoshop using Brushes
Thank you to Stephanie Gill of TinyTot Snapshot Photography for this fantastic tutorial on using brushes to apply digital make up in Photoshop. Today’s brush tutorial will teach you different methods for digitally adding makeup and how to clone with different brushes. Many of you left comments asking how to add eye shadow and use…
The Heidelberg Project – A MUST See Art Extravaganza
Friday I went with another photographer downtown to shoot. No models, just us and the city. I loved photographing the train station, the graffiti, sun flare off the tall buildings. But one experience shined above the rest. I had an eye-opening opportunity to see a unique permanent outdoor art exhibit in Detroit called The Heidelberg…
Finishing Steps in Adobe’s Bridge – Preparing for Web
Thank you to Daniel Hurtubise for this great post on using Bridge as part of your editing workflow. Hi everyone, as you are reading that post I’m boarding a floating Cessna to our first location, the bear shooting in the Alaskan Wild. I might get internet access in between location changes since will be back…
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