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Replace a Sky in 5 Easy Steps

Have you ever taken a great photograph, only to realize that the sky was so blown out it was virtually unusable? Here’s a trick I learned in PhotoShop to replace a blown-out sky. It uses a feature in...

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Make Quick Curves Using Photoshop

I have no interest in learning Adobe Illustrator, but one of the things it is useful for is that it lets you create graphic objects like curves. These are great for customizing borders, or for adding...

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Creating Covers for Albums and Photo Books in JDLab2You

It is easy to create great album covers in JDLab2You if you follow these directions: 1. Decide which of our albums you are going to create: Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, a hard cover photo book, or a...

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Cropping vs. Resolution vs. Print Size

I saw this question on Facebook the other day: “When cropping in (Photoshop) post, how low will you allow the resolution/dpi to go? I have an image that I want to crop lots – it’s getting me under 200...

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You Can Order Any Size Print in ROES

In a world full of 8×10′s, 5×7′s and wallets, sometimes you just need a print size that isn’t available in JD’s ROES software. For example, say you need a 10×14″ print. In ROES, the next size up is...

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Create Sample Canvas Gallery Wraps in Photoshop

One of the challenges of selling a high-end canvas gallery wrap to a client is to show them an example of the finished product so they can imagine what it would be like in their home. Using Photoshop...

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Selecting the Best Monitor for Photographers

Next to your camera and glass, a good quality monitor is a critical tool in your kit. If you’re like most photographers, you spend more time looking at images on a monitor than through a lens. If you...

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PPM Fall Focus PhotoShop Techniques

Sue Brown, Melonie Walker and Ed Westwood will combine their Photoshop talents into a single night of Photoshop training on Monday, September 23 from 8-9:30pm at the PPM’s Fall Focus Event. Sue Brown...

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Have You Added the Instagram Style to Your Portfolio?

One of the trends in photography over the last few years has been the rise of the “Instagram style.” Instagram is a photo filter app for smart phone camera images. While some people might call the look...

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Create a Transparent PNG Logo In PhotoShop

With the new ability to add a transparent PNG file in JDLab2You, some of you may not know how to create one in Photoshop. This series of steps shows you how. If you haven’t worked with a transparent...

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Speed Up Your Website & Attract More Visitors

Most photographer’s websites are filled with large images. That’s great. However, the larger the image file, the more it will slow down the page load speed of your website. Why do you care? It turns...

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Add Pizazz to Your Portfolio with Levitation Photography

Looking for something new to add to your website image portfolio (and to share on social media)? Why not try adding levitation photography? Levitation photography basically means an image who’s subject...

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Use Match Color in Photoshop To Create Interesting New Images

One of the challenges I have in Photoshop is that for every option I know about, there are a dozen I have never tried. That’s why I was fascinated to learn about a PhotoShop feature called Match Color....

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Image Guide Makes Facebook Cover Pages Easy

Facebook makes it easy to change cover images. It also makes it easy to end up with poorly cropped cover images that make your page look less professional. I found myself repeatedly cropping and...

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Adobe Max Sessions Free Online

One of the reasons Adobe products cost more than their competition is the incredible amount of training and support they offer for all their products. This includes the Adobe Max Creativity Conference,...

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Nik Collection Photo Editing Software Now Free

Google’s high-end, seven-piece Nik Collection of photo editing software is now free for all. The company announced in a statement Thursday that it is no longer charging for the collection — comprised...

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300ppi Important for Cards and Templates

If you are creating cards or composites in Photoshop or any other image editing software, make sure your file resolution is set to 300 pixels/inch (ppi). Click for full size image Why is this...

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148 Photo Editing Tools and Apps

Did you ever wonder if there was a piece of photo editing software or an application you could use to simplify the process of working with images? Or perhaps you wondered what the alternatives were to...

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Photoshop Layer Blending Made Easy

Photoshop’s layer blending options give you the ability to quickly do “knock out” effects with text or shapes. You’ve seen these before. For example, you might have seen a montage of a child’s images...

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Google ends support for Nik Collection

Google has announce that they will no longer offer updates for the popular Nik Collection via a banner on the tool’s website. A decade ago one of the most popular tools in a photographer’s kit was the...

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