Soft shadows with faded light are a popular trend in the photo editing world. People enjoy the effect because it can bring about more details in the shade, or maybe just for the aesthetic. Regardless of the reason, let’s learn how to create a subtle and beautiful matte effect in Photoshop. Using just a few […]
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How to Create a Retro Grainy Film Effect in Photoshop
Using Photoshop you can create some pretty incredible photo effects. From natural pastels and soft edits to dark/moody edits, there are a lot of options depending on your style. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a retro grainy film effect in Photoshop. Retro effects are popular in a variety of advertisements, social media […]
Continue reading28+ Beautiful Examples of Architectural Photography
Taking accurate and aesthetically pleasing images is the job of architectural photographers. The goal is to show off a building, structure, cityscape, or constructed environment in an attractive way, while still keeping an accurate representation of what it is. Architecture can take many shapes and forms. In this article we’ll be highlighting a variety of […]
Continue readingMoody Street Photography Capture One Tutorial
Adding the right mood to your photo can help truly convey the environment. This holds especially true for street photography. Depending on the time of day, location, weather, and overall feel your shot could be entirely different. Sometimes you’ll want to increase the heat and warmth in an image. Other times you’ll want to keep […]
Continue readingBoosting Contrast in Lightroom with the Tone Curve Tool
Many of the pictures you snap will require subtle corrections to improve fundamental aspects of a good photo, such as the contrast. Luckily for you, the Lightroom Tone Curve Tool helps you do this very easily and quickly. When you boost the contrast, your images will look more dramatic, yet a softness can still be retained, […]
Continue readingFree Curves Presets for Photoshop
Last week one of our readers, Pierre, left a comment inquiring about my curves settings in this tutorial. He brought up a great point: curves are tricky. Getting the right look within curves takes a lot of practice and quite a bit of patience. Because of this, I decided to make a little set of free […]
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