In workshops I repeatedly get asked to explain my creative Photoshop techniques in more detail than is really possible in the course of a normal photography workshop. So I've decided…
I have a new column out on Photo.net, Adding Textures to Flower Photos. Here's the description of what you'll learn: This column explains all you need to know to get started adding…
I plead guilty to an affaire de coeur with Photoshop. I am passionate about the Photoshop darkroom. Indeed, there comes a point in every workshop I give that I am asked,…
Please check out my new column on Photo.net, Placing a Flower Photo on a Background. Stay tuned for the sequel, coming next month to Photo.net, explaining how to add a texture…
In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle ice-nine is a crystal with the power to freeze all life on earth, perhaps as I did with these yellow roses. Not really! Nor…
For the past several days we've had very wet and windy weather---the epitome of winter's rainy season in the San Francisco Bay area. During an interlude in this weather I…
When it comes to image conception and post-processing these days I seem to be thinking in opposites. In my image of the Triumph of the Wave (below) the breaking surf reforms…
It's fun to apply textures to an existing image to create a new effect. In this context, a texture is simply a flat shot of paint on wood, or canvas,…
I've been asked a number of times about the process behind the making of my images of the Basilica Mission Dolores, shown below and in Looking for Light. This is…
Shooting the other day at Blake Garden I notice a glorious stand of red poppies. I asked for permission to cut a bunch and bring them home to my studio,…
On the fly, while leading a small group of photographers to shoot the Golden Gate during full moonrise, I grabbed this fisheye shot of Fort Point with the Golden Gate…
I joke (and mostly it is not a joke) that all my photos are HDR---High Dynamic Range. This image of the world within a seed pod is no exception. The seed…
I noticed some white "Iceberg" roses growing in a corner of my garden. Their lovely white-on-white shapes truly appealed to me, but I knew all the whiteness would cause difficulties…
Before I get down to explaining the images of the "super" full moon rising that accompany this story, let me point you (in case you may be interested) to a…
One way that digital photography differs from film photography is that you never are truly finished with an image. Technologies may change and improve---and frequently do. For example, Adobe Camera…
It's been a while since I've created really abstract images such as The Dictator's Architect and my Tower of Babel and variations. Usually with these images I start with photographic elements…
Cherry Dance is manifestly a digital art creation. This collage combines a photo of blossoms on a cherry branch with two flat-bed scans of paper---using Photoshop to create a whole that resembles…
This wheel of the thresher shown in Separating the Wheat from the Chaff called out to me because of the tonal contrast between its inner workings and outer structure. I…