The Plugin Site Released the Mac Version of ContrastMaster The Plugin Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com) is proud to announce the release of ContrastMaster for MacOS X. ContrastMaster is a plugin for effective contrast enhancement as well as ...

Post Processing HDR images - Tone mapped HDR images are rarely perfect when the HDR program finishes with them. They can look flat, lack overall contrast, and can suffer from artifacts, ghosting and halos. Ferrell McCollough of www.beforethec ...

The Photoshop curves tool is perhaps the most powerful and flexible image transformation, yet it may also be one of the most intimidating.  Since photographers effectively paint with light, curves is central to their practice because it affec ...

Topaz Labs announces the release of the Topaz Detail 2 Photoshop plug-in, which features a user-requested speed boost, a totally redesigned user interface, and more detail enhancement tools and presets. Detail 2 brings a quicker and more effe ...

Open your photo in Photoshop and press CTRL-SHIFT-ALT-B to enter the Black and White conversion window. You can also select Image from the main menu and go into Adjustments. Once the window opens, you are given 6 colors that will affect how y ...

"The concept of diffusing light to control image contrast is the focus of this lesson. This is where the birth of the soft box came from. By controlling the raw light with a large fabric reflector then applying levels of diffusion material in ...

An important concept to understand when dealing with studio lighting for portrait photography is contrast. Contrast is the difference in the amount of light that falls on the dark areas of a scene and the amount of light that falls on the hig ...

In this tutorial, we're going to take this image : And make it look like the following one thanks to a texture, blending modes and layer masks : This process works best for images with a grayish neutral background, so I took one sho ...

In this masterclass, Craig Shields shows you how to turn these little outbursts of creativity into artworks. You’ll learn how to spirit your doodles off the Post-It note and into a digital illustration, using them to add a very personal touch ...

Creating a surreal scene in photoshop. In this tutorial, I will show the steps I took to design this absolutely magical, floating Eiffel Tower scene in Photoshop. The inspiration of this tutorial came from this wonderful design done by mat ...

Learn how to sharpen an image on the edges only with this Photoshop tutorial. Ordinary sharpening methods sharpen the entire image including the areas that you don't want sharpened such as the skin, clouds, etc. But with this tutorial, you'll ...

When it comes to photographing jewelry, there are different approaches to consider with regards to how each particular piece will come across. Your choice of background is one consideration. Another is whether or not to include props withi ...

For most folks, curves is the weapon of choice, and for good reason. Curves is one of the easiest way to dial in just the right amount of contrast to make photograph “pop”. Today though I’m going to share 5 simple ways to make your photos pop ...

light : monoblock in large softbox close to model, no reflectors post : mix of desaturations, colorizations and contrast boosts.

"High dynamic range (or HDR) technique allows you to reveal detail and contrast that are missing from normal images. Generally, HDR is used to deal with high contrast subjects to allow you to capture more highlight and shadow detail than conv ...