New Technopod Adventure – Potrero War 2011

New Technopod Adventure – Potrero War 2011

Lee Varis visits the current middle ages I spent this past Memorial Day Weekend down in Potrero Regional Park for the Society of Creative Anachronism Event “Potrero War 2011” and, of course I brought the Technopod.   Unfortunately, park regulations...
Make the Magic Hour!

Make the Magic Hour!

Creating the Ideal Twilight Moment in Architecture Photography   I recently had an assignment to do some architectural photography for Santa Monica College. Part of the assignment was to get a good shot of the swank Eli and Edythe Broad Stage which is a little...
Think Fast – How to Capture Action in Still Photos

Think Fast – How to Capture Action in Still Photos

Secrets of freezing peak action in photography I did a photo shoot recently where the primary challenge was to capture dancers in action for the package design of a video game. In many cases the dancers were holding various game controllers but the object was not to...
New Skin Smoothing Technique

New Skin Smoothing Technique

This step-by-step video tutorial was part of a presentation I just gave at Orange Coast College. I examine a brand new technique for ironing out bumps and blotches while preserving the fine skin texture using only one additional layer. This technique is very easy to...
How to Really Use Content Aware Fill

How to Really Use Content Aware Fill

Tricks for forcing Content Aware Fill to Work the Way You Want This step-by-step tutorial examines one of the new features of Photoshop CS 5, content aware fill – most demos simply show the process. I show you how to really take advantage of content aware fill...