Classic Hollywood B&W Glamour

Classic Hollywood B&W Glamour

In advance of our workshop on Hollywood Lighting in Los Angeles, on May 13th & 14th, 2017,  I am posting this detailed tutorial on B&W portrait technique in Photoshop. This is the post processing part of our workshop exploring George Hurrell style lighting...
The Ultimate Skin Retouching Technique

The Ultimate Skin Retouching Technique

Frequency Separation Retouching by Alessandro Bernardi while I was in Italy, I had the good fortune to hang out with some amazing Photoshop experts. One of these was Alessandro Bernardi, who very kindly shared his version of advanced Frequency Separation retouching...
Secrets of the Mask Panel

Secrets of the Mask Panel

I haven’t posted a tutorial in a while so I thought I’d get something up from my upcoming DVD – Here is a 24 minute video examining masking techniques associated with the new Mask Panel in Photoshop CS5 – I pay special attention to the Refine...
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...
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...