by LeeVaris | Feb 22, 2012 | Personal Journey, Photography
I have just returned from an assignment in New York where I had the pleasure to follow a pair of phenomenal musicians around. Joseph and James Tawadros are a unique duo from Australia, of Egyptian heritage, playing new world jazz on traditional arabic instruments....
by LeeVaris | Aug 25, 2011 | Tutorials
I haven’t posted a tutorial in a while so I thought I’d revisit the Noise in an Overlay layer technique to update it with some advanced “tweaks.” Learn how to use the Noise filter effectively as well as save noise or other textures in...
by LeeVaris | Jun 13, 2011 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Jun 3, 2011 | Photography
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 28, 2011 | Tutorials
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...