Month: May 2011

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    Foundational Photoshop, Part 3 – Layer Masks

    The basic function of a Layer Mask is simple. It’s the ability to reveal and conceal pixels between layers. Like wearing a Halloween mask, the face is covered, but the eyes show through. Think of the face as the bottom layer, and the Halloween mask as the top layer…

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    How to Succeed with your Photography Blog

    Most photographers struggle with the timing of their blog posts. They may not blog consistently, they may run out of steam with blogging, or they may forget their blog for a while. In this post you’ll discover several ways to get your posts done. Everything from planning, to scheduling, to broadcasting.

  • TWiP #202 – Trading Fear for Photos

    On this episode of TWiP, in case of a water landing – take pictures, Getty Images acquires PicScout, Adobe gets touchy feely, and an interview with SnapKnot.com co-founder Reid Warner.

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    Foundational Photoshop Part 2, Layers

    In a typical class I like to make sure everyone understands the basics of selecting, layers, and masking within the first two class meetings. A teaching technique I find useful is to come up with analogies that help students wrap their brains around a basic concept.

  • TWiP #200 – The Boys Are Back in Town

    On this episode of TWiP, it’s our 200th episode and we’ve brought the band back together. This week, we catch up with some of the original TWiPers to chat about what they’ve been up to and how they are incorporating video into their workflow. Plus, Bruce Clarke sits down for a special interview with David Ziser.

  • TWiP Forums – Growing Pains

    When we relaunched the TWiP website a while back we made the call to use Wordpress Forum software from Simple-Press.com. Unfortunately, due to the increase in traffic it looks like we underestimated the amount of stress the software would have to withstand.