I often get asked if there is a certain way of achieving a particular look in a photo. How to make colors and people "pop"? How to properly color correct? How to make the skin blemish free? While there are lots of different ways to post-process photos using tools like...
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Selective Color Correction in Lightroom and Photoshop
In my previous Lightroom Dodging and Burning Tutorial I chose a photograph that had multiple issues. I addressed most of them in that tutorial but specifically left out one major issue (which was quickly discovered by one of our readers) to be a subject for fixing selective color in Lightroom...
Lightroom Dodging and Burning Tutorial
This is a simple tutorial on how you can utilize Lightroom tools to Dodge and Burn selective areas of a photograph to your liking without using Photoshop. During the process I will also go through some simple steps to show how you can enhance an image directly in Lightroom. I...
The Significance of Depth, Background and Color in Storytelling
We as photographers often make the final call on deciding the life span of an image according to our own perception, imagination and expertise. As much as we should be open to constructive criticism, I have always thought our own satisfaction from a photograph should come first. My own self-criticism...
Portrait Editing: Before and After
In this article, I will show you an example of how I process portraits (before and after) and what my portrait editing workflow is like. Many of our readers ask how I post-process my images for my wedding blog and I decided to put together a quick example. Obviously, every...
How to Smoothen Skin and Get Rid of Blemishes in Photoshop
Many of our readers ask me how I smoothen skin and get rid of blemishes in Photoshop. While the manual process below is fairly simple, there are some available presets and programs that could be utilized to help streamline the process for photographers. Many professionals though (including myself) prefer to...
How to Create a Diptych in Photoshop
While Nasim is working on posting another big article on how to create a photography blog, I decided to jump in and write a quick tutorial on how to stack two vertical images in Photoshop, also known as "diptych". I hope those of you, who already have a blog or...
Flash Photography Example: Hello Gorgeous!
Alright, since this week is dedicated to Flash Photography, I decided to post a series of photo shoots I worked on recently. It is always good to be able to use natural/ambient light if it is available. In a very low-light situation, especially if you are photographing moving subjects, it...
How to Submit Photos to Foodgawker
If you have stumbled upon this entry, you are most likely having trouble getting your photos accepted by FoodGawker or similar food blogs and sites. Believe me when I say I've been there and done that to get my photos through :) You submit a picture of your favorite dish...
How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop
Who wouldn't want pearly white teeth gleaming through a beautiful smile! This is a quick and one of the most effective ways of whitening teeth in Photoshop. I've tried many different ways before, but once I adopted this particular method, I never went back to my old ways again. (more…)