One Brief Moment » Tutorials http://blog.charlesdobbs.com "A photograph is a stop in time for just one brief moment." - Charles Dobbs Photography Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:46:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Photoshop Post-Processing — 7 Photoshop Tutorials For Image Post Processing http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/07/15/photoshop-post-processing-%e2%80%94-7-photoshop-tutorials-for-image-post-processing/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/07/15/photoshop-post-processing-%e2%80%94-7-photoshop-tutorials-for-image-post-processing/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:46:49 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=965 Photoshop is universally considered to be a killer digital image editor and for digital photographers it is an extremely powerful post-processing tool. But the professional post-processing is not restricted to Photoshop only, you can use the same adjustments to fine-tune the images in Lightroom, Capture NX or GIMP as well. With the proper information about the adjustments involved in color correction, image enhancement and fine-tuning the image for sharpness, contrast, etc. you can bring out the best in your photos. Here are 7 Photoshop tutorials that will help you get familiar with the tips and tricks involved in post production process using Photoshop (which you can of course try out in other photo-editors as well). These tutorials serve as the guide to get started with the Photoshop adjustments but the final result is largely influenced by your personal liking.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/07/15/photoshop-post-processing-%e2%80%94-7-photoshop-tutorials-for-image-post-processing/feed/ 0 How To Apply Textures To Your Photographs http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/01/28/how-to-apply-textures-to-your-photographs/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/01/28/how-to-apply-textures-to-your-photographs/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:53:58 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=676 Let me start off by saying that I don’t use textures all that often, but there are certainly times where I feel that an image could use just a little something extra. Textures are just another one of those things in digital photography that can be overused and overdone if you’re not careful, and there are certainly right and wrong ways of going about it.

So, for those that have never heard of this before or have yet to try it, you may be wondering what it means to add a texture to a photograph? Simply put, it means taking one image usually of some sort of texture like peeling paint, a scratched surface, a textured wall or fabric and applying it as an overlay to your actual image. The effect is achieved by changing the blend mode of the texture in photoshop so that the texture actually becomes translucent and part of the actual image. For this tutorial, I’ll take a simple image I took in California during a surf competition, and add a texture to bring it to life. Here’s the image straight out of the camera and the texture we will be using from my library…

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2011/01/28/how-to-apply-textures-to-your-photographs/feed/ 0 How to Make Your DIY Water Droplet Studio http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/08/05/how-to-make-your-diy-water-droplet-studio/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/08/05/how-to-make-your-diy-water-droplet-studio/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:36:02 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=434 This tutorial will focus on how to create a homemade Water Droplet Studio to get those great macro shots of a water drop splashing against still water, creating an explosion of colors.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/08/05/how-to-make-your-diy-water-droplet-studio/feed/ 0 How to Create A Simple Composite: Photoshop Creative http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/03/how-to-create-a-simple-composite-photoshop-creative/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/03/how-to-create-a-simple-composite-photoshop-creative/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:02:57 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=373 How to Create A Simple Composite: Photoshop Creative.

]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/03/how-to-create-a-simple-composite-photoshop-creative/feed/ 0 The Fast Way to Remove Dark Circles Under Eyes in Photoshop http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/02/the-fast-way-to-remove-dark-circles-under-eyes-in-photoshop/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/02/the-fast-way-to-remove-dark-circles-under-eyes-in-photoshop/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:20:36 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=370 Almost any portrait subject over the age of 25 can use some under-eye cleanup, but many photographers struggle to make this common retouch look natural.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/07/02/the-fast-way-to-remove-dark-circles-under-eyes-in-photoshop/feed/ 0 Choosing images using Survey view in Lightroom http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/10/choosing-images-using-survey-view-in-lightroom/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/10/choosing-images-using-survey-view-in-lightroom/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 14:49:34 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=301 Lightroom’s Survey view is a tool that makes choosing one image from a group of images a simpler process.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/10/choosing-images-using-survey-view-in-lightroom/feed/ 0 DIY Photoshop Panels using Adobe Configurator http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/06/diy-photoshop-panels-using-adobe-configurator/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/06/diy-photoshop-panels-using-adobe-configurator/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 17:31:04 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=297 Most users don’t realize that you can create your own custom panels for Photoshop CS4 and for the new CS5. You do this using a free download called Adobe Configurator. In this post, I’ll show you how to get started making your first Photoshop CS4 panel using Configurator 1.0.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/05/06/diy-photoshop-panels-using-adobe-configurator/feed/ 0 How to Remove Sensor Dust With Lightroom http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/23/how-to-remove-sensor-dust-with-lightroom/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/23/how-to-remove-sensor-dust-with-lightroom/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:51:02 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=193 One of the annoyances most photographers encounter from time to time is sensor dust. This is dust that you get on the camera’s sensor and which shows up in your images as dark marks or flaws on your photos. Most often you’ll see this in the sky but it can appear anywhere in an image and it will appear in the same place in all your images – the tell tale sign that you have problems.

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/23/how-to-remove-sensor-dust-with-lightroom/feed/ 0 Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/11/create-wonderful-sliced-fruit-images/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/11/create-wonderful-sliced-fruit-images/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:26 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=163 Time to give this one a try!

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]]> http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/11/create-wonderful-sliced-fruit-images/feed/ 0 How To Repair Scratches, Tears, and Spots on an Old Photograph http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/08/how-to-repair-scratches-tears-and-spots-on-an-old-photograph/ http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/2010/03/08/how-to-repair-scratches-tears-and-spots-on-an-old-photograph/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:20:54 +0000 CD http://blog.charlesdobbs.com/?p=151 How To Repair Scratches, Tears, and Spots on an Old Photograph | Psdtuts+.

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