This week I share a video tutorial showing how to shoot for and create a focus stacked image in Photoshop using a focusing rail. Focus stacking can be a lot of fun, and is often the only way to get everything in focus in macro photography due to the extremely shallow...
Videos
Creating a Black Background in Silver Efex Pro 2 (Podcast 435)
In response to a couple of questions about an image I posted recently, today I'm going to walk you through how I created a totally black background in Silver Efex Pro 2, using a recent Lotus Flower photograph. Here is the video. Remember to go full screen so that you...
How to Make an Animated GIF in Photoshop (Podcast 431)
In this week's podcast, I'm going to show you how to make an animated GIF in Photoshop from a series of photographs. This is a simple technique but seems to be somewhat hidden in the depths of Photoshop, so I hope this is useful for some of you. Here's a brief...
An Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Mobile (Podcast 430)
This week I walk you through everything you need to know to get started with Adobe Lightroom Mobile on the iPad and iPhone. At first glace, you might think that Lightroom Mobile is a bit gimmicky, but it's actually quite powerful, and is an excellent tool for...
Rolling Fine Art Prints for Shipping (Podcast 425)
I'm often asked how I package fine art prints for shipping to customers, so I've prepared a short video showing the process, and we're going to expand on that a little today in today's Podcast. I'm also going to be giving away the print that you'll see in the video,...
Why Use the ProPhoto RGB Color Space? (Podcast 423)
I'm often asked which color space to use in Photoshop, and when I tell people that it's best to work in ProPhoto RGB, I hear various reasons why people don't think it's necessary. One of the main ones is the camera's widest color space is Adobe RGB, but that of course...
Inspired? Show Me – 400th Podcast Episode Party!
I often receive email from people kind enough to let me know that the Podcast has been a source of inspiration. Well, to celebrate our 400th episode we decided to hold a party! Darlene Hildebrandt hosted the Hangout on Air, which was a life saver, because my computer...
An Interview with Oded Wagenstein – The Visual Storyteller (Podcast 393)
Oded Wagenstein is an accomplished Israeli photographer and regular contributor to the Israeli edition of National Geographic Traveler magazine, and he's just joined the Craft & Vision fold with his new book, The Visual Storyteller, which is an excellent...
Creating Moving Wildlife Photographs – an interview with Martin Bailey (Podcast 385)
Hi folks! By the time I release this, I'll be starting my Iceland tour with Tim Vollmer and 14 passionate photographers. It doesn't get much better than this! Anyway, while I'm away, I wanted to share a recent interview that fellow TWiP co-host Darlene...
Fine Art Print Border Scripts for Print Preparation (Podcast 384)
It's sometimes necessary to create prints on media sizes different to that of the final print. For example, you might need to print an 11 x 17" print but only have 13 x 19" media. Or you might use a large format printer and roll media, and don't want to foot the cost...
Namibia Preparation – What’s in the Bag? (Podcast 371)
I just finished packing for a Namibia Photography Tour with my friend Jeremy Woodhouse, so I figured I'd unpack again, to show you what's in my bags. There's an iPhone format video in the iTunes feed, but below is the full High Definition video. Note too that the...
Antarctica and South Georgia 2012 (Video – Podcast 367)
For this week's Podcast episode, here's a slideshow of images from three consecutive expeditions to Antarctica and South Georgia, in Nov-Dec 2012, while working with Aurora Expeditions. Grab a coffee, kick up your feet, and make sure you have audio turned up. Once...