Sep 29

Sep 29 Creating casual beach portraits in the fall or winter

Just because it’s no longer summer doesn’t mean you can’t capture some gorgeous beach portraits. Don’t let the cooler weather put you off from going to the beach. Pass on the bikini and grab a lovely warm wool jumper and jeans for a casual fall or winter beach photoshoot. There are so many great reasons why now might just be a perfect time.

Sep 28

Sep 28 How to fix blemishes & shine in Radiant Photo

Julie Powell

Software, Post Processing

Radiant Photo offers some pretty impressive AI for smart, yet quick editing for portraits, like remove blemishes and shine.

Sep 28

Sep 28 Using Actions in Photoshop

Julie Powell

Photoshop 101

Perhaps you’ve heard the term, but are unsure what Actions are or how to use them in Photoshop. So, let’s go back to some bare-bones basics and look at using Actions in Photoshop and how they can speed up your workflow and make life easier.

Sep 27

Sep 27 Brand new Styles to create magic in Capture One

Julie Powell

Software, Post Processing

There are now two brand new style collections available for Capture One, both offer different editing styles to create your own unique look.

Sep 20

Sep 20 Optimizing faces with Radiant Photo

Julie Powell

Reviews, Software

Brand new to the market is Radiant Photo, created by photographers for photographers. Simple quick and powerful AI photo editing software for landscapes, portraits or anything else your heart desires. I was given a copy to try out and ran it through its paces with some portraits. So let's take a look at optimizing some faces with Radiant Photo.

Sep 17

Sep 17 Chasing butterflies

Julie Powell

Shooting

Butterflies are wonderful, peaceful, beautiful, amazing, and awesome! Butterflies are a sign of joy, peace and happiness. But they are very fragile, so enjoy, and photograph, but please never touch them.

Sep 10

Sep 10 Finding and getting inspired through your inner child

Julie Powell

Inspiration

Finding inspiration is so simple that even your kids can do it. Literally, kids do it all the time. People are always telling me they struggle to come up with creative ideas to shoot. It’s one problem I rarely have. I think it all comes down to the way you think.

Sep 9

Sep 9 Creating Dual Tone and B&W images in Luminar Neo

Julie Powell

Editing, Post Processing

Sometimes you capture an image that is nice, but could do with a bit more pizazz, that’s when creating Dual Tone images in Luminar Neo can make a real statement. I’ll walk you through how to do it.

Sep 7

Sep 7 Lessons learned when dealing with technology woes

Julie Powell

Camera Gear

Working with technology is not without its challenges, and photography is no different. Sometimes things go wrong and there is nothing you can do about it. So it does pay to be prepared for eventualities and have backups of just about everything on hand.

Sep 6

Sep 6 Why you need to try tethering

Julie Powell

Photography, Shooting, Software

Whether you’re lucky enough to be able to shoot wirelessly or not, there are some real benefits to shooting tethered, particularly in Capture One. I have been using it in the studio for months now and I don’t think I want to shoot any other way. But how do you get started with tethering, and what are the benefits? Read on.

Sep 3

Sep 3 How to add a texture or lighting overlay in Luminar Neo

Julie Powell

Photography, Portraits, Post Processing

Want to know how to add a texture or lighting overlay in Luminar Neo, it really is quite easy. Luminar comes with several Lighting overlays, and you can even add your own customer textures and lighting elements.