Neil April 18th, 2009
Vintage Pinup and Boudoir Retouching
tutorial is sponsored by the generously donated pinup images of Kelly @ Bay Area Pinups
This is some of the fun vintage effects achieved with the Vintage packages, video guide after the jump:
Neil February 19th, 2009
Here is a podcast download of my presentation to the venerable Foundation Workshop attendees and staff Titled Techniques for Higher Creativity
If this podcast has opened your mind, please show your support by purchasing these two items in support of my creative communication – First the song by Delirium
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Second, show your gratitude by purchasing the presentation through the create cart – to help make sure more presentations are availabe in the future:
If you would like more information from the speaker quoted in the presentation here is a link to his training materials titled “Doing Business Supernaturally 201″
Neil December 23rd, 2008
Carlos Baez “See The Light” trailer and purchase page
Just for fun for you to watch – but what I picked up in the trailer, was the speach Carlos uses in the trailer. Catching it at 1:29 Carlos says enough to show you that it’s NOT ABOUT LIGHTING. Too bad his DVD title is cliche, seems his approach is genuinely creative. At 1:35 – that’s powerful relationship Carlos is using to empower his model, and is what really impressed me. Don’t ever forget that the relationship trumps the lighting and if your subject relationship comes before anything technical you have to do. I also found a talk-through by Carlos on the livebooks site on lighting topics – so you can get a deeper dose of his work:
liveBooks – See the Light: Fashion, Passion, and Inspiration
Neil August 23rd, 2008
John Reuter shows us a basic screen-cast exploring Photoshop documents layer blending options. As you’re learning to apply textures, or vignettes to an image for artistic or tonal effects – you should understand these options intuitively. The best way to learn after watching this image would be to work over a couple images and utilize these different techniques to modify different portions of the tonal range. Work on targeting the highlights, mid-tones and shadows independently as you build up your awareness and control in photoshop.
If you don’t have any files to use to mix together download one from our Free Stuff Category, or try this one.
Neil May 29th, 2008
I think Zack has produced the first dancable photographic learning DVD.
Neil May 23rd, 2008
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Youtube version is available here<
If you can’t hear it here’s the transcript:
I can tell you have studied the technique, but you have misunderstood quite a bit.
You need real training with someone who can teach you right.
You’d like to be my master but who knows if you have the skill
You are right Li Mu Bai means skill, even this sword here stand for skill
But it is all really a state of mind.
Don’t talk like a monk just cause you’re in a temple…..
(he disadvantages her three times without unsheathing his sword)
Real skill comes without effort.
No Growth without help
Action is reaction
No passon without restraint
Know your limits
Now give yourself up, and find yourself reborn.
There is a quick lesson for you, just for a start.
(disarms his opponent with a stick from the ground and minimum of moves)
These are the principles of the ONE ACTION – The Make Light Real Training materials and workshop
If you’ve yet to see this Martial arts filmic masterpiece, get a copy of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” now.
Or just view a couple more photo shop tutorials to stay sharp.
Neil May 16th, 2008
I realized again how much I love the color blue when VFXY had a blue theme week.
Ever wonder why blue is such a wonderful color?
Blue is the hardest color for camera sensors to capture, and the hardest color for CMYK printers to print.
So how we deal with it in Photoshop is of utmost importance.
We’re sitting here on this beautiful blue jewel hanging in the galaxy, wouldn’t it be great if you captured some of that uniqueness in your images?
If you’d like to continue learning about the possibilities to accentuate and control the blue channel, purchase the Beautiful Blues Screen cast Training video.
Neil April 27th, 2008
Mind like water is a visual metaphor for a state of being. A nugget I hope you gain from watching this video is quoted “choice is a function of awareness, awareness comes as a function of meditation.”
So if no-one has ever taught you the goal of meditation let me help you “observe things from a place of non-reaction, which does not mean detachment, but means not attached to an outcome.” And this is my personal favorite photographic mode, allowing my own choices to be fully aware and scooping creative power from the natural surroundings….I hope you begin a practice of meditation into your life to help you create with a watchful eye and this article blesses you with the inertia to start that practice.
YouTube – Michael Beckwith – The power of Meditation
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