Neil May 2nd, 2008
Here’s a free download of an image not available in the downloadable texture set Vertitas Vignette
Click through to Flickr, to download the high resolution version. And if you like this image, consider purchasing the $39 set of 40 images in the Create Store.
Here are some images made with the Veritas Vignettes:
Neil March 21st, 2008
Adobe Photoshop Tutorial: Cast Light From A Window - Learn Adobe Photoshop
The above Photoshop Tutorial can give you an idea how you can manipulate a photo in photo shop from ‘flat’ light to something that looks like light is shining through a window using layer blend modes. The same principles apply using the Make Light Real Overlay files.
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In honor of Good friday I’ll throw out an image for you to play with….
Download the high res version
And your lighting overlay to give that transcendental religious feeling - download link.
If you like these texture files and want to support this site, buy a CD of the lighting effects:
Neil March 5th, 2008
This last week I was in Texas with my wedding photojournalism friends at Foundation Workshop. I was a mentor to five awesome students in a group led by Greg Gibson, a two time Pulitzer prize winner and also mentored by Jennifer Dominic, also a professional photojournalist expat working in the wedding industry also. Our staff to student ratio at the workshop is nearly 1:1 and so our team assistant was Tina Carter who was a student last year. As the first day, we assigned the students to shoot portraits of each other as an icebreaker and learning exercise, so I got to shoot Tina as part of our team.
Here’s the final image, illustrating Tina’s new business logo and her dramatic pose, read on to get the full details of the creation of this shot in the bright springtime sun. Last time I posted on overpowering the sun, this time we’ll skirt it, and flirt with it.
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Neil February 9th, 2008
Well, lots of work going into the action development but I did see this photo on Flickr and recognized the potential for a lighting overlay….
This download was spotted by S1W on his way to work - so don’t ever close off your creative observation of the light.
I used it for him on an image I shot at a little get together we had here in Rochester.
I pass on the blessing of creativity to you…..
Neil February 1st, 2008
Well we’ve been talking about how human beings perceive more contrast in dark things that in light ones so in case you just want to use a brush to paint in some contrast in your shadows here are some free sources:
- Worn Photoshop Brushes For High Resolution [Part III]
- Create Grunge Brushes
- Mysprinted Type’s brushes and goodies page
And finally a free download to introduce the Make Light Real Overlays Disk 2 available for pre-order.
Free Texture Download
Free Lighting Overlay download
To finish the downloading process you must click through to Flickr and save the file to your computer.
Neil December 26th, 2007
Sigma sent me a new MACRO 70mm F2.8 EX DG lens for winning their “Summer Dreams” contest a couple months ago. I was out doing my regular things and had my 1Ds MarkII with me and so I uploaded some texture files for you to download. Since ya’ll don’t get any of Liesl’s fresh zucchini bread or a ‘Merry Christmas’ directly from me - here’s your gift distributed to you by the internet!
Thanks for reading in 2007 and I look forward to enlightening our creativity in 2008.
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