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Creating Panorama Photographs

September 9, 2011

A panoramic photo captures an image that is at least twice as long as high.  Usually a photograph with an aspect ratio* of 2:1 or higher would be considered a panorama. For example, 10×20 or 8×16 inch prints would be considered panoramic, with a view that is twice as wide as high.  An image that [...]

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Have you been counted?

June 1, 2011

Have you signed up to be counted in NEFA’s CultureCount? NEFA (New England Foundation for the Arts) is a enormous resource for anyone in the arts in New England.  If you are an artist, run a creative business or represent a cultural nonprofit you should be counted. Click here to find out why you should [...]

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Local Art and Photography Groups

May 13, 2011

Often being an artist is a lonely occupation. A great way to meet other artists and photographers is to join a club or guild. Although all the groups are different in their procedures the local groups are open to anyone who is active in the arts or photography, depending upon the group’s focus. Many of [...]

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Matching Difficult Color

April 20, 2011

One of the most difficult colors to reproduce is a bright Azure blue (a bright mix of blue and cyan). I have tried many methods and color corrections and still have been unsuccessful in close color reproduction.   As you can see in the side by side comparison screen shot, the colors look great on the [...]

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5 top questions you should ask your giclée printer

April 8, 2011

Finding someone to reproduce your artwork may seem like an easy thing to do.  Google “giclée” and 20 million hits come up.  You might narrow the field down by adding your region (“giclée Western Mass” has only 27,000 hits), but the numbers are still daunting.  Finding the right printer for your artwork is like finding [...]

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Top 5 reasons for updating to Photoshop Elements 9

April 7, 2011

I have been teaching basic Photoshop Elements now for a few years. I started with Photoshop Elements 2 and now it is now PE9.  It has gone through several iterations and, although each version has had added enhancements; I have never recommended an upgrade if someone had a recent version. But this time I think [...]

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Simulating High Dynamic Range with Nik Viveza

September 4, 2010

Viveza comparison Click for bigger image This image was shot in camera raw. The photo straight from the camera was flat and without much contrast, despite it being a sunny day.  With a few clicks and spot adjustment in Nik Viveza I was able to create a bright and sunny image.

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Minimizing risk when posting to the internet

June 2, 2010

When putting artwork or photographs on the internet, it can become “fair game” to the whole world, despite copyright laws. There are complicated codes that can prevent images from being copied, but these codes are not used on all sites. Social media sites like Facebook or Flickr do not protect your images and what you [...]

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Painting in Photoshop CS5

May 9, 2010

Photoshop CS5: New Feature, Paintmixer Brush This is just plain fun! I have not painted in years. Since starting in the digital arts and begining this business, I have not had time to paint and had forgotten how much fun it was to push paint around on a canvas. Painting in PSCS5 almost feels like [...]

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Photoshop CS5 Review

May 8, 2010

Brief Review of Photoshop CS5 Having just opened the box late last night, I can not give a very thorough review yet. But I had to try out some of the new features that have been so well publicized.  I will start with the feature I was most looking forward to, Content Aware Fill. It [...]

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