Ever take a picture of someone who has beautiful blue or green eyes, yet when you look at the picture in Photoshop or Elements, the eyes seem a little dreary and lacking the color they have in real life? Today I am going to show you how one adjustment layer in Photoshop or PSE can […]
Add Directional Light with Gradual Light Action
July 7, 2012 by 54 Comments
There are times when photographing subjects that the light is just not what you want or need, leaving one side of the image darker than suits you. In Lightroom, the graduated filter can quickly fix that but there isn’t anything like that available in Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop, but there is a grad filter in […]
PSE From Scratch Quick Start Guide Print Copies
July 2, 2012 by 17 Comments
On June 24 I was a vendor at the Mom Market at Type A Blog Conference in Charlotte, NC. I was very nervous about it as it was one of those times when you have to be willing to chance failure in order to grow, both in business and personally. My mail goal for […]
Choices and Gratitude
June 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
So Many Choices….. I treated my youngest son to a new Lego last week and what started out as a short trip to Walmart turned into to a much longer outing. Once he stood before all those colorful, exciting box covers he just could not choose. To aid my sweet little one (and speed the […]
How to Use Eyelash Brushes in Photoshop {Elements}
June 29, 2012 by 18 Comments
Let me start this tutorial with a disclaimer: these brushes are NOT a necessity. I am not saying that everyone should use them on all pictures of women. These are useful at times and just plain fun at other times. That said, let the fun begin. 😉 Have you ever take a picture of a […]
Enhancing Sunsets and Landscapes
June 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
A few weeks ago my friend Jenn from SuperJenn, emailed me and asked if I could give her some suggestions on how to edit a landscape shot she had captured. After seeing the image, I knew right away what I would do – emphasize the dreamy mist and beautiful sunset. Jenn loved the edit and […]
Real Life Photography e-book Review
June 25, 2012 by 200 Comments
Are you new to photography or a veteran who needs inspiration? I have just the thing for you – Real. Life. Photography., a new ebook from Rebecca Cooper of Simple As That. Real. Life Photography. is an super affordable, beautifully written and designed ebook which will give you inspiration and practical tips to help you […]
Gear Review: My Favorite Memory Card
June 22, 2012 by 161 Comments
This week I shared five things to know about memory cards at Tech Your Way, with tips for buying and using them. I thought it would be fun to share with you which card is my favorite AND give one away! I started out using Sans Disk cards but switched over to using Lexar soon […]
Mobile Monday – Fish Eye Shots With Olloclip
June 18, 2012 by 3 Comments
A fun little attachment I bought a few weeks ago for my iPhone 4 was the Olloclip and I want to tell you a little about it in case it’s something you’d enjoy using too. Weeks ago I saw these fish eye shots on Instagram and thought they were fantastic!!! I saw a comment that […]
PSE From Scratch Quick Start Guide
June 14, 2012 by 10 Comments
PSE From Scratch Quick Start Guide $10 Are you brand new to Photoshop Elements and have been overwhelmed trying to learn what you can/should be doing with it? I have created a “quick start” guide to help you understand the two sides of PSE – Organizer and Full Edit, plus give you instructions on how […]
