Live streaming: the future of film
YouTube was, and is, a revelation. The ability to let people upload their own videos; from the ridiculous to the sexy, the educational to the hilarious – YouTube revolutionised, not only the world of the internet, but the world in general. One of the newest features that YouTube is offering, though, is the ability for […]
We all know what photography is right? I mean, we can all shove a camera in something’s face and press the photograph button. But sat here on the way down from Dundee I find myself next to, I think, a photography student (and peanut fan) on her Macbook. She is editing her photographs. It is […]
Photographs now have lost their identity. Back in the day photographs were about development; the skill and art of making photos look nice without post processing effects. Being hunkered in the dark rooms of old, developing and touching up the photos you had taken. You could not quickly delete a bad one, or check to […]
The refine edge tool can be an absolute lifesaver in Photoshop. It can be a nightmare when you want to change the background of your image, only to find that your subject’s hair is very tricky to select. The lasso tool just won’t work in this situation and the refine edge command can help you […]
One thing with Lightroom is that the presets can tempt you and prevent you from working on your image from scratch. A well-chosen preset can work, but there are certain techniques to be learned, and the film effect is a popular option right now. In Lightroom, the easiest way to get the theme effect is […]