Tutorial: 2 Minutes to Perfect Face Contrast
I can honestly say I invented this. Now I’m not saying there hasn’t been anyone else doing the same thing, but unlike some of my other tutorials where I’ve simply clarified or amplified what others have taught me, this I worked out on my own. As a result, the process has gone through a few iterations before I felt like it was working just right for me. So now I’m ready to share it with you! At the end you are quite welcome to ask – even in the comments section, if you’d like – “I don’t get it, what’s the big whup?”
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Agency Test Shoot: Lynae and Irina (pt 2)
I should know better than to wait so long to blog about a shoot! One vacation and several shoots later, I’m having trouble remembering all the little details. But I shall endeavor to recall what I can from this shoot (see previous post here).
So above you see the shot that I had conceived ahead of time. It’s ok I guess, but it pales in comparison to some of the other images from this shoot.
When I first scouted the location, I got excited about the creek and the non-California look it has. I immediately thought:
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My Guest Blog on DIYphotography.net
I was asked to do a guest blog post over at DIYphotography.net. It was just published! The posting is on the subject of the lowly light modifier known as the ‘V-card’, and what you can do with them. Here’s the link!
Tutorial: Improvised Strip Light
This was a very quick experiment with an improvised ’strip light’. For those who don’t know, a strip light is a…
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Tutorial: ‘Degrunge’ Skin Retouching
While I’m sure all of you would prefer to look at a beautiful model for this tutorial, you’re going to have to put up with my ugly mug again. After all, none of my clients need skin retouching. 
But I certainly could use a little.
This is a skin retouching technique called “degrunge”. I think I first read about it on retouchpro.com, and am elaborating on that technique. I did not invent this, but this is how I use it.
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Tutorial: “The Highpass/Hard Light Look”
Here’s a more in-depth tutorial on the “Highpass/Hard Light” look. By the way, this probably has a better name, but no one’s ever told me it if there is.
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