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Adobe Debriefs on Lightroom 5 Beta, Final Release and Perpetual Software

Jaron Schneider — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:33:03 +0000

Late last night Adobe announced Photoshop Lightroom 5 to much fanfare. Though some of course have complaints, the general consensus has been pretty positive. Following the release, we posed a few questions to Adobe, and they got back to us on what they learned from the Beta, new features and the differences between Creative Cloud and perpetual licenses. [more]

Comicbookgirl19 Interviews Practical VFX Artist, Alec Gillis

Rebecca Britt — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:16:14 +0000

Comicbookgirl19 has to be my favorite channel on youtube at the moment. She and her trusty side-kick, ‘Robot’, review the latest shows, movies and comic books. Recently she interviewed one of the greatest practical special effects artists of our time, Alec Gillis. They discuss why practical effects seem to be losing traction in the film industry and how it will affect future filmmaking. [more]

An Emerging Artist’s Approach To Fantasy, Steampunk, And Victorian Portraits (NSFW)

Mike Wilkinson — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:14:16 +0000

In this interview, I speak with Russ Turner, a photographer who is relatively new to shooting fantasy portraiture, but has already received awards and praise for the quality of his work. Russ talks about working with costumed models, how he incorporates Photoshop, and shares some of the places where an aspiring shooter can get started doing photography in this genre. [more]

The Harrowing Tale of The Underwater Realm’s Hacked Facebook

Rebecca Britt — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:10:09 +0000

As a creative professional, your marketing tools can be one of the most important aspects of your business. Facebook has always been a great place for your social marketing strategies, but what happens when that is stolen from you? It happened just recently with the creators of The Underwater Realm. This is their story. [more]

Fstoppers Interviews Retoucher & Photographer Ashlee Gray

Chris Knight — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:07:29 +0000

Finding a great retoucher (if you use one) can be a pretty daunting task. Most photographers end up doing their own – picking up techniques and tricks along the way. Ashlee Gray is a beauty and fashion photographer and [primarily a] retoucher based in New York whose clients include Tresemme, Starbucks, Rebecca Minkoff and Gatorade. As a photographer, her images are beautiful, feminine and even delicate. It’s that same underlying aesthetic that she applies to her retouching- yet still managing to retain the unique style of the individual photographers she works with. [more]

Fstoppers Interviews Active Lifestyle Photographer Coty Tarr

Chris Knight — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:52:58 +0000

“Coty Tarr is an active lifestyle photographer based in New York City,” so says the not quite so lengthy bio on his website. On initial thought, one might think the concise personal description is a little off-putting, but to anyone that has ever met Coty, it is nothing if not an apt discriptor. In a world where many photographers feel the need for shameless overpromotion (not that there’s anything wrong with that), Coty takes a more subtle approach, working tirelessly and letting the caliber of his images and his work ethic speak for him. [more]

H&M Life Interviews Photographer Olaf Heine

David Bickley — Mon, 27 May 2013 06:05:23 +0000

Olaf Heine is one of the world’s most acclaimed music photographers and has photographed music icons such as Iggy Pop, Sting and Jon Bon Jovi. In this interview from H&M Life, Olaf talks about what it’s like to work with these musicians and how best to convey your portrait ideas so they are well received. Obviously this is a good skill to have when trying to get someone on board with a more “off the wall” portrait concept…like tying Sting up and throwing him in a pool with his mouth taped up. [more]

How Editorial Photographer GL Wood Edits Without Photoshop

Nick Fancher — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:49 +0000

GL Wood is an editorial fashion photographer who’s work has graced the covers of Nicki Minaj’s Pink album as well as magazines like Elle, Vogue, Out and Bullett. When you look through his portfolio, this caliber of client comes as no surprise. It may, however, shock you to hear that Wood rarely uses Photoshop, but instead opts for old school methods of collaging, painting and drawing to alter his final images. [more]

The Story of How Law Enforcement Uses Photoshop to Fight Crime

Jaron Schneider — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:55 +0000

Though we all are pretty familiar with how Photoshop has helped make us better photographers and digital artists, what we don’t often think about is how the program has affected non-artistic segments of society. Today, in honor of National Police Week, Adobe has decided to show how law enforcement uses Adobe Photoshop to help combat crime. It’s the kind of thing we all have seen on the television series CSI for years, but never really believed was real. [more]

Endearing Animal Portraits By 18 Year Old Photographer Jessica Trinh

Pratik Naik — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:16 +0000

I love animals and many of us do. They’re so expressive and it makes you wonder what they’re thinking of. You see the innocence in their eyes and you know it’s genuine. Let’s not forget to mention their ever ready playful demeanor. When you combine these vibrant attributes with photography, it sets up for some endearing work. Cue in animal photographer, Jessica Trinh. [more]