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Bringing back Photoshop’s missing filters
When Adobe moved from Photoshop CS5 to Photoshop CS6 they gave the interface a long overdue facelift. The most obvious change is the new default dark interface but to make that happen the Photoshop engineers had to remake 1000’...
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Creative Lightroom… Coming Soon!
Over the past 12 months I’ve been keeping very busy making video tutorials for a range of companies. You’ve proably seen me in front of the camera as a presenter on Adorama TV but I’m also often found behind t...
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5 Questions about Photoshop CC
I very much doubt you missed the recent announcement from Adobe about the new version of Photoshop coming in June. To recap the next version will be called Photoshop CC and comes with some nice new features. Adobe has also chan...
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Three reasons why you need a card reader
If you’re still plugging your camera into your computer every time you want to get at your photos, you’re not alone. I meet loads of photographers who don’t own a card reader and even some who have never removed the card from t...
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The Final Picture Workshop
I’ve lost count of the number of talks I’ve given in the UK and around the world but one place I’ve never visited is Manchester… until now. Thanks to the awesome team at Welshot Imaging I’ll be in Manchester for one day only on...
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Shooting Ice Hockey for the first time
I really do love shooting sport but it’s not something I get the chance to do very often, so when I got an invite from Kevin Slyfield to shoot an ice hockey match I jumped at the chance. Kevin is the official team photographer ...
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How to sharpen in Photoshop
Sharpening your photos is one of the least exciting things you can do in Photoshop but also one of the most important things too. It’s also right at the top of the frequently asked questions I get whilst teaching photo post pro...
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Five ways to crack high ISO
What do you do when flash isn’t an option, you can’t use a tripod and your shutter speeds are in danger of dropping too low? The answer is, of course, you increase your ISO. But as we all know, there’s a direct connection betwe...
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Gatwick Aviation Museum News
Over the past few years I’ve been a regular visitor to the Gatwick Aviation Museum, it’s easily my favourite place to teach photography. It would seem I’m not alone for my love of this unique location, as I know many photograph...
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Five myths about Image Stabilisation
Canon calls it image stabilisation, Nikon uses vibration reduction and Sigma has Optical Stabilizer. The name may be different but the aim is the same. IS, VR and OS all promise the chance to shoot sharper shots at slower shutt...