Category: image manipulation

How I shot the Photoshoper’s wet dream: A PSD room where you can control 34 different lights

Stefan Kohler

(hit play on this movie to see what this article is about, this is not a computer generated image, it’s all done in camera – see the final product here) As someone who deals with compositing on a daily basis, I foud myself in a restless state. And I don’t mean that restless state that all […]

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What does it take to create a stylized image?

Clinton lofthouse

One of the most important factors in a photographer/digital artists career is finding their own style. A signature look. It can take some photographers years to find theirs, but some find their voice straight away. I think I was lucky in that my style evolved quite quickly and quite organically. In this article, we will go […]

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Making the most of an unplanned image in Photoshop

Clinton lofthouse

At the beginning of the year, me and fellow DIYP writer and photographer John Aldred, and our good friend and model Ambellina decided at the last minute, to go out to the Lake District in Cumbria and shoot. There was no planning really, it was a last-minute, let’s just get and see what happens kind of […]

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How to get the “illustrative” look in your portraits

Robert Cornelius

I can’t tell you how many times I get comments like “Wow this is so cool; it almost looks like a painting!” Not that I’m complaining about that whatsoever; I take it as a compliment. It’s one of my goals when creating a work of art – to make something that isn’t quite a photo, […]

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