High Dynamic Range Photography

I've become engrossed in the new book, A World in HDR by Trey Ratcliff, and am now infatuated with HDR photography! Below I'll show just a few examples of what can be accomplished using this technique.

High Dynamic Range Imaging is a relatively new technique that allows you to portray a much greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. Utilizing technique and leveraging the merge to HDR feature in Photoshop can help you make the most of your photography experience.

 

Photoshop Actions Madness

PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop out there among a jungle of bush-leagers, Rube Goldbergers, site scalpers, and domain kiters!

In our Twitter escapades, we found dozens and dozens of tweeters tweeting about these 150 Photoshop Actions. WOW -- what a treasure, we thought. However, after wasting about three hours sifting through the bungled mess, we came to the realization that 150 Photoshop Actions is seriously NOT what we wanted, and it would cost five times as much to sift through them as it would to actually do a few. Besides -- how many times do you need 150 Photoshop Actions to process a file? Actions are for bulk or repetitive tasks. And if you use these for bulk photos, you're going to have a pretty boring photo album. But that's another story.

#GivingTuesday Roundup – 21 Instagram Apps for Small Business Marketers

Many surveys have been conducted on the effectiveness of visual content on social media networks in the past few years. For example, new research suggests that images generate about 98% higher interaction for small business owners. Instagram, one of the most popular photo sharing platforms, especially, plays a significant role in making quick connections because of its exponential growth as a worldwide community. Established brands are coming up with unique ways to market their products and services using various apps available to make their Instagram photos attractive for the customers. They love to post behind-the-scene images, best captured shots from a public event or creative updates of their latest offers. Some brands even run Instagram contests to promote their sales.