Here is a Photoshop tutorial by Bob Mizerek which shows you how to move layer masks; no matter which version of Photoshop you have.

This video tutorial shows you a few different ways in which you can select parts of your image for isolation using Adobe Photoshop.  Tutorial by the late Bob Mizerek.  Comment, share, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for many more tuts and creative goodness.

Selectively highlighting parts of your photographs is made easy, using the methods taught in this free quality Photoshop tutorial by Robert Mizerek.  Put it in HD mode, and watch it full screen.  The best part about this method, is because it gives you the freedom to selectively accentuate certain parts of your image.  Less is more, many times.  Comment / share / subscribe to our youtube channel for more.

Another amazing tutorial brought to you by our pal Evan Sharboneau!  Who would have thought, a wire whisk, some steel wool, and a lighter could be used in combination to make amazing long exposure photography effects?  It’s definitely worth noting that this is definitely not safe in drier grassier areas; so be sure you aren’t going to start any forest fires.  Smokey the Bear will come and get you.  Be safe and very careful if you decide to try this for yourself.

For more examples, tricks, tips, and techniques, I highly recommend checking out Evan’s jam packed Ebook entitled Trick Photography and Special Effects.  You can read a more in depth review of what we thought about it here.

If you’re new at photography, or just never really got that “wow” factor from anything you’ve taken, you might be getting frustrated.  Maybe you just bought a new point and shoot, or even a DSLR.  Why aren’t your pictures coming out any better than with your old camera?  That’s because there is really no difference in the operator.  The monkey pushing the button is still the same. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the camera that is making the magic happen.  A $5000 digital camera won’t mean better pictures, either.  If you can’t get great results from a $100 point and shoot, or even your cell phone camera, then you’re probably just wasting your money on a new $5000 piece of neck jewelry.  If you’re frustrated with how your pictures are coming out, don’t give up.  There might just be something you’re missing.  Here are some easy to implement tips that I’ve learned over the years which will greatly improve the quality of your pictures.

Change Your Perspective

Any Joe Schmoe can stand and point a camera at something from standing angle.  Why not lay on the ground, crouch, or even stand on a ladder?  Your results will be amazingly different.

Shooting from a unique perspective alone might be the one slight difference you needed in order to make a good photo a great one.  It’s fun to see how much more unique you can make a typical photograph, just by changing your viewpoint. Read the rest of this entry »