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How to Felt Appliqué

How to embroider a felt appliqué is an excerpt from the book Haunted Holiday Stitches, by Laura McElroy of @cat.and.magpie...

How to Remove Reflections from Glasses and Remove People from a Photo, with Generative AI in Photoshop

These excerpts are from the book: The Practical Guide to Using Generative AI in Photoshop by Colin Smith of Photoshop...

How to Correct Over Editing & Object Halos in Lightroom & Photoshop

How to correct over editing and object halos in Photoshop - from Crafting the Landscape Photograph with Lightroom Classic and...

Focus Bracketing & Exposure with the Fujifilm X100VI

This is an excerpt from the book The Fujifilm X100VI, 130 X-Pert Tips to Get the Most Out of Your...

Just Start: Getting Out of a Rut with Your Photography

By David duChemin In this excerpt from Light, Space & Time: Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity, David duChemin pens...

How To Stitch The Whipped Backstitch

How to Embroider the Whipped Back Stitch “Whipped Back Stitch” is an excerpt from the embroidery book Handmade Holiday by...

Understanding the Loomis Method To Drawing Portraits

An excerpt from Drawing the Portrait by Braden Messer William Andrew Loomis was an American illustrator, writer, and art instructor...

Want to create more meaningful art? Become a more interested person.

by Guy Tal This is an excerpt from the book Be Extraordinary: Philosophical Advice for Photographic and Other Artists Photographer...

Photographing the Solar Eclipse with Photo Ephemeris

By Glenn Randall   A total solar eclipse is one of nature’s most spectacular events. It’s also one of the...

Auto Focus with your Fuji X-T5: Everything You Need to Know About AF Modes, Zones, Points, and Tracking

The following is an excerpt from The Fujifilm X-T5: 134 X-Pert Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Camera...

Create Stylish and Sophisticated Black and White Photos with Lightroom

The following is an excerpt from Adobe Lightroom: A Course and Compendium of Features by Jeff Carlson.   Lesson E:...

How to Sharpen Your Images

The following is an excerpt from How Do I Do That in Photoshop, 2nd Edition by Scott Kelby. Photographers are...

Vibrance & Hue/Saturation

The following is an excerpt from Adobe Photoshop Course and Compendium, 2nd Edition by Steve Laskevitch. Lesson D: Vibrance &...

Stars and Constellations

The following is an excerpt from The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography by Mike Shaw.   Stars and Constellations You can...

Analog or Digital Photography?

The following is an excerpt from The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition by Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae. Analog or...

Master The Basics of Scanning Photos

The following is an excerpt from Declutter Your Photo Life by Adam Pratt. One of my favorite services we offer...

Scott Kelby’s 10 Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me When I Started Learning Flash

The following is an excerpt from Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It, 2nd Edition by Scott Kelby.   10 THINGS...

Product Photography Lighting for Fashion Accessories

The following is an excerpt from Product Photography by Nath-Sakura.       For anyone just starting out, lighting and...

Fun with Film Photography: “Planned Accidents”

The following is an excerpt from The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition by Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae. Cameras and...

Top 10 Techniques for Street Photography by Brian Lloyd Duckett

The following is an excerpt from Brian Lloyd Duckett’s Street Photography Pocket Guide Develop Your Street Mindset There’s only one...

Kelby’s Tips and Tricks for Using Masking

The following is an excerpt from Scott Kelby’s How Do I Do That in Lightroom, 3rd Edition We’re going to...

Cricut Project: Making a Bookmark with Foil

The following is an excerpt from Megan Meketa’s The Maker’s Guide to Cricut   Reads as cry-cut, sounds like cricket....

Incubation and Creative Blocks: an Essay on Creativity by Guy Tal

The following is an excerpt from Guy Tal’s The Interior Landscape Anyone involved in creative endeavors likely is familiar with...

Getting Started with Crochet

The following is an excerpt from Ashlee Elle’s Retro Crochet MATERIALS & TOOLS Before getting started on your crafty adventure...