Dramatic Color Effects

How to jazz up your photos with dramatic color effects. Continue Reading »

February 8th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Photography, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (11)

Photoshop World News

The NAPP is pleased to offer scholarships to 25 full-time students for its upcoming Photoshop World Conference & Expo scheduled April 2-4, 2008 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Photoshop World is sponsored annually by Adobe Systems Incorporated and produced by NAPP. It is the largest educational event worldwide for Photoshop® users, photographers, graphic and Web designers, and digital artists of all skill levels and interests.

Educators specializing in design, fine art, digital media, and photography at art institutes and colleges nationwide may nominate their most talented and promising students for a Photoshop World scholarship. The cut off date for nominations is Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. A nomination form can be downloaded off the Photoshop World website.

The Photoshop World scholarship program was created to give full-time students a chance to learn breakthrough Photoshop and digital imaging techniques from leading industry experts, and the opportunity to network with digital imaging professionals at Photoshop World. The value of the scholarship is $599 USD, which includes free admission to Photoshop World, a one-year NAPP membership, and a subscription to Photoshop User magazine (NAPP’s official publication).

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February 8th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Cool Lightroom Presets

Now I may have mentioned this once before but if you have not gone over to my buddy Matt Kloskowski’s blog site: Lightroom Killer Tips then you must go. Every Monday Matt posts a free set of Lightroom presets that you can use on your photos. I bring this up because I particularly like this week’s presets. They give your photos a real cinematic look. The site is not just about presets, he posts interesting links to other photographers and also provides free tips and videos. If you are a Lightroom user you should have this site bookmarked. No question about it.

February 6th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

New Class on Kelby Training

John Paul Caponigro is truly an amazing photographer who is deeply passionate about his craft. It’s easy to see this when you look at his work. The man has a keen eye and his images always have a sense of wonderment that is just unexplainable. Now you can learn straight from the man himself. John Paul has a new course on Kelby Training Online called Drawing With Light-21st Century Dodging & Burning. This course will help you understand and master selections and masking, among other things, and it will help to make your images truly inspirational. Don’t miss this course. Find out more here.

February 4th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Photoshop User Awards Announced

The Photoshop User Awards are finally announced and a congrats to all the winners and congratulations to Gregory Carter of Santa Ana, CA for winning best of show with his piece: Taking The Field. Gregory has won the grand prize of a trip to Hawaii. Click here to see the other winners. Some really impressive stuff. My favorite is the Artistic category.

February 1st, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Adobe just recently announced a call for entries in the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. This contest is geared toward higher education students who want to get their work out there and get recognized. As a designer, I can certainly attest to the fact that it doesn’t hurt at all to have some awards to go with your work. Enter as many places as you can. This contest has 12 different categories in 3 different media areas with a prize package amounting to over $60k in prizes, including a trip to the awards ceremony in New York City. Find out more about how to enter here.

January 30th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Folds and Creases

How to add folds and creases to an age old map. Continue Reading »

January 29th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (7)

Pointless But Hilarious!!

So some of you may have been hearing around the Photoshop water cooler about these videos on YouTube called “You Suck At Photoshop”. They are a series of tutorials or comedy sketches in which a man demonstrates certain pointless Photoshop techniques such as removing the wedding band from a picture of his wife’s finger and such like that. There are four of these movies and I must say they are quite hilarious. Be warned, they do contain some explicit language. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Click here to see the first three and here to see the fourth.

January 29th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Some Photography Stuff!!!

Ok, couple things to get your Monday started. First, if you have never checked out Matt Kloskowski’s Lightroom Killer Tips site then you are missing out. Even if you don’t necessarily use Lightroom it is still worth a look because besides Lightroom tips, he occasionally spotlights a particular photographer or some other inspirational site that just might give you that creative spark. Check it out here. Also, I saw this on John Nack’s blog - this guy came up with a really clever tripod using an i-bolt, some string, and a washer. Here is a video demonstration. It really is quite ingenious. Anywho, have a great Monday.

January 28th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

New Online Course!!

A new online course by famed photographer and Photoshop World instructor Joe McNally has just been released on the Kelby Online Training site. It’s called Light Shaping Tools and it covers all aspects of “speaking with light” covering how to use light shaping tools to create really dramatic effects for portraits. Joe is a truly amazing visionary and this is truly a unique opportunity to learn from one of the very best photographers working today. Learn more about this course here. Also Joe’s new book “The Moment It Clicks” will be shipping in the next week or two. This is truly an inspirational book that no photographer should be without.

January 25th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Book of the Week

This week I recommend Scott Kelby’s Digital Photography Book Volume 2. For those of you who know how much of an invaluable resource Volume 1 was, this one is every bit as good and more. It covers the newest techniques with the newest camera equipment and software and it is written in Scott’s famous straight-forward style that made the first volume a huge success. Whether you are a professional or a beginner, this is a resource you cannot be without. Find out more here.

January 23rd, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Lightroom News & Cool Technology

A couple days ago Scott Kelby posted a lengthy article on his blog on what he would like to see in Lightroom 2.0 and he invited his readers to post their suggestions as well. The response was overwhelming and there was a tremendous amount of suggestions. Well, according to Scott’s blog, they are reading those suggestions and taking them very seriously. Don’t underestimate the power of the people. In other news, John Nack posted a rather interesting item on his blog the other day. It’s a multi-eye, interactive video camera that you control. It is mounted at the top of a vehicle and it records where it goes and lets you move your point of view in 360 degrees. Is this the next step for MapQuest?

January 22nd, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Photo to Drawing

Corey shows you how to create a drawing from a photo and blend the two. Continue Reading »

January 18th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Effects, Photography, Tutorials, Videos | Comments (15)

My Newest Illustration!!

It’s funny where inspiration hits. The other day I was having lunch and I noticed on the menu there was a remarkable image of a margarita. I started thinking, “that is an interesting water effect.” Of course being the Photoshop geek I am, I started thinking about how I would create that effect in Photoshop. Well, I got home that evening and started messing around with it and the result came out pretty good. This piece was created entirely from scratch using Photoshop and Illustrator. No photographs whatsoever. Click here to see. As a result I have begun to break it down and I am exploring the possibilities of recreating the image as an online training course for Kelby Training.

January 18th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (1)

More TV Please!!!

What a week of shows. No, I am not talking about American Idol. I am talking about podcasts. First, you want to check out this week’s episode of Photoshop User TV. It was taped live at the Imaging USA Expo here in Tampa. We had a large Kelby Training booth with a live theater and the Photoshop Guys were in their usual form, and Dave Cross brings a special ’shine’ to the show. Even RC got around and interviewed some the more than 600 vendors in the expo. Check it out here. Also, famed wedding photographer David Ziser stopped by as a guest on Layers TV this week and shares some tips on portrait lighting. Check that out here.

January 17th, 2008 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)