A New PS Trick - Removing Colour Cast

Have been spending a lot of time culling images over the break. For a variety of reasons some of them have a distinctly blue cast. I spent a fair bit of time playing with some sliders in an endeavour to rectify the problem and not being particularly pleased with the results, called on Google. A natural language search revealed a simple trick in PS 4 which does the job pretty well with a menu scroll and one click of the mouse. Happily it is still an option in the current CC version.

When Photography Becomes Art

I believe manipulating photos using software is transformational and moves both photographic skills and the science of photography into the realm of art - the creation of something new. It is not simply interpereting reality, it is redefining it.

5 Things I Do To Every Portrait by Terry White

 THANKS TO A COLLEAGUE

One of my Flickr contacts ( Edwin Jones) has been instrumental in my learning so much about post processing. He very generously posts 'before and after' images on his blog as well as outlining the process he followed. I never tire of looking at his work which is sometimes large skyscrapers which normally have no soul at all IMHO.  Many thanks Edwin.

 

Illusions

Photography can frequently be about illusion, which alters perspectives.

Some interesting links I've discovered have armed me with a myriad of techniques I'd like to try:
A collection of trick composition photographs

Photo Extremist   - Lots of tutorials

Light Painting

5 Trick Photography Techniques

Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010

Portrait Editing in Lightroom 3 

Portrait Editing  in Lightroom 3 -- Part 2 

 Portrait Editing in Lightroom 3 -- Part 3

  Lightroom 3: Enhancing Eyes 

   Photo manipulation Tutorial

Using stock images to create a 'dark' image from photo stock