by Jim Welninski | Jun 20, 2020 | editing skills, Imagination, Tutorials
The Channel Mixer in Photoshop is often overlooked. But in the hands of someone who knows what to do with it, it can be awesome. It can be used to change colors or for color grading. It can help you create color contrast. It can be a great way to convert to black and...
by Jim Welninski | Jan 19, 2019 | Artistic Vision, editing skills, Imagination, Tutorials
You know how I love my black and white! There is, however, a whole world of color out there and Photoshop gives us some great tools to tame it, including the Selective Color adjustment layer. As I reach for my own artistic vision, I’m working with color a bit...
by Jim Welninski | Dec 21, 2018 | Artistic Vision, editing skills, Imagination, Tutorials
Making photographic art requires a complete understanding of your tools. Some tools are more powerful than others, but there are a few that are huge difference makers. The Curves tool in Photoshop is the single most powerful editing tool ever created. In this video,...
by Jim Welninski | Nov 16, 2018 | Artistic Vision, editing skills, Inspiration
Ok, so that’s kind of a provocative title for a blog post. But the fact is that I get asked that question quite a bit. And most of the time time, the photos in question most certainly DO NOT suck. My friend, Blake Rudis and I have come together today to answer...
by Jim Welninski | Nov 10, 2018 | Artistic Vision, editing skills, Imagination, Tutorials
I made my first trip to Scotland about a year and a half ago. On the first stop of the first day, I took a shot that I was sure was going to be epic. It turned out to be not so epic at all. I used a wide angle lens for something that really needed a longer focal...
by Jim Welninski | Sep 20, 2018 | Black and White, editing skills, Tutorials
My friend Blake Rudis has a way of always amazing me. I’ve been working with Photoshop as a professional since the mid-80s. In that time, I’ve dug around in just about every corner of that software so it takes a lot for a new photoshop technique to really...