Have you ever taken a portrait and thought to yourself... "yuck, my background does NOT look great,"? I know I certainly used to, and so I did some research, and after a bit of practice, learned to create great looking studio backdrops in Photoshop, and after reading this brief guide, you should be able to, too! Step 1 - Open Photoshop Open your image in Photoshop and do your normal retouching. For this tutorial, I'm going to use a portrait from a shoot I did with my friend,

Alright, folks, this post is gonna be a long one. So get comfortable, and enjoy the ride. I'm going to tell you how I became a professional photographer. And if at any time you have any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me an email! The goal of this post is to share with you what has led me to today. Perhaps this will inspire aspiring photographers, or perhaps this will provide insight to those wondering what being a photographer is all about. As the title says, my first cam

That's right, folks - free photography lessons from Harvard. More specifically, the Harvard Extension School. The course, called "Exposing Digital Photography" is a 13 lecture course, including slides, links, and video, taught by instructor, Dan Armendariz. Armendariz, goes over everything from introductory information like what cameras are, and how data storage works, to the finer subjects like exposure and software tools. "Learn why photos look blurry at night, why color ma

In light of Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Halloween, for the next few weeks I'll be working on a project I call “emPOWERED Women.” From a fun and creative aspect, I will be asking female strangers and friends to choose a card of out a deck of cards that I have labeled with super powers. Then, on the spot, they will model that power for several portraits. This project is about empowering women in the comic book industry; artists, readers, and the characters. Women are bea