Filed Under: Photography
Drawings and Special Effects
Recently I have been doing a lot of drawing and editing in photoshop. So, I thought that I would share them with you. Please, click on the drawings to make them full screen. Below is a special effect edit I did in photoshop to make it look as if it was raining. ... Read more
Today’s Favorite: Gazing
This is my most recent photograph. I was up late one night to try and photograph a cactus. Well, not exactly a cactus. We have a century plant in our back yard which has gone to flower. It hasn’t completed its cycle yet, but it has sent up a really tall stalk with branches covered in ... Read more
3 Tips for Amazing Black and White Photography
Black and White photography is one of my favorite categories of images. It reminisces of home darkrooms and large format cameras. One of the most beautiful aspects of it though, is the amazing depth that can be captured even without color. These tips should help you capture some of that depth in your own monochrome images. ... Read more
Fall
The past few days here in Santa Barbara County have been beautiful. Clouds roll over the mountains on some days while a crisp blue sky comes out on others. The light in the afternoons has been wonderful as well. The other day, the light on the mountains was magnificent as the clouds shaded ... Read more
The Filter Bar in Lightroom
Lightroom has many different ways of categorizing images, however, how do you take advantage of all this? One of the easiest ways is to use the filter bar at the top of the screen in the Library module. There are four different options at the top of the bar: text, attribute, metadata, and none. Text ... Read more
Self Portrait
One of the new exciting things happening this year at my school is a new photography club. So far we’ve met once this year. The first meeting went well. We covered a ton of basics to make sure that everyone was on the same page. Then, at the end of the class we were given ... Read more
Lightroom vs Photoshop: Who Are They For and What Do They Do?
Photoshop has been around for a long time. It has become a standard for all sorts of graphic editing, and has even become a verb in our language. However, there is another program made by Adobe for photography and that is Lightroom. Unless one is in the photography world, very few people ... Read more
Modules in Lightroom
Lightroom has seven modules built into it, and each one has different features, different tools, and a different purpose. To give a sense of what Lightroom can do, and what parts of the program do each task, I outline the function and features of each module below. If you want to learn more about Lightroom ... Read more
Frequency Separation
Last week, I mentioned an editing technique called frequency separation. This is an amazing Photoshop technique that allows you to edit the tones and colors in an image separate from the details. This means that you can smooth out skin tones, or other tones without losing texture and detail in the image. Frequency separation ... Read more
Today’s Favorite: Vine Maple
Earlier in the summer, my mom and I drove up to Oregon to go to a camp there. We ended up getting there a night early, so the next day we had some time to hang out and explore the area. We ended up stopping on the side of a country road, and then ... Read more
About Me
My name is Graceson Aufderheide, but you have probably figured that out already. I am currently a senior in high school who photographs, teaches, and makes jewelry. I have always been creating, that is what I do.
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