Julie Powell is a photographer, writer and educator, offers unique photographic opportunities and inspirational ideas to help YOU become the photographer you wish to be.
All in Editing
Editing images in Adobe Lightroom, comparing the impact of colour versus black and white for different styles of photography.
Discover my top five favourite presets for high-key black-and-white photography in DXO Silver Efex! Perfect for all types of photography
Struggling to streamline your portrait editing workflow? In this video, I’ll guide you step-by-step on how to take a RAW portrait image and transform it into a stunning final edit. Whether you’re a new photographer, a photography enthusiast, or a seasoned portrait photographer, this tutorial is packed with tips to help you elevate your editing game.
Have you ever wondered how to give your portraits that breathtaking cinematic look—the kind that feels straight out of a movie?
Adding snow to your Winter or Christmas photos has never been easier than with this great FREE Photoshop Action by Gav Train
This video is about not only creating gorgeous backlight in Luminar Neo, but preserving when images aren't happening as you wish. I had two images with a really boring overcast sky and tried two different approaches to them
Sadly we were here at the wrong time of year and night for good astrophotography, but I decided to have some fun with the Art Tank and light.
Creating multiple exposure effects can be loads of fun and add a truly creative twist to your images.
NIK Collection Silver Efex is great for black and white images, but did you know it is also terrific for color toning for Vintage Looks?
Following along as I transform an image from the captivating "Night Circus" series into a truly dreamlike image.
The Orton Effect essentially adds a gentle blur and glow to give a dreamlike quality to landscapes and portraits in Photoshop.
I was at a recent photography coffee and chat session and the topic came up with image review via AI. I decided to give it a try.
Lightroom presets are a photographer’s secret weapon. These pre-made edits can transform your photos in seconds, adding a consistent style and saving you tons of editing time.
How to Remove blemishes, and simple retouching as well as fly-away hairs in DxO PhotoLab7 with the quick retouching tool.
Rescuing old travel photos with the help of Topaz Labs Giga Pixel AI, and upscaling this amazing photo by Jim Hughes from 2000 in Paris.
Learn how to add Creative Motion & Blur with Nik Analog FX. It can add a real element of surrealism to your more artistic pieces.
Let's take a quick look at fixing horizon lines and such in the DXO PhotoLab 7 Geometry Panel. It's quick and easy.
I recently did a photoshoot with Jolie Nguyen in the studio where we shot directly into a giant octobox, when what I really wanted a circle. But, it’s actually pretty easy to change an octobox into a round circle in Photoshop, so I put this little video together to show you how I do it.
How to extend your backdrop/Background in Lightroom and Photoshop, when you're shooting in the studio and the backdrop isn't overly large.
Join me as I explore The FX panel in DXO PhotoLab 7 with this cool slightly retro-looking photo of model Eden from a recent shoot, where we covered the studio walls in newspaper. I run through everything in the FX panel from adding your own personalised watermark to adding filters, blur, vignettes and light leaks!
