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.
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Illuminate Your Creativity: Light Painting with Still Life - Expanded and Updated!
Brand new self-paced online class to learn everything you need to know in the new Lightroom Classic to take your images from drab to FAB!
Brand New Lightroom 2023 edition is about to launch. Read how you can pre-order your spot today and get a whopping 25% discount
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Lightroom classic with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
Let's take a look at how we can Dodge and burn in Lumianr Neo with two different methods to improve and enhance photos.
It can be frustrating when you take great photos, but the exposure wasn't quite how you wanted it in the final image. Dodge and burn can help.
Using the Healing tools in Photoshop is a terrific way to remove unwanted elements in your photos, from spots and blemishes to sensor dust, power lines and so much more. But did you know that there is more than one Healing tool? Let’s take a look at this fabulous tool in Photoshop.
Believe In Your photography skills, but never stop improving. There are always new skills to learn and acquire. New mentors to learn from and be inspired by. So while it is a good thing to feel confident in your abilities, there is always room for improvement and growth.
The Orton Effect is a photographic technique that blends two different photos of the same scene to achieve a mix of high and low detail areas. It essentially adds a gentle blur and glow to give a dreamlike quality to landscapes and portraits. It was originally conceived by Michael Orton in the 1980s.
Do you know what the five biggest challenges facing new photographers are? I am sure you have already faced them or if you are new, are facing them now.
Occasionally things go awry with your camera. Not faulty, just unexpected or strange.
It’s possible that you fiddled around with one too many settings. Or you changed things and can’t seem to reset them. But what if you are trying to do something and just can’t figure it out?
The exciting BRAND NEW self-paced online class completely dedicated to editing portraits in Photoshop
Did you know you can create your own gradients and color swatches with Adobe Color?
There is no escaping the current media storm — it is EVERYWHERE! And while many are out panic buying toilet paper and canned goods, what is the overall impact on your photography business?
I saw it in my own business fairly early. I’m no doctor or financial expert, but it appears that one is in higher demand than the other. It appeared at the start that people are more worried about a looming financial crisis caused by this outbreak than the outbreak itself. Now it is both.
I was recently given a copy of Excire Search 2 Pro to review. Let me start by saying I’m NOT a tech-head, but I’m all for something that can make life easier.
Why shoot Raw? It is a great question and many people still ask that, but another question that goes with it, HOW should I process my Raw Images?
I recently did a post on playing with fractal prism filters for the first time, and I seriously could not wait to get my hands on my own set. They have been great fun out in the garden and with nature. I really want to try them with portraits….
Fear is the dream killer…never let fear stop you from reaching your goals
In my part of the world (Australia) everywhere I go in stores, online, in magazines, etc., the IN colour for home decorating is blue and cream (or off white). Yellow is also making a bold statement…
I am a big fan of using presets in Lightroom Classic to speed up your workflow. I find that you can create a certain look for a series and keep it completely cohesive throughout all the images in that series, without the need to continually compare what was achieved in the previous edit…
