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 Post Processing
Are you tired of spending hours manually retouching each of your portraits? Learn how to use Aperty's powerful batch editing tools
Do you wish there was a faster, more efficient way to process these images? Well, maybe it's time to take another look at Radiant Photo.
Watch me edit a Portrait from start to finish in the newly updated and released Aperty software by Skylum.
The new Remove Tool in Photoshop, it's like having a magic eraser that can whisk away distractions with a few strokes.
Take your Black & White editing beyond the basics panel with a few simple tweaks. Play with Tone Curves, Color Channels, Vignettes and more.
I wanted to take this Film noir-inspired vintage image of model Emily Reinhard and create an even more vintage wet-plate photo look.
You can now install your presets into Photoshop just like you can in Lightroom, and the Adobe Camera Raw looks and functions more like Lightroom than ever!
Are you tired of always having to remember and find where you have your favourite textures and overlays stored on your hard drive? Why not use Libraries in Photoshop? It's super handy and pretty easy to set up too.
how to reduce highlights and shine on faces in Lightroom Classic. Sure you can do this in PS, but you can use similar methods to achieve similar results.
Adding Textures and Overlays in Luminar Neo is a terrific technique that can add a whole new dimension to your images.
Create amazing sky replacement tools in Luminar Neo. With just a few clicks, you can transform your photos with stunning new skies.
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.
Last post was all about Portraits, but what if Landscapes are more you thing?
I recently used AI to create a mood board for a photoshoot. I knew roughly what I wanted, but getting these ideas across to my team was challenging. That’s where AI came into it.
No, it's not quite a Christmas miracle, but there is a quick and easy way to turn water into wine, at least in photos in Photoshop!
Creating gorgeous Fine Art looks has never been easier with Nik Color Efex 6 by DXO. Join me as I walk you through my editing process.
Creating High Contrast B&W images has never been easier with DXO Nik Silver Efex, I added depth to some images from a recent body sculpting studio shoot with dancer Alyson King
Some of the newer features in Photoshop have not perhaps been greeted with as much enthusiasm as they deserve. They are mostly overridden by the WOW of Generative Fill and Adobe Firefly. But one that really ticks a lot of boxes for me is the Delete and Fill Selection option. It just works.
Luminar Neo has come a long way in recent years. It is actually quite incredible what you can do with just a few tweaks and sliders. I took this grainy photo taken in low light and transformed it into some old-school, Hollywood-style photo with some Luminar magic, including the new Magic Light extension.
There are varying opinions on the subject, from no retouching at all, to so-called ‘overcooked’ to look fake. However, I personally feel that there is a happy medium to achieve natural and realistic magazine-style retouched photos. For anyone and everyone. But maybe that’s just my opinion.
