May 31, 2011 by Mike Wong • Comments Off
Whenever I think of the amazing landscape photography of Elizabeth Carmel, tiny is last word that comes to my mind. After all, Elizabeth shoots with a 39-megapixel Hasselblad and even then, uses Perfect Resize to make really large prints. However, Elizabeth recently met with Brian Matiash, our resident education manager (and photographer) and got inspired to try something new with FocalPoint. When using the Planar Focus Bug, you can use FocalPoint to recreate the miniature look that you typically create in camera with a tilt shift lens. Sure, you can do this in Photoshop if you want, but I promise you, using FocalPoint is much, much easier and FocalPoint is going to give you a much better representation of the blur you would get in camera than Photoshop will.
Here's just one example that Elizabeth recently posted to her blog. For more and larger examples from Elizabeth, be sure to read her blog entry.
Image copyright Elizabeth Carmel
December 10, 2010 by Mike Wong • 9 Comments
For one reason or another, I've seen a lot of photos and images on blogs and via Twitter that have mentioned that one or more of the onOne products have been used to enhance the image. I thought it would be cool to show them to you here, so after asking permission first, here they are with links back to the original blog post. All photos are copyright of their respective owner.
Photo copyright Jacob Lucas. Jacob used FocalPoint 2 on this image.
Photo copyright Steve Beal. Steve used FocalPoint 2 on this image.
Photo copyright Robert Lussier. Robert used PhotoTools 2.6 on this image.
September 10, 2010 by Mike Wong • 1 Comment
In case you missed the live broadcast earlier this week of Scott Stulberg's webinar "Creating Images with Impact" you can now watch it - completely free of charge - in the onOne University.
The webinar with Scott is just over an hour long and he walks you through several images showing you the before and after versions so you can see exactly what he does to make his images stand out. Be sure to check it out. Also, you can see all of our archived webinars here.
September 9, 2010 by Mike Wong • Comments Off
Last week, while we were in Las Vegas for Photoshop World, we asked our good friend Vincent Versace to do a "Live from Las Vegas" webinar. He was more than happy provided we supplied lots of coffee and a snack or two. One of the topics Vincent covered was how he used FocalPoint to re-create the blur, or bokeh that he normally creates with his lens by shooting at f/5.6 but in the case of this example, he couldn't shoot at his preferred aperture because his assistant left all of the lighting and reflectors at the studio.
The webinar covered MUCH more than FocalPoint, in fact, FocalPoint is the shortest part of the presentation. Rather, Vincent covered lots of Photoshop techniques such as removing color casts and adding warmth to the photo in a realistic way. Throughout the entire presentation, those who attended live told us how much they loved the live presentation.
But what if you missed it? Well, you're in luck. We just posted the recorded episode up on the onOne University. You can watch it for free here. Also, here are some behind the scenes photos that I took while Vincent was presenting and Dan and Addy were busy answering the questions that were coming in. All photos were processed with PhotoTools 2.5 Professional Edition. The frame is one of Vincent's that is included in PhotoFrame 4.5 Professional Edition.
September 7, 2010 by Mike Wong • Comments Off
We've got another free webinar this week with professional photographer and Photoshop guru/instructor Scott Stulberg! I've known Scott for several years now and he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Also, his enthusiasm and passion for photography, imagery, Photoshop and more importantly, education are second to none.
You won't want to miss this one.
Here are the details.
When: Sep 8 - 11AM PDT / (2PM EDT)
Creating Images with Impact by Scott Stulberg
Travel and stock photographer, educator and author, Scott Stulberg travels the world shooting stock photography that appears in magazines, billboards, greeting cards and brochures. Many of his high impact images are created using Photoshop and onOne Sofware plug-ins - both essential to his workflow. In this live webinar, Scott will demonstrate some of the techniques he uses in his workflow to create images that truly stand out, including his use of onOne plug-ins FocalPoint, PhotoTools & PhotoTune.
Register here or copy and paste this URL into your favorite web browser:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/226198760
Images above copyright Scott Stulberg. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
