Photo Mastery: Your Expert Photographic Guide
Welcome to 'Photo Mastery.' Here, I share the essence of my photographic journey, translating years of expertise into practical tips and powerful techniques just for you. This is where foundational knowledge meets advanced editing prowess, guiding you from capturing the essence of a scene to refining it in Lightroom or Photoshop. Explore articles filled with my personal insights, enriched with essential know-how and curated references, all designed to boost your skills and spark your creativity. Let's elevate your photography together, transforming your passion into exceptional imagery.
Photo Mastery
Tutorial: Create a Photo Backdrop in Seconds with Photoshop
Originally Published in January, 2009
In less than a minute, you can create a stunning background for your portraits...
Marketing: Standing Out in the Digital Crowd – Part Two
Originally Published December 2008
Several years ago, back before the current economic meltdown, marketing guru Seth...
Tutorial: How to create your own Image Hose nozzles
Originally Published November 2008
The Image Hose is probably one of the most misunderstood tools in Corel Painter, ...
Tutorial: Painting Fairy Portraits with Corel Painter
Originally Published November 2008
One of the ways my studio, A Work of Art, helps professional photography studios ...
Marketing Tips: Standing Out in the Digital Crowd – Part One
Originally Published November 2008
For portrait photographers, switching to digital means a lot more than just upgra...
Show Your Stuff: Getting Your Work Online
Originally Published October 2008
If you’re a lifelong artist like me, chances are you remember how proud you were b...
Corel Painter Resources: links to Brushes, Papers, Tutorials
Originally Published September 2008
Corel Painter Brush and Paper Downloads
Corel Painter Custom Brushes and more fr...
Tutorial: Basic Portrait Painting Technique for Corel Painter
Originally Published July 2008
So, you want to learn Painter, but you don’t know where to start. The journey of a th...
From Photo to Painting with the Smudge Brush
Photoshop artist Scott Deardorff, profiled in a recent article, has been kind enough to allow us reproduce his beagl...
Are you a Deviant?
Originally Published June 2008
I have recently joined DeviantART myself. You can find my Deviant Art Kosmayer page ...
Tutorial: Paint Complex Foliage Easily with Painter’s Image Hose
Corel Painter has a great tool for handling details, such as texture, foliage, or stones. In fact, if you’ve been u...
