Category Archives: Post Processing

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NEW Photoshop Workshops

Posted on May 20, 2013 by joey

How do you turn this …. Into this? This question, and any other questions you may have will be answered when you sign up for a J Lounsbury Photography personalized Photoshop workshop. We are offering both individual and group workshops, … Continue reading →

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Post Processing in Under 2 Minutes

Posted on January 17, 2013 by joey

I like to be in and out of Photoshop as quickly as possible. This ensures I have an efficient workflow and have time left to get back behind the camera! I try and get the image as close to perfect … Continue reading →

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Moving the Eye Through the Frame

Posted on July 8, 2012 by joey

This is the single most important aspect of visual storytelling. The image above showcases a very tiny house in relation to the mountain. It is also the subject that the eye locks onto, even though it makes up less than … Continue reading →

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The Day After Snow

Posted on January 22, 2012 by joey

We went up to Sherman for breakfast to celebrate my Mom’s birthday. From there, we went up to Kent to see the snow. Kent got much less than we did here, but it was still a sizable amount. We stopped … Continue reading →

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Simple Edits = Big Changes

Posted on January 19, 2012 by joey

What you see here is the final image. Now probably the main question is going to be what was done to improve it? Well, I adjusted the blacks and vibrance in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw), and ran a quick shot … Continue reading →

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Shaking Off the Rust

Posted on November 27, 2011 by joey

I hadn’t gotten down to my local swamp in a while, but the great wispy clouds pushed me down there today. There are no color opportunities, so I converted this into B&W using Nik SEP2. It was good to get … Continue reading →

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Subtlety’s Tutorial

Posted on November 8, 2011 by joey

As promised, here is a tutorial video on the post processing steps I used to make the leaf photograph. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to e-mail me!

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Finishing Touches to HDR Images in CS5

Posted on June 16, 2011 by joey

HDR images are a lot of fun to take and even more fun to process in post. Many photographers carry the assumption that the images are done once they come out of the HDR Software. That is not the case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Stuff, HDR, Informative, Photography, Photoshop CS5, Post Processing, Sunset | 1 Comment

My Post Processing Thought Process

Posted on May 19, 2011 by joey

I am lucky enough to own one of the best plug-in collections, Nik Software. It helps me bring my photography to the next level in Photoshop CS5. Below is a step by step process that illustrates how I edit a … Continue reading →

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B&W Rules the Way

Posted on April 30, 2011 by joey

Today was another day with awesome “puffball” clouds. I was helping my Dad deliver Honey Bee packages to his clients when this image presented itself to me. It was a simple click, that was converted to B&W using Nik Silver … Continue reading →

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