Painterly Photography Tutorial with Dustin Abbott
Dustin Abbott, one of Alien Skin's photographer buddies, shared an awesome new tutorial on creating painterly photography over on his blog. Dustin has been featured
Creative Kids Photography with Christina Ramsey, Nov & Dec Photo of the Month Winner
Christina Ramsey had the first back-to-back winning streak in our photo sharing competitions. She took the title in November and December with her super-cute creative kids photography, showing
Creative Wedding Photography with Dark Roux
I had the pleasure of meeting Jamie and Heather at Mystic Seminars in Portland, OR. They’re a dynamic husband and wife creative wedding photography team
The Anatomy of the Face: Facial Feature Analysis for Photographers
Let's get on with it! Here is the second part in our head-to-head shoot with Hernan Rodriguez and David Mecey. In this video, Hernan and
David & Hernan’s Head-to-Head Shoot
Greetings everyone. If you've followed the blog for any length of time, you probably recognize the names David Mecey and Hernan Rodriguez. They are both outstanding photographers that live and work out of Los Angeles, California. As it turns out, Joe and I swung by the sunshine state on our way back from Mystic 2015 in Portland, OR. What better way to pay a couple of A-list photographer buddies a visit than to see them shoot. One of the great things that we had the opportunity to do was grab a little video footage. Over the next weeks, we'll be sharing tidbits from each of the pros from their deep wells of knowledge.
Exposure 7 Tutorial with Susan Stripling
Internationally-renowned photographer, Susan Stripling, recently ran a pretty cool article on her The Dynamic Range blog with a video tutorial showing some of her favourite features in Exposure 7. Head on over to her blog for the full details and look out for a VERY special offer for her blog readers. Check it out!
Cuba Photography, Exposure 7 and Oded Wagenstein
Oded Wagenstein is a freelance travel photographer, an acclaimed lecturer, author of two successful ebooks, and he is part of our team of leading industry-leading photographers. Oded just returned from teaching a photography workshop in Cuba. We asked him to take the new Exposure 7 for a spin with some of his newly acquired Cuban portraits.
Photo of the Quarter 2015 Rules
We had a massive response to the Photo of the Quarter competition in 2014, and we want to thank each and every one of
Photo of the Quarter – Q4 2014
As always, I’m happy to announce the winner of our Alien Skin Photo of the Quarter competition. This one was for the fourth quarter of 2014. A
Photography on a Budget: Thinking Critically with Hernan Rodriguez
If you haven't heard image master Hernan Rodriguez teach, I'd highly recommend it. Hernan titled his speech Seeing Beyond 20/20. In a nutshell, he says that
Master Printmaker Jonathan Penney
Jonathan Penney is one of the premier printmakers in the photography industry. He is the chief cook and bottle washer for his small, boutique printmaking
Gritty Fashion Editing with Andrew Foord and Exposure 7
Andrew Foord is no stranger to the blog. He's been featured here plenty of times. His photography work has a specific look and feel--his very own style--that I'd
Family Portraiture with Michela Magnani & AFINEB
Michela Magnani is a leading Italian photographer specializing in newborn, maternity, children, and family portraiture. She is one of the founding members of the Association of
Photography Critique: An Alien Analysis
Opinions about art and design are always subjective. There are plenty of people who see magic, where others don't see anything at all. Any kind of photography
Split Toning in Exposure 7
As you may know, we're getting ready to launch Exposure 7 soon*. With all the fanfare of the new bells and whistles coming down the pike, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the subtleties of the work going on behind the scenes to improve the product. One such example is the Split Toning preset section, which we decided needed a complete overhaul in order to render the effects in a more subtle and aesthetically pleasing way. Authenticity is key for us, so we have made sure the effects look as realistic and, therefore, as useful as possible.
Sian Lewis–October’s winner
Take a look into the life of Sian Lewis, our Photo of the Month award winner in October. I had the privilege of chatting with
Delivering Vision with Will Thompson
Let me tell you a little story that happened to me. My buddy Will hits me up on Facebook. It's super early--like 5am, early. I
Video Retouching Workflow with Andrew Foord
Andrew has been on the blog before, he has a knack for making neat-looking fashion images. He's previously shared insider info on how to break