Today, we’re getting to know Andre van Niekerk a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.vividblue.co.za Facebook Page: vividbluephotography Twitter: @VividblueSA 1. When and how did the photography bug bite [...]

In this video tutorial, I will show you a technique to create a quick and easy contact sheet in CS6. First, we will open Photoshop and go straight to the file drop down menu, to “Automate / Contact sheet”. Once we’ve opened it, we’ll see a new “contact sheet” window. In this window we will adjust [...]

Today, we’re getting to know Colin Browne a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.colinbrowne.co.za Facebook Page: Colin-Browne-Photography Twitter: @Colinbrowne07 1. When and how did the photography bug bite you? [...]

In this video tutorial, I will show you a quick blurring filter technique, that I use to blur my backgrounds. We will start by duplicating our imported layer. Once we’ve created the duplicated layer, we will convert it into a “Smart object”. Then we will go to the filter menu and select the “Gaussian Blur” [...]

Today, we’re getting to know Eddette Steynberg a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.purpleapplestudios.co.uk Facebook Page: facebook.com/PurpleAppleStudios Twitter: @Purple_Apple 1. When and how did the photography bug bite [...]

In this video tutorial, I will introduce you to a plugin. First of all, you need to download the plugin called Exposure 4, which you can find directly at www.alienskin.com. You will have two options, you can buy the full version or try out there 14 days trail version. Once you’ve installed the plugin, import [...]

Today, we’re getting to know Retha Wepener a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.fireflyphotography.co.za Facebook Page: facebook.com/pages/Firefly-Photography 1. When and how did the photography bug bite you? 2. Your [...]

In this video tutorial, I will show you how to add texture to a portrait. We will start by importing the two images into Photoshop (portrait & texture canvas). After that, we will take the texture canvas and move it over to the portrait canvas. Then we will rearrange our layers and start choosing the right blending [...]

Today, we’re getting to know Crystelle Schlebusch a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.crystellephoto.co.za Facebook Page: Crystelle-Schlebusch-Photography Twitter: @crystellephoto 1. When and how did the photography bug bite you? [...]

In this video tutorial, I will show you how to add a background texture to your image. We will start  with importing our main image into Photoshop. We will then adjust our texture image in Camera Raw and import it into Photoshop. Once we are done with that, we will create a duplicate layer and start masking [...]

Today, we’re getting to know Angela Cardenas a little bit better! This is part of a series of  interviews we will be having with KIKI members. If you would like to be interviewed go to our interview page and answer a few questions! Website/ Blog: www.angelacardenas.com Facebook Page: facebook.com/AngelaCardenasPhotography Twitter: @AngelaCardenas 1. When and how did the photography bug bite [...]

In this video tutorial, I will show you an adjustment layer technique, to whiten your models skin. We will start of with a new retouching layer and rasterize it. After that, we will create a new adjustment channel mixer layer and switch it to monochrome. We will then duplicate our adjustment layer two times and start doing [...]