Category Archives: Post Production

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Post Production Workflow Part 1


This week is the first episode in a two-part series about post production workflow. In this episode, Mark will explain how to get images from the camera to the computer. Then he will show you how to keyword, group and organize the photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

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Skin Retouching


In this episode, Mark shows his tricks for fast and efficient beauty retouching.

Watch as he shows you quick ways to fix skin issues, hair problems and more. Mastering these techniques will improve your beauty photos, and speed up your post-production time!

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Split Toning


In this episode, Mark demonstrates how to create unique photographs through a post-processing technique called split toning. Using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Mark adjusts the colors in the image by applying different hues to the shadows and highlights.

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Clipping Paths


In this episode Mark Wallace goes over the basics of clipping paths. Increase your stock photography by adding clipping paths to your images! Mark shows you how clipping paths are used then goes into detail on how to use the pen tool in Photoshop CS 5.1 to create a clipping path.

More Info

This video has spawned a lot of e-mail and discussion on YouTube about the Pen Tool. Even though this video is nearly 30 minutes long there is still a lot of information that we had to leave out of the video. Here are some articles that can help you master the Pen Tool.

Photoshop’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

Veerle’s Illustrator Pen Tool Exercises

Photoshop Shortcut Keys compiled by Trevor Morris (awesome link!!)

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Holiday Slideshow


Got a Mac? You can easily create a slideshow to share with your family and friends. In this week’s episode, Mark shows you how to create a digital slideshow for the holidays! Watch as Mark takes you through the step-by-step process of putting together a special holiday slideshow using one of iPhoto’s coolest features! iPhoto is part of Apple’s iLife software package, and in this video, Mark uses the latest version so if you have an older version of iLife, it may be time to update.

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Creative Still Life


In this episode Mark Wallace walks us through the process of making creative still life photography. Mark will demonstrate how to use an aquarium to capture engaging images of ordinary household items. From a strawberry to food coloring, watch as Mark provides step by step instructions for creating unique still life images.

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Sci-Fi Movie Look


In this episode Mark Wallace walks us through the entire process of shooting and editing a science fiction movie poster. Mark will demonstrate how to use lens flare to enhance post-production editing. Mark will also walk through the his Lightroom 3 editing and show each step of the final edit in Adobe Photoshop CS5.5

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