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Kathleen Bjoran is professional photographer in the Atlanta area. She has been involved with professional photography (mostly fine art and commercial) since the late 70's. In addition to teaching regular photography classes and workshops on lighting techniques and Photoshop, she continues to actively experiment through her photography and post processing techniques. You can find her at her web site FreeThoughtPhoto.com as well as on JPG Magazine.
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Shooting and Post-Processing a Multiple Composition – Photo Premium
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Shooting and Post-Processing a Multiple Composition – Photo Premium

Kathleen Bjoran on Jan 19th 2011 with 3 comments

When a challenge was issued by Adobe to the beta testers of Photoshop CS5, we were asked to push Photoshop through a heavy work load and produce something interesting. There were five subjects under which to enter, and this piece took first in “Intelligent Selection Technology.” In today’s tutorial, I’ll be walking you through the whole process of shooting and post-processing this composition.

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Create a Vibrant Lighting Effect With Cross Polarization

Kathleen Bjoran on Sep 21st 2009 with 6 comments

Light has the ability to create many different types of dramatic effect, though there is none as vivid as cross polarization. It awakens the imagination with its vibrance of colors. Though this technique was popular 20+ years ago, it seems to have been lost in the digital shuffle. This tutorial will walk you through the process and equipment to experiment with cross polarization.

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