How to Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Extraordinary Photo
Jon Armstrong regularly produces photos with an ethereal quality. In this tutorial, he shows you how to turn this:
Into this:
You can see the tutorial right here:
To use his technique, you will need to have Adobe Photoshop, which isn’t an inexpensive program to own. This is NOT a beginner tutorial. If you don’t already own Photoshop, this tutorial will sound like a big mess of “layers this†and “settings that.†Learning how to use Adobe Photoshop is probably the best thing you could ever do for your photos. Even small tweaks can change things from “blah†to “wow!â€
If you already own Photoshop and are familiar with it, Jon’s technique can create some extraordinary effects. Give it a try. So much of what he is describing is just playing with the picture until it looks right. It’s what changes photography from documentation to art.
Good luck, have fun and remember to “Save As…†before you even start so you don’t lose your original!