Create A 3D Effect HDR Image

203 Mar 2013 by Barry Chignell

Certain scenes can be brought to life using a few simple steps in Photoshop to create a 3D effect. When combined with HDR this process can create original images that ‘pop’ and draw the viewers eye to the main subject.

Please noteDue to certain plugins used on FPR to reduce image size, the quality of the images in this tutorial do not give the effect justice. To view the hi-res images on Flickr, click here. Click on any of the images in the tutorial to view the hi-res version

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Yahoo Image Search Update – Now Filters Creative Commons Images

Yahoo Image Search Update – Now Filters Creative Commons Images015 Jan 2013creative commons license, flick license, Yahoo Image Search Update – Now Filters Creative Commons Images by Barry

In a recent update to their image search, Yahoo have introduced a filter to allow you to only display images covered by the Creative Commons license, which you are allowed to reuse (sometimes with conditions, please check).  This is particularly useful when writing blog posts or looking for images to use for presentations etc.

Firstly, this filter only appears to be active on http://images.search.yahoo.com, and is not yet active on http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/.

When searching for images, in the case below I searched for ‘FreePhotoResources’, Yahoo displays images from the web as you would expect:

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Nikon relaunches image storage and sharing site as Nikon Image Space

Jan 22, 2013 at 20:09:09 GMT OTHER NEWS IMAGE-SHARING NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

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Using The ‘Apply Image’ Tool In Photoshop In Your Portraits

Using The ‘Apply Image’ Tool In Photoshop In Your Portraits027 Jan 2013portrait processing, Using The ‘Apply Image’ Tool In Photoshop In Your Portraits by Barry

The ‘Apply Image’ tool in Photoshop is one of those commands that not many people use.  Within the ‘Image’ menu, this command is one of the most powerful within Photoshop and can be used to great effect when post processing your photos.

Apply Image Requirements

In order to use the ‘Apply Image’ command, there are a couple of things that you need to have prepared.  Firstly you require 2 images, your ‘source’ image, and your ‘target’ image.The ‘source’ image will be the image that you are to ‘apply’ to your ‘target’ image.

Both image must be the same size.  One trick I use to ensure that, not only are the 2 images the same size, but in the correct position for your needs when overlaying them, is as follows:

With both images open, create a third, based on the ‘target’ images dimensions.  To do this, with the ‘target’ image in view, press:

CTRL

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