by Leslie Nicole | May 22, 2013 | Photoshop Tools
Today, Topaz Labs* is introducing the newest in their filter collections for Adobe Photoshop, Clarity. I’ve had a chance to play with it a little bit and it looks very promising! What is Clarity? Topaz Clarity is the ultimate tool to create compelling and...
by Leslie Nicole | May 20, 2013 | Before & After
I photographed this lovely combination of Aliums and decorative grasses at the Chateau du Rivau, not far from where I live in the Loire Valley, France. It was taken during a garden festival and there were people in the background. I wanted to keep the focus on the...
by Leslie Nicole | May 19, 2013 | Articles
Social Media today is an essential way for artists and small business owners to get exposure. I’m particularly fond of Pinterest. I consider Pinterest to be Twitter for visual people. The downside to social media like Pinterest and Tumblr, however, is that a lot...
by Leslie Nicole | May 17, 2013 | Your Work
Photographer Kathleen Bergmann shares these images from her German site, Reich Der Natur, or Realm Of Nature. She offers her images as calendars and postcards as well as a unique product in Germany called Fliparts. Apparently, Fliparts are sort of like a calendar in...
by Leslie Nicole | May 8, 2013 | Articles
I began taking photographs and studying photography around 1982. I photographed people almost exclusively. I photographed my friends—usually with my 2 1/4 format Rolleicord camera. For the longest time I had only one lens and I only used natural light. I did later go...
