by Leslie Nicole | Jun 1, 2012 | Photoshop
I’ve written before about using the free Pixel Bender Oil Paint filter for Adobe Photoshop CS5. I just upgraded to Adobe Photoshop CS6 and was ecstatic to find that the Oil Paint filter is now included. They’ve made a few changes to the settings that I...
by Leslie Nicole | May 25, 2012 | Before & After
I’ve wanted a magnolia tree for some time, so I finally planted one this spring. This is the one flower I had this year. I’m looking forward to more next year! Here’s the image with only the initial adjustments in Lightroom. Below, I’ve made...
by Leslie Nicole | Apr 3, 2012 | Before & After
This weekend in my forays to antique stores and flea markets, I picked up this bowl, wooden boule and stack of old books. I immediately envisioned them together with these tulips and hyacinths blooming in the garden right now. I threw in a few other vintage elements I...
by Leslie Nicole | Jan 21, 2012 | Before & After, Photoshop
I get a lot of emails asking me how I get my images to look clear and crisp and I’ve had questions asking me about how I use the Topaz Labs filters. This is a good opportunity for me to do a demo of how I capture and process my images. Let’s take a look at...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 8, 2011 | Before & After
There are times when an image seems to spring forth fully-formed like Athena from Zeus’ head. Everything just flows and clicks and I go from camera to a finished piece in one day. There are other times when an image takes time. I mean a lot of time. I have a...
