Gradient Maps — a Ten Second Tutorial

10 Second Tutorial: Gradient Maps from Jessica Maleski on Vimeo. Well it’s actually a bit longer than ten seconds — more like 3 minutes and the audio has a few blips in it — but my first video tutorial is finished! : ) It’s something I’ve...
365 Check-in

365 Check-in

A little over two weeks into it and I have to say it’s been easier than I expected. Maybe because I’m being a lot less demanding of myself this time and maybe because I’ve really gotten use to have a camera with me at most times. It’s easier to...
Decimation Across the Street

Decimation Across the Street

…torn down trees in all their autumn glory. It almost brings tears to my eyes! It was very painful to watch yesterday as they bulldozed the remaining trees on the lot across the street from my home. Two large pine trees and three large maples were ruthlessly...
An Exercise in Focus

An Exercise in Focus

The other day I picked up a copy of The Elements of Photography: Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images by Angela Faris Belt. Now, my stuffed-to-the-gills bookshelves hardly needed another book (especially another one on composition) but I really liked the...
Colors of Autumn

Colors of Autumn

The stars have aligned and I got 2 posts up today! Wow! ; ) I warmed this baby up with an solid orange color overlay and then masked off the cranberries. Who wants orange cranberries? They must be red — however in lightroom I did ever so softly de-saturate the...