CREATIVE PHOTO FOLK

Transform your photos into exciting art THAT SELLS
using in-camera tricks and Photoshop techniques

Painted ice photography Apr 19, 2023

In this week's creative photography project I’ll show you how to achieve a coooool photography technique, ice painting!

This basically involves freezing some water, painting the ice and then...

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Black out animals Apr 19, 2023

In this creative photography and photo-editing project I’ll show you how to take your animal, wildlife, pet or zoo photos and replace distractions with a black background to make printable...

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Paint in oil and milk Apr 19, 2023

In this creative photography project we'll combine milk, oil and paint to capture CRAZY colourful abstracts.

You'll learn what to do and what NOT to do to get interesting results perfect for wall...

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The Adamski Effect Apr 19, 2023

In this week's creative photography project I'll show you how to use Photoshop to create the popular Adamski Effect using motion blur to replicate ICM.

This effect was named after Josh Adamski, the...

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Water drops on CDs Apr 19, 2023

Photographing water drops on CDs is an easy project, requiring very little gear, that you can immerse yourself in for hours!

In this project I'll give you all my tips and variations for how to...

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Make abstract mandala art Apr 19, 2023

In this week's creative photography project we’re going to work some magic to create mandala like structures by making copies of an image and varying their positions and blend for a result...

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Hands over face double exposure technique Apr 19, 2023

This 'hands over face' double exposure project is a simple, yet effective, photography and editing trick that blends two exposures together for an interesting (yet slightly creepy)...

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How AI will impact your photography and art Jan 09, 2023

Right now many artists are rightfully concerned that their hobbies and livelihoods are under threat with the rise of AI.

But actually, I see no serious threat, only opportunity.

Hear me out.

AI is...

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Are you allowed to call yourself a photographer? Aug 17, 2022

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Does it make you uncomfortable to call yourself a photographer? Today I’m diving into when it is and isn’t okay.

Recently I was speaking to someone who suggested that people who are...

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Why comparing yourself to other photographers is the fastest way to lose your mojo Aug 10, 2022

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The curse of comparison. One of photography’s biggest mojo killers. In this episode I’m talking tips to avoid inadequacy by changing the way you look at your work in relation to...

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What Instagram's move towards video means for photographers Aug 03, 2022

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Instagram recently tweaked their algorithm to focus mainly on video and its got a few people upset. Here’s what it means for photographers.

Right now there’s a pretty significant...

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Why I'm convinced the photography gods hate me Jul 27, 2022

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Do you have the photography curse where nothing ever goes right? Cos I sure do.

I’ve been eyeing off a particular location for about two years. It’s a tunnel of trees that turns golden...

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