This tutorial will cover how to create a modern blog design in Adobe Photoshop. I am using Adobe Photoshop CS4, but this can be accomplished with any modern version of the software. I tend to use the marquee tool to make many shapes in this tutorial but you can use the shape tools if you are more familiar with those.
Download the layered Photoshop file
Let’s have a look at what we’ll be making…
Ever want to have a neat and unique desktop/wallpaper image? Here’s an easy way to make a cool image with just a photo and Photoshop.
First, pick a photo that has some colors and contrast. Also, photos with a lot of depth of field work better than photos with a narrow depth of field. Here’s the photo I picked:
After some questions asking how I process my hdr photos, particularly the bus photos, I decided to put together this small tutorial.
The software used to complete this tutorial is Photomatix 3.0 and Photoshop CS.
When shooting photos for an hdr process I set my camera (Canon 30D) to the fastest frame rate possible (5 FPS) and set the Auto Exposure Bracketing to the maximum amount of stops (2). I find that the fast frame rate will allow me to shoot handheld and then Photomatix can align the photos. I like using a wide angle lens and I my favorite lens for HDR is my Sigma 10-20mm.
I expose the photos so the darkest of the shots has the scene outside of the bus exposed correctly, since it’s darker inside the bus. I suppose I could shoot more exposures, but since I didn’t have a tripod, I just shot 3.
Here’s the 3 photos I ended up with:
I produce electronic music, take photos, and design websites.
