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In today's video, I delve into a discussion about street photography and try to pin a definition on this nearly undefinable genre. Do I succeed? I don't really know. Am I a street photographer? I have started to wonder if perhaps I am.…

Some photo editing examples from my own photography portfolio. I also made the music (titled "Whistlers") in Ableton Live (experimental). The video is featuring the "before" and "after" versions of some 70 of my photos. These are…

Photographing the moon can be easy--I walk you through the process and give you exact settings to use. For more advanced photographers, I'll also introduce you to Registax ( and show you how to get EXTREMELY detailed photos of the moon.…

In this tutorial I'll be showing you just how far you can get retouching a portrait in Phase One Capture One Pro 8. We'll cover the retouch from start to finish without ever going into Adobe Photoshop. Use coupon code AMBMICHAEL to save…

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To get my source files, sign up at: In this episode, I will show you a shoot that I did at Thoiry a few weeks ago - I then tried using Lightroom to give them a fine art look. In this episode I will give you: - The Raw files - The…

This is an old video with no sound, new and improved version can be found here: Portrait in GIMP 2.8 Part 1 Skin | Portrait in GIMP 2.8 Part 2 Eyes, Lips, Hair | This is one of the ways you can use to retouch your portraits. I tried…

In this video, I'll show you all the steps I took in creating a dark self portrait. This portrait has my entire body fade to black and only shows my head and hands.

During 2 months we will upgrade your photography skills every day! PHOTO SCHOOL by Viacheslav and Irina Skripnik - 50 sessions about photography, post-processing and marketing. Coolest photography school ever, isn’t it? Start your…

In today's video, I delve into a discussion about fine art photography and try to pin a definition on this nearly undefinable genre. Do I succeed? I don't really know. Am I a fine art photographer? I have started to wonder if perhaps I…