History Brush Tool in Photoshop
Today, I thought it would be the right day to write about a simple Photoshop-tool called the History-brush tool and how to start using it for a number of wonderful actions
Why Editing Pictures is as Important as the Photo Shoot?
Editing Pictures is as Important as the Photo Shoot. It can define your style.
I am sharing with you my own editing process.
The Importance of a Graphic Tablet in the Digital Retouching World
Working in 16 Bit Mode in Photoshop
by: Dietmar Kohl Photographer Dietmar Kohl shares with us his technique for working in 16 bit mode in Photoshop. Thanks Dietmar, I’m sure this will be very helpful to those wishing to maintain the highest resolution when retouching your images. Benjamin Kanarek So here we go… I just downloaded the RAW images and started to [...]
Photographer and Digital Retoucher
An interesting perspective on the world of digital retouching and the tools available from software Photoshop to hardware with the Wacom Tablet
Retouching… Much Ado About Nothing
Is the April issue of French Marie Claire “throwing stones into the water? ” Their whole issue is without any retouching! Finally the readers will be exposed to the RAW truth without the artificial frills!
I Love Candies
The VOGUE Brazil Joséphine de LA BAUME Behind the Scenes
Some images behind the scenes of shoot with the new it girl – Joséphine de LA BAUME photographed by Benjamin Kanarek for VOGUE Brazil
The End of the Print Portfolio?
I was recently asked to share my portfolio with a magazine and asked how would they prefer to view it. To my surprise they said “just bring your laptop, that will be fine” and they added that “more and more photographers are presenting their work using this medium”. I was pleased and disturbed at the [...]
The “How Did You Do That?” Question
I am often asked the question, “How Did You Do That?” I could very simply answer the question which I often do and the results that person gets isn’t what he/she was expecting. If I talk about post production, yes the actions on the image will be as I recommended, but when asked about the results of a shoot, I more often than not get a disappointing, “it doesn’t look like yours…!”
“Why I Won’t Shoot for Free”…
I wanted to share my RANT with you via this incredible Video with Author Harlan Ellison. One of the Sci-Fi Greats. He mirrors my sentiments perfectly. The only difference is I would swear a lot MORE!!! I think I have paid my dues. Don’t insult my intelligence and ask me to do a job for [...]
Which Lens and Shooting Space are Required for a Fashion & Beauty Shoot? Part 1
Part 1: Fashion The Studio for Fashion. When preparing to embark on a Fashion or Beauty shoot, it is important to know what the environment and shooting space you will be doing your project in is like. For the sake of clarity, I will commence with a classic fashion shoot in a moderately sized studio [...]
Is Shooting for a Bad Magazine Good?
Today on a generalist Photo Forum under the Portrait Fashion category, someone from a small independent and in my opinion based on what I saw on their web site, not very good fashion magazine, placed an ad for photographers for their magazine. Now that seemed strange in the first place, which I go on to [...]
“Eyes of Laura Mars”
Eyes of Laura Mars I was inspired to write this short introduction to this film from 1978 starring Faye Dunaway called “Eyes of Laura Mars” by someone on a photography forum that said that some of my imagery reminded him of the film. I had totally forgotten how affected I was by this film as [...]
You are part of an Expo, but your the Last to Find Out About It!
I was quite amused to find out that I have a major expo in Germany of my work and I wasn’t informed about it. I was just doing a search on Yahoo after being told by several people on the photo forums who discovered that I am part of another LUMAS Galleries Exhibition. The Expo [...]
Fashion and Architecture
Fashion and Architecture Two of the most enduring remnants of society that feature as an evident and omni-present mirroring of society are the towering structures and Architectural ruins of past civilizations and the clothing humanity wore throughout recorded and pre-recorded history. However what is also fascinating is that fashion like architecture and industrial design depend [...]
The Benjamin Kanarek Camera Waves Internet Radio Interview
Here is my interview by Phillip Skulte for Camera Waves Radio which was done about two and a half years ago. I talk about how I got started. The ups and downs of the ‘Biz’. My different sponsorships. Photo gear, Fashion and all kinds of other tid-bits you may enjoy… Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 [...]
Post Processing Variation to “Add Dimension to Your Flat Photos”
Remember you my last post about Adding Dimension to Your Flat Photos – One Post Production Technique, well nothing is carved in stone, here is one variation