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Create an Old-Fashioned Image using ON1 Photo [Video]

In this video I show you how I use a hand-painted overlay and apply it to a photo in Photoshop to give the image an organic and hand-painted feel.

By Nicole S. Young| August 17th, 2017|1 Comment

Settling In

It's been one full month since we arrived in Lincoln to move into our new home, and Brian and I are starting to feel fairly settled. I won't have much of a photo space until [...]

By Nicole S. Young| August 8th, 2017|1 Comment

Back in 2009, when I made my living licensing stock imagery, the size (in megapixels) of the images we could license made a difference in our potential for sales. Photos were sold based on how big the [...]

By Nicole S. Young| July 20th, 2017|17 Comments

The Good Life

Of all of the places I thought I might move to, my home state of Nebraska was not on the list. As a photographer who thoroughly enjoys landscapes, and fell in love with the waterfalls [...]

By Nicole S. Young| July 11th, 2017|37 Comments

Adding a Painted Edge in Photoshop

In this video I show you how I use a hand-painted overlay and apply it to a photo in Photoshop to give the image an organic and hand-painted feel.

By Nicole S. Young| June 16th, 2017|0 Comments

The Inner (Art) Critic

We all have it, the tiny voice inside our head, criticizing our every decision. The smug, egotistical artist inside of us, telling us we're not good enough. Lately this voice has been getting louder; maybe it's trying to [...]

By Nicole S. Young| May 3rd, 2017|8 Comments

Feeling Blue

From the moment I saw a photo of this blue-painted town—when or where that was I have not the faintest idea—Morocco was added to my travel list. Chefchaouen, a name I couldn’t pronounce properly until a [...]

By Nicole S. Young| April 18th, 2017|9 Comments

What’s in my camera bag: Morocco

This week Brian and I will be heading out on a photography trip to Morocco! I've been itching to get out and create more photos for my books, tutorials and my Stocksy collection, and traveling is always the best [...]

By Nicole S. Young| April 6th, 2017|0 Comments

Processing a Realistic Landscape HDR [Video]

Watch me edit a realistic HDR photograph using Aurora HDR and Adobe Lightroom.

By Nicole S. Young| March 27th, 2017|18 Comments

Review: Bumblejax Acrylic Block Prints

It's painful to admit that I don't print enough of my work. I blame it on the lack of wall space in our house (and that my office is almost entirely covered in shelves). :) So when I received an email from Bumblejax asking if I would take a look at one of their products I was intrigued, particularly with the acrylic blocks.

By Nicole S. Young| March 20th, 2017|0 Comments

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