The Image Manipulation Sore just released a new set of texture brushes and I think that they have a potential to be a game changer in how compositors work with overlays. Actually, I am not a big fans of brushes. I only use them on rare occasions and mostly for stamping things. Things like my watermark, or a (C) mark. But I think that this set of brushes may start a trend....

Madison Dube, a photographer working with Prince during the final years of his life, has filed a lawsuit against the late singer’s estate. She claims that the estate been using her work without a license. Therefore, she is suing the estate along with its “associated companies” for copyright infringement. Complete Music Update writes that Dube’s work caught Prince’s attention in 2013. They reportedly became friends and Prince became her mentor. From 2013 to his death in 2016, Prince reportedly hired Dube on many occasions....

Google has suspended business operations with Huawei, effective immediately, according to Reuters. They say that a source close to the matter has told them Google was forced to suspend business with Huawei that “requires the transfer of hardware and software products”. What this essentially means is that all future Hauwei products are cut off. If you already have a Huawei, though, you might be ok. Probably. At least, for now. A Google spokesperson told Reuters that “Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices”...

Coming up with new and interesting ways to improve your portraits in the studio can sometimes be challenging. You feel like you’re just going through the motions session after session. Photographer, Joe Edelman, recently posted a video about the Light Blaster and how it can help you get more creative in the studio, to project shapes and even entire scenes onto your backdrop or subject. In Joe’s newest video, he takes things a little more three dimensional....

This image was part of a 2 photo shoot. One I created for Dark realm collective, the other was this portrait. So to get started I need to find a good background image. I was thinking small town America ( yes I know, Ive watched too many American movies) as it fits well with the theme. Now as you can see from above this background needs a little work, but most of the bottom will not be seen, so we can just focus on the tops of the building and the sky....