Late last year I was asked by Cheryl from Cheryl McCain Photography if I would be willing to write a guest post for her new “Frugal Still Life Photography” class.
I must say I was quite honoured that she would ask me! I decided to just be myself, to keep it simple, and this is the image I came up with. I wrote a bit about my process; how I set up, photographed and then edited the photo.
There’s nothing like writing something down to make things clear in your own mind and I believe I learned a thing or two as well!
I’m studying the dials and settings on my camera all over again. I was pretty proud of myself for always shooting in manual, but truth be told I still had/have a lot to learn; settings I never use (but should be) and little tricks and tips that hopefully will improve my photography. So thank you, Cheryl, for the boost!
Today I want to share a tip about how to pick a color off the internet and use it in Photoshop. I mentioned in My Holiday Tablescape post that I had sampled a color from the Tiny Prints site to use on the menus I was creating. One of my readers (hi Viv!) asked me how I did it, so here it is!
In Photoshop or Photoshop Elements:
- Click on the Restore Down icon in the upper right corner and make sure you can see both Photoshop and the site where you want to grab the sample.
- Get the Eyedropper tool and in the Options Bar set the Sample Size to 3×3 Average. Click anywhere on an open document.
- Hold down the mouse and drag it over to the internet site and drag around. Watch the color chips in Photoshop and let go of the mouse when you see the one you want. That’s it!
Hope you enjoyed this little tip, and have a wonderful week everyone!
Texture Tuesday at Kim Klassen dot com
For my image today, I added a layer of kk_3003 on Soft Light.
THAT my blogging friend, is a FABULOUS tip! Thank you so much! I can’t wait to try it.
So pleased you like it, Jill! :)
Oh…I want to try it too! Now I have to come up with a project to use it in!! Thanks Barb. Love your guest spot for the FSL class, too!!
Thank you, Kathy! :)
I had no idea and I’ve been using PS for a while. Thank you!
Beautiful image. Thanks for the fabulous tip. Jen
it is beautiful.
Wow, I didn’t know that you could do that! Thanks for sharing this tip!
Your image to beautiful too!
Your photo is simply fantastic…and as someone who knows only the basics of PS, this is a wonderful tip that I will take note of. Thank you!
This is such a beautiful still life! I love the muted colours! And thanks also for the tip – I didn’t know that!
Thanks for the tip — lovely posted image — everything about I like A LOT – you excel in your work with your camera shots and editing..
I am grateful for what you share it helps me out = thank you!
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Thank you for sharing this tip!
Great tip, Barb.
Thank you!
What a beautiful job you did with this, Barb! I’m sure your guest tutorial was superb. I’m sitting here {insert sad face} because I use PSE and can’t use your little trick. There are so many times when it would come in handy.
Thank you so much, Dotti! This trick works in both PS and PSE – try it!
Barb
That’s a great tip, Barb! I’m glad to find your blog from Texture Tuesday! I’m going to look around your site for more of your teaching tips!
Good for you in the teaching job you are a fine photographer, great set up on the image. Beautiful and effective.
I could gaze at this image over and over Barb! Thank you again for your guest post and I took inspiration from it myself to create my post today for Texture Tuesday.
Oh and thanks so much for your tip, will be trying that out for sure!
Thanks for sharing the tip…I’m sure to find it useful in future posts. Your photo you’re sharing here and on the guest blog is great. Really like it. :)
OH thanks for the tip. I shall give this a try when next in photoshop.
I’m not surprised in the least that you were asked to share your wisdom. Really, I mean that. But I still genuinely get what you’re saying about having to still review things step by step. Renee.
Hi Barb
Thanks so much for showing how to do the colour
match, I’m off to play now !
Love the simplicity of this shot Barb, and it is amazing how much we do learn when we teach something. Great tip here! Thanks and have a great week! Keep warm