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McElfish Photography

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Author: McElfish

Shapes Tool Collage Photoshop and Photography
Photoshop Challenges, Shapes

Shapes Tool Collage Photoshop and Photography

March 25, 2020March 12, 2026 McElfish 3 mins read

This project must be done with a photograph that is personal to you.  It can be a photograph you took yourself or one of family/friends/pets! […]

Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother
Artists, Lange

Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother

March 22, 2020April 19, 2022 McElfish 2 mins read

Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist.  She is best know for photographs of the great depression.  Lange’s photographs influenced the development […]

Circle of a Landscape Flipped
Photoshop Challenges, Shapes

Circle of a Landscape Flipped

February 27, 2020March 12, 2026 McElfish 1 min read

                  Photograph Select any LANDSCAPE photo you have taken either at school or that you have on […]

Art in a Cup
Photoshop Challenges, Shapes, Still Life

Art in a Cup

February 27, 2020November 16, 2021 McElfish 2 mins read

       Part 1. Photography Take a photograph looking straight down into a coffee cup. You May have someone holding the cup also Make […]

Black Light with Color Theory
Color Theory

Black Light with Color Theory

February 11, 2020March 21, 2024 McElfish 1 min read

  Have a black background Move the Black light into position to light your subject Manual Mode, F5.6, Meter for Shutter Speed   Photoshop Editing […]

Fence Framing and Negative Space
Framing, Photoshop Challenges, Space

Fence Framing and Negative Space

February 3, 2020May 5, 2026 McElfish 2 mins read

Photography Section Have a person stand behind the fence Have them grab onto parts of the fence Take a Photo of the Person DO NOT […]

Outline Effect Portrait
Lines, Photoshop Challenges

Outline Effect Portrait

January 17, 2020January 26, 2022 McElfish 2 mins read

Step 1: Pick a HIGH Resolution image from online of a person turned to the side. *Look for a plain background *Black and White photos […]

Selective Color Adjustment Editing
Photoshop Basics, Photoshop Color Editing

Selective Color Adjustment Editing

January 15, 2020September 27, 2023 McElfish 1 min read

Select Color Adjustment tool can be used to create amazing differences in your photos        After Step 1: Pick the Selective Color Adjustment […]

Black and White High Contrast Editing
Black and White Editing, Photoshop Basics

Black and White High Contrast Editing

January 13, 2020September 28, 2023 McElfish 1 min read

Step 1: Image- Adjustments- Black and White Step 2: On the Layers Pallet, Right Click on the Background Layer and choose Duplicate Layer 3. At […]

HDR Lesson How to Do
HDR Photography, Manual Mode

HDR Lesson How to Do

January 9, 2020January 26, 2026 McElfish 2 mins read
2020 Final Remake
Final 1st Semester Student Work

2020 Final Remake

January 6, 2020November 16, 2021 McElfish 1 min read
Fairy Lights
Holidays, Lights, Winter

Fairy Lights

November 14, 2019November 30, 2021 McElfish 1 min read

Fairy Lights using Manual Mode Set your camera to M Set your ISO for indoor dark lighting Set your Aperture as low as it will […]

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Reflection

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 McElfish 0 mins read
Moon Ball Photoshop
Photoshop Challenges, Shutter Speed

Moon Ball Photoshop

October 16, 2019April 13, 2026 McElfish 2 mins read

This project will be building on from the Fast Shutter Speed Basketball in Hoop Project https://cvhsphotography.com/action-fast-shutter-speed/ The Photo Basket Ball Hoop with the ball going […]

Panning: Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed

Panning: Shutter Speed

October 8, 2019October 2, 2025 McElfish 1 min read

Panning is when you capture a moving object  perfectly sharp and in-focus, but the background will be blurry. Panning tutorial Settings: Apeture:   F/10 Shutter Speed:  […]

Scary Movie Poster
Halloween, Photoshop Challenges

Scary Movie Poster

October 8, 2019October 17, 2025 McElfish 6 mins read

Scary Movie Poster                          Part 1: The Photograph Photo must be taken VERTICALLY (up and […]

Ghost Editing Black and White Film Grain
Ghosts

Ghost Editing Black and White Film Grain

October 5, 2019October 28, 2025 McElfish 1 min read

Ghost Editing Black and White with Film Grain Step 1 Open your photo in ACR Ctrl-Shift-A Step 2 In ACR Go to Light Change Color […]

Editing Ghosts Color Overlay
Ghosts, Halloween, Photoshop Color Editing

Editing Ghosts Color Overlay

October 4, 2019October 21, 2025 McElfish 1 min read

Ghost Editing Color Overlay Step 1 Open photo in Photoshop Go to Image Adjustments Black and White Click OK Step 2 Go to Layers Pallet […]

Refraction With Color Theory
Color Theory, Refraction, Still Life

Refraction With Color Theory

September 25, 2019March 24, 2026 McElfish 2 mins read
Summer into Winter Photoshop
Holidays, Photoshop Challenges, Winter

Summer into Winter Photoshop

September 23, 2019December 8, 2025 McElfish 2 mins read

Step 1: Select the Adjustment Gradient Map. Make sure Reverse is checked This will turn your photograph black and white. Step 2: Right click on […]

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