The last of the cherry blossoms and another quick tip Tuesday

With the iPhone in hand and instant connectivity to the inter webs, it seems like files from the larger toys get archived and forgotten for a while. I noticed this trend taking place personally on my trip to the ice caves and recently to DC to capture the cherry blossoms.

Perfect example, the grid below is just a sample of what I processed and shared on Instagram and Facebook that I took and processed with the iPhone. Granted, your not going to do a wall size print and plaster one of these files on a billboard with any kind of resolution, but the image quality still amazes me….and these are sized down.

Without a doubt, these little handheld devices are game changers!

I knew were heading in a few days past peak and unfortunately a couple days past a rain filled and windy day (these little blossoms are pretty fragile!), but I still had high hopes.

My little travel companion for the trip couldn’t make the trip till the weekend, so we knew it was going to be a challenge to at least find SOME remains of the event. Lucky for her (and me!),we found a few trees that were holding on, seemingly just for us to arrive and enjoy 🙂

After I processed this one, I had a few areas in the sky that had this “funky” kinda tone going on that I didn’t like and wanted to get rid of. I worked on it and share my process it this weeks video below! I also give you a sneak peak at a couple of other images I have yet to release here.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Quick Tip Tuesday – Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool in Photoshop CC

There are quite a few ways to adjust color and tone in your images, but I explore one of them that I have been using a little lately thanks to a tip from RC Concepcion 🙂

Or watch the video here!

And check out RC’s HDR book here!  

Any questions at all?

Let me know in the comments!