Borrowing Pixels
Problem Solving with Photoshop E
very time photographers take pictures, we have to constantly solve problems. The background is distracting, the lighting isn’t quite right, there’s too much contrast, the depth of field is too shallow, the wrong lens was used . . . and on and on. Many problems can be rectified at the time of shooting; many can’t. B.P. -- before Photoshop -- we just had to live with our mistakes or with the less-than-ideal results. Now, however, many problems can be solved. I have a new Photoshop online course start-
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ing in June that addresses the many problems we face every time a camera is in our hands (click HERE for more information). A case in point is the photo below. I shot this during my White Horses of the Camargue photo tour in France, and with action photography, you have to take a lot of shots to get one that’s good. Things happen fast, and it’s impossible to think, plan, and pay attention to every detail. There just isn’t time. So, as the herd of horses were driven down a path toward my group of
