July Roundup

Well… July certainly hasn't been any less hectic than June was. Packing up the house, cross country road trip, new job, unpacking the house, two dented cars, some broken furniture — this month just flew by with all the fun stuff! Yet somehow I managed to pump out a few articles despite all the craziness. Things are finally starting to settle down and I actually got to edit some photos last night. It feels good to be getting back in the swing of things. And with that, here are my favorite July articles.

• Photoshop Tip: Non-Destructive Burning and Dodging
  A guide to adding targeted contrast control to your photograph through non-destructive processing (dodging and burning) with Photoshop.
• Add Impact To Your Photos With “The Rule Of Three”
  The rule of three is a less than mainstream composition technique that adds a tremendous amount of impact to a photo. See how it’s done!
• Quick Tip: Use Super-Wide Angles For Architecture
  Break the rules of architecture photography and use the distortion of super-wide angle lenses to produce creative and artistic photos.
• Photos From My Cross-Country Road Trip
  Here are a few photos from a cross-country trip as we traveled from New Jersey to San Diego.
• 18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
  A guest post of mine that was published over at the Digital Photography School Blog that details some of my most heavily used Photoshop keyboard commands.

I've been doing these monthly roundups since March, so if you want to see the other ones, head over to the Roundup archive and look for the month of your choice.