A few weeks ago, a friend of mine at Shutterstock.com asked if I’d contribute to a series of articles on their blog called The Best Thing I Ever Created. It sounded really cool so I jumped at the chance and wrote the article.
Since it was first posted, I’ve had a few people drop me notes saying they loved my Layers book, or they loved a certain online class I did on KelbyOne.com (my Long Exposure photography class got a lot of hits) – and why didn’t I say that was the best project I ever made? Well, I have to say it was a really tough choice, but here’s what tipped me over to picking my compositing book. It was another article, from the very same series, written by Derek Sivers, and it has a great quote in it that really resonated with me:
“The best thing we ever created is the thing where we really used everything we knew, or grew to know in the process.”
As many writers before me here, I struggled with deciding what project I’ve worked on could be called the “best”. But as soon as I read that article from Derek, I knew exactly which project I needed to write about. Anyway, here’s a link to my article if you’re up for a quick read. It’s been over 3 years since I wrote that book, so it was kinda fun to think back about the project and talk about it a little.
Have a good one!
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.
Hello!
I’ve been eyeballing this book recently. I realize you’re biased, but would you say it would still be useful in Photoshop CC 2014?
Also, do you have any suggestions (or does the book) for finding photo resources that could be used when creating composites for sale? I am interested in selling composite work, but it seems most stock licenses require really expensive licensing for “resale,” making the idea fruitless. While I would prefer to use my own photos, I don’t have the means currently to travel to England for castle photography (just for example).
Thanks for any tips on both these issues. 🙂
Some time ago I bought your book and I really think that it is wonderful I learned a lot from it. Your long exposure photography class is a very good one too. Regards and congratulations for your good work
Thanks Betty!