Shifting Pitch in GarageBand 10

A tutorial on shifting pitch in GarageBand 10.1.2.

Adobe Bridge Overview

I use Adobe Bridge to transfer, batch rename, keyword, and organize my files. In this tutorial, I show some of these basic uses for Bridge.

The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop

The fifth in a five part series. I look at the Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop. We complete the composite image "A Hard Days Work for the Mighty Quinn."

The other videos in this series include:
1. Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
2. Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop
3. Using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
4. Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop Explained
5. The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop [current selection]

Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop

The fourth in a five part series. Jeff Murphy looks at the use of Alpha Channels and the gradient tool to create a gradated edge on a selection. Jeff gets some help from his son Quinn.

The other videos in this series include:
1. Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
2. Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop
3. Using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
4. Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop Explained [current selection]
5. The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Using Blending Modes in Photoshop

The third in a five part series. I look at the use of layer blending modes as I begin to create a composite image that looks much like an old albumen print. Jeff gets some help from his son Quinn, Quinn's friend Katie, and his most excellent wife.

This is a follow up to the more in-depth tutorial on Blending Modes: http://youtu.be/FxwHplcidGk

The other videos in this series include:
1. Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
2. Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop
3. Using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop: A Review [current selection]
4. Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop Explained
5. The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop

The second in a five part series. Jeff Murphy demonstrates the use of adjustment layers as he begins to create a composite image that looks much like an old albumen print.

The other videos in this series include:
1. Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
2. Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop [current selection]
3. Using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
4. Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop Explained
5. The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review

The first in a five part series. Jeff Murphy gives an overview of the selection tools as he begins to create a composite image that looks much like an old albumen print. A more detailed explanation of the selection tools can be seen in the video Selection Basics in Adobe Photoshop

The other videos in this series include:
1. Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop: A Review [current selection]
2. Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop
3. Using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop: A Review
4. Alpha Channels in Adobe Photoshop Explained
5. The Path Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Using the Clone Stamp Tool in Adobe Photoshop

A demonstration of the Clone Stamp Tool in Adobe Photoshop CS5.5. I'm using the image Vulture © 2012 for this demonstration.

Using Transformation Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Quinn and Jeff talk fixed gear bikes and transformation tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Layers and Layer Mask Basics

Quinn helps Jeff work with layers and layer masks in Adobe Photoshop.

Smart Objects in Photoshop

This tutorial explores the use of Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop. We place a camera RAW file and also convert a layer to a smart object.

Masking and Refining Edges in Adobe Photoshop

Jeff Murphy demonstrates the selection tools and the Refine Edge Dialogue box. He is using a really hot model.

Using the Liquify Filter in Photoshop

Jeff has some fun with Barley-Rox and the Liquify Filter in Adobe Photoshop.

Retouching tools in Adobe Photoshop

A demonstration of some of the common retouching tools in Adobe Photoshop.

Making selections in Adobe Photoshop

A demonstration of how to use the selection tools, Quick Mask mode, and Refine Edge window in Adobe Photoshop.

Blending Modes in Photoshop

Digital media artist Jeff Murphy explores blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop.
The example work Raft is © 2012 by Jeff Murphy.

Using Camera Raw Files

in this video, we look at using the camera RAW file format. Thanks to 3-year old Quinn Freeman Murphy for the shoot. It's a rough lighting situation and daddy still hasn't had his coffee.

Raft

New panorama:

It's entitled raft and I am really pleased with how this came out. The bird was given to me by my neighbor, the raft came together with twigs from the yard, and the water environment was composed from creek bordering our property. The raft was photographed with the bird skeleton floating in a deep blue water table (this is shared equally between our son and our dog Barley-Rox who despite being a sixty-pound boxer, can still find a way to lay down in the table).

I started this off with the intent of showing my students that they could be creative with their current panorama project in digital photography class. The panorama doesn't need to be typical in the sense that the the photographer needs to complete a 360 degree rotation in pictures. Moving some objects around a bit in Photoshop can work as well. This work was composed of four images covering about 160 degrees.

Like the other works in this series, I will print the image out on cloth and adhere it to a plywood frame. It is then coated with multiple layers of wax.

Quinn visits the SPE (Society for Photographic Education) national conference in Atlanta, March 2011.

I gave the rough cut video track to my Digital Media class and each student created an original soundtrack using GarageBand. I thought Christy Megenbir's audio track fit the work best, especially since Quinn's getting a new bike for his upcoming birthday. I have visions of him growing out of the tricycle and I'm feeling nostalgic already.

Failure: The Opportunity

I've been teaching at the University level for many years. One of my mantras has always been that failure, for an artist, can be a good thing. Creativity can't exist without a struggle. One can't break new ground if the ground doesn't present an obstacle. If we end up just where we thought we would well, then, what have we really learned?

I'm not the first to notice this. There have been countless artist before me who have recognized that artistic creation is not just the product of moving from point A to B. It's more like swimming through a fog. I know I'm on my way to SOMETHING. What that SOMETHING is still a bit obscure...distorted...fuzzy.

Lately, however, I've noticed that parenting magazine are commenting on this as well - recognizing that a child can't grow without facing challenges, and more importantly, overcoming their initial failure with independent persistence. So, we are encouraged to step back and let the little one fail. Right. Sure. No problem. This is what I've been saying to my students all along.

In truth. It's pretty hard.