Latest articles by James Paterson
Transform photos into bold, blocky shapes in Affinity Photo
TUTORIAL Learn how to transform a photo into bold, blocky shapes as James Paterson explains key tools and filters in Affinity Photo
How to create a moody sports portrait
tutorial Use a couple of Speedlights for a moody backdrop
Bird-hemian rhapsody! Try a mobile studio for creative animal location shots
TUTORIAL James Paterson uses a mobile studio for creative animal shots on location for fun farm portraits full of character
Use Affinity Photo to make intricate image enhancements in seconds
TUTORIAL Learn how to use Affinity Photo to make intricate image enhancements in seconds with quick mask skills
Capture artistic automotive portraits with beautiful blurred motion
TUTORIAL James Paterson shows you how to capture artistic portraits with beautiful blurred motion in your car
Give models a change of clothes with Affinity Photo's Displace Filter
TUTORIAL James Paterson shows how to map a pattern onto clothes and get to grips with Affinity Photo’s powerful Displace filter
Want a wall-length panorama? Here's how to create jaw-dropping giant photos
Video James Paterson shows you how to shoot and edit photos for wonderful, whopping, wall-length displays
Create a fantastic polygon portrait in Affinity Photo with macro magic
Video Transform a portrait image into bold polygon patterns with the help of Macros in Affinity Photo
How to create a fantastical storm in a teacup with Photoshop CC
Video Whip up incredible conceptual art and demonstrate essential Photoshop compositing skills with layers and masks
Take incredible insect photos with cheap extension tubes
Video Learn how to take incredibly detailed close up insect photos cheaply, using extension tubes and focus stacking skills
Craft a fantastical composite and learn key skills along the way in Photoshop CC
Video James Paterson shows you how to craft a fantastical composite and get to grips with key compositing skills in Photoshop CC
Optical illusion! Bring your toys to life with forced perspective photography
Video Learn how to use forced perspective photography to make toys appear larger than life
Use your 37 FREE paint splash brushes to create graphic portraits in Affinity
Video Transform a portrait into a series of splashes using these 37 FREE brushes in Affinity Photo
Use your FREE Photoshop mist brushes to add loads of atmosphere to photos
Video These FREE Photoshop brushes enable you to enhance the atmosphere of your photos with mist
Photography cheat sheet: Full-length male model portrait poses
CHEAT SHEET Learn to pose male models with our posing guide cheat sheet
Top 10 AI tools in Photoshop (and is the rise of one-click editing a good thing?)
Features With Photoshop CC updates now regularly adding new AI tools, is image editing changing for the better, or the worse?
Use Photoshop's Depth Blur filter to automatically blur distracting backdrops
Video Understand the new Depth Blur filter in Photoshop and how to automatically blur out a distracting backdrop
How to use a ring light: get perfect perfect pet and people portraits
Video Wondering how to use a ring light properly? Here's how to get creative for pet and people photos
Enhance your image’s tones and colors with layer blend modes in Affinity Photo
Video Try out these tricks to enhance your tones and colors with the layer blend modes in Affinity Photo
Light-paint your portrait photos using a cheap fiber-optic brush
Video Light-paint incredible portraits using a cheap fiber-optic brush for brilliant abstract results
Make striking double exposures and learn key layer skills in Affinity Photo
Video Combine double exposure images the modern way for an old-school film effect, and learn key layer skills in Affinity Photo
Modify Channels in Affinity Photo to make intricate selections, fast!
Video Learn how to modify Channels in Affinity Photo to make incredibly intricate selections in just a few seconds
How to cheat at photography: create realistic lens flares in Photoshop
Video Love the lens flare look? Cheat at photography and create the effect in Photoshop with filters and gradient tricks
