Photographer Creates Lifelike Social Media Influencer Using Only AI
A photographer whose work has transitioned to being "80% AI" has generated a lifelike social media influencer using artificial intelligence (AI).
Photos Used to Generate AI Images for Client So Photographer Never Shoots Again
Photographer Antti Karppinen shot photos for a client which became the basis of a dataset so that AI images can be produced of the models -- removing the need for him to shoot any more photos.
Photographer Breaks Out of a Creative Block, Literally
As he set out to overcome his creative block, photographer Antti Karppinen shot a photo that portrays the feeling of creative exhaustion and lack of inspiration that so many creatives can relate to.
How I Bring My Sketches to Life as Conceptual Photo Art
For a digital artist like me, getting those unique ideas for my images is one of the most important things. I see the ideas in my dreams, when I read a magazine, when I’m out for a walk, or pretty much anywhere. I have learned that ideas are everywhere if you just allow yourself to see them.
These Before-and-After Images Reveal What Goes Into My Photo Art
As a digital artist, I create images that are optical illusions, interesting concepts, and fantasy worlds. For this, I have to have tools to achieve my visions and this is where my retouching background comes into play.
‘Turn the Blind Eye’: How I Turned a Concept Photo Idea Into Reality
I’m not an environmental activist. I’m more or less a regular dude who hates taking out biowaste, still drives a diesel because it's cheaper, and recycles plastic because my wife tells me to. I enjoy our Finnish lake views, clean air, and peaceful sunsets, but rarely thought about losing them... until recently.
How to Identify 30 Different Species of Photographer in the Wild
Finnish photo artist Antti Karppinen put together this handy 4-minute video that's a helpful guide on how to identify 30 different species of photographer you'll find out in the wild.
Learn Photoshop by Recreating Movie Posters
Photographer and retoucher Antti Karppinen has started a new series of video tutorials that aims to teach Photoshop techniques by recreating the looks seen in movie posters.
How to Photoshop Portraits in the Style of Pam Dave Zaring’s Family Photos
Want to retouch your photos to look just like Pam Dave Zaring's amazingly bad family photos that have been going viral? Photoshop expert Antti Karppinen has just released a tutorial showing how you can achieve the exact same look in Photoshop.
7 Common Portrait Lighting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
If you're just getting started in studio portrait light, here's a 12-minute video that may be helpful to you. Photographer Antti Karppinen shares 7 of the most common lighting mistakes done in studio portraits, and he teaches how you can avoid each one.
This is How One Photographer Dodges and Burns His Photos
Photographer and visual artist Antti Karppinen dodges and burns his photos using a single 50% natural gray layer in Overlay blending mode. By sharing these gray "dodge and burn layers" separately, Karppinen can easily show exactly what he did to each of his photos.
How to Dodge and Burn Your Photos Using Gaussian Blur
Here's a 5-minute tutorial by photography artist Antti Karppinen that shares a technique for effectively dodging and burning your photo using the Gaussian Blur adjustment in Photoshop.
How to Match Saturation in Composite Photos Using Photoshop
Once you've matched the color tones in a composite photo, you can then move on to matching the saturation for proper realism. Here is a 5-minute tutorial from Antti Karppinen that shows how you can do so using Photoshop.
Here’s the Best Way to Match Tones in Composite Photos
One of the most common difficulties with compositing photos is having the color tones of the different parts of the image match. This can be tricky to achieve, but this 10-minute tutorial by Photoshop expert Antti Karppinen shows a powerful way you can do it using a Selective Color adjustment mask.
A Before and After Look at the Magic of a Photoshop Artist
Photographer and visual artist Antti Karppinen has been reimagining photos using Photoshop for over 23 years now. Here's a before-and-after look at how Karppinen is able to take plain portraits (shot in studios, garages, and outdoors) and turn them into dreamlike images.
I See You: Avatar Photoshoot Turns Into a Meaningful Experience for Everyone
I’m always searching for interesting personal projects—ideas that are worth the effort and time it takes to make it visible.
How to Make a Portrait Look Like Wet Plate Collodion Using Photoshop
Love the look of wet plate collodion photographs? Did you know you can give any digital photo that same look using Photoshop? It's a technique that can be learned in about 10 minutes.
Creating a Surreal Musician Portrait with a Sideways Photo and Photoshop
Photographer Antti Karppinen was recently hired to do a portrait photo shoot with Cardiff-based singer and songwriter Jammy Harris. For one of the shots, Karppinen decided to create a mind-bending image of Harris sitting on a stone ledge over rough waters using a creative perspective and photo-manipulation.
Creating My Own Captain Jack Sparrow Movie Posters with a Garage Shoot and Photoshop
Last year I stumbled upon an online video showing a man dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow, and decided that this is the one guy I want to take photos of and make some movie-style posters. I love everything about the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, especially the movie posters of the whole series.