John Paul Caponigro

News & Updates

26 November 2008 1 Comment

Some news and updates relating to this blog and my work…

One of the instructors at Photoshop World 2008 that I picked up an amazing technique from is John Paul Caponigro. He taught a class called “Drawing With Light” and the stuff he taught in that class revolutionized the way I dodge and burn in Photoshop.

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