Cyanotype Sun Print Project

Cyanotype Sun Print Project

You may have tried out cyanotype paper when you were younger, a cyan-blue paper that produces a print when exposed to sunlight while covered in objects or negatives for a prolonged time.  Photography classes are dealing with a unique problem in a creative way, that...
Photoshop Editing Tutorial: The Orton Effect

Photoshop Editing Tutorial: The Orton Effect

 The Orton Effect is a way of blending photos. It takes two photos of the same scene and mixes high and low details to create a single picture. This is different from the double exposure effect people do with photoshop or film cameras. Double exposure is when the...
Fall 2020 By Rebecca Mercado

Fall 2020 By Rebecca Mercado

Photo taken by me on my camera app! No fancy camera needed to act on inspiration  Fall marks the end of the summer season and the transition into winter. The changes in color, temperature, and daily life can be a challenge for many people, myself included. Dark and...
Interview with Hafthor Yngvason, Director of the Western Gallery

Interview with Hafthor Yngvason, Director of the Western Gallery

Hafthor Yngvason is our Western Gallery Director who loves the art of sculpture and previously worked in Massachusetts and Iceland. Until he reached a tenure limit and moved to the PNW. In our interview, he shares his passions for  public art, as well as expresses his...
Tone Curve Photoshop Tutorial

Tone Curve Photoshop Tutorial

Learning to edit using photoshop, lightroom, or any other photo editing software, in general, can seem overwhelming and arduous. You’ll learn many different ways to enhance your photos like, how to color balance your photos, how to properly expose the lighting,...