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It's 12:00 AM, you're finally getting ready for bed after a six hour long Photoshop jag, and you suddenly realize that your image of an industrial wall would look way edgier with some lettering splashed on it. Thanks to the handy Displace Filter, it's pretty easy to layer a 2D typeface onto the 3D surface in your photo.

This weekend, Millions of Americans will gather around televisions and computers to watch one of the biggest spectacles in sports: The Super Bowl. For more than 40 years, the top two teams in the NFL have met to duke it out on the field.

Hotspots are hard to avoid when shooting in the summertime, but they can creep up on you almost any time of year. Even harsh winter light bearing down on your subject can leave your photos with a few shiny spots that end up erasing essential detail or making skin look sweaty or overly-pale.

[caption id="attachment_8028" align="aligncenter" width="620"] David Lachapelle in his studio.

It comes as no surprise that CreativeLive’s 2014 top-selling photography classes run the gamut from John Greengo’s perpetually essential Fundamentals of Digital Photography to Felix Kunze and Sue Bryce’s mesmerizing, banter-rich Lighting Challenge: Natural vs. Studio.

The holidays are going to be here faster than you can say "candy cane binge," and chances are, you still have a few presents to buy, specifically for the photographer mom in your life. If your wife (or mother!