Bill Simone is a photographer based in Pennsylvania and focused on national clients. His work ranges from people to still life to product and the well managed studio is capable of turning out top notch images for all kinds of projects.
This image was shot for the studio book and Bill and Shana, his studio assistant, [...]

Steve at Pro Digital Image shows us a handy little technique for creating a new background on a mundane product shot. Sometimes there is no option but to shoot something with a less than desirable background or surface, and creating a new surface can add more snap to the image.
Steve takes a very careful approach [...]

Whether you like Dave Hill’s unique look or not (I do), this tutorial is a very interesting way of creating a more illustrative look to your images. Do it and see how you can work the look into your own styles.
Nick Wheeler, one of my all times Flickr favorites, just uploaded a [...]

This article has a great little Photoshop tutorial on adding texture. The writer uses and illustration, but you could certainly do this with a photograph as well. Take a look.
Add Stock Textures to Images for extra ‘Oomph’
In this little Photoshop tutorial we’ll be designing a quick art piece, then we’ll be adding some texture to [...]

One of the best places I know to get high quality actions is Deviant Art. They range from free to inexpensive, and there is something there for nearly every photographer. Check them out, and there are other resources there as well.