Phil Atiyeh presents “Fab 4 Creative Techniques” on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7pm, Lone Tree Civic Center. Join remotely via Zoom. Arrive 30 minutes early for social time, to visit with your fellow club members and meet some new folks. The program is 7pm – 9pm.
Photographers have a bewildering array of software available for creating artistic effects and works of art. If I could pick just a few, it would be these Fab 4. Each one is unique in how it transforms an image. And when combined with others, the variety of artistic effects can offer a full stage of creativity from basic enhancements to artistic impressions. And from the surreal to abstracts.
This How-To presentation will walk you through each technique showing numerous examples using Photoshop and one other software program that is incredibly powerful – and free. Presentation Notes
So explore your creative side and take a magical mystery tour with some creative techniques that will Rock Your World.
About Phil Atiyeh
Phil Atiyeh‘s past life in helping companies develop and launch new products has offered a natural path into photography where similar technical and aesthetic elements must work together. While he’s always had an interest in photography, it wasn’t until he left the workforce in 2019 (and joined the ‘playforce’), that he accelerated and expanded his photography with greater passion.
Phil has received over 100 awards in his five years with the New Haven Camera Club as well as merit awards from various photography associations. He has conducted numerous presentations for camera clubs and conferences. His work has been displayed at the Small Stones Festival of the Arts in Grafton, MA, the Milford Arts Council in CT and Spectrum Art Gallery in Centerbrook, CT. His Judges Choice image of five inquisitive alpacas was awarded the cover photo of the Alpaca Owners Guide (yes, believe it or not, there’s a magazine for this!).
Whether he’s designing and crafting wood products, playing the drums with other musicians or capturing and processing images from his camera – it’s simply about the drive to create. And photography for Phil has become an incredibly powerful medium for exploiting this passion.
