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P#44: The Damen Station on the Blue Line in Chicago

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In Bert Monroy's first panorama painting, he set out to capture Damen Station on the Blue Line of Chicago in all its glory . From the tiniest detail of the buildings in the background to his own hidden "easter eggs," Bert explains where this painting comes from.

P#44: Dining In: A New York Oyster Bar

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Bert Monroy's painting of a New York oyster bar is a perfect example of how technology and painting can sometimes trump photography, taking vivid realism to the next level -- in other words, beyond the real.

P#44: Late Afternoon Reflections

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The key to this late afternoon painting? Detail, both in the objects themselves and the shadows they cast.

P#44: The Old Red Truck, She Ain't What She Used to Be

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This Photoshop painting of an old red truck brings out the best combination of technology and photography imaginable: you won't believe your eyes, especially once you learn all the little tricks that went into creating the effect.

P#44: An Old Chair, A New Way of Doing Things

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In this painting of an old chair, Bert Monroy demonstrates the surprising versatility of modern technology. You won't believe you're not looking at a photograph!

P#44: Bountiful Bean Bins

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You'd think the time commitment Bert Monroy made with creating all the various patterns of the beans in his "Bean Bins" Photoshop painting would be enormous. Come to find out, that's not the case at all...

Bert Monroy's "Objects on Cloth" is a stunning example of Photoshop painting, a perfect balance of light, color and shadow created entirely on the computer.

P#42: Corporate Executive in Repose

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David explains how the use of proper lighting transfers this shot of a corporate executive into sometime a bit more interesting than your average annual report shot.

P#42: Soft Yet Snappy: It's the Singing Man!

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In this photo of a singing man, David Tejada demonstrates what happens when an ideal subject meets a fantastic photographer.

P#42: Flight Crew on Deck: The Power of Exposure

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Anyone can take a shot of a person standing by a plane, so what exactly makes this flight crew shot stand out the way it does?