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How to Capture Perfect Fireworks Photos. How to Photograph Your Artwork (For Non-Photographers) Photography Courses West Midlands & Cotswolds - Workshops - Going Digital. Photography Courses in Cornwall - Cornwall Photography Training and Tuition - Landscape Photography Cornwall. Photography is an amazing way to express your creativity, and it is all too common that you receive a camera as a gift, or you save up to buy your first DSLR, and then get frustrated that you can’t get the photos you want to achieve, or that you can’t replicate what you see in your head.

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Photography Courses in Devon & Cornwall - Going Digital. Food Photography Blog and Food Styling Tips. How To: Take a Picture In a Restaurant Without Looking Like a Jerk. By now, you've probably seen the New York Times report about restaurants that have put a ban on photographing their food.

How To: Take a Picture In a Restaurant Without Looking Like a Jerk

To many of us, it seems a bit crazy. But, if you've ever sat next to someone who insisted on flashing away at their foie gras before eating, you understand at least a little. So, we've put together a few tips for wannabe food photographers to help keep them from getting the boot. 1. Don't use your flash This is what iPhone flash does to beef. This is by far the most important thing to remember. If you're shooting with a camera, use the widest possible aperture and don't be afraid to jack up the ISO a bit. 2. The flash isn't the only thing on your camera or smartphone that's throwing light all over the place. 3. Digital Photography Tips: Digital Photography School. Two Ways to Remove the Background From a Photo. The other day, as we were looking at our Christmas photos, my daughter said, "The background is too cluttered because of the tree and presents.

Two Ways to Remove the Background From a Photo

You should take me out of this picture and put me against a plain white backdrop. " I pointed out that 10 years ago, no one would have even thought of such a thing. She replied: "Of course, Dad. We're the Photoshop generation. " That made me smile, but she's right. In the past, we've talked about how to do things like tweak your depth of field and clean up a messy background. Photo Tips & Techniques. How to Change the Background in Any Photo. Sometimes you want your digital camera to slavishly record exactly what you see throughits viewfinder.

How to Change the Background in Any Photo

But there's no reason to be satisfied with ordinary reality when your imagination is so much more interesting. Digital tools let you replace the background in any photo. Here's how to do it using a standard photo editing program like Adobe Photoshop Elements. To put your face on any backdrop, all you need is a photo editing program that has a selection tool--ideally, a selection tool that "magnetically" snaps itself to the edges of an object as you trace it. This way, you can cut around your subject, copy it to the clipboard, and paste it into another photo. In Photoshop Elements, for example, select the Magnetic Lasso Tool (it shares the same cubby with the Lasso Tool and the Polygonal Lasso Tool). Use the Lasso Tool to carefully click on the edge of your subject and slowly move the mouse around, letting the tool automatically "snap" to the edges. Want even better results? 16 Vintage/Retro Photo Effect Tutorials. Do you have a craze for designing?

16 Vintage/Retro Photo Effect Tutorials

Start with changing the old and odd looking photos into a new and fresh one, while leaving the vintage feel. There are 16 vintage/retro photo effect tutorials to learn the Adobe Photoshop. Download one of them and see how you get different amazing tutorials to create customized design with a vintage or retro feel. James Cameron's The Abyss - How'd They Do That? Tribute to James Cameron's "The abyss" by sarampo Basics Although there are many ways of shooting water drops, and some are more professional and / or practical, this is how I've done it with my setup.

James Cameron's The Abyss - How'd They Do That?

It just requires patience, and it helps to have an external flash, because we'll be doing 1/200 shutter speed and f/13 aperture, and there aren't many natural light sources to accomplish that and still control where your lighting hits. Materials The before mentioned flash and remote trigger; A wired / wireless remote for the camera (almost a must for shooting water drops); As can be seen below, it will set you back around $5. The Seutp The final setup should look something like this: (Disclaimer: I've done all the shot in my kitchen, that for lack of tidiness :-P was not used for this tutorial. Placing the Camera When positioning the camera regarding the tray, you should try to get as low as possible without having the front or back of the tray to appear in the picture. Give Your Photos a Retro Comic Book Effect.

Creating a old comic book effect for your photos is easy and the results are visually appealing.

Give Your Photos a Retro Comic Book Effect

More fun is achieved when adding captions to your photos using comic book fonts and design elements. Creating Comic strips from your photos.