Tutorial: 6 Steps For Sharpening In Lightroom | ishootshows.com. Although all images are going to have slightly different sharpening needs, a regular workflow for sharpening will help you optimize your images consistently. Now that we’ve covered all the mechanics of sharpening, let’s put this all together with six simple steps for sharpening in Adobe Lightroom. Starting With Lightroom’s Defaults – 25-1-25-0: Lightroom’s default sharpening for images is as follows: Amount: 25Radius: 1Detail: 25Masking: 0 These are fairly conservative settings that are broad enough to work for most images in adding clarity and revealing detail.
Sharpening Workflow Example: In this sharpening exercise, we’ll take this shot of Girl Talk at The Bamboozle 2010. This image was made with the Nikon D3 and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 – here are the details: ISO 4001/1000f/4200mm Thanks to lens performance and the relatively low ISO, there’s plenty of detail to look at in this show of Girl Talk – perfect for a little sharpening tutorial. Step 1 – Identifying the Details: Summary & End Notes: Understanding Sharpening In Lightroom | ishootshows.com. Adobe Lightroom features a wealth of editing tools for the digital photographer, and for anyone concerned about optimizing their images output, understanding the sharpening options is one of the keys to making images sing. Just like many aspects of Lightroom’s RAW editing suite, the sharpening adjustments feature enough simplicity for set-it-and-forget-it batch processing while also giving the user the fine-tuning that allows individual images reach their full potential.
Instead of multiple approaches to sharpening as you might kind in Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom takes a different approach with four sliders you can use to optimize your images. Let’s take a look at sharpening a single image and how Lightroom’s Amount, Radius, Detail, and Masking sliders work. Amount Slider The Amount slider is straight forward, controlling the blunt amount of sharpening that’s applied to the image. Amount Preview: Radius Slider Radius Preview: Detail Slider Detail Preview: Masking Slider Masking Preview: Concert & Gig Photography: Everything You Need to Know. Like most people, I've listened to music my whole life - certain events even seem to have their own soundtrack! As I've grown up, I've decided that music, much like a cuddly pet, is best enjoyed in person.
Working for an alternative weekly newspaper means that I cover lots of live music, and I have the opportunity to see a lot of concert photography. Frankly, much of it is pretty bad. Dark bars and venues offer some the hardest shooting environments in the world. Antarctica has nothing on some of the light-eating, beer holes I've had to shoot in. But today, I'm here to help. Come On Baby, Light My Fire The biggest problem photographers have when shooting is overcoming or utilizing typically horrible light. Fast Times The easiest way to overcome dark lighting is the most obvious. With these lenses, realize that your depth-of-field will be very shallow, so be careful with your focusing. Motorin' Another easy way to overcome bad lighting to shoot at a low shutter speed. Jumping Jack Flash. The Ins and Outs of Street Photography: 10 Simple Steps. How to Turn Your Favorite Photo into a Miniature Masterpiece. Photoshop Tutorials | 3D Studio Max Beginner.
Engagement Photography Tips. Getting Close and Personal: 11 Tips for Close-up Candid Street Photography. A Post By: James Maher Tip #1: If you see a banana stand, hang out near it. Street photography is not easy. It tests your nerves, your hand eye coordination and your instincts, and lord knows I’ve missed more ‘moments’ than I can count, but the satisfaction of capturing that split second where everything comes together can make it all worth it. This article is going to focus specifically on tips to help you get your camera as close to people as possible without them noticing. It is certainly not the only way to do street photography, but it is a very effective way. It helps you catch the world around you in an uninterrupted fashion. Now for the record, I use a pretty beefy Canon SLR, primarily because I can’t afford the Leica M9 and the Fuji X100 hasn’t come out yet, but I’ve still figured out ways over the years to get up and close with it without being noticed. 1.
Speed is key and how you hold the camera can make all the difference in the world. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Cross Processing With Photoshop. Cross processing gained popularity in the 1960s, as an effect created by purposefully using the wrong chemicals to process film. There are many variations of cross-processing, but the most recognizable attributes are the darkest parts of a photo becoming blue, with the photo taking on a slight general yellow tint. Cross processing can be reproduced using Photoshop's curves and levels to alter a photo's tone, and in today's Quick Tip we'll be explaining just how to do that! Step 1 First, add the new adjustment layer where we will start adjusting the color tones of the image. Step 2 This will bring up the Curves adjustment panel in your window and add a new layer to your image named "Curves 1".
Step 3 This will bring up a new histogram showing the the distribution of red tones in the image. Click where the arrows are pointing to create two new control points. Step 4 After creating the new control points, dragging them will create a curve. Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Final Image Further Reading. An Introduction to Indoor and Studio Flash Photography. Today we're going to delve into one of the most important aspects of photography - lighting. We'll begin with a background as to why lighting is so important, discuss the traditional three-light setup, and then move on to illustrate a number of different lighting techniques (and the associated results)! Introduction In photography there are two types of light; hard or harsh light, and soft or diffused light.
Hard light casts deep sharp shadows with well-defined edges, such as the case in high mid-day sun. Soft light casts softer shadows with edges less defined, such as the case on an overcast day. The effective size of the light depends on two factors: The actual physical size of the light.The light's position in relation to the subject. The closer the light is to the subject, the larger the effective size and the softer it is. This brings up another issue - contrast. Lighting Equipment Most lighting equipment falls into one of three different classes: Grips, Modifiers, and Light Sources. How to Use Your Zoom Lens as a Compositional Aid. A Post By: Darren Rowse One of the most helpful tips that an old pro photographer once gave me was to use my zoom lens as a compositional aid rather than a way to get close to my subject.
Image by Jay Williams He told me this just after I bought my first 70-200mm lens. I proudly showed it to him and told him that ‘now I’ll be able to get right in close to the brides and grooms I was preparing to photograph in a friend’s wedding’. He paused for a moment and smiled before replying – ‘sure…. you can use it for that, but don’t let your zoom lens make your lazy.
You still need to use your feet!’ I sensed he wanted to say more but was worried about offending me (he was such a nice guy) so I encouraged him to tell me what he was thinking. He said – let me show you what I mean and proceeded to take my camera (and zoom lens) and take two images of me. The first he shot from around 4 meters away and the second he shot from 10 or so meters away. The blog of editorial photographer Zack Arias » Top 10 Ways To Become A Professional Photographer :: Or… Why does this photographer have to be so cynical? I’m having “one of those days”. I’m stressed. I have more on my plate than I know what to do with. End of year means taxes and accounting which means I’m ready to find that short pier to take a long walk on. I saw a “Top 10 ways to become a pro photographer” link on Twitter this morning. Those are becoming more and more popular these days. Being a professional photographer can never be summed up in any sort of “top 10″ list.
Why am I so stressed out today? Last night I sat down at the dining room table and announced that I’m ready to throw in the towel. ETA – I am in no way going to do this of course. So this morning when I see this insane, stupid, “captain obvious”, top 10 things to be a professional photographer list I wanted to scream at the internet web site page I was reading. Do you see how absolutely useless this list is to someone who would actually want to fly an 80′s era Soviet fighter plane? #10 – Breathe! Cheers, Zack. FAQ : First Time Photography Advice. Ften times I get asked by photographers what's a piece of advice I'd offer before a shoot. To be honest, I have no idea. There are so many things to take into consideration, so many unknown factors, that I simply can't offer solid feedback besides things like Have Fun!
Or the ever-profound Don't forget to relax! While true, they're not exactly worth their weight in gold. But things changed a couple days ago when JD asked for advice for his first solo shoot. Sidenote: JD won't be shooting on his own anytime soon. Our dear friend, Jeremiah, asked for a favor and while I was at first nervous, I remembered Jeremiah was a chef. When JD asked for advice for his shoot, my mind raced with everything I wanted to tell him.
At the end of the day, I shared my advice with him and I thought I'd share it here... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I hope these small tips were a little helpful and when you're getting ready for a shoot, simply remind yourself to Have Fun! Wow. Happy Thursday! Mistakes | Joe McNally's Blog. My buds over at LIFE.com asked me to come up with a list of common mistakes folks make when starting out with a camera in their hands. Okay. No shortage of material here, right? And they came to the right source, ’cause I’ve made every mistake, basic and advanced, that one could possibly think of. Hell, I’ve even invented some mistakes. But they did a nice job, matching historical photos from the voluminous LIFE library with my ramblings. They also edited, well, some of my more irreverent language, which, this being my blog, I include below:-) Don’t take just one picture, or two….shoot lots….if it was exciting enough to you to put your camera to your eye to shoot a couple of photos, then it should remain exciting enough to shoot 20, or, even, 200.
When photographing a person, relate to that person. Remember, the camera is a machine. Try not to shoot outdoors in harsh, bright, high noon sun. Don’t shoot everything from eye level! Carry a camera. Move yer ass! And a few others…. Have fun! 6 Steps to Take ‘Guerilla’ Photos of your Children. A Guest Post by David Moore from Clearing the Vision. Organizing a formal photo shoot of your kids with a good location, nice clothes and the right light can produce lovely images. But it’s often the more casual opportunities that allow you to capture your children as they really are, doing the things they really do. It can be the difference between getting a good photograph of a child who happens to be yours, and a good photograph of your child – if that’s not too confusing.
This guerilla approach to children’s photography isn’t really candid (they’ll almost certainly know you’re taking pictures) and can be more challenging technically (indifferent light, more complicated backgrounds), but it’s also very rewarding. I shoot children’s portraits professionally, but most of my favourite pictures of my own daughter have come from keeping a camera handy and looking for shots while she was doing her everyday things. Here are some tips to get the most out your guerilla operations: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. How to Add Mist to Your Landscapes with Photoshop | Light Stalking. I'm a professional landscape photographer living on the coast of Maine.
Through my work, I like to show a vantage point that is rarely seen in reality; a show of beauty, emotion, and serenity. Feel free to visit my website. By Christopher O'Donnell on in Photography Post Production Adding a bit of mist to your landscapes is not only simple, but fully customizable in Photoshop. This is a great way to alter the entire mood of your image and make an otherwise boring landscape into something more powerful. Before we get into the techniques, you should always consider the subject of your landscape before you add your mist – it won’t look right on every photograph. 1. 2. 3. 4.
You can also do this with your brush tool set at 0% hardness and a low opacity level, but I find using the gradient tool to be much quicker and accurate – you can always go back with your brush and work the layer mask later for more detailed editing. 5. 6. 7. An introduction to flash photography. A flash is a device used in photography producing a gleam of light to help illuminate a scene. Flashes are typically used to light subjects in fairly low light situations, to freeze motion of fast moving subjects, or to change the quality of available light. There are 4 main types of flashes: the built-in flash which is fairly sufficient for average shots of subjects at close distances, flash guns or external hotshoe mounted flashes which are more powerful than built-in flashes and allow for light bounce for softer even illumination, hammer-head flashes which can be more powerful than flash guns and are mounted on a bridge that attaches to the bottom of the camera resting on the same level as it, and studio flashes which are used by professional portrait and beauty photographers for greater lighting power and are usually used with beauty dishes, softboxes, shoot through umbrella, and of the like attached to them.
Flash guide number The formula goes as follows: GN = distance × f-number. Photography Tips – Dramatically Improve Your Photo’s Composition | The Photo Argus - A Photographer's Resource. Targeted adjustments in Lightroom. A Post By: Helen Bradley Many of the features in the Lightroom 3 Develop module have targeted adjustment tools available to help you make the adjustment. Here’s where to find and how to use these on image adjustment tools. Tone curve When you select the Tone Curve panel you can adjust an area of the image by clicking the targeted adjustment tool and then drag on the area of the image that you want to lighten or darken. Click and drag up to lighten and click and drag down to darken. If you click the Point Curve icon at the bottom of the dialog, you will change the look of the Tone Curve panel and the sliders will disappear. Control points are not added if you do not have the Point Curve icon enabled.
To delete a control point, double click on it or right click it and choose Delete Control Point. When you are working on the point curve in the tone curve panel, you can decrease the mouse sensitivity by holding the Alt or Option key as you drag on the image. Tips for Microstock Photography. How to Photograph Water Drops | Light Stalking. This is a guest post by Shakira Duarte who you can find on Flickr! Photographing water drops is a hugely popular area of photography that we have covered before with the incredible photos of Steve Wall.
Here, Shakira Duarte takes us through the steps needed to get your own stunning water drop photos. Camera, this is pretty obvious, but what you need is a camera that has manual functions. You have to set shutter speed, so if you use the automatic mode you’re not sure of getting the results that you want.Tripod, or any firm surface.A dish, bucket or any recipient.Remote flash, it isn’t completely necessary, BUT highly recommended. You can also use the built in flash.Remote control, if you don´t use it you probably move the camera a little bit, although it is on the tripod.Plastic bag, to hold the water (or other liquid if you prefer) that will drop.A colored background, it could be a cardboard, paper or anything that reflects color.Lots of patience!! First, set the camera to manual focus.