Photography Forum :: Topic: How to Photography Tip: Using High Speed Flash Sync (1/1) Photography Forum :: Topic: How to shoot and retouch a photo taken straight to the sun (1/1) Photography Forum :: Topic: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tip: Skin Smoothing and Cleanup (1/1) How to clean your camera efficiently. Cleaning your DSLR camera sensor is a process you will eventually have to do, regardless of the antidust technology the camera has built in it. After some time in use, dust will find its way inside the camera’s mirror chamber and on the sensor. It’s likely to happen when changing lenses, but it doesn’t mean that having the same lens mounted will result in lack of dust. As I mentioned, it finds its way, especially when shooting outdoors. Before we talk about how to clean the camera, I’d like to make a short note on how to change the lens to minimize the risk of getting dust inside the camera body.
How can you tell if your sensor needs cleaning? You might notice spots on your photos, black dots or even small hairs. The cleaning There are multiple ways of cleaning a camera , depending on how dirty the sensor is. 1. This is the most common method and also the one recommended by most camera manufacturers. 2. 3. Lenspens are tiny little things you can carry anywhere and are easy to use. Photography Forum :: Topic: Photography Tip: Rainy day special on Creative Still Life Photography (1/1) Photography Forum :: Topic: Photography Tip: Cooking Oil Close-up Photography with Bryan Peterson (1/1) Photography Forum :: Topic: Photography Tip: Cooking Oil Close-up Photography with Bryan Peterson (1/1) How to Photography: Light Painting. Don't miss stories. Follow PhotographyTalk If you've ever tried to take a long exposure along the highway at night, you'll know that car's headlights and taillights always leave light streaks across the photo.
This is the basic concept behind light painting, except for it is under controllable conditions. To paint with light, you basically set a long exposure time on your camera, find a dark place, and shine your lights toward the camera. The resulting streaks of light will appear as a drawing or painting. Light painting is a unique technique because it allows you to combine the art of painting and photography into one. Any lights will do: flashlight, strobe light, glow sticks, your cell phone's LCD screen. Find a dark place Shooting outside at night or in a dark room in your house will work best. Set your camera on a tripod You need a tripod for two reasons: First, you'll need a long exposure time which means you won't be able to hand hold the camera without getting any camera shake.
How to Photography: Very Practical Tips for Capturing Star Trails in the Night Sky. February may be a cold month in the Northern Hemisphere during winter, but that makes for a number of clear, crisp nights when the atmosphere is very dry. Those are the perfect nights for trying your hand at photographing star trails. That doesn’t mean you can’t create star trail photos during other seasons of the year, but they might not be as sharp because the atmosphere is more humid. With a bit of practice of the 10 tips below, you’re sure to bring home some amazing images that will make your photo buddies jealous. That’s OK, because that means the next time you can show him or her the ropes and shoot together. It will help to pass the time and make it easier to endure the cold temperatures. First, a bit of celestial education: A star trail occurs in a photo during a long exposure.
Also Check out: "The 19 most expensive photographs ever sold" Recommended Reading: Image credit: Rast / 123RF Stock Photo People who read this PhotographyTalk.com article also liked: Photography Forum :: Topic: Photography Tip: Understanding Autofocus, drive modes, adjusting diopter and manual focus tips (1/1) Canon T4i Tutorial Canon 650D How to Tutorial Set Up Guide. Ten Tips for Shooting Studio Portraits. By Mike Panic on in Shooting Studio work is nearly the exact opposite from location shooting, especially for portraits. With location portrait shoots, the focus is easily on the person posing, but the surrounding elements also contribute to the final product. Also, the studio presents some more challenging lighting situations, as the photographer needs to create the light, rather than modify what the sun is providing.
Because studio work alone can be intimidating, adding in people can often make things nerve-racking. Here are 10 tips for shooting studio portraits that we’ve found really help. 1. Think of shooting in a studio like a bowling ally. Photo By Chuybregts With your model in place, and you directly in front of them, you can only move forward and back. 2. Photo By Bethan Not for time, but for direction to your model. 3. Photo By TheTruthAbout… 4. Photo By Widdowquinn There is and always will be arguments for zoom lenses in the studio, but if you can, stick with primes. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Headshot Photography Tips. Let’s be honest, in certain directions and under certain light, most of us exhibit the dreaded double chin in some form or another. This issue is often the difference between a good headshot photographer and an average one. So what if you are a headshot or portrait photographer, how do you make your subject’s jawline look good? In this revealing video, Peter Hurley gives us some great tips on making anyone look good, just by accentuating their jaw: So what are the secrets of a great jawline?
First with the subject square to the camera, get them to move just their head forwards and down. The photo on left is a typical pose. The next tip is to get the subject to move one shoulder forward and down whilst gently tilting the head in the opposite direction to that shoulder. So there you have it, a one stop solution for the dreaded double chins. For Further Training on Using Off-Camera Light Sources: They can be found here sold together at a discount: Making Light I & II. Canon Powershot SX40 HS Tutorial: Step Five - Fisheye and Fun Effects! Creating Photo Borders In Photoshop With Masks And Filters. Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop tutorial, we're going to learn how easy it is to create fun and interesting photo borders using nothing more than a simple layer mask and your choice of Photoshop filter.
I say "your choice" because there's no shortage of filters to choose from in Photoshop and many of them are great for creating unique photo borders. We'll look at a few examples of ones that work really well, but you'll definitely want to experiment on your own with the various filters to see what sort of photo border effects you can come up with! Here's the image I'll be using for this tutorial: The original photo.
Let's get started! Step 1: Duplicate The Background Layer With my image newly opened in Photoshop, I can see in my Layers palette that I currently have one layer, the Background layer, which contains my image: The Layers palette in Photoshop showing the image on the Background layer. Press "Ctrl+J" (Win) / "Command+J" (Mac) to duplicate the Background layer. Understanding Layer Masks In Photoshop. Written by Steve Patterson. In this Photoshop tutorial, we're going to look at one of the most essential features in all of Photoshop - layer masks. We'll cover exactly what layer masks are, how they work, and why you want to use them. If you've been staying away from using layer masks with your Photoshop work because you thought they were somehow beyond your skill level, well, if you know the difference between black and white and can paint with Photoshop's Brush Tool, you already have all the skills you need!
A wise man once said, "Nothing worth doing in life should be done without layer masks". Apparently, the wise man was a big Photoshop user who may have spent a little too much time alone on top of the mountain. But enough about him. Before we continue, if you're unsure of what a layer is, you may want to read our tutorial on Photoshop layers before learning about layer masks. So what are layer masks then? But here's the difference. Let's look at an example. The first wedding photo. Flower Photo Editing Tips- How To Reduce Blown Out Highlights For Your Flower Photography | Digital Photography Secrets.
By Digisecrets Admin on November 06th, 2012 How To Reduce Blown Out Highlights For Your Flower Photography If you have ever photographed a flower and lost detail on the flower because of the brightness then you have experienced a blown out highlight. This can happen with white, yellow or light pink flowers. It can happen with any light colour actually. This is why it’s ideal to shoot flowers in the shade. You may notice that detail is lost in partial sunny conditions. I use Lightroom 4 for most of my editing, so I hope you don’t mind if I use it instead of Photoshop to demonstrate my point. First of all, I took a very quick snap to show you the problem. Here is a very quick snap of the flower. Photo and editing by Amy Renfrey. You can easily see that the background is quite dark and blurry. Here comes Lightroom 4 to the rescue.
Open up Lightroom. This photo will then open up in a new screen. Once we click “Develop” you will see a change to the panel on the right. Now, we are in business! Photoshop Tip: Introduction to Adjustment Layers. Resize batches of photos. I’m a huge advocate of digital photography. It’s just way easier and faster than developing film. You can share your photos instantly, as well as do all sorts of fun editing tricks. One thing that isn’t easy or fun is resizing a bunch of images. If you have groups of photos that you want to make into the same size and format, going through them one by one is such a hassle!
You can do it automatically using Shrink O’Matic. Just drag and drop your photos into the program, set the size limit, rotation, and new file name and location. It will shrink all those photos down to the preset size. Note: You’ll need the free Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR in order to use Shrink O’Matic. Cost: Free Link: toki-woki.net System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X. Six Standout Night Photography Tips to Help You Master the Craft. Posted by: Lauren Margolis Date: May 8, 2012 | 32 Comments Photo by Grant Kaye/180-degree panorama of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park, CA. Photographers who specialize in night photography and stair trails are somewhat of a special breed.
This isn’t so surprising when you realize how much in-depth understanding and science know-how they must possess in order to get the job done – not to mention the specialty gear required to get a quality shot at night. But don’t let the fancy equipment or the prospect of staying up all night discourage you from pursuing night photography. After speaking with Lake Tahoe-based time-lapse and night photographer Grant Kaye, who was featured in our Selling Nature Photography guide, we compiled the top 6 night photography tips to help you master the craft. Background Four years ago, Grant gave up his work with volcanoes and started to pursue photography fulltime. 1. Photo by Grant Kaye/White Mountains, CA. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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None of the details or features of the silhouetted subject is visible. A typical beginner photo of a beach sunset becomes more dramatic when you add the silhouetted profile of a person, palm tree or lighthouse. Recommended Reading: Workflow: Saving an old favorite by processing it again - Disney Photography Blog. When I first stayed at the Wilderness Lodge in August 2009 it was only the second hotel I had stayed at on Disney property, the first was the Boardwalk the previous year.
After staying at the Boardwalk I felt I would never want to stay anywhere else but decided to try something different for the next trip. Once I started researching the Wilderness Lodge I realized I was going to love this hotel. This was also the first trip I took after buying my first dslr so I was really looking forward to the photography opportunities the resort offered. Honestly though I had just gotten into photography and by the end of the trip realized I did not take many photos at all – though I have made up for that many times sense :) There was one photo I took from the balcony from my room that turned out to be my favorite from the trip.
I know it is not a great photo but looking at it takes me back to that trip and the great room/view we had at the hotel. The original RAW file direct from the camera. Layer Masks – Not Just for Professionals. I had always thought that Photoshop "Layer Masks" where something only professionals used and were way too complicated for me to learn. You know, it really wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be. It's all about following the steps in order and knowing where to access the icons. With layer masks you can have some creative fun or swap out skies and foregrounds with bracketed images. Layer masks are just that a layer that acts like a mask. Picture a halloween mask covering your face, you can have a mask that covers your head, only showing your eyes and mouth or you can have a mask that only covers your eye and nose area revealing the rest of your face.
Photoshop layer masks act the same way with your photos. When using layer masks you need to plan ahead when shooting your images. Mask (top layer) Background (revealed layer) 12 Steps to Using Layer Masks Final Image Tips It's that easy, plan to make Photoshop Layer Masks your next photo editing project. Photography Business Tip—Simple Methods to Market Your Photography Business, Part 3. One of the magical qualities of digital photography is that it draws people together. People want pictures of the events and activities in which they participate with their children, other family members, friends, co-workers, etc., and then share those pictures with everyone they meet. You can “inject” yourself and your photography services into many of those events and activities and be welcomed by the participants because you didn’t use those opportunities to hard-sell them. Consider this scenario: A divorced parent has taken his or her children to a park on their designated day to be together.
The parent would love to have pictures, however, he or she doesn’t have a camera, only a cell phone. A person that just happens to be in the park too has a good DSLR camera with him or her and offers to take a few pictures of the parent and the children and send them to the parent via email, at no cost. Nikon D600 | Nikon D7100 | Nikon D800 | Canon 5D Mark III | Nikon D5200 | Canon 1D X. PicMonkey - Photo Editing Made of Win. Eastern Shore Camera Club (Mobile Bay, Alabama) Photo Friday - The Weekly Photo Challenge. Oil Painting Effect in Photoshop CS5 and Pixel Bender: Gavin Hoey. Adding sparkle to the eyes - Photoshop CS5: Portrait Retouching from lynda.com. Letter Art & Photography Gallery – Sticks and Stones. Our collection of letter art contains pictures from all over the country. While you may recognize certain national landmarks in our photo letters, we want our letter photography to represent our entire country.
Our letter pictures are created using black and white or sepia photographs. If you'd like to see any of our letter photography in a larger format, simply double-click on any letter photo. Your letter art arrives ready to hang. If your letter art keepsake contains more than 14 letters, simply email us at info@CreateSticksAndStones.com and we will do everything we can to create your desired letter photography heirloom. Our family loves to letter hunt so we add new letter photography on a regular basis. Remove Shine. Photoshop CS5 Curves Adjustment Layer tutorial. OTN Folks. Photoshop Tip: How To Use Photoshop For Easy Skin Tone Correction Tutorial By Sean Armenta. Move an Object in a Photo using Photoshop CS5.mov. Photography Tip—Marketing Through Facebook for Photographers. Adding A Signature To Your Photos. How to add a border to your photos | Photoshop CS5. Panorama Photography – 10 Steps to Perfect Panos. 22 Insiders’ Secrets About How To Create Stunning HDR Effects.
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