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12 Expert Tips For Photographing Cityscapes At Night

12 Expert Tips For Photographing Cityscapes At Night
Jimmy Mcintyre is a travel photographer and educator. His photos have been published in local and national magazines, including the BBC. His online courses on digital blending and post-processing can be found in his official website. In this tutorial, Jimmy shares his expert tips on photographing cityscapes at night and during golden hour. by Jimmy McIntyre It was the fifth time that we climbed this hill at 4 a.m. Yet, our faith and persistence were rewarded as the faintest orange glow began to creep through the clouds. And I was reminded how much I love shooting cityscapes. There’s nothing quite like the energy and buzz of a large city. Here are a few tips on shooting and processing cityscape images that I’d like to share with you. 1. 2. In order to create a balanced image, it is sometimes necessary to take multiple exposures of the same scene. Close up of base exposure 4 bracketed exposures Final image after blending exposures with luminosity masks 3. 4. 5. 6. The shot without tourists: 7. Related:  Photo tutorials

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Sun and Lighting for Architectural Photography In photography, as well as in any other visual art form, light plays a key role, and it should be considered a critical compositional element. Lighting for architectural photography, as well as for interior photography, can be very demanding, because the light defines the space or structure of the building. Lighting for interiors is much more controllable than for exteriors; however, in both situations the architectural photographer must be able to “take control”–even when dealing with the sun. Working as a Chicago architectural photographer for over 30 years, I have learned patience! In the Midwest, and Chicago in particular, the required conditions for architectural exterior photography can come infrequently, as one must work around unpredictable weather and cloud formations that develop very quickly due to the lake effect; not to mention the high humidity, which produces grey skies. Many times I have had to wait days or even weeks for the proper conditions.

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How To Create Beautiful Bokeh Images Ursula Abresch is a photographer based in the West Kootenays in British Columbia, Canada. She has a degree in Education with a concentration in Art and History. Currently, she is the Artistic Director at the VISAC Gallery of Art in Trail, BC. Outside of that, she dedicates most of her time to photography. A few weeks ago, 500px shared Ursula’s striking bokeh-laden image, “Seedling” on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter—the response was popular enough, with many of you asking how the picture was created. How I Created the Bokeh Effect in “Seedlings” by Ursula Abresch For this tutorial, “bokeh” refers to the light circles in the image. GEAR I shot this image on a Nikon D7000, using my macro lens—the Sigma 150mm f/2.8, without filters and flash. SETUP The image was shot indoors. The image was intentionally underexposed by 2 full f/stops as part of a series of 3 bracketed images to possibly combine in HDR software. PROCESSING I opened the image in PSCC without any Camera RAW adjustments. 1. 2.

Free Saxophone Lessons - howtoplaysaxophone.orghowtoplaysaxophone.org Architectural Photography Tips with Brad Feinknopf Editor’s note: This is a guest contribution by Murat. Murat interviews architectural photographers on a regular basis. Visit daminion.net to read interviews with other architectural photographers, each containing samples of their best work, their achievements and failures, professional marketing secret, tips and more! The thing that impresses me most about good architectural photography is its ability to imbue inanimate subjects – buildings and other manmade structures – with a life and soul of their own. Over at my blog, I interview architectural photographers on a regular basis. And today, I want to bring to your attention (in my opinion) one of the greatest architectural photographers, Brad Feinknopf. If you are an avid fan of photography, particularly architectural photography, and are looking for some tips and insights from an award-winning photographer – this is an article you should not miss. Brad Feinknopf You can reach Brad on his website: Columbus, OH

New York City Sparkles at Night (20 photos) As an architectural and interior photographer in New York specializing in luxury projects, Evan Joseph has climbed onto extraordinary terraces and exclusive roofs. After a decade of shooting skyline views, however, he went in search of an even loftier angle. Nowhere to look but up, he took to the skies. Working closely with a pilot, Joseph shoots New York City in a helicopter at night. "The helicopter is like a giant tripod that moves when I talk into the headset," he tells us. "I wanted to avoid the usual 'field of stars on black' look that other night aerials have, and solving that puzzle was very satisfying. Joseph recently came out with a book called New York City at Night where he's put together a collection of both aerial and street-level photos (as seen below). Here's the book's description. When asked what kind of tips he'd give to those interested in architectural photography, Joseph had this to say, "Shoot constantly and court failure. Evan Joseph's website

How I Photograph the Milky Way in the Light-Polluted Skies of Singapore When it comes to photographing the elusive Milky Way in one of the most light-polluted major cities like Singapore, timing is critical. Most of the faint details will be washed out by the extreme light pollution and if we were to shoot the Milky Way under unfavorable atmospheric conditions, our attempt would be futile. Unfortunately, most of the tutorials online only work in locations that are at least 2 stops darker than most of the dark locations in Singapore and so, we need to do more in post-processing to unveil the elusive Milky Way and more complex workflow is required if we’re shooting at much brighter locations. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how I shoot the Milky Way that’s obscured by the heavy light pollution in Singapore using photography equipment that you may already have and a workflow that probably works in most versions of Photoshop without purchasing additional plugins. Equipment I Am Using to Shoot the Milky Way in Singapore Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

AKAI PROFESSIONAL EWI4000s | Emusician FIG. 1: The Akai EWI4000s includes a built-in analog-style synth, MIDI In and Out ports, and more user-definable messages than ever. As far back as I can remember, I've had a natural ability to pick up just about any wind instrument and get a reasonable sound out of it, even if it's an instrument I've never seen before. But my brain balks at anything with keys or strings. Thus, I've always considered wind-instrument synth controllers to be my ticket to electronic-music performance. Akai has continued to refine the EWI since the 1000, introducing several models with new features and refinements. Warming Up The EWI4000s implements a number of useful refinements over previous generations. Speaking of MIDI messages, the EWI4000s provides more user-definable messages than ever before. The EWI4000s offers several different fingering modes, including the regular EWI mode and a saxophone mode that more closely mimics a normal sax. Pièce de Résistance Ed-Lib Vibe Shut Up and Play Bottom Line

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