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MCP Photoshop Actions and Tutorials Blog for Photographers

MCP Photoshop Actions and Tutorials Blog for Photographers
September 01, 2009 | 6 Comments |Add a comment As photographers there are times where we want blurred background and beautiful background separation. But other times stopping speed is our primary concern. We may want to freeze motion of a car, a plane, a bird, an athlete at a sporting event, or even with snapshots of our own kids running, jumping, diving, etc… If you have been shooting for years, you may already know all of this. If that is the case, I would love you to add comments with more ideas on the subject. Settings for the above shots: ISO 100, Speed 1/500-1/1250, Aperture f/4.0-5.6 – using Tamron 28-300mm lens (manual with no flash) Here are some of the many ways to capture a fast moving object or person without any blur or sense of motion (panning and other techniques will show purposeful motion – another post for another time). Using an SLR – a digital SLR is going to help you a lot here. Related:  sarathsiripala

The 4 Best Types of Natural Light for Your Photography | MCP Photoshop Actions and Tutorials Blog for Photographers You are here: Blog Home » Guest Bloggers » The 4 Best Types of Natural Light for Your Photography The 4 Best Types of Natural Light for Your Photography I’m very particular about light. If my shooting conditions aren’t open shade, overcast, or back light,….I don’t shoot. However, as a photographer I’m always trying to learn new things and grow creatively as well as technically. It’s good to get out of your comfort zone at times and try shooting in all kinds of lighting conditions, like high noon, subject facing the sun, and mixed lighting. Here are some of my favorite lighting conditions to shoot in. OPEN SHADE: Shooting in open shade seems to be the safest lighting situation. OVERCAST: What can I say, I delight in overcast days! BACK LIGHT: Shooting back light is so much fun, yet does not always produce desirable results. AFTER SUNDOWN: Have I mentioned my new favorite time of day to shoot? I always notice light.

Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in October, 2009. The most common complaints I hear from most photographers of any experience level is "my images aren't sharp", and "I can't get my focus to lock". 1. My what? You can adjust the eyepiece to a fairly large degree, but if you need more eyesight correction, there are replacement diopters available for DSLR/SLR's from many of the major manufacturers in a range from -5 to +4 as needed. 2. What the heck are all those things in there anyway? There are two types of focus points, single plane and cross point. Cross point focus points will work with lines of contrast that align either way. Each focus point also has a particular sensitivity. So if you are working in a low light situation, you may obtain better AF using the centre focus point. 3. An advantage that higher end lenses have is full manual operation even when AF is locked. 4. 5. 6. 7.

How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive | MCP Photoshop Actions and Tutorials Blog for Photographers You are here: Blog Home » Guest Bloggers » How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive As photographers, we are always looks for new techniques to improve our work and make our images stand out. As I was starting out in photography this often lead me to additional purchases of lenses, software and accessories. But there is something you can do to add the WOW factor to your photos without a trip to the camera shop – panning. Have a look at this cyclist I shot at 1/350 of a second as he raced by me at 20mph. Now let’s look at another cyclist in the same location that I captured while panning him as he raced by. Many people are intimidated by panning but it is a relatively easy technique to master. How to do panning… Give panning a try and you will find an excellent new tool for your camera bag. About Dave: Dave Powell is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Food Photography Blog and Food Styling Tips Dive into your interests! 1000 FREE High Resolution GIMP Brushes - Noupe Design Blog Last week we published our first GIMP post “30+ Exceptional GIMP Tutorials and Resources” and saw a great appreciation from our readers. So this week, i would like to share with you 1000+ high-Resolution GIMP brushes that will be perfect for any project you may happen to be working on. Also you will find some useful tutorial to teach you how to create your first GIMP brush-set and how to convert Photoshop brushes into GIMP brushes and more. Please note that Photoshop Brushes are now Fully Compatible with Gimp 2.4 and up. So you can now use any PS brush in your GIMP software. For another huge collection of Photoshop brushes, you might find some really stunning brushes over here. Important: Licenses of every brush set varies, so be sure to check that information before using them. 1. 1.1 GIMP Grunge Brush Pack 2 10 grunge GIMP brushes. 1.2 GIMP Scratchies Containing all six brushes in this set for the GIMP 1.3 Grunge brush set 3 Includes an imagepack and brushes for Gimp. 1.4 More grunge brushes

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Awesome GIMP tutorial websites you shouldn’t miss GIMP is a free and open-source image editing tool. With a large community of open-source admirers, it is no secret that GIMP is growing in popularity at an astonishing rate. GIMP is bundled by default on many Linux distros. With sufficient plugins, brushes and scripts, GIMP can become very powerful. Of course, you need to know how to use GIMP well. You might also want to look at our previous posts about GIMP: Beginner’s guide at MaximumPC GHUJ Tutorials A few tutorials to get started: Fade Out EffectCanvas effect GIMP.org GIMP Tutorials Design and code a website in GIMPMaking a realistic Yahoo logo Graphics tutorials at About.com GIMP Talk tutorials GIMPology Tutorials

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