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Great (and Free) Idea: Keep a "Lighting File" If you have worked your way through the Lighting 101 and/or On Assignment sections, you should be getting to the point where there are few lit photos that you can't reverse engineer. Heck, we even did a page on this, which reminds me that I should update and expand it now that I am not writing through the haze of the Please-Let-Me-Die Flu. The idea a Lighting File is similar to the technique Mrs.

Strobist uses to keep track of examples she sees of cool kitchens and (potentially) great haircuts. While I am not one to equate mere lighting design with epic, critical decisions such as kitchen remodeling and haircut choice (just in case you are reading this, honey) the concept is a good one. In practice, it is very simple. Any time I see a photo in which great light was created, I try to keep it in a file for later use. If the idea is in a magazine that is (eventually) bound for the trash recycling bin, simply tear it out. Ditto the web sites of great photographers. The difference is important. Infrared Photography with a Digital Camera. Fogging Certain cameras or lenses may exhibit some fogging, or image areas with extra exposure (for example, a bright central spot seen with many Canon lenses). This may be due to light scattered from inner surfaces of the lens, or to some peculiarities of anti-reflective lens coating which was not really designed for infrared.

Sometimes the blackness of internal surfaces of the lens tube or mirror chamber may be "not black enough" in infrared. (I experienced the last effect a few years ago with an Olympus E-10, where the extreme 15% or so of many frames was ghosted.) Sometimes it happens to all cameras of a given model, sometimes — just to a particular specimen or a particular lens. Note to SLR users: regardless of that effect, the image may be fogged, or otherwise affected, by the light entering through the viewfinder in spite of the raised mirror) and reaching the sensor after being scattered around the mirror chamber. Focusing Non-SLR cameras have an easier job here. Postprocessing. The Luminous Landscape Contents. Panphoto - Multi-Row-Panos (mehrreihige Panoramen) Mit dem Bleistift gezeichnet | Photoshop, Tutorials, Zeichnen | Photoshop Um ein Bild mit dem Bleistift nachzuzeichnen, muss man kein Künstler sein.

Wenige, einfache Schritte und Photoshop reichen bereits aus und eine realistische Bleistiftzeichnung entsteht. Schritt 1: Öffnen Sie ein Bild mit einem Motiv Ihrer Wahl. Klicken Sie im Menü auf “Bild -> Anpassen -> Sättigung verringern”. Ausgangsbild in s/w Schritt 2: Kopieren Sie die Ebene durch “Ebene -> Neu -> Ebene durch Kopie” und klicken Sie im Menü auf “Bild -> Anpassen -> Umkehren”.

Kopie umgekehrt Schritt 3: Stellen Sie den Ebenenmodus in der Ebenenübersicht von Normal auf Farbig abwedeln um. Farbig abgewedelt Schritt 4: Benutzen Sie den “Filter -> Weichzeichnungsfilter -> Gaußscher Weichzeichner” mit einem Radius von 1 bis 9. “gezeichnetes” Bild Einen interessanten Effekt erhalten Sie, wenn Sie auf einer eigenen Ebene Teile des Bildes kolorieren. Apogee Photo Magazine: DIGITAL INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY MADE EASY. By Dale O’Dell Overview Thanks to the digital camera’s CCD chip, photography by infrared light has never been easier.

Traditionally, working with infrared film has been difficult, at best. Infrared film requires loading the camera in total darkness, extensive exposure bracketing, special developing, and--at times--a bit of luck. The infrared spectrum Infrared is light radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light (beyond red) and shorter than microwave radiation. Testing your camera Use the “TV remote test” to determine if your digital camera is sensitive to infrared light. Infrared filters In order to make photographs by “invisible” infrared light, you must first filter out all visible light--thereby allowing only infrared light to make the exposure. Special considerations with filters If your camera has a lens threaded for filters, all you need to do is to buy the correct thread-size glass or gelatin filter holder and mount the filter normally. Infrared subjects Creative effects.