The technique outlined here really just applies to a first round of processing — this might be acceptable for posting to Flickr, but a fine art print would require much more time and effort on your part. Also, I’m not talking about doing black and white conversions, crazy artistic interpretations, creative cropping, etc. We justContinue reading “60 Second Post-Processing Technique”
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10 Little Known Facts from the World of Photography
The word “Photography” was coined in 1839 by British mathematician and astronomer Sir John Frederick William Herschel (son of Sir Frederick William Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus). Hershel also coined the terms “negative” and “positive” as they apply to Photography. Read the rest of the facts…
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Lightroom: What is it and When Should You Consider it?
There have been questions posted as comments recently asking about the role of Lightroom in a photographer’s workflow. Many posters who are not currently using Lightroom aren’t sure whether Lightroom it is an alternative to Photoshop or where it fits if you have Photoshop too. I thought it was a good time to look atContinue reading “Lightroom: What is it and When Should You Consider it?”
How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs
Images with textures applied are not something we’ve seen much of in club competitions and I submitted this image Ancient Eyes in November as an experiment to see how it would be received. I was surprised at how well it fared, getting the highest score and winning the open section. Given this interest I thoughtContinue reading “How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs”
Tips on Early Morning Photography
Tips on Early Morning Photography A Digital Photography School guest post by Simon Davidson who is from Stellenbosch. Nice to see local people featuring on prominent blogs. The photograph above comes from Simon’s own web site at http://www.simondavo.com. As all photographers know, there are two times of day when the light is most idealContinue reading “Tips on Early Morning Photography”
Get Pro Results with a Compact Camera
Here’s tip #1: When shooting indoors in low light, you actually can get pro results with your compact camera . . . but you have to make pictures rather than simply take pictures. Rick Sammon: Get Pro Results with a Compact Camera
A Digital Dog Tag for Your Lost Camera
Recovering your camera after losing it is one of those things that most people don’t really think about until the situation actually arises. If you were to lose your camera today, would anyone be able to return it to you? A Digital Dog Tag for Your Lost Camera
The ISO Advantage
How to use the excellent high-ISO performance of today’s cameras I recently returned from photographing brown bears along the Katmai coast of Alaska. I was leading a workshop for Photo Quest Adventures, and we had more than 20 bears at a time on the beach. I’ve been returning to the same area for more thanContinue reading “The ISO Advantage”
11 Outstanding (Free) Alternatives to Photoshop
I absolutely love Photoshop. It’s by far the best image editor out there but unfortunately you have to pay a premium for it. For those of you who are looking for a cheap alternative to Photoshop, look no further. I have gathered what I think are some great alternatives that will meet most if notContinue reading “11 Outstanding (Free) Alternatives to Photoshop”
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