Vintage style photography has seen a surge in popularity among hobbyist photographers. And thanks to photography social networking sites like Flickr, sharing of photographs in the vintage style is easier than ever. Users even share their post production ‘recipes’ and techniques to help you form your own ideas and techniques if you’re interested in…
The first rule I ever learned about taking photos was to take them with the sun to my back so it lit the subject and didn’t cause what I came to know as ‘backlighting’. This presents a few problems – primarily that if your subject is a person, he/she will be squinting…
The full moon. Steeped in legend and myth, a full, orange moon rising from the horizon has sparked the imagination of humans for millennia. For photographers, capturing a full moon rise can present some challenges and opportunities. Specifically, the moon is relatively bright compared to the darkening scene through which it is rising. In this article I’…
In this tutorial you’ll see why setting your camera to the correct White Balance not only saves you a great deal of time in Photoshop, but also enhances image quality. We’ll talk about color temperatures, White Balance presets, and how they affect your photographs. Learning to read the light and set your camera accordingly is …
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to convert colour photos to black and white in Photoshop? Then plugins may be the answer. In an earlier article I looked at the most common ways to convert colour photos to black and white in Photoshop CS. The best methods …
If you’re a Mac user, there are three mainstream programs to choose from for managing your photo library. The first is iPhoto , bundled for free with your computer. This is a great option, but very much aimed at amateur photographers. The second is Lightroom , an app that many of …
Wide-angle lenses do a number of things very well – one of them is the ability to keep near and far objects in focus, and present the landscape in a striking light.
