A 30-day trial version of Photoshop Elements 10 is now available: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_elements...
Friday, 30 September 2011
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Excuse the quality of the picture, this is the best I could get out of my wife's P&SSo you've heard about BBF or Back Button Focusing and was wondering what BBF is. Maybe you also heard that once you get used to it you will never go back. In this post I will tell you what is BBF and why it is one of the best things that makes using a DSLR more practical and enjoyable.WHAT IS BBF?BBF is short for Back Button Focusing, which means that you will...
Monday, 26 September 2011
If you were to take an environmental portrait, should you use a short focal length or long focal length?Actually it's a trick question because neither answer is correct for every type of environmental portrait. As a general rule, to allow a subject to occupy the same portion of the frame, you should either be close to the subject and use a short focal length, at a "moderate" distance with a normal focal length, or far from the subject with...
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Earlier this week, Adobe released Photoshop Elements 10. There is no trial version as of yet, so my information is only based on news articles published about it and Adobe's own PSE 10 website. Here are the primary new features of this version, along with some comments.Painting any of 100 effects onto the photo. The classic way to apply an effect on just a part of the photo is through layers (specifically layer masking). This feature instead makes it easy to choose an effect then apply it to the image by painting the effect...
Friday, 23 September 2011
How do you make something appear more brilliant? It may seem that adding more light would be the solution. If more light is reflected, wouldn't that mean that the object is more brilliant by definition?Sometimes, to make an object appear more brilliant, what we need is more shadow (or specifically contrast) instead of more light. Take a look at the comparison shots below. It's not a perfect comparison but it illustrates the...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
I found this lady bug while I was shooting some flowersI want to share with you some of the photos that I took a couple of weeks ago near the beach, there are no tutorials this time, just some of my favorite macro shots, all taken with the Canon 60mm f/2.8 Macro.P.S. You can click any image to see a larger 1000px version.This thing is really tiny in person.I sprayed some water on this flower to make it more interesting.Mr. Crab, this guy is very...
Monday, 19 September 2011
When you plan to merge a group photo and take the shot accordingly, the results of an automatic photomerge can look great. But what if you weren't planning on merging the group shot? In that case, merging a group shot manually may help you get better results.Over the weekend, we visited my parents. Our kids had a great time and I was able to capture several shots with great expressions.Unfortunately, as in many group shots, none...
Sunday, 11 September 2011
So you're one of those people looking for a 50mm equivalent lens for your crop sensor Canon DSLR? Were you considering the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 or the Canon 28mm f/1.8? Hit the jump to see how I made my choice and went with the Canon 35mm f/2, one of Canon's understated lenses.P.S. For this post I skipped my usual 600px sharpened images and posted 1000px images, so you can click on any picture to see the 1000px larger version.INTRODUCTION If you have...
Here's a quick post analyzing a recent shot that I did. I think the thought process would be helpful for learning lighting. I recently made a post about using a single set of modifiers for speedlights and strobes. The shot I used for the start of the story was this:Th first step was to compose the shot. The speedring is not very large. To have the lights appear to fit within the hole of the speedring, I used a wide angle...
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