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Camera can snap now, focus later

Camera can snap now, focus later

Users can choose what they want to focus on after the image is taken Continue reading the main story Related Stories Camera tech promises ‘living images’ Lens does away with blurry snaps A digital camera that [...]

Creative Use of Off-Camera Flash and Ultra-Wide in Wedding Photography

Creative Use of Off-Camera Flash and Ultra-Wide in Wedding Photography

This is one of several images shot at a fall wedding in Eastland, a beautiful region in the North Island of New Zealand. The bride, groom and I were flown to this location for an hour [...]

A Guide to Time and Motion in Photography

A Guide to Time and Motion in Photography

One of the fundamental tools that a photographer has at his/her disposal is the ability to record time. This isn’t just the moment in time, or the ‘decisive moment’, as Cartier-Bresson called it, but the duration of [...]

10 Cool Places to Learn the Art of Photoshop

10 Cool Places to Learn the Art of Photoshop

The great thing about the internet is how much people are willing to share a heap of valuable information. When it comes to our favourite post-processing software, then it’s staggering the amount of great information on [...]

Editorial Lighting – The Minimalist Way

Editorial Lighting – The Minimalist Way

My model looked at me like I was crazy when we drove to a grimy alleyway behind an Italian grocer because I wanted to shoot ‘a pretty summertime editorial look’. While I can hardly blame her, [...]

Photoshop – Dodge and Burn Using Curves for Monochrome Images

Photoshop – Dodge and Burn Using Curves for Monochrome Images

While there are many methods to convert colored images to monochrome, the initial result is hardly satisfying. Much like traditional black and white film images, the images usually require some darkroom magic to bring out the [...]

COLOR – BLACK AND WHITE – SEPIA MIXING PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL.

COLOR – BLACK AND WHITE – SEPIA MIXING PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL.

This tutorial will show you how to transform a standard color photo into a mix of colors, black and white and sepia in a fast and easy process. Layer —> New adjustment layer —> Channel mixer. [...]

How to take great pictures of seascapes

How to take great pictures of seascapes

The coastline has long been a favored location for photographers, and – with its ever changing landscape, light and moods – it’s not difficult to see why. Beautiful seascapes shot in stunning locations can really enhance [...]

Using LAB Color Adjustments

Using LAB Color Adjustments

  Creativity in the Photoshop Darkroom by Harold Davis Intro Image: The color effects in this image of a Poppy core were achieved using LAB color adjustments.   In a previous column, Sharpening in LAB Color, I showed you how to use [...]

9 Useful Tutorials on Black and White Portraiture

9 Useful Tutorials on Black and White Portraiture

Everyone loves the traditional charm of a classic black and white portrait. Black and white can add depth, drama and glamour to your shot and so, here are some great basic (and not so basic) black [...]