Archive for April, 2009

5 Tips for Photographing Water

Water seems like such a basic thing that it’s difficult to imagine it as photogenic.  Water has many faces; it can be a lake, an ocean, a stream, a waterfall.  It can be vast amounts of water or a single drop.  Water when frozen or moving is both dramatic and interesting.  Water tends to have [...]

Travel Photography: Museums

Whilst you are on your travels, you may visit a museum.  The outdoors and indoors will generally provide you with lots of photographic opportunities.  The main thing to consider is dealing with indoor conditions as well as etiquette in what is a public place. Museums are usually strict about who can take photographs and where.  [...]

Photoshop Guides: Cropping and Straightening

Even the best photographs need to be edited sometimes.  At some point you will probably need to crop and/or straighten your images in Photoshop.  Cropping your images is great if you want to cut out distractions in the background or keep the emphasis on one small area of the photograph.  Beware of over cropping though [...]

Streamlining Photoshop: Using Workspaces and Shortcuts

Every time you use Adobe Photoshop you are using a workspace.  This refers to the screen you see when you have opened the program and are about to start work.  It includes the menu bar, the tool bar, the tool box, the document window, and the palettes.  Imagine it as your virtual desk – therefore [...]

Photoshop Guides: Making Selections

When you first start using Photoshop, its fun to see how the affects can be applied to a whole image.  Once you start working in more detail you may need to be able to edit your photograph intricately.  One of the most useful things you can do in Photoshop is edit specific areas as you [...]

Photoshop Guides: Color Adjustment Part 2

In the last post we talked about the various functions that are important when it comes to adjusting color in Photoshop. Now, let’s look at various techniques that you can use when changing colors in your photographs. Let’s look at removing a color cast occurs when there is too much of a certain color apparent. [...]

Photoshop Guides: Color Adjustment Part 1

Every photographer will eventually encounter a problem with color casts. It could be that you’ve noticed your latest photographer is overly red, green or blue. It could be a subtle color casts – not obvious but nevertheless something doesn’t quite seem right. This is where color adjustment comes in. Color correcting or adjustment can be [...]

Understanding Image Size and Resolution

If you are taking image digitally, then you need to understand what image size, canvas size and resolution mean. These three elements are interlinked but represent different factors that all contribute to the end quality of your photograph. This is also important when it comes to printing your images and editing them with software as [...]

Photoshop Guide: Bitmap and Vector Images

When using Photoshop or any kind of digital imaging software, it pays to know a little about the background of imaging.  Two of main types of images are Bitmap and Vector.  You may have heard of these two kind of images before but not understand the difference; in fact they are very different and have [...]

Photoshop Guides: What is Adobe Bridge?

If you own or use Adobe Photoshop, then you may have come across a piece of software called Adobe Bridge.  This program is designed to help you gain control of all your files and get them organized.  Sooner or later, most photographers are inundated with many folders full of images and Adobe Bridge, as file [...]


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