5 Techniques for Enhancing Contrast in Digital Photos

5 Techniques for Enhancing Contrast in Digital Photos:
"I’m a sucker for good contrast in a photo. Since I mainly like
to dabble in monochrome work, contrast for me is the gravy
train – second only to composition."

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas from dPS: And We’re Moving into Holiday Mode

Merry Christmas from dPS: And We’re Moving into Holiday Mode:

"dPS headquarters are in Melbourne Australia where the clock has just ticked
over past midnight and Santa is busily at work stuffing stockings with all kinds
of great photographic gear!"

Focusing on the Unfocused Photos

Focusing on the Unfocused Photos:
"A sharp focus with crisp detail is generally one of the most
sought after features in a photo. How many times have you
thrown out a photo because your auto-focus was off a little?"

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

David Stanley Photography - articles - filters

David Stanley Photography - articles - filters:
"There was a vogue a few years ago, which seemed to coincide with a general
surge in the popularity of a certain maker of square filters, for using ever more
outlandish combinations of filter effects. Often we would see a landscape buried
under a brooding tobacco sky, pierced only by a seven-pointed starburst sun
illuminating a curious coral pink foreground."

Photography Tips For Designers

Photography Tips For Designers:
"Throughout your career as a designer you will be required to use a camera
at some stage so it is vital you know how to use one, and at the very least,
know the basics principles & elements of photography. So I present to you
photography tips for designers."

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Color Correction Tutorial for PhotoShop - PhotoLinks Photography Tips

Color Correction Tutorial for PhotoShop

"This tutorial is based on the information I received from the guys at AP
(Associated Press). The AP process over 800 photos a day with this
process, so it should work for you.
There is a simple 4 step process to getting the perfect color correction
everytime with your photos. In order for this process to work make sure
you have accurately adjusted your monitor based on the adobe gamma
correction application which comes with Photoshop."

Mike's Ryukyu Gallery: Photography Tip: Manual Focus for the Bird

Mike's Ryukyu Gallery: Photography Tip: Manual Focus for the Bird:

"Everyone, including yours truly, uses Automatic Focus when taking pictures
in their travels. It’s probably one the greatest inventions the camera makers
came up with, until digital cameras came along and replaced film. But, there are
times that Manual Focus Mode is the only way to go. One example is the Osprey
I photographed at the Okinawa City Zoo, in Japan."

Monday, November 15, 2010

Where to find free photos for your website online

Where to find free photos for your website online:

"If you do online writing for Hubpages or other online sites, or you have a
website that that you need photos to put on your site to add interest to your
site. One of the most difficult things is to find photos that you can use without
license agreements."

Friday, November 12, 2010

First steps in Portraiture :: Photocritic photography blog

First steps in Portraiture

"My entry into Photography was a very gentle and gradual one.
As such, I don’t actually remember much of how it all came about,
nor do I remember the specific steps I took, nor in what order I
learned the lessons, or why."

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

10 Photography Challenges to bring out your creativity

10 Photography Challenges to bring out your creativity:

"There are many things you can do to improve your photographic creativity.
The key to improving your photographic creativity is to train your eyes to
see things a little different than normal"

Tips for Microstock Photography

Tips for Microstock Photography:

"I’ve always been fascinated by the endless different places we can see around the world.
Undoubtedly this is one of the main factors that ignited my passion for photography.
Since I was a child my parents took me with them when traveling, and this thirst for
visiting new countries grew inside me like a inherited gift."

Greeting Card Templates in PS or PSE

Greeting Card Templates in PS or PSE:
"The holidays are nearly upon us and our clients are going to be asking about cards!
I like making mine in Elements because I love the ease of the project bin which
shows me all of my open files and lets me drag and drop them with ease."

Como Park St Paul Minesota

Como Park St Paul Minesota:

"There is a beautiful park that was built in 1873, that is located on
the west side of St Paul, Como Park, almost on the border of Minneapolis
that is one of the best places to visit and spend a day with your family or
even by yourself. The park includes a great conservatory, a very good zoo,
Como town kids rides, a Japanese garden, a golf course, several picnic areas,
a beautiful lake, meeting rooms and party rooms for weddings and birthday
parties, and it's all free except the golf, party rooms and the rides."