Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tips for Setting up a Shot in Photography – PictureCorrect

Tips for Setting up a Shot in Photography – PictureCorrect: "When you hear the word workflow, you automatically think about the editing process. However, there is a workflow when it comes to taking photographs too. It’s the few simple things you think about while getting ready to take your photographs."

40 Best And Highly Useful Websites For Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

40 Best And Highly Useful Websites For Adobe Photoshop Tutorials: "Adobe Photoshop, this software is the first choice of every designers and its popular among upcoming designers too because they can experiment with the images by editing and manipulating and brush up their design skills."

Remove Complex Backgrounds from Images in Photoshop - How-To Geek

Remove Complex Backgrounds from Images in Photoshop - How-To Geek: "While tools like the Magic Eraser can sometimes remove your backgrounds, the fact is you’re going to have to get your hands dirty with the eraser if you have images with complex backgrounds that need removing. While this can be time consuming, you can save yourself a lot of time with a little Photoshop wizardry. Let’s take a look."

Learn the Basics of Photoshop in Under 25 Minutes

Learn the Basics of Photoshop in Under 25 Minutes: "Photoshop is an incredibly powerful but also intimidating application. If you've wanted to start using Photoshop but didn't know where to start, we'll be teaching you the basics all week long.

The video above is your lesson. It's short considering how much it covers and long considering it's on the internet. In the video, we take a look at every tool in the toolbar, your palettes on the right side of the screen, and what you'll find in the menus. Below you'll find a reference for this lesson. Once the lessons are over, we'll provide everything all in one place and a downloadable PDF file containing references for each lesson."

Photographing a Wildebeest Migration

Photographing a Wildebeest Migration: "As wildlife photographers, finding new ways to portray well-covered natural phenomena is often one of the biggest challenges we face. We recently visited the Serengeti in Tanzania for the annual wildebeest migration and coming up with a new way to portray this incredible event was our primary objective."

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Samsung ST6500 – PictureCorrect

Samsung ST6500
Samsung announced the latest addition to its design-led camera portfolio, the ST6500, reinforcing the company’s position as a global leader in digital imaging innovation and a pioneer of stylish design and ergonomic usability. The launch follows the success of Samsung’s recent cameras such as the ST5000 which showcased a fluid and sleek design approach

On Camera TTL Flash Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

On Camera TTL Flash Photography Tips
If you’ve bought a DSLR (digital SLR) hoping to take almost professional-looking pictures indoors, you’re halfway there. Just remember NOT to use the built-in flash that comes with your DSLR. You might have also heard that a speedlight (external flash unit) will improve your pictures dramatically. Again, you’re halfway there. The other half of the story is how you use these tools. They are not miracle machines, because you need to be able to use them correctly to get professional-looking results.

Tips for Black and White Photography

Tips for Black and White Photography
You might be one of those photographers who decide to convert a photo to black and white in post production. Trying if it ‘works’ for a photo you took without thinking about black and white at the time. Nothing wrong with that, but have you ever tried to go out and shoot specifically with a black and white photo in mind? It’s worth doing so and I’d like to give you some tips for when you do.

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/tips-for-black-and-white-photography#ixzz1GmFTdTDo

Have you “Lo-Fi”’d a photo?

Have you “Lo-Fi”’d a photo?
After discovering the fast, easy and creative effects available via iphone camera apps, I have been searching for similar software to creatively modify photos I take with my DLSR and my pocket camera. I stumbled upon Lo-Fi, which was recently launched.

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/have-you-%e2%80%9clo-fi%e2%80%9d%e2%80%99d-a-photo#ixzz1GmFCuhh7

Digital Photo - Go Macro | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Go Macro
So you want to dive head-first into the great big world of photographing little bitty things? That’s great, because macro photography is interesting, fun and rewarding, and it doesn’t take too much expertise to make awesome images right off the bat. What it does take is a bit of planning and the right equipment. Here’s what you need to know, followed by some essential gear.