I am always trying out different techniques and enjoy learning new things to grow my photography skillset. One such technique is focus stacking. Focus stacking is a method of taking multiple images of the same scene but with different points of focus and combining them to maximise and control the depth of field within the […]
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We are having some fun at our camera club at the moment as we struggle to get to grips with new technology. Some of our members are old hands at the new skills we have had to develop and some are finding the transition a little more difficult. One of the issues causing the most
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I have just uploaded another video on resizing images, this time it is in Photoshop and uses Actions. Actions are a type of macro – this means you can record a series of actions within Photoshop and replay them at a later time as often as required. Resizing in PhotoShop
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I have been experimenting with using plugins to manage publication of images to various online systems from Lightroom. Whilst Lightroom comes with some excellent tools already, you might want to check out the plugins created by Jeffrey Friedl. These amazing plugins make automation of publication unbelievably simple. Take a look, you’ll wonder how you managed without them…
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Since last week, a few people have ask how the picture of Brighton Pier was edited, so I thought I would try to create a tutorial; The first step was to actually visit Brighton and take some suitable exposures. The important thing is to gain more than one image with different exposure values. Most enthusiast
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I thought I would share what I have been up to this weekend. Last week I shared a photo I had created of Brighton pier. I have been looking at this image and thinking “if only there had been rays of light coming through the clouds.” Knowing that Photoshop is a powerful tool, combined with
Add to the Mood, Introduce Rays of Light! Read More »
Is it just me, or does everyone find it difficult to keep actively taking photographs throughout the dark, damp winter months in England? When it snows, or when we are hit by a severe frost, we get inspired to grab our photo kit and head for the (scenic) hills. However, when it is raining, inertia
I am often asked about software to be used in creating HDR images on PCs. I recently tried out a few and though this is not the place for me to foist my personal opinion of which is the best in my opinion I can say that the few I tried out were; Photomatix – Probably
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Hello again, just thought I would share a resource that you might find interesting, adobe TV. It can be found here; http://tv.adobe.com/channels/ this is fascinating stuff, just shows you what is possible.. enjoy…
I have recently been involved in some discussions with other photographers regarding perceived limitations within Microsoft Windows (My Computer, Windows Explorer etc) in being able to view Raw files produced with various cameras. The complaint is usually along the lines that the PC will only show an icon and not the actual image contained within
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