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Learn how to post process! No excuses!

I know there are a lot of you guys out there who don’t want to hear this, but it’s time you faced it: you need to learn how to retouch your work. Before you go on about how it changes the essence of the image, how the truth is being altered and how the result will look fake, please hear me out. Read more »

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Photo editing actions are typically associated with the use of Photoshop. They are a set of filters or other photo modifiers that are contained in a single file. Once it is installed on a computer, the action can be applied to an active image in Photoshop automatically.

Photo-editing presets are essentially the same as actions, but are typically used with Lightroom.

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There are a lot of amateur photographers who like to use different digital photography tools in order to change a little bit the appearance of their photos. While some digital photography tools are suitable only for professionals, there are plenty of other ones used by all amateurs to tweak their images, and they are extremely efficient. Read more »

Photoshop is considered to be one of the most used programs used in graphic design. Although it has many features, it is not hard to use. All you got to do is to practice and all will come along. By practicing hard enough you will get to know this program in no time.

There are two Photoshop tips you have got to keep in mind when working with Photoshop. These two tips are represented by the Photoshop Actions and color matching using Pantone colors. Read more »

Trick photography that involves levitation often puts a smile on my face. It is always inspiring to see fun and creative ideas by ordinary and talented photographers alike. Even when you know the photo is digitally manipulated with software like Adobe Photoshop, the genuine sense of wonder and amazement never ceases. Maybe it’s our secret desire for flight that creates these feelings we get when we come across great examples of levitation trick photos.

Did you see the one with the floating baby? Read more »

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Adobe has released a free beta version of [amazon_link id="1133526462" target="_blank" ]Photoshop CS6 [/amazon_link]for Windows and Mac. Experts’ early reviews indicate that serious amateur and professional photographers will find it to be an essential tool, even as photo-editing apps on iOS, Android and other mobile platforms are serving the broader consumer photography market well. These are great for quick image adjustments on the go and sharing casual photos via social media; but they still don’t have the capabilities commercial photographers require to satisfy clients’ exacting demands.
 

Some new features of [amazon_link id="1133526462" target="_blank" ]Photoshop CS6 [/amazon_link] beta, such as Content Aware Patch and Content Aware Move have dazzled many early users; however, in the final analysis, these are not as useful as some of the more practical, new features. What professional photographers want is to save time during the workflow process and the change Adobe has made to layers serves that need. Instead of the time-consuming search for a particular layer, [amazon_link id="1133526462" target="_blank" ]Photoshop CS6 [/amazon_link] allows you to find it by layer type, mode or even the various characteristics of a layer.

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Digital Camera Tips: Digital Picture Printing

There are 3 steps to digital picture printing:

1. Getting your pictures out of the camera and into your computer or printer
2. Editing or touching-up
3. Selecting correct picture size
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Perhaps you have heard of Lytro. I first got wind of the company a few months ago and thought it sounded amazing. But then the “That’s a press release. Where’s the follow through?” mechanism in my brain that stops me from buying useless products kicked in. Was it too good to be true?

The camera the company is creating  is said be able to allow a viewer to focus on any spot in the image AFTER the image has been shot. This means different viewers can pick what they like and focus there, even changing the apparent aperture to control depth of field. All after an image has been shot. After checking out the Time article and the company’s website (which includes sample images) I believe the camera will be a hit from the moment it is stocked on store shelves. Read more »

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