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Byte order in Photoshop CS6
Since getting CS6 one of the things that puzzled me when saving Tiff files was the default setting itself to the Macintosh instead of IBM PC for the byte order. I have a PC so naturally assumed that I should … Continue reading
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Photographing chocolate today – a dream commission!
Starting work with a new Company today photographing some amazing chocolate – watch this space
An easy way to move layers in Photoshop
If you’ve ever tried dragging layers up and down one place you know what it’s like – sometimes they don’t move at all and at other times they move up or down two layers instead of one! Well here is … Continue reading
Fine Touch: Photoshop plug-in for fine-artistic effect
One of my favourite suppliers of plug-ins – Redfield have given us all another freebie to experiment with and it’s well worth a go. Click here to take a look at the styles available and to download the plug-in. Experiment and enjoy. … Continue reading
Photographing waterfalls
Introduction How many times have you been on holiday and seen a dramatic waterfall and wanted to capture its beauty, only to find when you look at the images, you are a bit disappointed? Below are some simple tips and … Continue reading
A quick Photoshop tip – how to view only the background layer
Ever got frustrated when you’ve been working in Photoshop having produced a multi-layered file and want to do a quick check to see what your original background layer looked like without having to click on each eye to turn off … Continue reading
Highlight Tone Priority with Canon cameras – review
Introduction A fellow photographer said that they use the Highlight Tone Priority (HTP) mode on their Canon dSLR as it helped to prevent clipping of highlights. I never blindly follow anyone’s advice these days but decided to do some digging … Continue reading
Top Ten Photography Tips
The aim of this article is to provide ten key areas to work on to improve your photographs. Firstly, we need to think about the factors that contribute to a great image. I try to photograph common objects that people … Continue reading
Developing a workflow for landscape photography
Developing a workflow in Landscape photography Introduction Whilst this document is written with landscape photography in mind the process can be applied to many other situations when you are working with a tripod (e.g. still life or macro photography). The … Continue reading
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Choosing a tripod
Why use a tripod? Sooner or later you will be in a situation (e.g. low light) where you cannot hand-hold your camera without your images suffering from the effects of camera shake. As a general rule, your shutter speed should … Continue reading
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Tagged camera shake, gimbal, joystick, tripod, tripod head, wimberley
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Canon and Nikon new Pro dSLRs out this quarter
Canon and Nikon will release their latest pro-series dSLRs in the first quarter of 2012 – the Canon EOS 1D X and Nikon D4. From a photographer’s perspective I’m reassured that the key developments in both cameras are geared towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon EOS 1Dx, dSLR, high-ISO, low noise, megapixels, Nikon D4, Sony SLT
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Photographing propeller-driven aircraft
Introduction There are a number of challenges when setting out to photograph aircraft, namely: exposure, focusing and shutter speed. The latter is particularly important when shooting propeller-driven planes. Let’s look at each of these in turn. Exposure Because of the … Continue reading
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Tagged exposure compensation, motion blur, panning, propeller, shutter speed
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How to use fill-in flash
Introduction If you shoot in ‘Auto’ mode with your SLR you will find that in certain conditions the flash will pop up. This is because there is insufficient light or the subject is back-lit. When in this shooting mode the … Continue reading
Photographing birds with high-contrast plumage
I’m often asked asked how best to photograph black and white birds such that detail is retained in both the light and dark areas. This is a tough challenge due to the limited dynamic range of the sensors of digital … Continue reading
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