July 2008

HDR and the Purple Fringe

HDR

Have you noticed that after you process an HDR image you get a purple fringe around parts of your image? Sometimes it’s more noticeable than other times, but either way it’s annoying. Well, there’s no reason to be annoyed anymore, thanks to a Photoshop action called the Purple Fringe Killer. I found this action for [...]

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Websites Aren’t What They Used to Be – Try SmugMug!

Photography

Six years ago I started a website showing my photography. It wasn’t easy. My husband had to program the site. He designed it and then put my images onto it. I always felt the need to redesign the site, but it was a lot of work for my husband, who was already bogged down with [...]

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Don’t be Afraid to Take Pictures in Bad Lighting

Photography

It was a very overcast day.  It was actually pretty dark, and it was getting ready to rain.  I saw a nuthatch on a branch, so I decided to shoot, anyway. I put my camera on a high ISO of 640, and the F stop was 5.6.  I had nothing to lose.  Either I would [...]

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Getting Started With HDR

HDR

HDR is becoming extremely popular. The first time I saw an HDR image, it made me stop and take a very close look. I liked it. At first I couldn’t figure out how it was done, so I started doing research.

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