August 2008

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HDR Color to HDR Black & White

HDR

Above is an example of a black and white HDR image that I’ll show you how to create from an original color image. HDR images can look really good if they’re done right. Some HDR images look great when they’re converted to black and white. I don’t think it works for all HDR images so [...]

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HDR – Tone Mapping vs. Details Enhancer

HDR

Above, I have the five images I’m going to put into Photomatix. Here are the images blended together in Photomatix before processing. First I’ll click on Tone Mapping which will open up the processing box. Here you can choose between the tone compressor and the details enhancer: Here I picked the Details Enhancer for my [...]

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Being a Photoshop User

Photoshop

The advantage of being a member of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals ) is their great web site, not to mention their monthly magazine. Most of all it’s the Photoshop User web site that has me hooked. There is a wide variety of tutorials, with video and instructional tutorials. There are always new tutorials [...]

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Making a Simple Border/Frame Around an Image

Photoshop

Sometimes you want to add a finishing touch to an image by adding a border or frame around it. In this example, I have an image that has a black background. If I do a slideshow of some of my flowers that have a black background the image will bleed into the background. In the [...]

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Portrait Tips

Photography

With every portrait, the main focus is the subject. To keep the main focus on the subject, you’ll need to get in close. Having too much distraction in the background takes away from your subject, be it a person or animal or a flower. For example, not too long ago I went to a Civil [...]

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