http://blog.LorriFreedman.com Photography How-To and Photoshop Tips Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:36:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here I have a photo of a black cap chick that I took the other day. It was very overcast and the lighting wasn’t good at all, but I decided to take the shot anyway. It’s very grainy because I had the ISO on my camera set to 800 and ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/11/25/simple-way-to-get-rid-of-noise-using-photoshop/ Here I have a photo of my neighbor's cat. I turned it into a black and white photo, but it’s not quite right. It needs a little "pop" to make it more interesting. There are a few simple ways to do this without getting too crazy.   The first way is very ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/11/15/making-black-and-white-photos-pop-using-photoshop/ It's one thing to take a picture, but another to take a photograph. There are some basic rules that can help you take more interesting and eye catching photographs. Once you have the basic rules down, you'll become more observant of the photographic opportunities that are around you. This is important ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/11/10/basic-rules-for-better-photography/ Here, I have five images exposed for HDR. That means one properly exposed image and one to two over- and under-exposed images. The images are of a tree showing off its fall foliage. Open the Dynamic Photo HDR program. You can get a free trial version on their web site. Go to ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/11/04/hdr-using-the-dynamic-photo-hdr-program/ Ever take pictures of friends and family inside or even outside, and your photos have a blue cast while using a flash? Maybe you even got used to the color and thought that it's just the way the camera takes the photo. Well, it is the way the camera ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/10/28/white-balance-while-using-a-flash-blue-photos/ Here I have an image of the Portland Headlight that I already turned black and white in Photoshop. I think lightning shots look more dramatic in black and white. The first thing I do is drop the image into Photoshop. Next I go to the brush icon on the tools palette. ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/10/22/creating-lightning-in-an-image-using-photoshop/ Here I have a photograph of a tulip that I had taken not too long ago. I like the color of the tulip, but for this tutorial I'll change the color of the tulip using the Replace Color tool from the Adjustments menu in Photoshop. The first thing I'll do is ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/10/14/replacing-a-color-in-photographs-using-photoshop/ It's that time again when photographers from around the universe collect themselves and their photo gear, and head off to the PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NYC. The very first time I went to the show, it was call the "PhotoExpo". That was ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/10/05/pdn-photoplus-expo-in-new-york-city/ Here I have an image of some children playing soccer. I used a fast shutter speed while taking this image, to freeze the action. At this point I think I'd like to put some motion into the image. The first thing I do is drop the image into Photoshop. I'll make ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/09/28/how-to-create-motion-in-an-image/ Here's an image that I took of a horse at Muscoot Farm in Westchester. In this example I'm going to make the image black and white and then bring the horse back to color. Now I'm going to make a copy of the background layer. So I hit CTRL-J on the ... http://blog.LorriFreedman.com/index.php/2008/09/24/bringing-color-back/