Archive for April, 2008

Understanding Digital SLR Sensor Cleaning.

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Contrary to the urban myths that propagate like viruses on computer discussion boards, no digital camera with interchangeable lenses has a exposed imaging sensor. All either have a glass anti-aliasing filter or an optical glass cover. With the right tools cleaning this piece of glass is no more dangerous than cleaning your lens' front element.

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Portraits by window light.


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"Learn how light works to model a 3D face in 2D using window light before spending a lot of money on lighting gear. It costs little beyond your time and will will save you money in the long run because you'll understand intuitively what you need and be able to get better results with less. "

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Understanding Camera Lenses.


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"Understanding camera lenses can help add more creative control to digital photography. Choosing the right lens for the task can become a complex trade-off between cost, size, weight, lens speed and image quality. "

"This tutorial aims to improve understanding by providing an introductory overview of concepts relating to image quality, focal length, perspective, prime vs. zoom lenses and aperture or f-number."

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Blending edges when you are making a composite photo photoshop tutorial.

 Blending edges when you are making a composite photo photoshop tutorial.

"When we last saw our friend's head you remember he was plagued by that problem of residual color from his original background. If I used the lasso to un-select these areas, I'm afraid we'd lose too many hairs and his hair would look too much like a helmet."

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Lighting diagrams and photos with canon 580ex speedlite flash

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Master 550ex Speedlite

580ex slave Flash bounced in silver umbrella

Manual mode - 1/1 power

ISO 200 - f/6.3 - 1/200 sec - 70 mm

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PhotoShop Camera Raw video tutorial.

PhotoShop Camera Raw video tutorial.

 PhotoShop Camera Raw video tutorial.

Balancing Flash and Ambient Light Indoor Photography.

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"Typical indoor ambient light, for instance, might be about 1/60th at 4/f at ISO 400. So If I shoot you in that light, available only, you are going to be properly exposed. You'll still probably look pretty bad -- we nailed the quantity, but the quality of the light is likely ugly as it comes from overhead fixtures."

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Five Flash techniques.

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"Bounce is a great alternative to direct flash, especially for people pictures made under low ceilings or near white walls. As its name implies, you bounce the flash off a nearby surface rather than blasting it directly at your subjects. Bounce creates much softer light for highlights and shadows that better convey the shaping of a person's face.

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Controlling Daylight at Strobist.

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"I shot in the middle of the afternoon to use this portrait as an example of how to light an outdoor portrait with a couple of small flashes on a sunny day."

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Sushi Bar Photo Shoot video.


SUSHIBAR photo shoot video from SUSHIBAR on Vimeo.

Emporio Armani advertising contest.

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"Emporio Armani fragrances are inviting designers and filmmakers to create a print or video to advertise their Get Together range of his and hers perfumes.

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Radiopopper CLS ETTL remote flash trigger installation video.


RadioPopper Unboxed from NicePhotoMag.com from Zeke K on Vimeo.