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 Post subject: Photography Tips and Techniques
PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:17 am 
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I though i'd start a thread for any tips and techniques you may have and want to share. It would be a plus if you added pics along with the text.

So don't be shy i know there are quite a few tips out there for professionals and beginners.

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 Post subject: Re: Photography Tips and Techniques
PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:21 am 
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Photography Tips


• Rule of thirds.....don't center everything...sometimes centering works, and sometimes dividing the scene into thirds and not centering lends more power

• When photographing children get right down to thier level...lay on your belly to get that shot...

• It's all about the light....bright afternoon light is too harsh, wait for early morning or just before dusk when the light is best

• ISOLATE!....you see something..look closer. Find something unique about that tree or flower or whatever...

• Those round sliver lights with the clamp that you stick a bulb in that sell for like 3 bucks at the hardware store make decent lights. Try a bulb that throws of white light or soft light, like those funky shaped energy saver bulbs.

• Foam core, poster board, and laminate make good backdrops. Also check e-bay. I just bought an awesome 6'X9' hand painted muslin backdrop from ebay cheap.

• Portraits...get catchlights in the eyes!

• Experiment with aperture and shutter speeds for creative shots.

• Use a tripod, especially with macro shots

• On camera flash always sucks

• No reflector to bounce light with? Use a mirror.

• This is one I have fun with. In the photo below I used the wrong light balance setting. The old teapot is actually silver, but using the wrong white balance gave me a nice warm effect.

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 Post subject: Re: Photography Tips and Techniques
PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:55 am 
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Correct exposure can sometimes be tricky, and from time to time we can run into less than ideal situations. Whether it’s poor lighting conditions, weather or incorrect exposure. Whatever the case may be, because of today’s technology we can work with our digital images thanks to programs like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and the like.

Here’s a quick and easy method on how to work with underexposed images, using Photoshop CS. This is a very basic method for those people who are unfamiliar with using curves and levels.

Step 1
Open your underexposed image.

Step 2
In the layers palette duplicate the image by pressing CMD (PC Control) + J.

Step 3
In the layers palette change the blending mode from Normal to Screen.

Instantly you will see your image brighten. Continue to duplicate the layers until you get the exposure you desire. For this particular picture I only duplicated the layer twice to get the correct exposure.


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 Post subject: Re: Photography Tips and Techniques
PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:05 am 
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Some of the photography tips:
Nature Photography
Photographing Animals & People
Impressionist Photos
Qualities of Light

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 Post subject: Thanks Good Forum
PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:38 pm 
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Cool story it is surely. My girlfriend has been looking for this update.


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 Post subject: Re: Thanks Good Forum
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:10 am 
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ACURIOURA wrote:
Cool story it is surely. My girlfriend has been looking for this update.


Thanks to appreciating and like this post. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Photography Tips and Techniques
PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:33 am 
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Once again a brilliant post by you man.
Really feel proud to be a member of this forum.

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