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Adobe Lightroom 4 is post processing and file management software for photographers, and it’s currently the best alternative to Apple’s Aperture. [ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something we make a little bit of money. Need…
The last self portrait tutorial I wrote went down a treat, so I thought I’d try my hand at another one. This is a little bit more difficult though, so any of you out there who said ‘yeah that’s easssssy’, this one might take you a little longer. Before I…
What is Image Noise and Where Does it Come From? Let’s cover this. Just so that we’re all on the same page and can get it out of the way. In digital photography, noise/grain is made up of lots of small dots that are created when you boost the ISO…
For a true tilt-shift photo, you need a tilt-shift lens. And you’d typically use it for architecture photography, to fix the perspective of buildings when you look up. Recently though, photographers have used the effect in Photoshop to make creative tilt shift style ‘model village’ style photos. It makes the whole scene…
As I was browsing the internet for cool photography links earlier this week, I stumbled upon this very interesting article, which I just had to try for myself. It’s not really my style to rip off someone else’s idea, so credit where credit’s due, if you want to learn in…
If you’re like me and don’t particularly like the look of HDR photos, but still want to find a balance in exposure when shooting two contrasting brightnesses, then you will definitely find the burn and dodge tools very useful. They’re used a brushes in post production software, so you can add them where they’re needed.
Lens flare can be a lot of fun to work with, but often, it just gets in the way of a great shot. Using the trick I’m about to show you today, you’ll be able to produce much more natural and even exposures, with just the help of a small amount of post production. Lens flare can now be a thing of the past.
This article is all about how to keep your files safe on your computer as well as making them easy to find in the future. By following these simple instructions, you can make sure that you never lose a photo again.
I’ve stated before on multiple occasions that I don’t use photoshop to process my images, but I do use Apple’s Aperture to make some minor adjustments to them. It took me a while from when I first started out, to really understand how to fully utilise the software and to work out what all the major settings did. Hopefully, with the help of this tutorial, you should learn exactly what each step does and how to use them to your advantage.
I’ve said before on multiple occasions that I’m not really a fan of post processing for post processing’s sake, but I do tend to find myself processing photos of models a little bit more then any other sort of photography. The reason behind this is that there’s lots of small changes that you can do to help your photos look better, in just a matter of minutes.