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Photo Camera Bestsellers

It is not often that I feature any photography, or other art and craft making tools. However, as we’re asked so often about cameras, I thought this could be an exception.
Here is a top 10 from sourced from some of the world’s most successful online retailer, Amazon. You will find that Canon is […]

July 29 2008 | Photography | No Comments »

Photography’s Digital Possibilities - Special Effects Using Photoshop- part 3

Continuation of part 2 of the digital photography artistry article by Morten Svenningsen:

Colour grading

You know how some movies have a ’special look’, golden brown, sick yellow-greenish, cool blue etc.? You can get the same effect in your photos if you want. The simple way is to go to ‘Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation’, click ‘Colourize’ […]

June 19 2008 | Photography | No Comments »

Photography’s Digital Possibilities - Special Effects Using Photoshop- part 2

Continuation of part 1 of the digital photography artistry article by Morten Svenningsen:
Lens-like effects
Using the layer masking described above, you can apply ‘Gaussian blur’ which will make the selected areas appear soft-focused, a bit like if you had used a large-aperture lens. With ‘Curves’ you can make your corners darker than the center, replicating the […]

June 19 2008 | Craft Techniques and Photography | No Comments »

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