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31 Stunning Black and White Subject Study Photos on Imagekind10 March 2010, 2:10 pm
Black and White photography is among one of the most striking forms. Photos sans color require an enhanced use of lighting, shadows, and subject focus. Black and white photography brings out details usually overlooked in standard color photos. Subject studies is the discipline of concentration on one particular subject. Not quite still-lifes, though they share [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
31 Stunning Black and White Subject Study Photos on Imagekind...
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How to Pop Color Selectively Using Channel Mixers and Layer Masks in Photoshop9 March 2010, 8:15 pm
By Jodi Friedman of MCP Actions: Photoshop Actions and Training
There are literally dozens of ways to saturate your colors in Photoshop. For this post I am going to focus on one way to pop colors using “Channel Mixer” adjustment layers.
To start with, locate an image that could benefit from more vibrant color, overall or in [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
How to Pop Color Selectively Using Channel Mixers and Layer Masks in Photoshop...
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Win a Bokeh Kit: Competition9 March 2010, 5:17 pm
Today we’re giving away 6 great little kits to help you create some stunning Bokeh effects from Bokeh Masters Kit. Thanks to Udi Tirosh (follow him on Twitter here) for this offer. Here he is to introduce the concept behind the kits and to introduce the competition.
The Challenge
A while back DPS had an article about [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Win a Bokeh Kit: Competition...
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8 Tips for Photographing Wildflowers9 March 2010, 2:04 pm
In this post, Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist discusses eight tips for photographing wildflowers.
To get the softly diffused light in this photo, I waited for an overcast sky. (Photo by Steve Berardi)
With spring on the horizon in some parts of the world, you may be thinking about photographing some beautiful wildflowers soon. So, here are 8 [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
8 Tips for Photographing Wildflowers...
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6 Tips for Writing an Artist’s Statement8 March 2010, 8:09 pm
A Guest Post by Chris Folsom.
Recent talks with a local shop have prompted one of my least favorite tasks… writing an artist’s statement. It is an incredibly difficult task to describe your own work without sounding arrogant or self-absorbed. Worse yet, if your images span a variety of subjects and styles (as mine [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
6 Tips for Writing an Artist’s Statement...
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Maternity Photography – Studio or Location?8 March 2010, 2:10 pm
“Everyone loves someone who’s pregnant” -Knocked Up
When you do maternity sessions, are you more likely to do them in a controlled atmosphere or do you take your momma on-location?
Any type of photography presents it’s own challenges, pros and cons. Maternity photography has it’s own set of challenges and knowing these ahead of time can help [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Maternity Photography – Studio or Location?...
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Giotto’s Vitruvian tripod, true genius7 March 2010, 8:06 pm
Now, whilst I’ve not tried one of these new Giotto’s Vitruvian tripods, they certainly look quite good – what’s your opinion?
Giottos Tripods on Amazon
Giotto's tripod folded
Giotto Vitruvian tripod – PRESS RELEASE
Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, the new Giotto’s Vitruvian VGR tripods are designed to offer photographers not only a truly lightweight and compact [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Giotto’s Vi...
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Leica S2 – First Impression Review7 March 2010, 2:05 pm
This Review of the Leica S2 is a guest Post by Justin de Deney from Camera Advice.
Invitation to Leica
A Lamborghini speeds by as I cross Berkley Square, on my way to the Leica showroom in the heart of Mayfair, central London. I have received an invite to view the new Leica S2 medium format digital [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Leica S2 – First Impression Review...
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The Dave Hill Look in Lightroom6 March 2010, 8:00 pm
Dave Hill is a genius. Period. I could look at his images all day long and his behind the scenes videos are strangely addictive. Naturally, thousands want to create his hyper-real, painterly, utterly hypnotising look on their images.
The first observation one can make about his method is the painstaking attention to lighting during the shoot. [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
The Dave Hill Look in Lightroom...
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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (28 Feb – 6 Mar ‘10)6 March 2010, 2:13 pm
Weekly Assignment
As February has come to an end, so has our series of food assignments. Our last food assignment was focused on Beverages. Whether those were drinks that warm you on a cold day, or the cool refreshing drinks of summer, we wanted to see them all. Our winner this week was GwenieThePooh’s “‘Diet’ Coke”. [...]Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (28 Feb – 6 Mar ‘10)...
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Smarten Up Your Dumb Optical Slave By Hooking it Up With Arduino9 March 2010, 9:25 pm
Optical Slaves are the simplest (and cheapest for the most part) method for using off camera flashes.
The principle is simple, when the optical slave sees another flash fire, it fires too. Kinda like yawning. Once one of goes, it is catchy.
Of course optical slaves have their limitations, one of which is that they are too dump to understand the difference between a flash and a pre-flash. There are a few more limitations to optical dumb slaves, but this post is about overcoming the pre-flash iss...
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DIYP Got a New Look8 March 2010, 10:47 pm
I am very happy to announce the new look of DIYP. If you are reading this via RSS, you may want to click though and see the new design.
Over the last few weeks I have been working with the great team at cre8d design to give DIYP a new look.
The fact of the matter is that since I originally installed Drupal on the site, I ever changed the default theme. It is a great theme, however it did not allow for some of the features I wanted for DIYP.
The team at cre8d did a very nice job of creating a ne...
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Create Seamless White Portraits In Your... Anywhere7 March 2010, 9:04 pm
I've had it happen when I heard a veteran photog telling another, "This one? You cannot do this one, you don't have the gear".
Now, as the name of the site suggests, this is not what I consider a good answer. A better answer would be a breakdown of the shoot, trying to get some understanding of what is a must for it, what gear is needed and how can we make up for the gear we don't have. Maybe with another piece of gear; maybe in post; and maybe by changing one of the underlying assumptions that ...
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The External Flash Power That Will Last Till Hell Freezes2 March 2010, 9:21 pm
UPDATE: IanW has a good point in the comments that flashes can go thermal on you. He is right. pop to hard and too fast and you will over hit. "Fire a flash too frequently with this setup and you will destroy it due
to overheating, unless it's got a thermal cutout (most don't)."
UPDATE 2: if you're gonna do this, make sure you're doing this on a 6V flash, i.e. 4 AA batteries. This will fry your flash if it is a 3V flash (2 AAs)
We write quite a bit about portable strobes. If you've been around ...
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Light Tents27 February 2010, 8:32 pm
Photographer Peter Karlsson has it all worked out when it comes to travel light. Peter is a Strobist at heart and as such he is using small flashes quite a bit. The coolness comes in when you see how he places his flashes in space.
Instead of your orthodox light stand solution Peter uses a home brewed light stand made of tent poles. Those are great for travel for several reasons: There are super light-weight, they fold small and they will definitely make your subject go WOW! Luckily for photogra...
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Protect Your Camera From Rain Using An Old Pair Of Rain Trousers25 February 2010, 6:44 am
When it comes to protecting your camera from the elements we already know that a condom will go a great way. However, sometimes a more subtle approach is needed. Especially if all you are seeking is to protect your camera from a bit of rain.
The following guest post about creating a camera rain cover from trousers is made by Matti Hassinen.
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The Best Invention Since The Invention Of The Power Cord22 February 2010, 10:42 pm
The following guest post about the best invention since the invention of the power cord (and saving space while traveling) is made by Simon Williams of Simon James Williams Photography.
You’ve been looking for something that will change your photography forever, something you’ve never quite been able to put your finger on, the “Zen” some people say that you have been looking for.
You have the best camera that your wife (or husband) will allow – in fact you’ve got more mega-pixels at ...
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Create Great Light Painting Imagery Using Fireworks18 February 2010, 7:01 pm
Hello again! It’s Dana, twin cities brightest, back again with more tricks for light painting photography.
I hope you have all been practicing because it’s time to deal with the unruly beast - fireworks.
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Light Tent And Paper Binders - Refolded15 February 2010, 6:14 pm
Today @AM time I discussed a light tent made from virtually nothing but coroplast and binders. (Not the previous supermarket-box-light-tent took more products to make).
Then I saw a variation on that theme by Nathan Moroney that used nothing but paper binders to create a very similar light same tent.
Now, if you think that coroplast tent was frugal, this one is on the fringe of being made from pure nothing. (Link and musing after the jump).
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Create a Flat-Fold Light Tent Using Coroplast15 February 2010, 7:58 am
Light tents (also called light boxes) are a great way to shoot a product. They eliminate harsh reflections and create appealing highlights. This specific light tent from Robert Miler has a nice twist since it can fold flat for storage.
It is all Robert from after the jump
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