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Photo — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:03:56 +0000

Apple II Anniversary

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How to Compose a Perfect Picture

Photo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:44:45 +0000

We all want to form a perfect image, looks amazing and is respected by others. There are a number of factors, including them, if you will create a powerful combination. This is a number of photography lies, a good form of fun.

You have a sense of accomplishment when you get it right is staggering. Correct use of each is not only a pro-domain. We can all do this, if we follow some basic rules. Aside technical research skills and see what help the most. However, we still need to study well these elements.

1. Format

This is where you get your first choice, decided to create a photo. Do you use a horizontal or vertical you use? Our eyes tend to see a level of Fuzzy oval-shaped, similar to the landscape format. Therefore, we always pay attention to this format, even worse is that this is how the camera manufacturers to design their own camera. In the horizontal format. Thus, the basic to any good the composition of the choice of scene or subject you want to shoot the correct format. Make the right call on the way you are.

2. Subject Employment

This is only the first step is important because it will determine the difference between a mediocre and the amazing image. Do not put in your frame your subject dead center. Use two-thirds of place. The rules? The Greeks are responsible. They found that two thirds of the Doctrine of the Mean is similar to the rule seems to have its origin. Divided by the same image to two-thirds of the horizontal and vertical two-thirds of your final could have a Tic-Tac-toe grid and crosses or tic cross-grid. If these lines cross the intersection points, including four people. It is on these issues, you can through your theme or focal point. It is pleasing to the eye and eye naturally drawn to these areas.

3. View

A very important key. Know where to shoot position is critical to a good combination. You shoot the scene from above or below the high. You have to keep in the subject’s eye level? On-site walk or themes to explore different angles and perspectives. Most people shoot about 1.5 meters height from the ground camera. The more adventurous photographer this highly specific, often with superior photos. Experiment and try as much as you can think of.

4. Background

Another extremely important element, a powerful combination. You want to include or exclude the background of what are the contents? Whether it should be in focus or blurred? You need to answer these questions you find yourself in. horizon of employment is equally important that the unique variety of contexts. Is always placed in the lateral two-thirds of one of the grid. Never in the middle of the image.

5. Front

We often focus on the photo background, forget the future is almost equally important. It will take a very interesting question and additions. Do not just leave the space open and boring. The prospect of a good three-dimensional images. Including close shots and small, distant objects contrast. It is usually a sense of the size of the rest of the image.

Always think about, which creates the image of each element. They all will play an important part. To one, you will know what is missing. All of these work together, you’ll know why your image is striking.

How to Create a Border For Your Images

Photo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:33:36 +0000

How do you align your boundaries? This is one, I have asked my friends often question. In the next two or three paragraphs, I will try to put together the easiest way for your alignment and automation of the process boundaries.

• Create a border: the following steps to align your simple border with Photoshop

1. Open the image in Photoshop

2. Click on the image menu tab (ALT key + 1)

3. Choose Canvas Size option (twist)

4. I usually use the relative option and select the 0.2% increase in the size of the canvas (which also depends on the image resolution, so playing with this, find your best frame size)

5. You can use the two sides have decided, you want (the default option is to anchor the border all parties equality)

6. Choose a color selection (canvas extension color) frame color. I generally use a white

7. Is one such, your image and the boundary the easiest to prepare

This is the process of creating a boundary has become boring, if you must always frame alignment. Therefore, the next section will discuss the automation of these steps.

• Create an action: an action is a task, to an automatic. For example, set out six steps above can work together to pay for the formation of an action. You can store this action, and then use it to create an image of all the borders. The following steps to create an action in Photoshop.

1. Open the image in Photoshop

2. Click the Window menu tab, then select the action (press Alt + F9)

3. Expand the Actions menu ( “), and select the ‘new moves’

4. To the action an appropriate name, and specify a shortcut key combination (function key) to it. For the role, such as the name, for example, FramePics and select the function keys press Ctrl + F2 generation

5. Now, click the Record button. Each step, you start to do from now on will be the record of this new operation.

6. Repeat steps 2 to the previous section 6 (to create a border), and then on the Actions menu button in the lower right corner to see a stop.

7. By so doing, your photographs are ready for action.

Now, open a picture, and then press Ctrl + F2 generation (or other key combination ü already selected), you should establish the boundary. These actions can be edited, as well, but the specific details, will become part of another article.

• batch process: an action to reduce the workload of the help, you have a huge project the image, but it still requires you to apply for the actions of each image. The Photoshop offers a feature called batch processing, it can be a miracle and action.

1. Open Photoshop

2. Click the File menu tab (ALT + F key)

3. Select Auto - “,” batch processing option.

4. Choose an action to a group of pictures (FramePics applicable in our case)

5. Select the source folder in the selection of pictures from

6. Select a destination folder to store the image processing

7. Click OK, and all of the images will be selected in step 4, action to deal with

8. Add the copyright text: counter you want to manage your copyright notice, use the following simple steps.

9. Open the image in Photoshop

10. Select the test tool, select the desired font styles and colors.

11. Copyright notice in your key and move the text tool in the image of an appropriate location.

13. Go to Layers tab, put together an image, then save it.

Yes, these steps can form an action and.

These are commonly used image shows the number of steps. In the next few days I will try to note some important basic post-processing steps, as well as.

Great Techniques of Chroma key photography

Photo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:25:14 +0000

Chroma key photography refers to photography as a photographer in the movie behind the blue or green color screen theme. Finished the theme, the background screen is replaced by any other selected images. This is a chroma key or green screen process. This technology requires a combination of innovation and technical expertise. Photographers should have the use of such lighting in the process of their own technical knowledge.

While the cameras were filming the theme should be based on the background and the prospects completely. Good, green screen, the photo was taken in a strong effect of illumination. Photographers can be deployed approximately 250-watt halogen lamp. A person can set the screen either of these lights. You can use the ‘back light’ according to the background. There is a ‘front light’ illuminate the background and the subject. You can use these lights, so as to avoid any type of shot in the final shadow. If you do not light the foreground and background subjects well, could lead on this issue are unnecessary shadows.

However, photographers should not be the brightest prospects and with plenty of background light. In the photo on the left of unnecessary light, which also led to. It may occur when you use the light-five thousand watt. This may be completely distorted. You can deploy ‘bounce card’ in order to eliminate hot spots or glare, direct contact will usually occur. A person can also use the ‘cream table’, so soft on the subject, lighting effects. This is also a theme of natural light-emitting face and effectiveness. Too much exposure to light, the colors are more likely to cause bleeding. For example, if you use the underlying theme, shallow green color screen could lead to trees reflected in this issue. One can avoid the use of digital mixer, after filming on the subject. However, this is a time-consuming process. You can also reduce the amount of light fixed the problem. You can also use amber gel can reduce the reflective properties of the green screen.

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