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Xenofex 2 Special Effects Plug-Ins
Howard Millard  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  0 comments

Xenofex 2 Special
Effects Plug-Ins

Electrify And Enliven
Your Photos

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Color the Way You Want It
Grace Schaub  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  0 comments

All
Photos © 2005, George Schaub, All Rights Reserved

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Eliminate Distracting Backgrounds
Text and photography by Ron Leach  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  0 comments


The bright blue sky used as a background for this shot contrasted
nicely with the pinkblossoms.

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Anchell Photography Workshops
Steve Anchell  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  0 comments

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Turn Off Your Flash For Digital Images
Joe Farace  |  Dec 27, 2005  |  0 comments


For this retro portrait of Tia, I placed a Westcott Spiderlite
TD5 with five 23wfluoresce...

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Image Editing With Paint Shop Pro 9
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 27, 2005  |  0 comments

Image Editing With Paint Shop Pro 9

A Software With Its Own Approach And Style

Text And Photography By Jon Sienkiewicz

For
certain tasks, Paint Shop Pro 9 produces results faster and easier than other
products in its category. For novices, or for those among us who haven't
mastered all ofth...

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Embrace The Unusual
Text and photography by Ron Leach  |  Dec 27, 2005  |  0 comments


Classic portrait lighting isn't always necessary for capturing
interesting peoplepictures.

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A Look Back: Big Changes, but Some Things Have Remained the Same
George Schaub  |  Dec 27, 2005  |  0 comments

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A Look Back: Big Changes, but Some Things Have Remained the Same

by George Schaub

Thinking about the past is natural at this time of year, when part of what
we do is recognize change as being part of the natural cycle of life. In photography,
massive changes have taken place that affectedus...

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Easy Infrared; Create Your Own From Any Color Image File
Howard Millard  |  Oct 25, 2005  |  0 comments

Could your portraits be enhanced
by the mysterious, otherworldly glow of a black and white infrared (IR) effect?
In the past, pre-digital darkroom, the only way you could get the IR look was
shooting special IR film, quite a challenge to expose, process, and print correctly.
Working digitally you can avoid many of the pitfalls and gain much more control
in the bargain. Here's how to emulate that exotic infrared look digitally:




You can start with a scan of any color slide, print, or negative you've
shot with your film camera or, even easier, with a color file from your digital
camera. If you're starting with a print, negative, or slide, scan it in
RGB color mode. Once you've got the digital file, open it in Adobe Photoshop
CS (or some earlier versions) to follow the steps outlined here. You can also
achieve the effect with Adobe Elements 2 or other advanced image-editing programs,
but the names of some tools or dialog boxes may be slightly different. Always
work on a copy to preserve your original scan. In fact, with this technique,
it is a good idea to make two or three copies in order to try different settings
in search of the effect you like best. Just follow these steps and you'll
be on your way to easy IR.

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I began with this original color file shot in Raw mode with a
Canon Digital Rebel 6-megapixel digital SLR with a Canon 18-55mm
lens at 55mm (equivalent to a 90mm lens in 35mm format). File
size: 18MB. (Model: Riley Messina.)

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Ten Steps To Striking Selective Color; Combine A Touch Of Color With Black & White For Unique Visual Drama
Howard Millard  |  Oct 25, 2005  |  0 comments

Photos
© 2003, Howard Millard, All Rights Reserved

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George Schaub  |  Oct 25, 2005  |  0 comments

It's 10PM: Do You Know Where Your Pixels Are?

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How To Create A B&W Infrared Effect From Any Image
Howard Millard  |  Sep 27, 2005  |  0 comments


To
achieve the eerie, glowing effect of infrared black and
white film, I applied several techniques in Adobe Photoshop.

Photos © 2001, Howard Millard, All Rights Reserved

Are you attracted to the
mysterious, otherworldly glow of black and white infrared film? But
you've heard that it's a bit of a hassle to shoot and print.
Well, here's how to emulate that exotic infrared (IR) look digitally
starting with any color original.



Why not shoot IR film to begin with? Kodak High Speed Infrared film
is a challenge. First, to avoid fogging, it should be stored in the
refrigerator and must be loaded and unloaded in the darkroom or a changing
bag. Then, for the best effect, you must shoot with a deep red or opaque
filter over your lens. Once you've focused, you must re-focus
the lens manually to the infrared focus point. Since your camera meter
doesn't measure IR light, it's advisable to bracket exposures
widely. In the field, you must load and reload your camera in a light-tight
changing bag. After the film has been processed, the negatives are extremely
contrasty and often require extensive dodging and burning to get a good
print.


I
started with this original color 35mm slide shot on Fuji Sensia
II and scanned it on a Polaroid Sprintscan 35 Plus scanner
at 2700dpi for a 26MB file.

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Nine Steps To Create Realistic Reflections
Howard Millard  |  Sep 27, 2005  |  0 comments


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Photos © 2003, Howard Millard, All Rights Reserved

Adding a reflection of your
subject can double the impact of your digital photo, transforming an
ordinary shot into something memorable and striking. Using tools in
Adobe Photoshop, Elements, and other image-editing programs, it's
not too difficult to double your pixel power. Just follow these nine
steps. I used Photoshop, and the procedure is similar in Elements or
other programs.


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Do Camera Phones Replace Low MP Digicams?
George Schaub  |  Sep 27, 2005  |  0 comments

The
Sprint PCS Samsung Multimedia Phone MM-A800


Much ado has been made of late of how camera phones will gut the lower-end digicam
market and how everyone will dump their 1-3MP digicams for these amazing multimedia
products. Having shot with a sub 1-megapixel phone a year back I shrugged and
moved on, deciding it was a fun toy that some might find useful but that image
quality was poor, even when compared with the lowliest of blister-pack dedicated
cameras. Word has gotten around that new, higher-megapixel phonecams are coming,
with 7 MP being the figure touted on one model available now overseas. In addition,
we just got word that Kodak is finally going to release their EasyShare One,
subject of a press conference last January, which is said to be a camera first
and then a web or phone connecting pictuire sender second. With all that in
mind I was intrigued by the new Samsung 2MP camphone sent to us by the folks
at Sprint, one that links up with Sprint's PCS Picture mail service.

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When Auto Fix Works…and When It Doesn’t
George Schaub  |  Aug 30, 2005  |  0 comments

The promise of digital imaging is that you can get one-touch corrections on
your photographs, making it easy to create the best images you can from every
picture you take. The phrase: "I won't worry about white balance,
exposure or contrast, etc....I'll fix it in Photoshop" is commonly
heard, but it isn't always the best course. If you shoot in Raw mode you
can fix anything, even exposure compensation, later, but not everyone wants
to go through the steps of working with Raw converters and all those sliders
and options. That's where the supposed magic of "auto" fixes
come into play, and yes, there are times when it can do wonders. Today, cameras
even have auto red-eye fix and amazing adjustments for backlighting problems.

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