Research and fun were on our Editor's mind while trawling the net's byways in search of interesting and useful photography sites.
... [more]No matter how focused you might be on online image viewing and sharing, it's difficult to downplay the attraction of prints. For most of us, prints represent ‘real photos' - and it doesn't matter whether they are snapshot-sized or larger (although larger prints have more impact). ... [more]Selective Colour adjustment appears to be unique to Photoshop. You may be able to achieve similar effects with other image editing programs but the Photoshop tool is very easy to locate and use - and produces excellent results. This tool is designed to let you vary the amount of process colours in the primary colours in a digital image - without affecting other colours in the picture.
... [more]Sometimes an otherwise perfect digital photo contains a minor flaw that can be easily corrected in editing software. The most commonly found problems include unsightly red eyes in flash shots, skin blemishes and dust spots that produce highly-visible dark marks. All these problems are easily corrected.
... [more]By definition, a landscape photograph is one in which natural scenery dominates the image. People and/or animals may be included, although they make up a relatively small part of the image and have been included in the composition to show scale. The same applies to buildings and other man-made structures.
... [more]Although many cameras provide a range of filters and special effects that can be applied to images as they are captured, it's much better to shoot pictures without effects - and add the effects afterwards. There are two reasons for taking this approach:
1. If you don't like the effect, it's easy to go back to the ‘straight' image and start again.
2. A much wider range of adjustments is provided in most image editors.
Filters and effects are not only fun to use, they can also add creativity to your digital photography.
... [more]Although most simple software applications allow you to add frames and borders to your digital images before printing them, in most cases you can only choose from pre-determined templates. No creative flexibility is provided. In this features we'll outline some simple ways to add fancy borders that can be used by everyday photographers and scrapbooking enthusiasts to customise their favourite pictures.
... [more]Some useful comparison tables (PDFs). ... [more] |