Dream-Fantasy Photo Effect on Photoshop Using Gaussian Blur

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Photoshop Tutorials Jan 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Today, I will be sharing a classic Photoshop effect that will turn your photos into somewhat a fantasy or dreamlike feel. This is applicable if you feel like you are tired of the usual photo editing techniques and want to try something different. This technique can be applied to almost any composition. This tutorial is so easy that it won’t take you 15 minutes as long as you know your way around Photoshop. So select your image now and follow along. Main Steps: Duplicate Gaussian Blur Multiply Curves High Pass Sharpening Technique This will be the image that I will be using throughout this...
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Sharpening Images in 3 Steps Using High Pass Filter

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Photoshop Tutorials Jan 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments
Today we will be sharing with you how to sharpen your images with three easy steps in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Here are the three easy and quick steps that we will be performing: 1. Duplicate 2. Highpass 3. Overlay   To experiment this sharpening technique we will use the image below and try to improve its sharpness. Click to View Larger Image What? That’s not blurred? Take a closer look when magnified. Click to View Larger Image First: (of course after you open the image on Adobe Photoshop CS4) Duplicate the background layer (doesn’t matter if it is locked or not). Press Ctrl +...
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Find Stories In Your Photo Composition

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Composition Dec 11th, 2009 | No Comments
Most people are easily fascinated by the photos that they see. Some people adore different colors, great sceneries, beautiful models, sexy bodies, wild animals, buildings, structures, flowers, fruits, plants, celestial bodies, and even the smallest possible insect that you could ever possibly see. Most experienced photographers and photo journalists would dig dipper on to one’s composition, they would try to figure out the story the picture is trying to tell when most people wouldn’t bother at all. A great picture could tell many stories just by the look of its composition. When a...
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Tripods : When To Bring and When NOT to Bring

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Photography Tips and Lesson, Technicals Dec 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Carrying a Tripod Obviously, this isn’t a rocket science blanket recommendation, but something to think about if you are likely to face lighting conditions that will require a super slow shutter speed. On the contrary, packing a tripod can slow you down, be awkwardly bulky, and certainly identifies you to everyone around you as a photographer. In its favor, you can make exposures as long as you like and keep the camera locked onto a view for which you might want to vary the settings. Everyone has their own preferences for style of tripod, but the light, strong materials like carbon fiber,...
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Taking the Moon’s Image With a Handheld Shot

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Photography Tips and Lesson, Technicals Dec 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
It is almost impossible for me to shoot hand-held to take the moon’s image at a really sharp focus. How I wish I could do it myself. If you want to try, go ahead. But I wouldn’t sweat it if I were you. I have learned that to capture the image of the moon, you should equip your camera with a minimum of 200 mm lens. (Thanks to stopshootingauto.com ) Generally, the longer your lens can reach, the better. If you would like to increase your lens’ focal length without buying a whole new lens, you can opt to use teleconverters. Teleconverters come in different specs, some with 1.4 and...
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Deciding Your Priorities On Low Light Photography

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Low Light, Photography Tips and Lesson Nov 17th, 2009 | 6 Comments
Low-light photography is specialized in that you are always pushing the technical limits. By definition,there is never quite enough light to allow the ideal camera settings, and you will always forfeit something. This area of shooting is all about thresholds and trade offs. There are three main technical variables: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO. You will need to decide which has priority.   Shutter Priority Refers to a setting on some cameras that allows the user to choose a specific shutter speed while the camera adjusts the aperture to ensure correct exposure. This is different from...
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100% Sharpness Check: Targeting the Correct Part of the Scene

Posted by Ice Navarro in Photography Tips and Lesson, Technicals Nov 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Getting the subject sharply focused is such a basic skill that it tends to be overlooked in the examination of other image qualities, such as white balance and highlight prevention. Yet it is arguably the most important quality of all. Many other mistakes are recoverable in post-production, but even a modest loss of sharp focus can make an image worthless. If you are aiming for impressionistic and experimental results, then fine, but for straightforward shooting, pin-sharp focus in the key area of the image is an absolute necessity. We wrote “basic skill,” but these days few photographers...
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How To Hold A Camera

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Photography Tips and Lesson, Technicals Nov 8th, 2009 | No Comments
Don’t take this badly. We all know how hold to a camera, but there is no absolutely standard grip, and everyone has his or her little variations.  But there are all variations on common – and commonsense-principles.  The examples here cover different lenses and the switch between horizontal and vertical.  The fewer controls that you need to operate by hand, such as focus or zoom, the more the grip you can devote to steadying the camera. Basic Elbows tucked in the chest, camera held firmly back to forehead.  Wide firm grip around camera with right hand, all fingers supporting except...
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Exploring the Subject

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Basics, Photography Tips and Lesson Oct 29th, 2009 | No Comments
There may be more to a scene than the first thing you see. This applies as much to different views of a building or landscape as it does to an event involving people engaged in some activity. Human nature being what it is, however, once we think we’ve caught the essence of the subject and have a few good shots in the can, it is very tempting to call it a day and move on. This isn’t necessarily laziness, more like complacency. Paradoxically, the better the shot you feel you’ve just taken, the less it’s likely that you’ll want to hang around. But you may be missing out. There...
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Knowing Your Dynamic Range

Posted by Prince Vasquez in Exposure, Photography Tips and Lesson Oct 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Dynamic Range is critical in digital photography, more so than with film. First, film is more forgiving because its response to light tails off gently at either end of the scale, while a digital sensor has a more abrupt limit. So if you over-expose, don’t expect to be able to recover much information from the blown highlights, and much the same applies to under exposure. Currently the biggest limitation to dynamic range of camera sensors is the noise floor-the darkest part at which real content detail can be distinguished from noise. The greater the dynamic range, the less it is likely to...
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