Jumping from site to site, I came to this video. It was supposedly related to photography...
And yes, definitely it is. Hard work.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sepia heels
Wonderful high heeled salons. Make you feel like a film noir actress.
No flash, just garage type lamp close to the shoes.
Cámara: Nikon D50
Exposición: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/2.8
Process:
.General tone: dessaturate a tad;
.Frame: Added a rectangle selection, then right click> new layer via copy. Now I have two layers. I want to create a frame like image, so first layert is altered though image> adjustments>light and contrast, to make it darker and act as the frame.
.Sepia tone: add new layer in layers>new adjust layer>filter. I chose a sepia filter to add softness to the image.
No flash, just garage type lamp close to the shoes.
Cámara: Nikon D50
Exposición: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/2.8
Process:
.General tone: dessaturate a tad;
.Frame: Added a rectangle selection, then right click> new layer via copy. Now I have two layers. I want to create a frame like image, so first layert is altered though image> adjustments>light and contrast, to make it darker and act as the frame.
.Sepia tone: add new layer in layers>new adjust layer>filter. I chose a sepia filter to add softness to the image.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Give me a true blue sky
...and I will glow as red as ever.
Poppies are so vivid in their red that they call for your attention whether you like it or not. The contrasting red on green makes this flower so splashy.
I love this red.
So have a bunch of flashy poppies for the weekend.
This view is done leaving the camera flat on the ground, in the middle of all flowers. I use the little point&shoot as it's flatter than the DSLR and so it gets better angles.
Here I added vignette and words using flickr's picnik.
Have a nice weekend!
Poppies are so vivid in their red that they call for your attention whether you like it or not. The contrasting red on green makes this flower so splashy.
I love this red.
So have a bunch of flashy poppies for the weekend.
This view is done leaving the camera flat on the ground, in the middle of all flowers. I use the little point&shoot as it's flatter than the DSLR and so it gets better angles.
Here I added vignette and words using flickr's picnik.
Have a nice weekend!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
toys to play with... and they are free!
I am very fond of frames and processin through Photoshop, and lately I am starting to experiment with Gimp.
But then, I found something new, free and really fun.
First, the editor that is associated to flickr, which is called Picnik. Most of its options are free, others are offered only for subscribers. I am not, but I have been playing and got some interesting results.
Round corners (to be viewed on white, at flickr, here, on black the effect is spoiled)
some filters
and others: vignetting, adding simple frame, turning to b/w, cropping, adding text... and much more to discover.
Second is Big Huge Labs, also associated to flickr, so that, if you have a flickr account -free or pro- you can edit your photos from and to in a very easy way. But you can also edit photos from and to your computer.
The options are very interesting. I love frames, the polaroid is gorgeous.
and today I tried this:
Here I combined both tools: Big HugeLabs made the composition in pieces from a single photo (Hockneyizer) and the words were added in Picnic.
Try these two toys. You will sure like them.
(PS:Happy mother's day, mothers.)
But then, I found something new, free and really fun.
First, the editor that is associated to flickr, which is called Picnik. Most of its options are free, others are offered only for subscribers. I am not, but I have been playing and got some interesting results.
Round corners (to be viewed on white, at flickr, here, on black the effect is spoiled)
some filters
and others: vignetting, adding simple frame, turning to b/w, cropping, adding text... and much more to discover.
Second is Big Huge Labs, also associated to flickr, so that, if you have a flickr account -free or pro- you can edit your photos from and to in a very easy way. But you can also edit photos from and to your computer.
The options are very interesting. I love frames, the polaroid is gorgeous.
and today I tried this:
Here I combined both tools: Big HugeLabs made the composition in pieces from a single photo (Hockneyizer) and the words were added in Picnic.
Try these two toys. You will sure like them.
(PS:Happy mother's day, mothers.)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Meet Talu and Pipo
I wasn't very enthusiastic about having pets at home. We had a fish, of which I took just a few photos, as I didn't want to scare him with the flash.
And now we have these two rascals.
They are adorable. Look at them, ain't they cuties?
This is Pipo:
And this is lovely Talu:
They pose like this while we clean their cages. I used the little point& shoot in Continuous shooting mode, very close to the hamsters, so I could capture those beautiful smiles they have.
And now we have these two rascals.
They are adorable. Look at them, ain't they cuties?
This is Pipo:
And this is lovely Talu:
They pose like this while we clean their cages. I used the little point& shoot in Continuous shooting mode, very close to the hamsters, so I could capture those beautiful smiles they have.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Disappointing prints
A friend of mine had asked me to take photos of her daughter for a very important celebration - communion. She was really pleased with the result, the captures were just what she had imagined, the cards as she desired.
Then, the files were sent for printing.
DISASTER! Shockingly AWFUL colors, deadly tones. I felt horrible. Couldn't believe how the colors that were OK on several computers now were so dull.
Forum inquiries gave me the answer: the color scheme.
I had been processing the captures in Photoshop, and had been saving them as they were. The default scheme for Photoshop is Adobe RGB, while most lab printing schemes are sRGB IEC61966-2.1.
I gave it a try, and IT WORKED!
How can you change this color profile? The easiest is Save As, then in Color, click the second option.
It really makes a difference. Now the prints are just what we expected them to be.
Has this ever happened to you?
Then, the files were sent for printing.
DISASTER! Shockingly AWFUL colors, deadly tones. I felt horrible. Couldn't believe how the colors that were OK on several computers now were so dull.
Forum inquiries gave me the answer: the color scheme.
I had been processing the captures in Photoshop, and had been saving them as they were. The default scheme for Photoshop is Adobe RGB, while most lab printing schemes are sRGB IEC61966-2.1.
I gave it a try, and IT WORKED!
How can you change this color profile? The easiest is Save As, then in Color, click the second option.
It really makes a difference. Now the prints are just what we expected them to be.
Has this ever happened to you?
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Flowers, flowers, flowers
It's spring.
Everywhere you look, there's a flower.Either you like it white, or pure yellow, or delicate purple ...
Flowers are beautiful in the short distance,in groups
or alone
but incredible at macro distance.
Today I've been experimenting with flowers and light.
I used two SB800, one as master mounted on the camera, the other under the flower. The surface on which the flower was put was a plactic sheet like the one used as dividers for files. The effect was spectacular:
and with a dried flower:
Experimenting with light, with new perspectives, with macro vision, with any new idea or technique, produces photos which need no processing, awsome and elegant.
Hope you liked them.
Everywhere you look, there's a flower.Either you like it white, or pure yellow, or delicate purple ...
Flowers are beautiful in the short distance,in groups
or alone
but incredible at macro distance.
Today I've been experimenting with flowers and light.
I used two SB800, one as master mounted on the camera, the other under the flower. The surface on which the flower was put was a plactic sheet like the one used as dividers for files. The effect was spectacular:
and with a dried flower:
Experimenting with light, with new perspectives, with macro vision, with any new idea or technique, produces photos which need no processing, awsome and elegant.
Hope you liked them.
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