Archive for August, 2009
« Previous Entries1041 - The Chain
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Next week I’ll make an experiment. I will use only one lens (OK, I do that all the time), and it will be one unruly monster of a lens, the Sigma 150/2.8 Macro, a lens that has found an almost permanent residence on a shelf in Villach [...]
Lines and Angles
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
“Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.”
- Frank Sinatra
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Robert Capa’s “Falling Soldier”
Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
Sure, the issue as to whether Robert Capa’s famous photograph “Falling Soldier” was staged or not is an old one. But that doesn’t make the controversy any less interesting.
Copyright Robert Capa / MagnumPhotos
Jose’ Manuel Susperregui has some new information and theories that suggest the image was staged. We may never know [...]
1040 - Sad Song
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
I read an article about jazz today, about the festival in Saalfelden, Austria, and about how jazz is completely accepted as art. You can’t provoke a scandal with jazz anymore. This made me think. Do we need scandals?
The history of the visual arts is a continuous progress [...]
1039 - Blinding
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
It’s still summer, so let’s celebrate it while it lasts.
This image was taken yesterday when I left the baths. It’s almost two months past summer solstice and it shows, but it’s hot again in Vienna and it seems to last for some more days, hopefully even weeks.
Do [...]
Color Half Tone Pattern In Photoshop
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Ever wondered how to use the COlor Half Tone Pattern in Photoshop. You can use it to create special effects. It is very easy to use. I will show you how.
This has been created with the Color half tone.
Additionally you can do this too.
The tutorial is here.
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Half Tone Border
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Sometimes if you wiish to add a border to your image, but don’t have much time, try out the effect with the Halftone Filter in Photoshop (any version). It will give you an amazing result in a jiffy.
This is a Photo I have chosen.
And here is your image with the Halftone [...]
Pink Rose
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”
- Dale Carnegie
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~ See you next week
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
gone fishing…
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1038 - On The Road To Find Out
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Forest roads in bright daylight, that’s a worst case scenario when we talk about extreme contrast. Everything dark is very dark and everything light is extremely bright. The Topaz plugins Topaz Adjust and Topaz Detail can really help you here to model contrast and to re-distribute the [...]
1037 - Straighten Up And Fly Right
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Gerlitzen is the other very accessible mountain near Villach. While Dobratsch has been a nature reserve for about 20 years, Gerlitzen is still used for skiing - and it shows. In summer you can drive right to the top at about 1900 meters, and on beautiful days [...]
1036 - Easy Ride II
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Today I received an email from Topaz Labs. As a previous customer I was notified of their new Photoshop plugin called “Topaz Detail“. As a very casual user of Topaz Clean and an extremely satisfied user of Topaz Adjust, I have immediately downloaded the plugin and run [...]
Be Careful Out There #2
Submitted by Ralph Nordstrom Photography Blog
Last year I published a post called “Be Careful Out There” after having a mishap early one morning in Joshua Tree National Park. Fortunately it turned out OK and now I kind of laugh about it. Here’s the post in case you missed it.
http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/03/04/be-careful-out-there/
But last week my good friend Jack [...]
Photography Workshop in Utah - Zion, Bryce and Cedar Breaks
Submitted by Ralph Nordstrom Photography Blog
It’s official. We are offering a five day photography workshop to beautiful Utah in mid October, 2009. We’ll be photographing two days in Zion, two days in Bryce and a day in Cedar Breaks. The dates are October 17-22. Priced at $695, we invite you to compare this workshop with [...]
Abstract Background with Lens Flare
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
The Lens Flare in Photoshop can be used not only to add effects to your image, it can also be used to create an abstract background in a jiffy in any version of Photoshop.
These are effects created very easily with the lens Flare.
The tutorial is here.
Other tutorials are here.
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Water Trick photo
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
I took a photo of water falling from a spout when it was raining today. It gave me an idea for a trick photo. It can be done in nay version of Photoshop.
The old man seems to be spewing water from his mouth. It is just a clever blend of two [...]
Signboard - Fitting an image on a signboard
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Would it not be fun to have your own photo on a signboard or a street sign? Or for that matter any photo you would like to put on a signboard? It is quite easy to do and can be done in any version of Photoshop.
I have opened this image of [...]
Time Machine
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Cameras have the ability to take us back in time, to refresh memories of time and events gone by. They can even transport us back to times before we were born.
I obtained some old photos from my mother that I wanted to copy and clean up. This is a photo of [...]
Mural
Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
I have always enjoyed taking pictures of wall murals. However, I have typically photographed only isolated small abstract portions of the murals. Usually these images have no hint of what the mural was actually a painting of and consist only of abstract splotches of paint that denote only color, tone, and [...]
How I got my PhD in the “How-To-Business” of Photography
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
***New series every Monday for the next 5 weeks*** Part 5 of 5
read part 1, 2, 3 & 4 (HERE)
Love and a mortgage is a good motivator to get your act together. Love and a mortgage and a soon to be wife who also has a budding career in photography [...]
How I got my PhD in the “How-To-Business” of Photography
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
***New series every Monday for the next 5 weeks*** Part 5 of 5
read part 1, 2, 3 & 4 (HERE)
Love and a mortgage is a good motivator to get your act together. Love and a mortgage and a soon to be wife who also has a budding career in photography [...]
Arch to Arch
Submitted by Ankush Vimawala Photography Blog
Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
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1035 - Back In Your Own Backyard
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Pittsburgh Wedding Photography
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
This is the photo I have been waiting over ten years to take.
This is the “it” moment for me in photography.
I needed the right couple, the right landscape, and the right time of day; all were supplied. This is the “yes of the blessing” when everything is perfect. The photographic [...]
1034 - That Look You Give That Guy
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Let’s do one more and then we’re done for today, OK?
I left for work early, but I didn’t take too many images. To be honest, I still felt a certain dizziness from the evening before
This was the last image that I took in the morning, [...]
