Archive for December, 2009
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Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Rail Fence, Canton, NC - 2009
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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
- Henry David Thoreau
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Hiding From The Dogs
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Fire Hydrant In Snow, Canton , NC - 2009
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A Christmas Thought
“The universal joy of Christmas is certainly wonderful. We ring the bells when princes are born, or toll a mournful dirge when great men pass away. Nations have their red-letter days, their carnivals and festivals, but once [...]
Diagonal Lines with Photoshop, Pencil Tool
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
The Pencil Tool is a rarely used tool in Photoshop. You can create straight lines in Photoshop very easily, but what about diagonal lines? Nothing difficult though.
You can make this effect easily with this tutorial on creating diagonal lines with Photoshop.
The tutorial is here.
Other photoshop tutorials are here.
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1165 – Feeling Blue
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
I’m back in Vienna. Remember when I said it’s only six days and then the days will get longer again? Oh my, time flies, from tomorrow they will.
Image #1 is a morning image. I was late and very much in a hurry. Hmm … how are [...]
1164 – Simple Joy
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
21 Images? How on earth do you cope with that? Well, my solution is, to present most of them unedited. Only three have been tinkered with.
The Image of the Day, taken at a bus stop, needed some serious saturation enhancement and minor cropping, the image of the [...]
1163 – Let It Snow
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
I deny any responsibility for this image. Eric Jeschke made me do it. Over on his blog he posted an entry called “Night Swimming“. Pure sadism and needless showing off, if you ask me
Well, I suppose living on Hawaii has its merits. Eric tried to console [...]
1160 – In The Cold, Cold, Night
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Michael is in Vienna now. Yesterday we had a look at his new apartment. On Sunday I will help him move his things from Salzburg to Vienna. It’s going to be a short weekend. Sigh!
It was very cold yesterday. I made this image while I went from [...]
Photo of the Week
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/1.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
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County Chronicles, There’s No Place Like Home
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
You can check out some of my night photography photos that were just published in a book written by Ceane O’Hanlon-Lincoln “County Chronicles, There’s No Place Like Home”.
You can pre-order the book (here)
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3D Box with Photoshop
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Let me show you how to make a 3D box interior with Photoshop. Some call it making a room. All you need are two photos.
I have taken these free stock images. The photo of the girl has a white background.
And, here is the 3D box or room, with the girl inside [...]
Glow Lines with Photoshop
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
You can add Glow lines to any photo. All you need is the Pen Tool and a few layers. If you have not used the Pen Tool, try this tutorial. You will be able to use it. I have made this tutorial very easy to follow.
I have opened this free stock [...]
1159 – I Can’t See Your Face In My Mind
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
I’m falling behind for no reason but being tired. It’s Thursday morning and this is the image for Tuesday. I made it while my friend Christian and I returned from dinner, and before we heard music until 2am. After that I was not exactly in the mood [...]
1158 – Sophisticated Lady
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Vienna. An image taken at 5:08pm. And there is hope: It’s less than a week, and then the days will begin to get longer again. Slowly at least
So far it is just getting colder. I took this image of a mannequin outside a shop in [...]
Big Easy Christmas
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Christmas on Royal Street, New Orleans, LA - 2004
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The Best Camera
Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
Perhaps you are familiar with Chase Jarvis and his iPhone app for taking and sharing images, as well as his book The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You: iPhone Photography by Chase Jarvis (Voices That Matter). I personally wasn’t until I heard Ibarionex Perello’s interview with him on The [...]
Returning
Submitted by Ankush Vimawala Photography Blog
I will be taking a break from the blogosphere for the next 21 days
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1157 – Moments Of Silence
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
You know this habit of mine, taking a song title, making it the title of the Image of the Day, making the song Song of the Day. Well, today is different and this is, because I got stuck in the middle.
I have a file with all my [...]
1156 – Leaving The City
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Tamron 17-50/2.8 VC Add comments
This is not an image of today, this is another image of Friday, still from Vienna, taken from the rear of the tramway as I approached the railway station. Today I was lazy, played computer games, slept in the afternoon, and in the [...]
Inspiring Quotes – John Sexton
Submitted by Ralph Nordstrom Photography Blog
Whether in the classical darkroom or the digital darkroom, I think alterations to the image should only be made when it’s necessary to achieve your visualization about the photograph. I have particular concern for photographers that approach image making with the cavalier attitude of ,”it really doesn’t matter… I can [...]
Line Art, Color Sketch in Photoshop CS
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
This a tutorial o Line Art, Color Sketch and for making a vignette in Photoshop CS. It will also teach you to use a Gradient Map, Gradient editor and other filters that come with Photoshop.
I have taken this free stock image.
And turned it into line art.
And, lastly into a vignette.
The tutorial [...]
Gradient Map in Photoshop CS
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
It’s very simple to use a Gradient Map in Photoshop CS to change the color in your photos for a dramatic effect or have add color realistically to a Black and White image. It’s extremely easy to do.
Here is a Black and White Photo.
The same photo after applying a Gradient Map.
This [...]
Equivalents
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
After I made this cloud photograph, it made me think of some famous cloud photos. Those who are familiar with the history of photography will know a little bit about Alfred Stieglitz and his series of cloud photographs made between 1925-1934 that he he called “Equivalents”. They are generally recognized as [...]
Cover Shot
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Emma, the daughter of some friends from church, has been a regular in front of my camera since she was a baby. And every year to mark her birthday, I put her on the cover of a magazine. Emma turned six recently, and to reflect her budding interest in drawing and [...]
Art & Spirit
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
I have been thinking about the relationship between art and spirit. It was my intention to write an essay on this topic, but so far I only have a list of thoughts and ideas on how art and spirit mirror each other.
~ Familiar but yet not understandable
~ On the edge [...]
Comic Book effect with Photoshop CS
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
You can give a comic book effect to any image in Photoshop CS with a few layers and a number of built in Filters.
I have taken this free stock image.
And applied the comic book effect.
The tutorial is here.
Other Photoshop tutorialls are here.
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