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If you split an image into its most basic components, you can look at each pixel as the sum of the following info: Brightness Color Tone Saturation If we look at a black and white photo for example, one only element present in the photo is brightness.So any three-dimensionality is determined exclusively by the (relative) [...]

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When you start learning photoshop it is scary to see all those different tools you can choose from. It is often said there are seven ways to achieve the same results, using different tools in photoshop. So, it means you have to find the one that suits you perfect, in order to give to your pictures the look that you want.

In this article I want to show you how you can change colors in your pictures using Photoshop. This is a very easy method that you can use, either you are a beginner... more

The selfie is long past the point of just being a trend; it has become part of our daily routine with the type of selfie you take or the person you take it with being a status-symbol of sorts. Weve already seen (countless times) that people are willing to risk their lives for unusual selfies, [...]

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PhotographerAmanda Chapmanhas been giving Halloween the proper treatment since 2012. The project called 31 Days Of Halloween started when Amanda’s husband was diagnosed with Cancer and Amanda was looking to give something positive for the family to focus at. Her definition of “something positive to focus at” was31 Days Of Halloween – a month where [...]

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If an amazing light painting portrait has caught your eye sometime over the last few years, you’ve probably seen the work of Montral, based visual artist Eric Par. I first noticed Eric’s work when he released his LightSpin projectback in 2013 – featuringgroundbreaking and truly spectacular 360 degree bullet time light painting. Since then Eric [...]

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If your spouse has ever told you to put your camera down or that youre spending too much time taking photos, you might want to start taking the warning a bit more seriously. Apparently, as Mr Cai of Taipei recently found out, an obsession for photography can be grounds for a divorce. According to Apple [...]

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If youre a photo-fanatic, there is a lot to keep up with. New camera models are being announced way too often, firmware updates, fancy new lenses keep popping up, and on and on.

I didnt even mention software yet but now that I have, lets see whats new with our old pal Lightroom (LR) and its latest upgrade.

Since this is the default program that youre likely to find running on almost... more

Blood is crucial to movies. And it is not just the gore-filled, army oriented, zombie killing movies. Every time someone get hit and need to bleed a bit, there is the issue of where blood comes from. Of course, you can not use real blood. There are moral and ethical issues with that. Not to [...]

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I have always had a soft spot for 1940s and 50s Film Noir, where there is always a gorgeous Femme Fatale, whose charms are most likely going to get you killed. The light in those movies is the key to the ambience of mystery and danger, and I love the way the scenes are composed with smoke, shadows, and the black and white high drama with dim light aesthetic.

These movies were mostly low-budget productions shot on location in city streets, with an abundance of night scenes, where crime... more

Im going to ask you to put your camera down for now. I know its a lot to ask, but the secret Ive discovered to better portrait photography has, in fact, very little to do with your camera.

One of the most common mistakes budding portrait photographers make is to be so focused on getting the technical aspects right, they completely forget about the most important feature of a portrait – the person standing in front of their lens.

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