Believe it or not, the photo above is not real, It was composed from several elements, so there was never a dancer that I shot on a dilapidated stage. I only used resources from the IMS mega bundle. In the post below, I am going to break this composite down, step by step and explain [...]
When entomologist Phil Torres,along with wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer, set up aCanon 7D and infrared sensor in the Amazon rainforest to get some shots of a jaguar or other wildlife at night, theyhoped they’dthought of everything. As it turns out, the local leafcutter ant population had very different ideas. After chewing up much of theirprotection [...]
Adobe have just announced that Lightroom CC 2015.6, Lightroom 6.6 and Adobe Camera Raw 9.6 are now available adding a whole slew of lens support, a few new cameras andsome very welcome updates and fixes. The big feature is the new Guided Upright tool, available in both Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. In these videos, [...]
Circular polarizing (CPL) filters are one of the most useful tools a landscape photographer can have in their toolkit, and in this video from landscape and nature photographerJoshua Cripps, you’re going to find out why. Of course, they’re not limited to just landscapes, they can also help to cut through reflections and glare on glass [...]
Lightroom is a fantastic program for keeping your photos organized, but it also provides many tools to speed up your editing workflow. You can even process many photos at once with batch editing. These techniques are by far the biggest time savers Lightroom provides. Once you start using them you’ll wonder how you ever edited each image individually.
Technique 1: Applying presets on import
Presets are hugely popular, and for good reason. They allow you to apply frequently... more
One of the most toxic feelings that a photographer (or human being) is to feel envy. Apparently envy is a trait that is deeply embedded in us, even as babies. But why is it that we feel envy, what are we envious about, and what can we do about it? Evolutionary reasons for envy/jealousy First [...]
If windsurfer, Levi Siver’s Instagram feed is to be believed, we appear to have the first shot of the impendingCanon 5D Mark IV. During what EOSHD describe as a “Red Bull sponsored surf shoot”, Levi appears to have posted a photograph of the crew to his Instagram feed, with acaptionthat mentions“the new unreleased Canon camera”. [...]
Tell me if this sounds familiar – you’re the person who almost always has a camera with you. Maybe it’s in a backpack or purse, in your trunk, or strapped right to your hip – you’re always seeking that next level. Yet on the flip side, you also find it excruciating when you hit a rut. You know that terrible feeling when you look at your recent work and feel like its the endless blip of a scratched record, when you dont feel... more
6 months ago we started the image manipulation store. Today we are celebrating our 1000 member on the Image Manipulation Facebook group (it is an awesome group of compositors, check it out!). It has been an awesome journey and we want toa huge THANK YOU! For 24 hours only we will be selling 100 packages [...]
A few days ago, we had a crazy flood in Paris. The Seine rose by a whopping 6.10m (20 feet for you, imperial friends), overflowing the banks, depriving people of electricity, and flooding buildings, public transports, and businesses. It was a rather destructive flood, especially for cities outside of Paris where entire towns, as I [...]
