THE EDGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Pentax K-01 Hands-On

2012-02-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

Pentax K-01 review

2012-02-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

Pentax K-01

2012-02-04T07:29:00.001-08:00

Pentax K-01 - Which? first look

2012-02-04T07:29:00.000-08:00

Pentax K5

2011-11-05T20:16:00.000-07:00

Behind the Scenes with Kelly Kline - Tapped Out!

2011-11-03T19:46:00.000-07:00

Canon 1DX Hands On - 14fps / New Zealand Launch Party

2011-10-19T22:34:00.001-07:00

Pentax Q Hands-on Review + Ball of Lights Fail

2011-10-19T22:34:00.000-07:00

PENTAX Q Imagefilm

2011-10-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

How do I survive as a photo professional in this economy

2011-09-18T14:44:00.000-07:00

Do you know the most important marketing rule for a photo professional

2011-09-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

What are photography clients looking for

2011-09-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

Genius Of Photography --Right Time, Right Place

2011-09-18T14:06:00.000-07:00

BBC The Genius Of Photography ep4

2011-09-18T13:47:00.000-07:00

BBC The Genius Of Photography ep3

2011-09-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

BBC THE GENIUS OF PHOTOGRAPHY EP1 P4

2011-09-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

BBC Photography Vs Technology بی بی سی - تکنولوژی و عکاسی

2011-09-18T13:13:00.000-07:00

How to Prioritize Your Day As A Photo Professional

2011-09-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

Are you giving the right message to your photography clients?

2011-09-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

Is there still money to be made in the photo industry

2011-09-18T12:54:00.000-07:00

Blackstar Rising Where's The Photo Industry Going

2011-09-18T12:52:00.000-07:00

The PENTAX Q Time Machine - 30 second video

2011-09-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

Diamond Multimedia HD Media Wonder Media Box Review

2011-09-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player

2011-09-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

Pentax Q Hands-On

2011-09-12T05:54:00.000-07:00

The Dragan Effect...Photography Andrzej Dragan.

2011-09-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

The DRAGAN EFFECT

Andrzej Dragan. is an artist who's photography is known for it very graphic and extreme looking portraiture.

Here are some cool tutorials on how to use photoshop to create this effect.

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Polar Panorama Effect

2011-09-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

Little Planet effect in Photoshop - Week 44

2011-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

GIMP TUTORIAL EDITING HDR IMAGES AND FAUX HDR

2011-09-06T17:57:00.000-07:00

FotoSketcher tutorial

2011-09-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

FotoSketcher is a 100% free program which can help you convert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a painting, a sketch or a drawing then look no further, FotoSketcher will do the job in just a few seconds.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Street Photos with Pentax K100D

2011-09-02T23:29:00.000-07:00

Pentax K200D Video Tour

2011-09-02T23:18:00.000-07:00

The Making Of...Dramatic Portrait

2011-08-25T00:53:00.000-07:00

Intro to Color Theory

2011-08-21T21:48:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Picture it...Oldie but goodie

2011-08-15T21:29:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Picture It! is a discontinued photo editing application created by Microsoft. Version 1.0 was released in September 1996.

Borrowing from the wizard user interface Microsoft Publisher, Picture It! was geared to make digital imaging easy for consumers.

It was the first consumer imaging program to enable sprite creation, leveraging alpha masking

Versions

Picture It! 1.0 (1996)
Picture It! 2.0 and Picture It! 2.0 Express (part of Microsoft Plus! 98) (1998)
Picture It! 99 (3.0) (1999)
Picture It! 2000 (4.0) (2000)
Picture It! 2001 (5.0) - the last version to support Windows 95. (2001)
Picture It! 2002 (6.0) (2002)
Picture It! 7.0 and Digital Image Pro 7.0 (2003)
Picture It! Premium 9, Digital Image Pro 9 and Digital Image Suite 9 (2004)
Picture It! Premium 10, Digital Image Pro 10 and Digital Image Suite 10 (2005)
Digital Image 2006 and Digital Image 2006 Anniversary Edition (2006)

Editions

Picture It! Express - Scaled down edition of Picture It!
Picture It! Photo and Photo Premium - Picture It! editions with only photo editing features
Picture It! Publishing (Gold, Silver and Platinum editions) - Picture! It editions with photo editing and home publishing features
Picture It! Library - An image organizing application which later became Digital Image Library and eventually Windows Live Photo Gallery
Microsoft Greetings (a scaled-down Picture It! based application with only greeting card templates)

What is Surrealist Photography?

2011-08-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

Surreal photography, like surreal painting, depicts objects, people and landscapes in a non-rational or dream-like way. It is based on the 20th century philosophy of André Breton's 'La Révolution Surréaliste' written in 1924. Surrealism started in Paris but spread throughout Europe, the US and Japan. Surrealism was made popular through painting but there were also many artists who created surreal photographs to express their philosophy. Some of the best known surreal photographers include Marcel Mariën (Belgian), Maurice Tabard (French), Man Ray (American), Lee Miller (American), and Paul Nougé (Belgian).

SimpleViewer 2.11 on Blogger

2011-08-07T21:00:00.000-07:00

SimpleViewer

SimpleViewer is a free, customizable image gallery. It allows you to display your images on any web page in a professional and intuitive way.

SimpleViewer now supports Universal Playback and can be viewed on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android.
http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/

digiKam photo management for Linux, Windows, and Mac-OSX.

2011-07-31T13:36:00.000-07:00

digiKam is an advanced digital photo management application for KDE, which makes importing and organizing digital photos a "snap". The photos are organized in albums which can be sorted chronologically, by folder layout or by custom collections.

PENTAX Q (Digital Mirrorless) : Touch & Try Event

2011-07-17T16:30:00.000-07:00

Aletta stabilizes Your DSLR

2011-06-08T05:11:00.000-07:00

PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x

2011-05-03T05:35:00.000-07:00

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Tether Shootihg Program for Pentax Dslr's

2010-12-14T21:31:00.000-08:00

PK_Tether allow connect and control Pentax cameras from PC. Currently supported are: k-x, K7, K5, k-r, K20D. In program is possible:

- set camera parameters like: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, image format and others

- remote release shutter

- save photos directly on computers hard drive

- periodically release shooter for time-lapse photography - this functionality not work well so now.

It is beta version, not part of functionality is not active, and this which is enable can have bugs.

Program is freeware, is for Windows and for work require .NET 3.5 framework.

You use it on your own risk.

Notes:

- pleas don't use PK_Tether in film and LiveView mode - could leads to freeze camera and progrma

- if top display is blinking then switch off illumination in camera menu.

In near future I'm planing:
- fix all bugs reported to me from user
- improve build-in functionality
- enable disabled now functionality

Tether shooting is now available for Pentax camera with the use of PK Tether a shareware program that allows tethering.

To download the program follow the link

https://sites.google.com/a/pentax.org.pl/tomaszkos/en/pk_tether

Pentax ist DS AF point Realignment

2010-12-14T07:42:00.000-08:00

Vivitar 283 Hack...Power Pins

2010-12-14T07:38:00.000-08:00

K10D: Bar/Nightclub photography tips PART 1

2010-12-09T22:06:00.000-08:00

K10D: Bar/Nightclub photography tips PART 2

2010-12-09T22:04:00.000-08:00

K-r vs K-x Burst shot test

2010-11-29T07:24:00.000-08:00

Pentax K-x vs. Pentax K-r Live View test

2010-11-29T07:22:00.001-08:00

Pentax K-r vs Pentax K-x Autofocus Test

2010-11-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

Amazon Basics SLR backpack review

2010-11-11T19:07:00.000-08:00

Here's a look a nice photoback pack branded by Amazon.

Rear Curtain Flash!

2010-11-11T17:56:00.000-08:00

Some cameras offer the ability to fire the flash at just before the second curtain closes. This is called rear (or second) curtain sync, and it is used to freeze motion at the end of the exposure. When making long exposures while firing a flash, rear curtain sync creates the effect of motion blur trailing the main subject.
In this photograph, the image is again lit by two sources, the ambient light of the club and the light of the flash. The difference is that in this photo, the flash was fired at the end of the exposure. Using 2nd (or rear) curtain sync this way causes the motion blur of your subject to appear behind the sharp area of the subject in the photograph and enhances the effect of the motion.

To sum it all up: front curtain = BAD rear curtain = GOOD. Ok, ok, that’s pushing it a bit, I know. I’ll say it this way: - Front Curtain flash = having a sharp subject then smugged over it by movement blur
- Rear Curtain flash = having blurry movement then with a sharp subject over it

Using the Demb Flip It with diffuser

2010-10-15T20:51:00.001-07:00

demb flipit
Originally uploaded by chriscctan

Using

Time Lapse Photography

2010-10-11T20:14:00.003-07:00

3 Years At The Same Place (english version) from Ramon on Vimeo.

Kite Aerial Photography

2010-10-11T20:13:00.000-07:00

Kite Aerial Photography on MAKE: television from make magazine on Vimeo.

PENTAX K-5, AF AutoFocus 7fps testing

2010-09-21T20:10:00.000-07:00

7 frames per second is incredibly fast. WOW.
A little being revealed each day about the this new Camera. More to come I'm sure.

PENTAX_K-5_LV_AF_preview.flv

2010-09-21T19:56:00.000-07:00

One of the new features of the Pentax K5 is the ability to zero in on what ever you want to focus on in Live View Mode and the focus speed is lighting quick. This camera I'm sure will many more new secrets to reveal..

smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL[IF] DC WR

2010-09-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Tokyo, the 20th of September,
HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce the launch of the smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL[IF] DC WR. Designed exclusively for use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras, this interchangeable standard zoom lens features a simplified weather-resistant construction and extra-smooth autofocus operation using a built-in motor, in addition to its high 7.5-times zoom ratio.

Pentax announces the K5

2010-09-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

Tokyo, the 20th of September,
HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX K-5 lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera. Encased in a compact but solid, functional body, this new model comes equipped with a host of advanced photographic tools for the easy creation of diversified visual expressions, while demonstrating much higher standards of image quality, data processing speed and operability than previous models.
Developed using the highly acclaimed PENTAX K-7 (introduced to the market in June 2009) as its base, the K-5 inherits the exceptional reliability, user-friendly operation, array of advanced features and compact, lightweight body of its predecessor, yet it is more resourceful and flexible in photographic expression. Coupling a new high-speed, low-noise CMOS image sensor with the high-performance PRIME II imaging engine, it produces super-high-resolution, rich-gradation digital images with approximately 16.28 effective megapixels, even when shooting in the continuous shooting mode at a maximum speed of approximately seven images per second. It also offers an extra-wide sensitivity range between ISO 80 and ISO 51200 (when expanded via a custom function) and Full HD-proportion movie recording at 1920 x 1080 pixels to expand the boundaries of high-quality visual presentation. Adding other improvements and refinements — such as a much-faster autofocusing speed, an upgraded HDR (High Dynamic Range) function now usable in handheld shooting, and better operability through an overall review of the design and shape of all components — the K-5 is designed to be more functional and maneuverable in every detail, and more capable of responding to the discriminating demands of advanced amateurs than previous models.
See more information about his camera and other Pentax Products at
http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/K-5/
This seems like its going to be a camera most Pentax users have been waiting for.

Pentax K-7 AF-C vs Pentax K-5 AF-C

2010-09-20T09:34:00.000-07:00

This in an awesome example of the AF in action. I like it a lot.

2010 Gulf Photo Plus Shootout with McNally, Strobist, Zack Arias, and Joey L.

2010-08-26T19:15:00.001-07:00

The gulf photo plus 2010 shoot-out from gulf photo plus on Vimeo.

Retouch/Digital makeup in photoshop

2010-08-19T08:25:00.000-07:00

TUTORIAL -Live Action Super Saiyan In Photoshop CS3

2010-08-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

Skin Retouching Part 1 - Global Colour Correction HD

2010-08-18T22:40:00.000-07:00

Vivitar 283 Clear Vari-Power Mod

2010-08-12T17:54:00.001-07:00

Vivitar 283 Clear Vari-Power Mod
Originally uploaded by rollabldr

Chimping

2010-08-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a video on chimping, the habit of checking your photos after just taking them. We all do it and it's good for you to...haha.

Battery care for SLA (sealed lead acid) photographic and video batteries | Creative and business resources for photographers - ProPhotoNut

2010-08-03T06:01:00.000-07:00

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Battery care for SLA (sealed lead acid) photographic and video batteries | Creative and business resources for photographers - ProPhotoNut

Some battery chargers are quite good at recovering a battery from a fairly deep discharge by using a pulsing phase cycle that dislodges sulphur build up on the plates but no charger can perform miracles. If your battery has been left to go completely flat then it will need replacing but don’t panic because they are not expensive. In the UK we have MDS battery and Battery Masters among the online traders that stock the most common sizes. In most cases a battery can be replaced without the need for elaborate tools. The battery connectors are usually the Lucar spade type and the leads simply push on to secure. A Broncolor Mobil pack has just four small cross head screws securing the cover to the battery carriage. Undo these and a battery swap can take less than a minute.
An SLA battery does not need to be periodically discharged in order to maintain it’s performance, in fact, it is best kept in a fully charged state. An SLA battery can be kept on charge indefinitely if a high tech charger, like the Ctek, is used. Cheap chargers have no monitoring and can overcharge and destroy a battery if the battery is left on charge for too long. Basic chargers also have poor voltage regulation leading to a shorter battery life.

QUICK VIEW SHOOTING HEADSHOTS

2010-07-31T20:43:00.000-07:00

Vivitar 283 PowerControl

2010-07-22T08:00:00.001-07:00

DIY VP-1 on 283
Originally uploaded by Photopaul65

Adding a Power Control on your Vivitar 283 flash. This guy connected a potentiometer to the vivitar's plug. Seems very easy and a lot less work than other mods where you have open the flash to get to the thyristor and solder to the PC board.

2 Flash with 1 Ebay Triggers

2010-07-21T19:40:00.001-07:00

2 Flash with Ebay Triggers
Originally uploaded by crsaze

I have often wondered if it were possible to run two flashes from one trigger. Here is the answer.

Using Cactus V4 radio triggers as remote shutter releases.

2010-07-21T18:01:00.001-07:00

Using Cactus V4 radio triggers as remote shutter releases.
Originally uploaded by jeromè james

I had thought about doing this a while back but wasn't quite sure it could be done but lookig through flickr I found that someone had already done it.

ANOTHER SLA FLASH BATTERY MOD

2010-07-20T19:31:00.001-07:00

This one shows you how to install a fuse in the circuit.

http://www.johnhagar.com/lfmm/sla/sla_diy.html

This one shows you how to wire a circuit to run two flashes from one battery.

http://ambrotosphotography.com/blog/2010/05/diy-sla-battery-pack-for-speedlites

How to wire a circuit in Parallel.

In a parallel circuit, each component has its own direct path to both the negative (-) and positive (+) sides of the circuit. A simple schematic of a parallel circuit is shown below. In actually wiring the LED lights from Berkeley Point, as long as the red leads from the lights are connected to a wire that goes directly to the positive (+) side of the power supply and the black leads are connected to a wire that goes directly to the negative (-) side, you have wired the lights in parallel. If you follow the wire path back from a light to the power supply, it can "T" to other lights but should not go through any other lights. If your feed wire is similar to the Belden wires provided by Berkeley Point in so far as they consist of a red and black wire. In a parallel circuit, you will never have a black wire connected to a red wire (contrasted with example of series circuit shown above). Further, as long as you can follow a path from the red wire of a light back to the positive (+) side of the power supply through red wires and the same through black to the negative (-) side, you have wired in parallel. A group of many lights may have all their red leads connected together with one red (+) feed wire and all their black leads connected together with one black (-) feed wire.

Macrophotography Setup

2010-07-08T20:17:00.001-07:00

Macrophotography Setup
Originally uploaded by Thomas Shahan

This is a very inexpensive macro setup that produces some amzing results. Please check out Thomas Shahan's pictures on flickr they are awesome.

Photography Composition

2010-06-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

A clip from the Beauty and Beast Photography Seminar with John Woodward. Here's a short clip on composition.

Lighten Up and Shoot...Tales of Andy and Micheal's PhotoQuest

2010-06-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

Two gringos in Colombia, S.A. who love to shoot and maybe teach a little something along the way...oh and inspire!

Check out their blog as they have samples of thier wares and lots of tutorials on video. They are also on Youtube and facebook.

http://lightenupandshoot.blogspot.com/

What's in the bag...Damon Webster's U-tubeChannel

2010-06-08T09:56:00.000-07:00

What do professional photographers carry in their camera bags. Damon Webster finds out as he interviews them about their rig. One of the most informative photography channels on you tube. With plenty of variety of photographers that get interviewed each giving their own take on how they go about their photography. Watch Cool Videos about Equipment and the photographer who do the work.

Check out his Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/damonwebster

Roberto Blake Photographer/Graphic Designer

2010-06-08T09:18:00.000-07:00

is a Professional Graphic Designer and Photographer, with a multi-discipline skill set that allows him to design for across mediums

Check out his websitehttp://www.robertoblake.com/

Here's one of his lighting fx tutorials

Fairy and Sunset Landscape PHotoshop ART

2010-06-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

This is basically a mix of whats we call “fantasy art” and “dark/ gothic art”
http://loreleiwebdesign.com/2009/01/10/dark-fantasy-art-photoshop-tutorial-fairy-sunset-landscap/

If you want to learn how to make pictures like this please click on the link.

40 Photoshop Tutorials for Amazing Lighting Effects

2010-06-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

a number of excellent tutorials for working with lighting effects have been published.
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/lighting-effect-tutorials/

Light Mods: Umbrellas, Softboxes & Beauty Dishes

2010-06-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

This page will show you all the different light modifiers you can use with speed-lights.

http://speedliting.com/gear/speedlight-speedlite-modifiers-umbrella-softbox-beauty-dish/

40 Best Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Fantasy Scenes

2010-06-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a cool site with some awesome fantasy scenes tutorials for Photoshop. Its a am zing what can be done.

http://naldzgraphics.net/tutorials/35-photoshop-tutorials-for-creating-fantasy-scenes/

Improving Color Saturation in Photoshop with LAB

2010-06-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

A great way to increase color saturation is using LAB which extends the color space. It is the biggest color space. Its lke a box of crayons. SRGB is a small box. Adobe RGB is larger box. Well LAB is the huge mega box with every color imaginable. Increase the color space increases the color gradation and tonality to produce some really amazing effects.

Create a Triptych image in Photoshop

2010-06-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

A triptych is a panel of three images displayed together, but you don't always need three pictures to make one

When presenting your photos you will sometimes want to create and print them as a series of three images on a single sheet of paper rather than a single image. You might want to do this, for example, to use to decorate a gift card or for framing.

Click here to create a Triptych in Lightroom

HDR Exposure blending tutorial

2010-06-01T22:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun and easy tutorial on making your own HDR images by blending sevearl images in photoshop using masking.
After posting Getting the Exposure Right, I received a quite a few questions about how I achieved the HDR (High Dynamic Range) version of the mailbox photo...http://photodoto.com/exposure-blending-tutorial/

Tilt-Shift MiniaturePhotography Photoshop Tutorial

2010-05-30T19:12:00.000-07:00

The Miniature Model Effect in Photoshop: It’s a Small World After All

ilt-Shift miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model.

Altering the focus of the photography in Photoshop (or similar program) simulates the shallow depth of field normally encountered with macro lenses making the scene seem much smaller than it actually is.

In addition to focus manipulation, the tilt-shift photography effect is improved by increasing color saturation and contrast, to simulate the bright paint often found on scale models.

Most faked tilt-shift photographs are taken from a high angle to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature. The technique is particularly effective on buildings, cars, trains and people.

DIY 3D Photography

2010-03-15T21:09:00.000-07:00

The 3D era is coming to movies and video--but it appears the world of still imagery won't be left behind.
Stereography, in which two cameras take photos simulating the perspective of two human eyes, has been used to create 3D imagery since the 19th century. Russ Beinder spotted a more modern approach at the Olympics, with a photographer using two modern digital SLRs conjoined with a Sports Illustrated-labeled rig.

read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000106-264.html

Fashion Photographer Benjamin Kanarek "In the Wind" Fashion

2010-01-23T21:10:00.001-08:00

Benjamin Kanarek "In the Wind" Fashion "Paul & Joe" Paris
Uploaded by benjaminkanarekblog. - More lifestyle, fashion and how-to videos.

Check out this wonderful behind the scenes video by Pro Fashion Photographer Benjamin Kanarek on his blog here, whose images have graced the covers of Elle and Vogue from time to time. In this video, you see the creative ways Benjamin used hard flash light and mixed them with gelled H.M.I lights with a little shutter delay and some cool photo editing by Freddy Baby, Paris. Some reverse engineering on lighting inside.

First of all, we would like to thank Benjamin for sharing his techniques, though he didn't give details, the video speaks it all for any trained eye. Heres a breakdown for those who still couldn't figure out.

Take a good look at the video from the link provided to his blog above.

Target:

From what we see, the aim was to blend fashion with little bit motion and colors to show spring collection in an upmarket hi end style.

Team:

No matter how good the photographer is, the final image is only as good as the weakest link in the team. This video is perfect example of team work with everyone at their creative best. In one scene we see the stylist or MUA helping to set up the wind machine(fan). It helps to have people like this around to build a healthy creative atmosphere. Look at the model. She is the perfect example of what a model is required to do. With just the basic explanation of the theme, she just took off...and was spontaneous with her variety of poses. Hair was perfect to show motion, yet stylish. You see Benjamin directing the hair stylist in the beginning. And of course, since this blog gives equal importance to Photo Editing, there are some wonderful seamless retouching in there which just makes the picture and image.

Lighting:

To achieve this effect, Benjamin has used some H.M.I with magenta gels on them....i see around 2...to light the entire background....along with 2 flashes with magenta gels probably at low power.

The main light, is a hard light from flash with reflector, at a height higher than the models head and place at extreme right of camera for some shots and lon left for other shots. The light is high providing side light to the model and has a flag/cutter/gobo below it so that the light concentrates on face and mid body. Below the main light is another hardlight with a mixed pink and blue gel lighting the floor and feet area. You can see the nice contrast and the hard shadows this light creates.

Note the scrims and flags used to cahnnel the light and prevent the backlight from spilling on the model and to avoid flare in the lens.

Motion:

As you can see, there is motion blur in the model movements and dresses. A mix of techniques have been used here. Obviously....people are moving the cloth on behind....so that is one. This, and the model movements have been captured in camera by keeping a slow shutter speed, i guess either 1sec or little bit less than that. This also helps to balance the exposure between the H.M.I lights(which need longer exposure) and the flash lights. The motions have been more enhanced by the photo editing using blur techniques in various layers and blending them into one for the final image....along with some selective desaturation toning.

Please read the comments below where Benjamin fine tunes our reverse engineering with some facts.

http://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/2010/01/16/in-the-wind-making-of-video/

The best in RAW conversion.

2010-01-20T20:35:00.000-08:00

Did you know when people take pictures, they interpret each scene slightly different? Because everyone's perspective of images in photographs is different, using SILKYPIX Developer Studio to adjust the color, tone, and the white balance of the image can truly help you express your feelings through the photography. "SILKYPIX" RAW development engine brings your memories to life. "Make your special moments your special memories."

"SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0" can generate beautiful pictures from the RAW data taken by a digital camera. "SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0" creates the highest-definition picture which cannot be obtained by taking JPEG or TIFF pictures.
Using SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0, you have complete control to multiple functions to adjustment the color, tone, and white balance ultimately creating the highest resolution picture taken by a digital camera.
SILKYPIX is equipped with the function of thumbnail, and group pictures development, which all can be saved in the Raw data folder.

http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/

Here is link comparing various other RAW converters like Adobe RAW, LIghtroom and photoshop again'st silky pix. Silky Pix produces better detail, sharper, images than the others hands down
http://www.pictinas.com/tomi/astro/english/silkypix.html

Micheal Tapes Free Lightroom Tutorials

2010-01-19T07:58:00.000-08:00

These are some really informative tutorials on how to use lightroom. Even though its for lightroom 1.0 its great for getting the gist of the workflow. Check them out at the link

http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/Photoshop_LR/02/index.html

Pclix LT The affordable, portable, time-lapse solution

2010-01-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

If you have the desire to easily photograph time-lapse sequences using a digital still camera then this device is for you. The Pclix LT is easy to use and program, it fits into just about any camera bag and is compatible with a long list of digital cameras*.

With the Pclix LT you can trigger the shutter of a digital camera every second or every hundred hours plus anywhere in between all in one second increments.

Using the Split Second Mode you can even trigger your camera in tenths of a second if your interval is below 10 seconds. This is a first for digital camera control giving you greater flexibilty when using shorter intervals.

The Pclix LT has 99 interval settings directly at your fingertips. Ten of which can be programmed by you to any duration you choose up to 100 hours. As well the Pclix LT can be told how many images to take using the Image Count Option, there's a Start Delay Option plus the shutter can be up to an hour in length using the Bulb Option. Programming the Pclix LT is straight forward and extremely easy. Once your user preferences are set they are stored in memory forever or until modified by you when needed.

http://www.pclix.com/pages/pclix_main.html

Face REshaping in PHotoshop

2009-11-19T21:37:00.001-08:00

This is Ice Flow Studio's tutorial on you tube doing face reshaping. Its very easy to follow and understand and will make give the ability to really control and manipulate your pictures to produce professional effects.

ICE FLOW STUDION Photoshop Tutorials

2009-11-19T21:14:00.000-08:00

I found this cool group on youtube that offers quick and fun to learn photoshop tutorials. They are all high quality and very well explained which makes it easy to follow. Check them out. You can follow them here
http://feeds.feedburner.com/youtubeiceflow
or here
http://www.youtube.com/user/IceflowStudios

AMAZING EYES PHotoshop fashion tutorial

2009-11-19T21:02:00.000-08:00

Here's a photo i worked on using this tutorial. The eyes in this picture to me are simply amazing.

The eyes are the cornerstone of an amazing pix especially in fashion. Photoshop makes it very easy to retouch and enhance eyes. For example, you can:

Change the color of someone’s eyes
Enhance the depth of the eyes (by burning & dodging)
Make eyes more colorful & vibrant
Whiten eyes
Remove red eye
Remove or add catchlights

HDR tutorial: how to create HDR photos with free Qtpfsgui and GIMP

2009-11-03T13:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a cool quick tutorial on how to make some fantastic HDR images uses a program called QTPFSgui knows as CUTIE PIe. The program is breeze to use and a lot of fun and best of all its FREE FREE FREE. Here's the link for the software http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/download.php and see the tutorial here
http://garmahis.com/tutorials/hdr-tutorial-free-software/

Lightning in Photoshop

2009-02-02T07:01:00.000-08:00

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/lightning/lightning.htm

http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/lightning.php

Here is a nice little tutorial to show you how to electrify your images with lightning in Photoshop.

11 Super Awesome Photoshop Movie Effects

2008-12-19T21:15:00.000-08:00

11 Super Awesome Photoshop Movie Effects

Awesome High Fashion Photo Gallery FOTOLITIK

2008-11-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

An impressive photo-gallery. Stop and take a look. It will give you standards to strive for.

http://fotolitikstudio.com/splash.html

Fashion Photography - How to Do an Editorial Fashion Photography Spread

2008-11-24T12:41:00.000-08:00

In this article London based Fashion Photographer Joaquim Barreto walks us through the process of how to do a fashion photography editorial spread for a magazine. He’s also shared a series of shots from a fashion editorial spread that he’s done (there is a description of the brief for this spread at the bottom of this post).

Photo Lighting Diagram for Photoshop

2008-11-15T19:43:00.000-08:00

Todd (TJ Asher) asked if I'd share my setup shapes. "But of course", I say :)Below is a link to a FREE lighting tool I created to share your lighting setups. See restrictions below.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/446987

Strobe Trigger Voltages

2008-11-04T05:59:00.001-08:00

Is your old strobe safe to use on your new camera?Some strobes (and infrared strobe triggers) use high voltages in the trigger circuit. For mechanical cameras, this is fine — but many newer, electronically-driven cameras (especially electronic 35mm SLRs like the EOS or digicams — or for that matter, EOS digicams, like the 300D) can be damaged by excessive strobe voltages.
How much is too much? What voltage might my own strobe generate? This page tries to help answer those questions. It contains a table of strobe trigger voltages, a few measured by myself but most contributed by readers of this site. It also contains some information about specific camera makes and the strobes that light them.http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

Excellent Photoshop Tutorials for Textures and Backgrounds

2008-10-31T06:03:00.000-07:00

Photoshop provides designers with unlimited options for creating unique and attractive backgrounds. One of the most popular approaches is to create some type of textured background, and fortunately there are a number of helpful tutorials to teach you all the tricks you need to know.
PhotoshopPoint is a tutorial-providing website with well-written, high-quality Photoshop tutorialsGrungy Metal Texture
http://www.photoshoppoint.com/textures/grungy-metal-texture/

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