Friday, May 20, 2011

Photoshop to create dark gray tones

Result: the original illustration: results 2: steps: 1. Open a picture, copy a layer, auto levels 2. Perform hue saturation, set a reference picture 3. Copy the layer, the layer mode to soft light, 50% transparent 4. To a color balance, set a reference picture 5. Sealed layers, go to the color, RP, perform the filter Gaussian blur 4.0 layer mode soft light, 75% transparent 6. Finally, the official figure

Effect:

Original image:

Result 2:

Steps:

1. open a picture, copy a layer, auto levels

2. the hue saturation, set a reference picture

3. copy the layer, the layer mode to soft light, 50% transparent

4. to a color balance, set a reference picture

5. seal layer, color, RP, perform the filter Gaussian blur 4.0

The layer mode to soft light, 75% transparent

6. Finally, sealed layers, sharpening, complete

Panasonic DV DC, 2010 spring new products presentation

This morning, Panasonic electronic world in Beijing new optical Panasonic Center held its spring new 2010 DCDV, officially released a Lumix digital camera and 8 8 consumer-level digital cameras, Panasonic in 2010, the latest digital imaging products. This Panasonic releases new digital imaging products fully upgraded intelligent resolution techniques, and derive the smart zoom, etc.

Portrait photography in model makeup of 20 points

This article describes the portrait photography in common model makeup of 20 points on wedding photography also has certain reference value.

Portrait photography models make up 20 points: 1, make-up of color in a sense quite important implementation, rather than using the "color" to meet, you should be aware of staggered is soft cosmetic elements.

Real hidden in details, which means that some small make-up combination of different, is an important factor in the face of nature, and therefore pay particular attention to details. 2, pure color is only part of achieving perfect decoration, only one representative color in stark effect on the body. 3, is not dependent on the model of the cosmetic line, and do not use a simple color meaning the same, over-reliance on a line of pure feeling is unable to achieve the purpose of the soft. 4, makeup color when you don't know how to describe more appropriately, can only use similar these name colors, to subtle expression out flexible tone. 5, ping, the length of the short hair, is less hair, but the lines and curves of balance can decide the hair. 6, to subtly use color, it is necessary to note the background color of the shape, and rigid, flexible depends completely on the background. 7, makeup just reached moderate degrees of 90%, other 10% is shooting models with make-up manners and behavior and body language cannot be ignored. 8, some models in shooting too excited expression too exaggerated, spirit full of lively and sometimes also to suppress it, after all, a bit of restraint is one of the women's beauty. 9, and on a rather cute does not mean that the soft, girls, and young children as innocent has added soft, but it laissez-faire to vertical, you cannot reflect the charm and gentle. 10, in the make-up of the most stress on the eyelids is "clear, neat," makeup basic principle is to one hue to Halo of light, and does not require too many levels, and want to use the polychromatic to reconcile, to return.

How to photograph the rural scenery photos

Rural scenery photography of subjects very rich, selective freer, but they are not selective, without a choice land smoothly twist, but rather to be taken seriously in the art scene, and aesthetic choices, in order to obtain good rural scenery photos. Many of the rural scenery photos are made of high-angle down beat big scenes and get spectacular results, as can be seen from figure painting

Rural scenery photography of subjects very rich, selective freer, but they are not selective, without a choice land smoothly twist, but rather to be taken seriously in the art scene, and aesthetic choices, in order to obtain good rural scenery photos.

Many of the rural scenery photos are made of high-angle down beat big scenes and get spectacular results, from the next figure we can see the range of depth of the screen is large, clear lines and gradation, magnificent structure.

If you are shooting a flat photo or camera back is unable to obtain such a perspective effect. Of course, not excluding some aesthetically zhongjin, close-range shot.

In filming rural scenery photo, use good rain, snow, fog, clouds and climate change lighting effects to render the atmosphere of the picture is shot good rural scenery photo, an important means.

The following figure is produces with the clouds of fantastic light mutations and distance between light and darkness of the scene, rendering the picture of the atmosphere, thus achieved very appealing visual effect. To take out excellent rural scenery photo, must be carried out on the pastoral scenes to observe carefully the arts, and analyze, find the best shooting angle and the best shooting opportunity, don't overlook the clouds, rain, fog, snow, hail-etc. natural conditions on rural scenery and take advantage of these natural conditions of shooting out excellent rural scenery photos.

Filming rural scenery should be considered as a whole, the screen gradation and line structure.

In contrast gradation, on to the line on which you want to change. Out of respect to choose sides and top of backlight, in both light bit of lighting, can obtain three-dimensional sense of strong, rich layers, gradation of sharp, clear lines, features clear photographs. In the big scenes filmed at the same time, you can also explore some attention from the King.

Manual mode (Manual)

In the "full manual mode", the user can freely set the aperture and shutter speed – this means entirely by the users themselves decide the exposure. When would you like in a special environment shooting a few pieces of exposure of the same photo, manual mode will be your best choice. High-end professional-grade digital cameras of all digital SLR will be provided with full manual exposure mode. In the full manual in "full manual mode", the user can freely set the aperture and shutter speed – this means entirely by the users themselves decide the exposure. When would you like in a special environment shooting a few pieces of exposure of the same photo, manual mode will be your best choice. High-end professional-grade digital cameras of all digital SLR will be provided with full manual exposure mode. In the full manual exposure mode, the camera will usually be in Aperture Shutter values displayed next to an analog measurement value indicates that the user is using the exposure setting of exposure values and a camera metering system to detect the difference between a reasonable exposure value. With LCD live preview of professional-grade digital cameras will also be displayed on the LCD user exposure setting will have photo exposure effect.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Photoshop makes color dark charm

Result: the original illustration: steps: 1. image-adjustments-optional. Parameters such as map-purpose enhanced color detail ... 2. matching color. Parameters such as map-aims to enhance color saturation 3 lighting effects ... Parameter .. Free to play-purpose rendering environment color .. I used the yellow light 4. image-adjustments-optional. Parameters such as map-purpose once again strengthen color detail 5. image-adjustments-photo filter.

Effect:

Original image:

Steps:

1. image-adjustments-optional.

Parameters such as map-purpose enhanced color details ...

2. the matching color.

Parameters such as map-aims to enhance color saturation

3 lighting effects ...

Parameter .. Free to play-purpose rendering environment color .. I used the yellow light

4. image-adjustments-optional.

Parameters such as map-purpose once again strengthen color details

5. image-adjustments-photo filter.

Parameters such as map-purpose plus yellow

SIGMA SD-15 falls in North America

After two years of a long wait, SIGMA SD-15 was recently officially on sale in Japan, have recently arrived in North America. Perhaps many people don't understand this is not a goddess (Canon) or sunlight (Nikon) nor SONY's SLR, what's the special charm to let some loyal fans, can not included it resources less (except converted into Canon card mouth can only use Sig after two years of a long wait, SIGMA SD-15 was recently officially on sale in Japan, have recently arrived in North America. Perhaps many people don't understand this is not a goddess (Canon) or sunlight (Nikon) nor SONY's SLR, what's the special charm to let some loyal fans, can not included it resources less (except converted into Canon card mouth can only use the Sigma lens group), e-performance bad (metering and white balance) a point slightly not accurate, JPEG compression is not good (almost all shoot RAW user), the answer is that the magic of color-sensitive components, Foveon X3 this actual pixels to cut into 14 million of 1/3 of the PC components, it is through RGB triplet sense its independent capture color and composition, than the average of the PC components can beat out similar film-like levels of hierarchy. Now just $ 899 can take the 3 inch monitor, Ture II imaging engine, the ISO range from 50-3200 supports SDHC cards of a different kind of digital SLR to take home. If you just know it or not described, you can look at Japan DC.WATCH website test reports, can't read Japanese, indifferent, direct photos feel the charm of a 3 color imaging.

Make a good portrait of the five elements

This article describes the portrait photography in five points: 1, rational use of light in portrait photography, use of the light is very important. It is best to use uniform light, so that it can directly or indirectly exposed to the main character, the highlights and low contrast optical parts also to moderate. Photo portrait taboo is straight from the top down on the Sun. It will be people's eyeballs, nose, and the following

1. rational use of light in portrait photography, use of the light is very important.

It is best to use the "uniform" light so that it can directly or indirectly exposed to the main character, the highlights and low contrast optical parts also to moderate. Photo portrait taboo is straight from the top down on the Sun. It will be one of the orbital, nose and Chin caused shadows around, try to avoid the destructive effects of light, soft lighting, for example, from the sky or self-made reflective panels scattered light line is often the most desirable. 2, the correct exposure when shooting portraits, even if site comparison of light from the camera position to spot and let the light meter will highlight and low light areas of the average exposure value. If you are in a relatively complex light environment, it is necessary to use spot metering from the human face, obtain accurate exposure.

3. using the large aperture small aperture though can make the background environment seem clear, however, be transferred to the attention of those to be taken. Use a larger aperture photography, can make the background blur, so that it is in focus, but was taken to a screen only concern. This site F/2.8 large aperture photography portrait, no background are distracting. Sometimes you need to use a small aperture to take environmental portrait, to do this, you need to keep the surrounding background clear, will take the object and the surroundings together into the picture, through the environment to reflect the characteristics and details are taken ' personality. 4. try vertical composition across screen composition for notes is good, but when you're shooting a single license is going to bring the camera to go to the vertical screen position. Vertical picture viewfinder more suitable for single portraits, as it picture main character's vertical rectangular shape.

5. long focal length if you use 135 camera, should use 85 to 135mm focal length lens. Due to the shorter focal length (50mm following) of the lens shooting portraits often exaggerated character facial features, often referred to as portrait lens 85 to 135mm lens, perspective, this sense compression facial features will show the correct proportions. But if you want to use over long focal length lens 200mm, will make the face appear to be at peace. Therefore, secondary telescope head shot portrait effect is better.

Professional still life photography getting started tutorial

Still life photography is the entire photography field integral part, when you are in some fashion magazine's cover to see those fine jewelry, there are a variety of perfume bottles, is not it will get a surprise: why did the same thing, in the photographer's hand can make it vivid, but in their own hands shot out like ordinary? in addition to the perturbation

Still life photography is the entire photography field integral part, when you are in some fashion magazine's cover to see those fine jewelry, there are a variety of perfume bottles, is not it will get a surprise: why did the same thing, in the photographer's hand can make it vivid, but in their own hands shot out like ordinary? in addition to photography skills, still life photography for equipment also has special needs, have a good platform, often in shooting more with less.

Still life photography preparation

Usually still life photography, black and white background.

If the black as the background, you need at least 2 blocks of black cloth, and then fold them into a cube, you can use the wire in the corner, so relatively stable support. Top and front requires empty, and then in the cube above approximately 50cm place la a thin wire or glass line (we recommend using glass line, because in the light of exposure, not easy to wear to help), secured with a clip. In shooting, small jewelry can be hung with glass line, perfume bottles, heavier objects directly on the bottom. White scenery is the same reason.

Figure 1

Fabric choices

However the above this DIY way effect is not good, first of all, the choice of the fabrics, soft cloth surface is so smooth, followed by light refraction nor laws, it is also the location of the light source, adjust, inflexible so I recommend that you purchase a collapse still life box, the current domestic cities of photographic equipment market you can buy very cheap in price from $ 70-$ 300.

With this kind of still life box, we can easily be arranged outdoors too and complexity of the sun into a soft light for the unity we take some small jewelry and still life, is very useful, of course, there is a stable source of light in the room, the better (as in Figure 1).

Figure 2

Lighting choice

As regards light, because we are all photography enthusiasts, it is not possible to invest to buy so expensive professional photographic lighting, so we're using local materials.

For example, table lamps, requires two (preferably three), one as the primary source of light, another as photosource. The best is the incandescent light bulb, brightness uniformity, the main light source lamp power 80W can associate light source at 30 ~ 40W, if it can't find incandescent bulbs, the energy-saving lamps also can, but be sure to warm up 10 minutes after such brightness of stability, to continue to the next step (Figure 2).

Flash compensation (Flash Output Compensation)

Flash compensation (Flash output compensation) for purposes similar to exposure compensation, is to allow users to Flash output Flash strength. Some manual feature-rich digital camera provides users with a range from-2EV to + 2EV flash compensation set, the other for "the high, medium, low," output setting. When the camera's Flash measurement system cannot follow the shooting environment accurate transmission and flash compensation (Flash output compensation) for purposes similar to exposure compensation, is to allow users to Flash output Flash strength. Some manual feature-rich digital camera provides users with a range from-2EV to + 2EV flash compensation set, the other for "the high, medium, low," output setting. When the camera's Flash measurement system cannot follow the shooting environment accurate output Flash, as a result of the slain or less resigned, flash compensation can be very good correction function.