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Learn The Basics of Photoshop Elements
During a seminar I conducted this week at the South Collier Regional Library on how to effectively edit, enhance & correctly save photos with various versions of Elements I was surprised to find how many people had experience with the program but who were unaware of some of the most basic actions and work flow. [...]
Rookery Bay Offers Nature Photography Classes
Nature Photography at Rookery Bay- This Fall take the opportunity to enroll in classes totally centered on nature photography at Rookery Bay. Included will be illustrative visual presentations with Q&A plus productive field trips for everything from burrowing owls to the Everglades and all the alligators, bird life and scenery that the area always offers. [...]
Your Weekend Photography Tip: Free Photo Editing Programs
This week a question came in about entry level or free photo editing software programs. Anyone has attended one of my seminars knows that I’ve always been a fan of picnik.com but Google decided to sunset that product last month. For those not ready for the standard bearers like Photoshop Elements & Lightroom, there are [...]
Nature Photography Class Offered at Rookery Bay
Interested in nature photography? Want to learn to get the most of your camera out in the field? Rookery Bay, famous for environmental research and education will be offering the 2nd of 3 nature photography classes beginning Tuesday at 8:30-11:30 am next week. Camera set up, composition, lighting and more will be covered in class [...]
Have Fun With Photoshop
Ever wish you could paint but are better with the camera? Like the look of something that’s embossed? If the answer is yes to either or both and if you’d like to add a new look to some of your photos, how about applying some of the artistic filters in Photoshop & in Elements too? [...]
Follow These Steps & Crop Your Photos Right
Have you ever cropped a photo only to find it wouldn’t print the way you hoped? Friend and excellent fellow photographer Jenni Brinkman asked if I’d share my take on cropping her attractive Bald Eagle photo. Try these tips for proper cropping and printing: Start With a Strong Image- Starting with a big high resolution [...]
Photoshop Elements For Nature Photographers…
3 Tips For Getting Started- Would you like to confidently and correctly finish your digital photos? Gone for the most part are the darkroom days so today’s photographer has the need for and luxury of utilizing photo editing software like Elements. The newest version is Photoshop Elements 9 but the older versions are very similar [...]
“How to Organize Digital Photos”…
… several ways work! Based on reader feedback, I tried to help last week with a post on backing up your digital files. This week here are a few tips on getting your photos organized: 1- Establish folders titled by event and date. If you’ve been taking pictures less actively then set up your folder [...]
“Part 1-Digital Processing Tips For Night Pictures”…
Earlier in the week we addressed getting started with night photography. Required equipment, basic techniques involving the use of both aperture and shutter priority, ISO setting, focal points and more were explained in easy to understand and act on terms. Today let’s look at how to create artistic nighttime photos via bracketing and effective photo [...]
“Learn These Tricks & Create A Set Of 3 Photos From One”…
… while adding more creativity to your photography. Let’s say you’ve taken a great photo of a favorite local landmark like the Naples Pier. How would you like a set of three pictures to display as a set or give as a gift? It’s easy, start with a good quality color photo then convert it [...]
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