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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 [...]
“Black & White, Color or Both”…
… can be an interesting decision when presenting and printing photos as art and perhaps home decor. Though for most film photography is long gone, today’s “digital darkroom” and many camera settings make it very easy to create an image with a version of each. Tips for black & white images- To me an image [...]
It’s All Black & White…
… if you want it to be. Black & white photography and black & white photos are back in vogue especially since the advances in digital cameras and editing programs like Photoshop Elements. What goes around comes around! I find this form of the art to be a creative diversion which often appeals to [...]
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