Creating a grunge effect in Photoshop couldn’t be easier. It’s a very cool effect that looks like it’s very time consuming, when in fact you can go from this…
to this…
in seconds flat.
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Extreme Photoshop: Grunge Effect
December 1st, 2008Closeup lens
November 28th, 2008
I just received the closeup lens (not to be confused with a full-fledged macro lens) I ordered and have been playing with it a bit. It’s not quite what I expected, but it is a lot of fun. I was expecting a little more magnification.
I plan to write more about it and the reversing ring I’m expecting in the mail soon. The ring allows you to use your lens backwards. That ought to be interesting.
In the meantime, check out my macro fun or other people’s macro shots on Flickr.
From Raw to Flickr: My Workflow
November 26th, 2008
Admittedly, I’m a newcomer to photography. I used to have an SLR back in the early 90s, but I wasn’t very serious about it. I only picked my current dSLR a few months ago and I haven’t really put it down. I was quick to pick up the software I needed to efficiently deal with the millions of photos I would take. I have quite easily settled into a groove, of sorts, when I get back from a shoot and I thought I’d describe it here. Now, as I said, I’m relatively new to all this and so I may not be working as efficiently as I can, but then again, I have no deadlines and I’m not trying to process hundreds of photos in 2 hours.
Focal Length v. Shutter Speed
November 21st, 2008
One of the things that keeps getting hammered into my head the more I read and listen to things about photography is that your shutter speed should never drop below the focal length of the lens you’re using. So, for example, if you’re using the 200mm end of a 55mm-200mm zoom, then your shutter speed should be, at the very slowest 1/200th of a second. The faster the better, taking into account other things like aperture and lighting conditions.
This is because most humans can’t hold a camera steady enough to eliminate camera shake and blurriness.
Well, I put that to the test yesterday when I went out to shoot some squirrels that had invaded my backyard. I realized I needed my longer zoom lens (I have an 18mm-50mm and a 55mm-200mm) to get anywhere near the little buggers. I also realized I’d be at the long end of that zoom so I would need a shutter speed of 1/200th of a second or faster. I started out on shutter priority at 1/320th and shot quite a bit like that. Everything looked pretty good on the back of my camera, but on my computer it was quite dark. » Read more: Focal Length v. Shutter Speed
How to take spectacular water droplet/splash pictures
November 9th, 2008
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If you’re wondering how I was able to get those cool water droplet and splash pictures, here’s how:
- Set up camera/tripod in front of kitchen sink » Read more: How to take spectacular water droplet/splash pictures
