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Layer Masks in Elements 4.0 – Adding Missing Essential Photoshop Tools to Elements
When I first bought Elements it was after having used the full Photoshop package for a few years. I was assured by whoever I asked that the major features were present. And they are, to a point. It is only when you try to do something and search the help and nearly throw your mouse through the window that you realise that the few important missing bits are really important!
For example, there is only so long before you find yourself searching help on using layer masks in photoshop elements and find that it isn’t there!.
Search no longer! Get yourself over to Elements Tools
Follow the instructions and you will soon find several features missing in elements and wonder why Adobe dropped them when the package can clearly do it …
Technorati Tags: layer, masks, photoshop, elements, tips, photography, news
Posted in Photo Editing and Digital Workflow
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Getty Images World Cup Photography
I am not interested at all in the world cup but I am interested in photography. Photographers from Getty Images have been blogging about sports photography and apart from the sports aspect I have found it really interesting reading.
There are descriptions of what it is like photographing such a big event plus some great tips for anyone interested in this field (pardon the pun)
take one goal scorer (in this case Henrik Larsson of Sweden), one goalkeeper, (Paul Robinson of England) and then mix together with the two missing ingredients. One is obviously the ball. The other, which is often over-looked, but for me makes the picture complete, is the goal post. The goal post helps us place the other ingredients in the right context. You can see that it’s a goal and not just another missed chance.
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Posted in Photography Techniques
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Are you a Professional Photographer? Camera Insurance Warning
What constitutes “professional photography”? You might be surprised what the insurance companies definition is …
Lens Craft: A Word of Warning about Insurance
I got my settlement check the other day. The camera was not covered because in their eyes I am a professional. Take head of this story. The insurance companies will use everything in their power not to make good on a claim. to the insurance company I am a professional photographer even though I do not have a business license, I do not depreciate my camera gear as a business expense, and I have never been paid to shoot a picture.
It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that they will do this but it’s pushing it to say because he had used his photographs on a couple of cafepress t-shirts that he was now a professional. How many insurance companies would even take the time to look at a customers website? How could they be sure that the customer and the website operator were the same person even if their names check out (my insurance company doesn’t even have my email address).
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Posted in Finances, Taxes and Insurance Issues, News and Commentary, Photography Business
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Photography Lighting 101
What looks like potentially a great resource, Strobist: Lighting 101 aims to teach lighting numpties a thing or two about photography lighting
Intimidated by the idea of off-camera lighting? Don’t be. We are pretty much starting from scratch, so no worries. The first posts will be about what kind of gear you will need to do the minimalist strobe thing.
One thing I have to disagree with is their assertion that “light gives you far more bang-for-the-buck than does fast glass”. My nifty-50 lense is the best bang for buck I have ever spent on photography!
I am glad I came across these posts as I am in the market for a flash. I have had my eye on the Canon 580ex flash unit, items like the following will help me in my purchasing decisions
we are going to assume a couple of things:
1) You have a strobe that can be triggered externally via your camera’s PC connection, as seen in the first photo. (This example is a Nikon SB-28dx, a circa “D1 era” pro flash.)
2) You have a strobe that can be set to manual power and “dialed down,” as seen in the second photo.
Well it turns out the 580ex, despite being a leading model, does not have external PC control …
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Posted in Flash and Lighting, Lighting, Photography Gear, Photography Techniques
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New Tips Blog
We like our photography tips here at DSLRBlog, we are here to learn and even the most experienced photographer can all learn something new. I was pleased to read in my inbox this morning that Darren the guy behind Digital Photography Blog has started a new blog just for photography tips…
Over the two years of that site I had a lot of emails from readers asking for tips on how to use their cameras and came to the conclusion that while there are many millions of digital cameras being bought each year around the world that a very large proportion of those that buy them could be using them to achieve better results.
While I think many of his tips will be beginner level so might not apply to the majority of our DSLR owning readers (people tend to learn the ropes with point and shoot before lashing out the cash on a more complex camera) I would still encourage you to take a look as you never know what nuggets of inspiration might be waiting.
To give you one example, his post on Getting Horizons Horizontal was something I was pulled up on early by Mark and looking over my contacts photos today should be required reading for many Flickr users!
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Adding Accuracy to Flickr Geotagging Maps
I have been getting quite frustrated with the Yahoo! maps that Flickr uses. The maps are great, when they have the mapping data. Which isn’t very often. In fact so rare the whole thing is pretty lame. Tagging pictures at the moment has all the accuracy of drunken pin the tail on the donkey. So I was real pleased when I saw this today on Utata
While it won’t make the map experience any better currently, at least you know when they finally get the data your stuff will be in the right place.
Check out Trippermap and their online tutorial on how to use their service.
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