Free Texture Pack 1
Textures Textures are being used more and more these days by people to add a different feel or mood to their photographs. You see many mobile phone applications a very common one being Snapseed using built in textures so you can apply them to your photographs. Therefore, it's not hard to repeat the same for photos taken on your DSLR or compact camera. You just have to do that on your computer using your favourite photo editing application. The challenge is sometimes finding textures that are easily available and sometimes even Free for use. You can always buy various different texture packs...
Macro Photography Simplified
I've been shooting some Macro Photographs with my first Macro Lens the Canon 100mm USM IS F2.8 L lens which is fantastically sharp. The setup was quite simple just the standard IKEA lamp as the main source of light with a white piece of paper folded up for fill in light. Shooting flowers can be a bit hard outdoors in their natural surroundings because of wind, light direction and obscure backgrounds. Therefore I find it easy to bring the flower indoors where I can easily control these things. The background is just a black canvas bag and as I don't light it, it remains dark and therefore...
Google Plus Curators for Photographers
A selection of some great Curated projects by some great people on Google Plus (Google+) for photographers. Submit you photos, see what others post and learn together in this great photography community on Google+. Detailed Curated list at Ericleslie.com. Thanks to Eric for putting this together and for Mykal Hall for sharing this link. So far my favourites are below, but there are many themes to get into: Macro Monday: Share a macro photograph. Curators are Kerry Murphy, Jennifer Eden, and Kelli Seeger Kim. Use #MacroMonday tag in your post. Floral Friday: Share a photo where flowers are...
Shoot Bracketed for Better Landscapes
To capture the beauty of a Landscape there are certain guidelines that you have to remember. The most essential is shooting at dawn or dusk when the run is near the horizon. However, not everybody has the luxury of getting up early or staying back late to shoot at these times. Those who do that's great you can probably stop readying here but if you are like me (balancing family, work and household chores) you should keep reading. So if you are reading on that means you normally will shoot later morning, noon and even late afternoon. This means that the sun is going to be relatively high up...
Emphasise the Jaw line for Portraits
Significance of accentuating the Jaw line of your subject to create a strong head shot or portrait image. How to get rid of the second chin of your subject...watch this video. I am going to apply this technique in general portrait shooting also. Amazing video by +Peter Hurley below. It's all about the Jaw from Peter Hurley on Vimeo.
Reflecting back on 2011
A reflection on 2011 and a look at some of my favourite photos from the year taken in various locations such as Paris, Lyon, Punjab, Dubai and Sydney. All the photos range from different photography techniques such as Macros, Water droplets, smoke photography, lensbaby composer, HDR, light trails, super wide angles, silhouettes, motion trails, landscapes, fire/light painting and bokeh. Shot using Canon EOS 400D and 7D, Lensbaby Composer, 8-16mm F3.5 Sigma lens, 24-105mm F4 Canon Lens, 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 Canon Lens, 30mm F1.4 Sigma Lens, Kenko Extension tubes. Credit: Free Music from:...
Shooting Perspective Matters
No matter what subject you are shooting, the perspective or the angle where you shoot from can take your photo from an ordinary photo to a masterpiece. When we find a beautiful scene and want to photograph it, the first instinct is to grab your camera and start shooting. However it often helps to shoot, pause, re-assess the scene and shoot from different angle or perspective. In this post I am going to discuss that exactly but with example to show you how an ordinary photo can become an extra-ordinary photo just by varying the angle you shoot from. All the photos were shot from the same spot...
Stand behind the yellow line
"Please stand behind the yellow line" taken at a CityRail station waiting for the train during a cloudy day just after rain. HDR processed on iPhone 4 using Camera+
Birthday Girl
Dedicated to my daughter on her first birthday. Saw this cute little decoration piece while walking around in the mall.
Macro Photography on Flowers
Macro shots of some flowers using Kenko Extension tubes on a standard zoom lens. Extension tubes are great way to turn any lens to a macro lens, they are simply different size tubes which fit between the camera body and lens thereby extending the distance between the lens and your camera's sensor. It's really an inexpensive way to get into Macro photography. Various different sizes used individually or combined together allow you to get closer to the subject. When you want to shoot macro, you definitely need to use a tripod and remote trigger to get a tack sharp shot. Also, you will need to...