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3 Useful Photoshop Techniques for Making Images Exposure Corrections
Using a Curves Adjustment Layer with the Blend Mode set to Screen to correct exposure in Photoshop. In general, where images are too dark, this is referred to as underexposed. Conversely, images that are too light are overexposed. Photos taken on sunny days are prone to being overexposed. An animated gif to illustrate a correct exposure, an underexposed shot and an overexposed one. In an ideal situation, the aim is to try and get the correct exposure in-camera. In doing so, less time will be spent in front of your computer post-processing. In...
read moreSponsored: Enter the CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year award
Sponsored: Win a photography trip of a lifetime with CBRE Urban Photography competition Now in its 9th year, the CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year challenges photographers to capture what urban life means to them through the theme ‘Cities at Work’. The competition is free, encouraging both professional and amateur photographers to enter up to 24 images, each representing an hour of the day. The competition has a unique structure, with one main prize, 3 regional prizes and over 25 other prizes to be won through various...
read moreCharting the emotional journey of a young broken-hearted woman
After Laura Stevens went through a break up, she visualised her emotions in a series of painterly portraits. “There was this weight and urgency of needing to express what was happening,” says 37-year-old photographer Laura Stevens, recalling the familiar feelings of pain and confusion following the end of significant relationship two years ago, which inspired her series of portraits, titled Another November. “I was paralysed with feelings of loss, and it was as if this project was my escape route, a way to navigate me...
read moreCapturing the spirit of the world’s most iconic statues
A French photographer documents some of the world’s largest and most arresting statues in a personal project that takes him from Asia to Russia to Europe. Many have religious associations , but Fouillet is just as interested in their cultural significance and physical bulk You won’t see the Statue of Liberty or Rio de Janeiro’s imposing Christ the Redeemer in Fabrice Fouillet’s Colosses. Nor will you see the Moai heads of Easter Island. What you will find is an array of less familiar outsize statues, equally – if not more...
read moreThe Albanian children imprisoned in their homes because of a 15th century death law
Acts of vengeance cause the deaths of many thousands of people each year in northern Albania and keep similar numbers of children trapped in their homes for fear of reprisal. Award-winning photojournalist Guillaume Herbaut aims to show how the centuries-old tradition of Kanun is ruining the lives of entire generations of children, now illiterate, psychologically scarred and utterly without hope. “Emine was a peacemaker,” says Guillaume Herbaut. “His job was to pacify families at war.” But the families Emine sought to help...
read moreZ Camera launches Micro Four Thirds E1 camera with 4K video and open platform
Z Camera, a China-based photography startup, has introduced a connected Micro Four Thirds camera called the E1. Shaped like GoPro’s HERO action cameras, the E1 is also similar in spirit to Olympus’ Air A01 – another open-platform, connected Micro Four Thirds camera. At the heart of the E1 is a 16MP Panasonic CMOS Four Thirds sensor. As such the E1 camera can record video at 4K 4096×2160/24p resolution, as well Ultra HD 3840×2160/30p; Z Camera says a 720/120p feature is ‘coming...
read moreCanon EOS 5DS real-world sample gallery
Reminds me of good ol’ Kodak film stock, wonderful sumptuous warm colours, possibly the least digital output I’ve seen here in ‘real-world’ samples. I don’t even mind the grain! The fact the detail isn’t sharpened to a pixel level gives the results an organic look, should enlarge very well indeed. …and I always used to automatically turn away from Canon! I’m sure the Sony A7r II will trump this in terms of tight detail and lower noise, but there’s something here that really does take me...
read moreSamsung launches thin and lightweight Galaxy Tab S2 tablets
I have a problem with DPReview reviewing tablets as “digital cameras”. If they want to present us anything that could take a digital picture, why not testing also any webcam-equipped notebook, or event desktop PC/Mac?!? Why not adding adding any security camera, given they took 25 or 30 “photography” per second?!? I am also excited to see their reviews of automated radar-cameras that every country put on their road, as well on the ability to focus quickly, their Dynamic Range, color accuracy, are they good portraiture...
read moreCapture One Pro 8 software review
@LadyGaga,Thanks for your input, but judging by the number of “Likes” to my original suggestion, it looks like you are outgunned by a large margin 🙂 ========= Now, generally, there is always a learning curve when we try to use new software that has extensive capabilities.So I do understand the reluctance for some to abandon their comfort zone.I understand that comfort zone very well because I absolutely hate Photoshop, as well as Lightroom, no matter how good people think they are; that’s because I have been using Paint Shop...
read moreReaders’ Showcase: Dale Johnson
Excellent perspectives, great setups. Dear DPReview – please fix the transitional fade in fade out stuff on these showcases. Even on the fastest internet Comcast offers (which tells me it’s your servers, not Comcast) the first 3-5 seconds of every new image had the shadow of the previous image over it. Kind of ruins the gallery click through experience because it begins each image with a chaotic dogs’ breakfast, that undercuts the impact of a great image. Something other than fades perhaps, because photography like you...
read moreGoPro Captures Mom Giving Birth in Passenger Seat on Way to Hospital
A viral GoPro video is taking the Web by storm, and this one has nothing to do with extreme sports. Instead, it shows the miracle of life. The 4-minute video above captures an entire childbirth in the passenger seat of a car while the mother is being rushed to the hospital. (Note: there’s no nudity, but this is a video of childbirth).New York Daily News reports that Jon and Lesia Pettijohn were rushing to the Bay Area Birthing Center in Pasadena, Texas, when Lesia’s water broke when they were 10 minutes away. Jon started shooting video...
read moreBeme Wants to Kill Selfies and Self-Consciousness in Social Sharing
YouTube personality Casey Neistat wants to change the way people share their lives on social media. Selfies and self-consciousness get in the way of authentic sharing, he says, so he created a new app called Beme. In some ways its similar to ephemeral social apps like Snapchat. Videos shared through Beme can only be viewed once and are then deleted forever. The interface is also stupidly simple and easy to use repeatedly throughout your days. But what separates Beme from its competitors is how moments are captured. Instead of having to...
read moreKodak Turns 92-Year-Old Film Manufacturing Building Into Rubble
Yesterday marked the end of another piece of Kodak’s once-powerful film manufacturing business. The company used 100 pounds of dynamite to take down the 92-year-old Building 53 at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York. The sprawling 250,000-square-foot plant, once used to manufacture acetate base for camera film, was reduced to 1,500 tons of steel and concrete in less than 20 seconds. A number of spectators gathered at the park to witness the demolition. Here’s what YouTube user dransgp saw: Since 2003, Kodak has spent $200...
read moreAn Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. ...
read moreAmateur Photographers Wanted – for Telecoms Online Video
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read more3 Steps to Professional Looking Headshots Using One Flash
Ideally, every time we take photos of someone, there is a studio full of equipment at our disposal or wonderful sunlight that is perfectly diffused. This, however, is not reality. Usually, the sun is either too faint or too harsh. We don’t always have access to a studio, let alone one full of lighting gear that we can use. Sometimes, we also just don’t have the time to learn a new technique, rent more gear, or find the perfect location. Other times, the subject has very limited availability and locations. Still, we smile through the...
read moreImprove Your Lighting Skills with a Trip to the Toy Store
You’ve heard it before: Photography is seeing and capturing light. It’s absolutely true, but what’s the best way to learn how to see something that can be infinitely shaped, altered by both environmental factors, and through intentional manipulation? As with most things, there’s a hard way and an easier way. The hard way entails grabbing your camera and photographing everything you can, in every possible condition, and hoping everything clicks in one magic moment, thereby learning gradually through scattered experience. This works, but it can...
read moreReaders’ Showcase: Dale Johnson
Excellent perspectives, great setups. Dear DPReview – please fix the transitional fade in fade out stuff on these showcases. Even on the fastest internet Comcast offers (which tells me it’s your servers, not Comcast) the first 3-5 seconds of every new image had the shadow of the previous image over it. Kind of ruins the gallery click through experience because it begins each image with a chaotic dogs’ breakfast, that undercuts the impact of a great image. Something other than fades perhaps, because photography like you...
read moreE1: The World’s Smallest Micro Four Thirds 4K Camera
It’s not every day that a startup company launches a new camera to challenge the likes of heavyweights like GoPro and Panasonic, but that’s what the Las Vegas-based company Z Camera is doing. It just unveiled the 4K-capable E1, the world’s smallest Micro Four Thirds camera that combines the size of GoPro with the interchangeable lenses of mirrorless cameras. Specs and features in the E1 are impressive, given its petite size. It can shoot cinema-quality 4K 4096×2160 video at 24 frames per second or ultra high-def video at 3840×2160 and...
read moreA Brief History of the Canon Canonet Rangefinder
In January of 1961, Canon introduced the Canonet, a consumer-friendly 35mm film rangefinder camera aimed at the average person. Over fifty years and fourteen variations later, film photographers still look back on the Canonet as an excellent choice for beginning and experienced photographers alike. Let’s travel back in time to see how it all began and why the Canonet remains popular even today. By the 1960s, Canon had introduced a number of film cameras that were well-suited for professional photographers, but the company wanted to...
read moreDrones Keep Firefighters From Saving Burning Cars in California Wildfire
A wildfire tore through Southern California’s Cajon Pass yesterday, crossing a freeway and engulfing a number of cars in its path. Now authorities are saying that firefighters could have done more to save cars and homes… were it not for multiple drones getting in the way of firefighting operations.NBC Southern California is reporting that at least five drones — presumably being used to shoot aerial photos and videos — were spotted over the fire, causing all five firefighting air units in the area to jettison their loads and return to...
read moreWedding Photographer Falls Into Lake While Shooting Recessional
Wedding photographers are generally supposed to be as stealthy as possible during a ceremony, but the poor photographer in the video above ended up making a splash — literally. It’s a wedding photographer’s worst nightmare: as the photographer backed up along a lake to shoot the newlywed couple during the recessional, she stumbled over the edge and tumbled into the water. Horrified screams can be heard from the guests, and the ceremony is abruptly stopped to make sure the woman is okay. We’re guessing the DSLR suffered some water...
read moreAn Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. ...
read moreModels Required for Commercial Photo Shoot
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.