If any of you want to buy some color correction gels for your flash so that you can get the flash to match different types of lighting or even to get creative then The flash Centre are selling some Rosco ones which are quite cheap (imho).
You can purchase them from The Flash Centre for around £7.99 + P&P per pack. DIY Photography have a number of ideas here for using gels on you flash.
If anyone fancys making their own then click here to read an article which tells you how. Not sure how accurate they will be for color correction, but could still give you some interesting results.
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Black Country Canals - The Good, The Bad & The Arty
The following series of photographs were taken at local canals to where I live in the Black Country.
Bumble Hole
Langley
Tipton
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Don't Forget To Check Your WHIMS
While reading Scott Kelby's book "Digital Photography Book vol 2" he mentions a tip I wished I had known about earlier:- remember to check your WHIMS, when starting a new photographic shoot or when the photographic situation changes.
There has been many situations while taking some important photographs when I've had my camera set up for taking pictures outdoors but have now moved indoors and forgot to change the settings accordingly. This did happen to me while photographing a wedding for a friend. I suppose it is lack of experience, or it could always happen to the best. Remembering the following acronym and using it to check your main camera settings will help alleviate this annoying/embarrassing mistake:
W (White balance) - Check to ensure the white balance setting is appropriate for the lighting
H (Highlight warnings) - Turn this feature on to ensure you are not ckipping off any important detail
I (ISO) - Use the correct ISO for your surroundings
M (Mode) - Are you using the correct camera mode for the picture
S (Size) - Ensure the image size is appropriate for the type of picture you are taking
It is very easy to be over exited and eager to take the pictures that you forget to check your camera, but, slow yourself down a little and ensure you use the above advice and avoid making this same mistake that I have done more frequently than I would like to admit.
There has been many situations while taking some important photographs when I've had my camera set up for taking pictures outdoors but have now moved indoors and forgot to change the settings accordingly. This did happen to me while photographing a wedding for a friend. I suppose it is lack of experience, or it could always happen to the best. Remembering the following acronym and using it to check your main camera settings will help alleviate this annoying/embarrassing mistake:
W (White balance) - Check to ensure the white balance setting is appropriate for the lighting
H (Highlight warnings) - Turn this feature on to ensure you are not ckipping off any important detail
I (ISO) - Use the correct ISO for your surroundings
M (Mode) - Are you using the correct camera mode for the picture
S (Size) - Ensure the image size is appropriate for the type of picture you are taking
It is very easy to be over exited and eager to take the pictures that you forget to check your camera, but, slow yourself down a little and ensure you use the above advice and avoid making this same mistake that I have done more frequently than I would like to admit.
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Gimp User Interface - The Basics
Found the following YouTube video showing an overview of the GIMP user interface. I'm sure it will be helpful for anybody using the GIMP for the first time. The author sometimes seems to be making fun of the GIMP, but take no notice as it is a very powerful imaging software.
Making The GIMP Feel Like Adobe Photoshop
If you are used to using Adobe Photoshop and cannot get on with the GIMP because of the different menu systems then have a look at The GIMPshop.
It is a modification of the GIMP and is intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.
It is a modification of the GIMP and is intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.
Saturday, 12 September 2009
The Digital Photography Book
I brought this book the other week and found it to be a fantastic reference for producing some amazing images and for refreshing my memory about techniques I have forgotten about. This is a must have book for amateur photographers.
There are three books in the series and can be purchased from Amazon for very little money IMHO, so I will be purchasing the other two books in the near future.
There are three books in the series and can be purchased from Amazon for very little money IMHO, so I will be purchasing the other two books in the near future.
Automatic GIMP Polaroid Effect
There is a cool plugin for the Gimp called G'MIC which has a lot of image manipulation options. It is well worth installing and having a play.
One option is to add a polaroid effect to your image as shown here:
There are a lot of options for generating the polariod image so you can get the resulting polariod just how you want it. The options available are:
Another example:
One option is to add a polaroid effect to your image as shown here:
There are a lot of options for generating the polariod image so you can get the resulting polariod just how you want it. The options available are:
Another example:
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