May 2009
Monthly ArchivesPhotography Inspiration – Leeuwin National Park
I recently ‘retweeted’ a link to a video put together by Michael Fletcher of his trip to Leeuwin National Park. It features images of a fanastic location that would be a dream destination for most photographers….enjoy!
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Aperture Explained
What Is Aperture?
The main purpose of a lens is to collect the available light. The aperture of the lens is the size of the lens opening. The larger the aperture, the more light allowed to reach the image sensor.
Aperture is expressed as F-stop, F2.8 is the smaller the F-stop number, the larger the aperture.
Cityscape, Urban and Architecture Photography Showcase
I am a huge fan of urban photography and cityscapes. Unfortunately I don’t live very near any ‘proper’ cities. Fortunately these photographer do and can create art like the examples in this round up…..
Photoshop Tutorial Roundup – Landscapes
To help with your landscape photos I have searched the web and found the following, very useful photoshop tutorials.
‘The Making Of Old Together’ – Fantastic Effect, Fantastic Tutorial
After a bit of ‘Google Drift’ I came accross a fantastic video tutorial on BlueHourPhoto. As well as a great gallery of similar effect photographs it explains how to use LucisArt to achieve the transformation illustrated below….
Infrared Photography Explained
Infrared photography (filters etc) cause foliage to strongly reflect light in the same way visible light is reflected from snow.
Other effects of infrared photographs include very dark skies and penetration of atmospheric haze. The dark skies, in turn, result in less infrared light in shadows and dark reflections of those skies from water, and clouds stand out strongly.
Macro Photography Guide And Stunning Gallery
When its raining outside many of us would be forgiven for thinking that the opportunities for good photos would be limited (if not non-existent) outside. This is when you try out Macro photography indoors..
Sunset Photography Tips
With Summer approaching many of us now get home from work before the sun sets. This is the perfect time of year to catch great sunsets and produce stunning photo’s…the sky changes from blue to pink to orange and red and if your willing to stick it out then these changes will reward you with a stunning series of photo’s.
