Saturday, October 25, 2008

Canon dSLR Quick Guide

I have made a quick guide for Canon dSLR cameras. The terms can be generalized to suit any camera brand. It basically contains BRIEF explanations of camera settings and exposure controls. There is also a section on setting up a startrails image. If anyone has ideas for how to improve the guide please let me know! The full PDF file is meant to be printed, folded in half and then laminated (this is just a JPG version for the web).

Friday, October 24, 2008

Cool Link!

Don sent me this cool link, it's a news page but the stories are told through photos! Very cool!

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Picnic Point HDR Image

This is my first attempt at making an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image. Which where you combine 2 images (with the same subject) with 2 different exposure settings. This can be accomplished in Adobe Photoshop by first layering two images and then creating a layer mask. Then you choose the eraser tool and remove the over/under exposed portion of the image revealing the underlying layer. This image was also then touched up with the burn/dodge tool.

Picnic Point HDR