Let’s first recap what we learned in the earlier issues about image editing: Part 1: How to set-up Photoshop for optimum performance (December 2016) Part 2: Setting the optimum screen resolution on your computer; What are you looking for from Photoshop?; Using ‘Levels’ the wrong way; using ‘Levels’ the right way; The Tool Box; Using the Ruler Tool to straighten tilted horizon … [Read more...]
Ask Uncle Ronnie – February 2017
Flat-field lenses Sorry if this has been asked before but I am a newcomer to photography. I have just started to pursue wedding photography. What are flat-field lenses and how do they differ from ‘normal’ lenses? Is there any advantage of one over the other? Please explain in very simple terms because I am not technically minded. S. R. Sardesai, Amravati Since you are … [Read more...]
Image Editing – PART 3
In part III of this series, we shall see how to use ‘Curves’. ‘Levels’ and ‘Curves’ do the same thing – adjust contrast, and thereby, indirectly, adjust the dynamic range – though Curves does it in a more refined way. Curves is also a bit more difficult to use, as compared to Levels. But we won’t let that come in our way. We will also do some further editing if necessary to … [Read more...]
Image Editing – Part 3
In the February 2017 issue of Smart Photography, Rohinton Mehta will share with you, the basics of image editing. He will use Photoshop tools to process the following image. … [Read more...]
Ask Uncle Ronnie – January 2017
Ask your question to Uncle at sp@nextgenpublishing.net Which AF Points? I am using a Nikon D810. I generally use the Group AF for photographing birds. This works well most of the time, but sometimes I feel that the images (especially of small birds) are not as sharp as I would like. Any suggestions? Arthur S. via email. The Group AF, as the name suggests, is a cluster … [Read more...]
