Digital imaging offers us some amazing facilities which we did not have in the film era. We often get carried away using these new ‘toys’, and then, we tend to over-use them or use them in an inappropriate manner. Take for example, the facility to ‘sharpen’ a not-so-sharp image in Photoshop. Before we proceed, let me remind you that there is really no way to sharpen a photo … [Read more...]

With the rainy season ‘on’, dull gray or nearly white skies are common. This shouldn’t put you off your photography spree because it is very easy to add colour on to dull gray/white skies. You can use a good sky from another photo, or select an appropriate tone for the sky from within the original photo.If you wish to copy the sky from another photo:1. Open both the photos in … [Read more...]

The term ‘nature’ refers to anything that is not made by human beings, or, in other words, whatever is created by that unfathomable force we call ‘God’ or ‘Almighty’. Hence nature photography broadly relates to photographing landscapes, birds, animals,  insects, human beings, rivers, mountains, valleys, trees, etc. Nature photography  represents a challenge to document the … [Read more...]

Smart Photography July Issue Creating Exhibition Quality Prints Description – This is the DNG file (_DSC 5585) referenced in July issue. Please note the link - https://www.yousendit.com/download/UnlBZHltcWZ5UkUwTVE9PQ … [Read more...]

A silhouette is a shape without detail. Silhouettes are often very effective against an inspiring sky. The trouble is, whilst we can often get interesting silhouettes, we don’t necessarily get them against the sky of our choice. In such cases, using Photoshop, we can combine a silhouette with a sky of our choice. 1. Open both the images – the silhouette as well as the sky … [Read more...]