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Split Toning in Photoshop
Split Toning is an effect which has its origins in the days of film and it involves tinting the highlights in a black and white image one color and the shadows another color. The best results are where you use opposite colors for each, such as yellow and blue, green and magenta and so on. … Continue reading
This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (11-17 Oct ‘09)
Weekly Assignment This week’s assignment was Bokeh. And it showed just how useful the out of focus parts of your photo can be in creating a pleasing composition. Our winner this week was djwl’s Blue Gerbera. The simplicity and monochromatic tones created a very pleasing image that was just simply beautiful. Our first runner up … Continue reading
How to Capture Motion Blur in Photography
Photo by bikeracer Capturing movement in images is something that many photographers only think to do when they are photographing sports or other fast moving subjects. While there is an obvious opportunity in sports photography to emphasize the movement of participants – almost every type of photography can benefit from the emphasis of movement in … Continue reading
7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay
The Digital Camera has a number of natural predators – things that in just a few seconds could snuff out it’s life and render you camera-less. Learn to identify your camera’s predators and take a few simple precautions and exercise a little care and you can keep your camera operating at it’s potential for years … Continue reading
ENVIRONMENT: Weekend Photography Challenge
Image by nosha It’s time for another weekend photography challenge. This weekend the theme of the challenge is ‘environment’. Feel free to interpret it as you wish – you might want to try to take a picture that makes a point about environmental issues, you may just like to shoot your own environment (the place … Continue reading