Photo Tutorials

How To Look Thin and Slim in Photos

Posted by admin on November 5th, 2009 | 0 comments

While waiting for the effects of the best weight loss supplement, do you know that you can master how to look slim, trim and thin in your photos without having to learn Photoshop or hiring an expensive photo retouching expert?

The secret? It’s in the pose. Here’s a few tips I gathered from the web on how to “cheat” your looks:

1. Turn partially sideways to the camera. Plant one foot in front of the other by pointing your toe to the camera and place your weight on your back foot.
2. Make sure that the photographer takes the picture on level and does not snap the picture from below.
3. Use objects like purse, corsage or jacket you are holding to your advantage by placing them in front of parts of you you’d prefer to hide.
4. To minimize appearance of a double chin, pull head forward slightly.
5. Hold arms slightly away from your body. This keeps upper arm flab from flattening out and therefore appearing flabbier (much like thighs do when one sits on a couch).
6. Cross your legs a little to make them look more slim.

And most importantly, just relax, smile naturally and forget about looking thin.

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How To Remove Wrinkles in Photoshop.

Posted by admin on October 18th, 2009 | 0 comments

Everybody gets old and having wrinkles are inevitable. As they say, wrinkles are signs of wisdom but as much as possible we always want to look younger that’s why we explore and implore all possible means of defying our age.

In the world of digital photography, do you know that there’s an easy way to remove those unwanted and unsightly age lines in photographs without using a wrinkle cream? Chech out these easy removal steps using the spot healing brush tool of Photoshop.

wrinkle_removal

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Ebook Search Engine.

Posted by admin on July 9th, 2009 | 0 comments

Learning about photography doesn’t need one to attend costly seminars, professional courses and trainings. There is internet that you can easily search on for tips, basic techniques, galleries and fora about everything photography related. There are also called ebooks search engine where you even download free pdf manuals or in some other formats like .doc, .txt, .rtd and powerpoint file. You can either search a particular topic, by episode, by country, by author or by title if you know of a photography e-book file. I tried searching one for myself and I stumbled upon a nice reference about basic photography techniques: from the basic camera settings, to composition, metering modes and all those basic stuffs. Thanks to these ebook search engines, researching is indeed made easier.

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Photography Rules For Complete Idiots.

Posted by admin on July 3rd, 2009 | 0 comments

Stumbled over at twitter yesterday, this list of Photography Rules for Complete Idiots gave me a good laugh. The author doesn’t mean to make fun of the newbies, but reading on, there are indeed amateurs who don’t make use of their common sense. There are concepts that don’t take a genius’ capacity to realize and comprehend.

Here are a few examples of the hilarious rules:

Rule15
Rule 12
Rule 39
Rule 42
Rule 58

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Tips on Shooting Baby Pictures.

Posted by admin on June 23rd, 2009 | 0 comments

Here are some more tips and warnings from eHow on how to take photographs of babies easier and with better results:

* When your baby has learned to sit up but is not yet crawling is typically the easiest time to get really good photos.
* Take unusual close up shots of your baby, such as his ear, hands or toes.
* When taking a picture inside, try to do so near a window. Make sure that the light source is not behind your baby.
* It can be very frustrating to get a really good picture of your baby. Babies don’t understand or care about posing or getting that ‘great hot.’ Take your time and be patient!
* Make sure that your camera has a fast shutter speed or you’ll have dozens of pictures of baby shaped blurs.

You need not be Anne Geddes to take the loveliest baby shots. Personally, the best tip that works among the given above is “take your time and be patient!” It isn’t in the camera, or in the skills, but the moments captured are what matter most in shooting baby pictures.

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Tips For Newbie Photographers.

Posted by admin on June 20th, 2009 | 0 comments

The newest feed additions to my bloglines lately are photography-related sites and blogs. I have pooled the common tips they’re giving to newbie photographers like me so read on as it’s worth remembering and keeping.

1. Research very well on the right camera for you. Expensive ones don’t mean they’re best suitable for your skill and requirements.
2. Keep your camera handy at all times. A photo opportunity does come out of the blue.
3. Look at familiar surroundings with fresh eyes. Think that everything around us always make a good subject.
4. Free resources abound on the internet, take advantage of it: galleries and various photography tutorial sites.
5. Enjoy! This is the most important thing with photography. Inspiration is everywhere.

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How To Take Pictures of Fireworks Displays.

Posted by admin on June 12th, 2009 | 0 comments
Two of my friends are celebrating the fourth of July in the Capitol. Both are excited to witness for the first time independence day fireworks so what better way to preserve this first time experience than to take pictures of them.

Fireworks.

Location: QC Skies, 2008 New Year Celebration
Gadget: Canon Powershot S3IS

Here’s the summary of tips from DPS that they must remember about taking pictures of fireworks displays:

1. Use a tripod – longer shutter speeds are required so a tripod will prevent any shake or movement.
2. Use of a Remote Release – another way of avoiding camera shake and movement.
3. Framing Your Shot – scope out the location early
– keep horizons straight
– vertical (portrait) shots are better than horizontal
4. Focal Length -use wider focal length
5. Aperture – suggested values are f/8 to f/16
6. Shutter Speed – don’t keep shutter for too long. Another suggested mode to use is the “bulb” mode.
7. ISO – stick to 100. Low ISO is preferable to ensure the cleanest shots possible.
8. Switch off your flash
9. Shoot in manual mode

For a detailed tutorial about shooting fireworks display, read it here.

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Online Photo Resizer.

Posted by admin on June 1st, 2009 | 0 comments
Do you have photos from your camera that you want to upload on the web but is deterred from doing so because of the following instances:
1. too large file size
2. slow internet speed
3. don’t have Photoshop to resize the pics
4. clueless how to resize pics with Photoshop

Well, try out Webresizer.com and resize your pics in a snap. Other features include:
* crop photos
* sharpen
* resize – change width and height
* rotate
* adjust contrast, brightness, saturation
* convert photo to black and white
* add a border
* no registration required
* free!

Check out the sample resizing I made using Asher’s picture below. In less than a minute, I was able to resize it 96% smaller than the original and is now ready for uploading on the web.

How To Take Good Baby Pictures.

Posted by admin on May 28th, 2009 | 0 comments
If you will visit my Flickr gallery, I bet you’ll automatically conclude that Asher is one of my favorite subjects or should I say model. Well, he’s actually one of the main reasons why we decided to go PRO and got a DSLR. We want to capture and preserve his baby and childhood years in vibrant colors, smooth and noiseless photos. Documenting his milestones and development through photos will help us cope up with time as he grows up so fast.

However, taking photographs of a baby isn’t a very easy task and it could be very frustrating if you fail to capture a certain precious moment since they can’t hold their poses and smile for the cam just yet.

Here’s a few tips from ehow on how to take good baby pictures, regardless if you are using either a point and shoot cam or a DSLR:

1. “Keep in mind that lighting is essential to a good photograph. The best light is natural sunlight, especially if it is on a slightly overcast day. Lighting that is too bright leads to dark shadows. Lighting that is too dim leads to loss of detail and color accuracy. Natural lighting is also a bonus because using the flash may startle and upset your baby.”

2. “Have someone there to help. Having someone to help position the baby while you take the pictures is tremendously helpful.”

3. “Be prepared to act a little silly! Play peek-a-boo, sing, make funny noises. Do what you have to do in order to get your baby to smile.”

4. “Focus on your baby’s face. Get as close as possible. This will eliminate furniture or carpeting from the background of the picture. Do a check of your baby’s face. Look for flaky skin or stray bits of food or milk.”

5. “Be at your baby’s level when taking pictures of her. Get down on the floor with her. This will ensure that you don’t have dozens of pictures of your baby looking up at you. Getting down on your baby’s level will give your photos her perspective. Sometimes, photos taken from above the subject can be distorted. Being on the same level as your baby will eliminate this problem. The biggest benefit of getting down on your baby’s level is the ability to interact with her. If she can see you, it is more likely that she will make eye contact and respond to you.”

6. “Experiment with black and white pictures. This is an easy way to make your photos look more artistic. When you use black and white film, be sure to specify black and white processing when you have them developed.”

7. “Try to take picture of your baby in motion. Get pictures of you baby reaching for something, yawning or even crying.”

8. “Take tons of pictures! Never count on just one shot turning out well. Out of dozens of pictures, you’ll find one or two gems.”

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Photoshop Tutorial: How To Use The Marquee Tool?

Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2009 | 0 comments
This tut or tip is very useful if you are a digital scrapper or if you simply want to post process or edit your photographs in Photoshop. Well, just like everybody on their first time, Photoshop appeared so complex to me with the buttons everywhere and all. Anyway, here’s one tip you can use for future reference. Thanks to Designer Digitals for this mini-tut.


ALL ABOUT THE MARQUEE TOOL
The Marquee tools in Photoshop and PSE allow you to create rectangular, square, circular and elliptical selections. Find the Marquee Tools by pressing the letter M on your keyboard or locating the Marquee tool icon near the top of the Toolbar.

When you are using the Rectangular Marquee tool, holding the Shift key gives you a perfectly square selection. Holding the Alt key (Mac: Opt key) forces the Marquee tool to draw from the center outward.

So holding the Shift + Alt keys (Mac: Shift + Opt keys) draws a perfect square from the center outward. Be sure to hold the shift key before pressing the Alt (Opt) key.

In Photoshop, holding the Shift key with the Elliptical Marquee tool gives you a perfect circle selection. Holding the Alt key (Mac: Opt key) forces the Marquee tool to draw from the center outward.

So Holding the Shift + Alt keys (Mac: Shift + Opt keys) draws a perfect circle from the center outward.

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