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Сегодня будет много «вкусного».

Hyperfocal Distance.

First, let’s cover what hyperfocal photography is. Simply put, hyperfocal photography is when you adjust the aperture and point of focus so that everything from a desired point (usually the foreground) to infinity is in focus. It takes work and an attention to detail, but mastering it and becoming efficient at it can certainly improve certain aspects of your photography.

WeddingPhotoForum.

На этом проекте запрещено использование ников! Доступ ко всем разделам форума предоставляется только участникам, работающим в области свадебной фотографии. Заполняя форму регистрации, указывайте свои настоящие фамилию и имя, указывайте сайт с примерами работ, чтобы участники проекта имели представление о том, с кем они ведут беседу – это обязательное условие!

Are You Taking Snapshots?

We’re sorry, but we did not find this file suitable as stock. With the rapid growth of the iStock collection, we give valuable consideration to each file but unfortunately cannot accept all submissions.
This is called the “Subpar” rejection. Perhaps you’re familiar with it? It means there’s a certain something lacking from your image that is holding it back from the collection. But what does that mean, “not suitable”? What isn’t suitable about it? What the heck is Subpar around these parts?

100 Awesome High Resolution Photoshop Brushes.

Lets dive today into a sea of brushes. Hundreds of thousands of sets are lying undiscovered like pirate treasures all over the web. Due to this phenomenally vast amount of Photoshop brushes available, directories are becoming very popular lately.
Designers are collecting them like mad. Not to mention that finding the most unique or bizarre set is a must.
And believe me, in this case, size does matter… So, here’s my contribution to all the Photoshop brushes starving hordes of designers and artists, including myself: 100 Awesome High Resolution Photoshop Brushes. And don’t forget to check the list of brushes sites and directories at the end of the article!

How Even a Teenager Can Earn from Photography.

Okay, maybe not just any old teenager. Canadian photographer, Joey Lawrence, might still be shy of his eighteenth birthday but he has the eye and attitude of a grizzled old pro, and the skills to match. He has awards from Microsoft, Bogen and the United Way but more importantly, he already has regular checks from clients and a calendar bursting with bookings.

Муар или детали?

Жизнь сложилась так, что у меня появилась возможность вживую сравнить Kodak SLR/c и Canon 1Ds MKII. Это очень близкие по разрешению камеры (13.5 и 16 мегапикселей, линейное разрешение отличается на 10%), но на Canon anti-alias фильтр есть, а на Kodak — нету.

О вторяках.

“Вторяк”, он же “second shooter” – это такой фотограф, который снимает вместе с “основным” в одной команде. Не следует путать “вторяка” с “дядей Генри” (”Uncle Henry”), то есть одним из гостей, который пришёл на праздник с говнозеркалкой. Гость щёлкнул на память – и пошёл дальше праздновать, а фотографы, пока праздник не закончился, должны работать.

It’s a blog, blog world – the photo blog of Magnum Photos.

There are blogs about family vacations, cooking, knitting, little dog puppies, cats, hidden sexual fantasies, about photography, art and so much more. Despite the fact that nobody could ever possibly read all the blogs out there due to the sheer tremendous number of thousands and thousands of blogs, most of the time it wouldn’t be worth it anyway. Frankly but at the same time nicely put: Most blogs are not very interesting at all. At least not if you are not the author or a close friend of the author.
But of course there are many, many exceptions to this as well. There are a whole bunch of blogs that are worth reading, that you can learn from, that can inspire you and broaden your horizon.
In an effort to bring some more inspiration to all of us I have collected 83 links to blogs about photography, art, multimedia and journalism, that I hope might be a source of good information for you. You might know a lot of them, or even all, but maybe you can find a couple of blogs that you did not yet know.

Five Fantastic Flickr Photographers.

As I’ve recently become more active with Flickr, I’ve encountered some amazing photographers. I realize that I’ve only seen a glimpse of the artists out there, and I’m truly excited to continue exploring this community. Out of my 100 contacts (which isn’t many at all), I find myself being drawn to the works of a select few. Here are five photographers who absolutely amaze me.

Two Dramatic Lighting Setups.

Very Soft Light from Behind the Photographer.
This is an easy setup to do whether you have a large softbox or not. You can substitute a large scrim for wide, full light. Simply shoot from in front of the light, and make sure the position is straight on. Notice that the shadow is very distinct, yet soft… sort of like a ringlight.

• Cross processing.
  

  A lot of people have asked how I did the effect on the photo of Harry and the flag. So here’s my version of “cross processing”. (Sorry, very corny)

• Directional light from your on-camera flash.
  

  Most often when photographers start using their flashguns out of the directly-forward position, they move the flash head to point 45’ or 90’ upward. The idea here is to bounce flash off the ceiling. Even though this is an improvement in most cases over using the flashgun pointing directly forward, this is also most often not ideal. We can improve on this.

• A New Level Of Professionalism.
  

  A professional model wrote me today and enclosed a letter she received from a photographer unhappy with her non-response to a demand to shoot with her. I am not going to link this guy as his work is so bad as to be laughable, and you will have to trust me on that. Truly dreadful stuff. And his profile is just creepy…
  However, he demands a response so I sent one. The model couldn’t care less, she is kind of busy being, you know, a model. I thought I would share the type of stuff that makes it hard for all of us to get any respect. My response to him below.

• PSD Liquify Tutorial.
• PhotoshopUser TV Episode 104.
  

  So What Have We Learned?
  How to create a flexible action for a LAB color boost, some benefits of creating a smart object from a layer group, a great-looking backlight technique for wedding photos, and information about Epson’s new Exhibition Fiber Paper.

• Placing the Center of Interest.
  

  Sometimes it’s pretty obvious where the centre of interest has to go and there really aren’t a whole lot of choices. If the main subject basically fills the frame, then that’s pretty much the end of the discussion. It’s hard in a head and shoulders portrait to place it at the side without looking very odd. Should the portrait be more environmental, then your options open up considerably.

• The Secret to Selling Your Vacation Photos.
  

  Usually, people go on vacation to get away from work. But when the work is taking pictures — something most photographers look forward to doing even on their own time — then earning on vacation can be both a pile of fun and a great way to contribute to the cost of your trip.
  Here’s how you can take sellable images while you’re soaking up the sun.

• Minimalism in Photography: What you had to say.
  

  If you are a follower reader of this blog, you are probably aware that some weeks ago I called for submissions for a Group Writing Project dedicated to Minimalism in Photography.

• Minimalism also in Photography.
  

  Minimalism is indeed the art of less. As a life philosophy, minimalists focus on a few essential elements of life disregarding or making less use of everything else.

• Парадоксы Бэнкси: 7 сторон самого известного уличного художника.
  

  Бэнкси является, пожалуй, одним из самых популярных, и самых загадочных уличных художников мира, чьи работы всегда исключительны. Он стал всемирно известным художником граффити, ведущим подрывную деятельность, умудряясь при этом сохранить тайну своей личности. Он — шутник контркультуры, но его работы демонстрируются в крупных галереях по всему миру. Их покупают звезды Голливуда за более чем полмиллиона долларов, но многие его работы бесплатно (и нелегально) демонстрируются на городских постройках. Он работает против истэблишмента СМИ, однако попадает в выпуски местных, национальных и международных новостей. Нижеследующие семь примеров демонстрируют удивительную широту жизни и творчества Бэнкси посредством его самых убедительных и нашумевших проектов.

• Get the Lensbaby Look in Photoshop.
  

  You’ve probably seen the Lensbaby look, even if you didn’t know its name — part of an image is sharp, but the rest of it is dramatically blurred. If you don’t have the money or time for the gadget itself, mimic its effect with this software how-to.

Сегодня будет только одна, зато какая: Nycgraphix BlogPhoto. Блог существует меньше месяца (даже раздел About не написан) — свежачок. Но за это время там опубликовано несколько шикарных записей:

• Macro Tutorials. Сборник ссылок на руководства по макросъемке.
• Photoshop Resources. Аналогичное про Photoshop.
• Lightroom Presets. Это они у кого-то сперли, кажется.
• Lightroom Tips. Хитрости Adobe Lightroom (лично я не совсем понимаю, чего это все с ним так носятся, на мой взгляд не очень удобная штука, но допускаю, что это дело привычки).
• Create Stock Photos. Несколько советов по съемке для стоков. Забавно, но автор блога сам регулярно спрашивает у читателей, что можно улучшить в его собственных стоковых снимках.

Думаю, сайт вполне достоин оказаться в ваших закладках.

• Photographing Laser Beams.
  

  Ever tried to photograph a scene that has a laser in it? Tried to use smoke or some other hazing agent to interfere with the beam just to get poor results? Here’s the photographic tip that’s made for perfect laser beams.

• Eyeshadow Photoshop Brushes.
  

  A set of Photoshop brushes made up of various shapes of eyeshadow. It includes just about every one of the traditional eye shadow shapes, either broken up into individual brushes… or all together. It also includes various glittery effects, patterned eye makeup, and face painting styled eye accents (a butterfly and a swirl). It should make your Photoshop makeup applications much easier and more fun, without having to resort to the plain old one-color-without-much-shape shadow job. Brushes are included for both the right and left eyes.

• Самодельные приспособления для фотосъемки: осветитель, предметный столик и вспышка-триггер.
  

  Многие приспособления для фотосъемки можно сделать собственными руками. Небольшие усилия на изготовление многократно компенсирует дополнительный комфорт в работе. А для некоторых изготовление приспособлений не менее приятный процесс, чем их использование. Далее будут описаны: осветитель, столик для предметной съемки и вспышка-триггер.

• Public Photography – Stop And Search.
  

  It’s useful to have a business card even if you are not a full time professional photographer. It makes you seem more professional and to some people that’s reassuring. It’s also a quick way to sell a print if the people who engage you are tourists. I’ve sold a few prints this way.

• Public Photography And The Law.
  

  I was recently sent an interesting article by one of my readers who is employed within the UK’s Ministry Of Justice (MOJ) directorate. The article in question was from the excellent magazine Justice Of The Peace and detailed a recent legal of great relevance to the photography world. This was the case of Murray (By his litigation friends) v. Express Newspapers and Another.

• 88 советов по работе в PhotoShop.
  

  Если выбран инструмент Brush или любой другой, прозрачность слоя можно менять нажатием на соответсвующую цифру на клавиатуре:
  -при нажатии на одну цифру [4=40%]
  – для задания более точного % прозрачности [зажмите 7 а затем 2 даст в результате 72%].

• Mounting and Finishing Photographs.
  

  Most of my pictures are sold as mounted prints and I usually do the mounting myself. Please Note: Rather than “mount”, my American friends tend to use the term “mat” . I use the terms interchangeably – I’m like that. I also work exclusively in metric apart from for picture framing where inches just seems easier!

• Как протестировать объектив перед покупкой. Осторожно: статья вредна для неокрепших умов.
  

  Как протестировать объектив перед покупкой? Таким вопросом задаются те, кому важна техническая сторона фотографии и это не обязательно профи! Фотолюбителю, купившему цифровую зеркалку для “творчества” и освоившему китовый объектив, уже хочется большего: более “светлые” линзы (с большей светосилой), более резкие, с хорошим “рисунком” и т.п. И конечно же приобретенная оптика должна соответствовать своей цене!

• Как зафиксировать условия съемки.
  

  Сталкивались ли вы когда-нибудь с необходимостью объяснить окружающим то, как был освещен предмет во время съемки? Иногда это бывает весьма затруднительно, особенно учитывая то, что многие плохо воспринимают на словах описание окружающей действительности, да и сами слова могут трактоваться по разному. В таком случае выход один — нарисовать. Нарисовать, где должны располагаться эта и та «штуки», где «стоял я», а где «она» 🙂

• Avoiding cliches in landscape photography.
  

  It is very easy to take the exact same snapshot as everyone else. Especially when it comes to beautiful, scenic locations and landscapes – The very thing that makes them so appealing to you, has almost definitely made them appealing to hundreds/thousands of other photographers over the years. The task of creating a unique photo is daunting – how does one find a distinguishing vision in a scene that has already been done thousands upon thousands of times?

Давать описания к ссылкам мне прежнему лень. Зато теперь есть цитаты — так должно быть полегче. И раз уж выпуски фотоссылок стали более или менее регулярным событием, я даже метку специальную для них сделал: photolinks.

• 28 Ways To Interpret A Photo.
  

  On September 18th, I asked my fellow photographers to join me in an artistic experiment. I wanted to see how a single photo could be interpreted by different people, and to do this I presented the test-subjects audience with an unprocessed photograph and asked them to “Edit My Photo“.

• Один из самых больших объективов: Dallmeyer 45.
  

  Этот объектив предназначался для фотокамеры размером с небольшую комнату, весил он 96 фунтов (примерно 43,5 кг), при этом он крыл формат кадра 6Х4 фута (183х122 см).

• The Top 5 Biggest Micro Stock Photography Mistakes.
  

  If you put me on a spectrum from absolute beginner to photographer super star I would be firmly in the first percentile. My skills are fair-to-middling. That’s ok, I am just beginning and right now am learning lots and enjoying the activity of photography even if I am not earning more than pennies at it.

• Infrared Photography with a Digital Camera.
  

  It was more than thirty years ago when I last experimented with photography in infrared. Too much hassle: special film handling, black-and-white processing, inability to evaluate results (and adjust settings) until the whole roll was exposed and pictures were printed…

• Lighting Essentials for Photographers: Learn to light like a pro.
  

  New and Exciting setups with movies, diagrams, shots of the setups and more. Let us know if there is a lighting idea that you would like to see here.

• Natural Film Grain.
  

  Learn how to use Photoshop to simulate natural film grain on digital photographs. This beginner Photoshop tutorial will show you how to add natural looking noise using a non-destructive process. If you use Photoshop CS3, you will also learn how to add this effect using Smart Filters.

• Creating a Stunning Old-World Look in Photoshop.
  

  In this tutorial we are going to create a sort of oldy-worldy composition featuring a compass and making use of some awesome vector artwork from Arsenal.

• Photoshop User TV.
  

• Painting With Light.
  

  Painting with light is a fun technique that gives great results. It is called painting with light because this is what you are actually doing while taking the shot – painting with light.

• Photography Tips from Photo Equipment Manufacturers.
  

  When you just get starting on digital photography, help is always needed and welcome. Most digital camera manufacturers now have websites that offer some help to get people started in taking digital photos. Some even have articles about advanced techniques. Even though you probably just have one brand of digital camera, you can still learn something from other camera-makers’ websites. Many of the tips are generic and applicable to all digital cameras.

• Color Hamonization.
  

  Harmonic colors are sets of colors that are aesthetically pleasing in terms of human visual perception. In this paper, we present a method that enhances the harmony among the colors of a given photograph or of a general image, while remaining faithful, as much as possible, to the original colors. Given a color image, our method finds the best harmonic scheme for the image colors. It then allows a graceful shifting of hue values so as to fit the harmonic scheme while considering spatial coherence among colors of neighboring pixels using an optimization technique. The results demonstrate that our method is capable of automatically enhancing the color “look-and-feel” of an ordinary image. In particular, we show the results of harmonizing the background image to accommodate the colors of a foreground image, or the foreground with respect to the background, in a cut-and-paste setting. Our color harmonization technique proves to be useful in adjusting the colors of an image composed of several parts taken from different sources.

• Photoshop Tutorials – Selective Sepia.
  

  Learn how to use Photoshop to create selectively add a dramatic sepia effect a photo. This Photoshop effect works best when used with Photoshop CS3 but will also work with Photoshop CS2 or older using an alternative method.

• Jeffrey’s Autofocus Test Chart.
  

  If you suspect that your modern SLR or SLR lens has autofocus problems, you can use a chart like the one offered on this page to perform some tests.

• Garry Winogrand Interview.
  

  One of the most memorable things about studying photography at college was being introduced to work that I hadn’t come across before. During one crit, I was told to go and look at the work of Garry Winogrand and in particular the book ‘Public Relations’….

• Литература и интересные ссылки о фотографии и о том, что ней связано.
  

  Матерым фотоменам это, наверное, не очень интересно, а начинающим может пригодиться, сама читаю взахлеб.

• Kodak Monographs now available for free download.
  

  Kodak Monograph 1: The silver bromide grain of photographic emulsions, Adrian Peter Herman Trivelli (1921)
  Kodak Monograph 2: The theory of development, Adolph H. Nietz (1922)
  The Photographic Negative, William Henry Burbank (1888)