There are a few Photoshop plug-ins out there specifically for us, photographers. Even though you could do almost everything in PS without these plug-ins, however, with the right plug-ins, they will save you lots of time. Without these plug-ins, your tasks will take a lot longer to get done and probably you’d not be as creative as you could with them. The...
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Acquired this lens about a month ago, the sharpness is unreal…as shown in this picture below. Other type of sharpness can only be enhanced thru Photoshop to some degree, however, the sharpness of this lens is real and can’t be duplicated. Its sharpness is natural and not fake as you’d see when being over-sharpen in PS. I would urge that if you need...
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As soon as Adobe made the Beta version of CS6 available, I immediately downloaded and also watched the videos that are available on the same download page. I recommend strongly that you’ll watch all of these video to see what are the new note-worthy features available and then you can try those that can be applied to your work. I can tell you that the new Beta...
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SanDisk 16GB 400x or 60MB per second. This one is the one I rate #1 in my list in terms of speed and reliability. There is no issue whatsoever in the last 2 years that I’ve used it. The description of this version states “Shock protection and RTV silicone coating added inside for protection against moisture and humidity”… The link to the...
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If you asked different photographers about using camera filters, most likely you’d get different answers. There are two camps. One camp will say that they don’t use filters any more but instead use multiple expose blending technique. The other camp will still swear by the use of old fashion filters. Surprise! I’m in both camps! The...
Learn MoreIn the last few days, having installing Adobe CS6 on my workstation and used it to post-process a few pictures, I’ve already begun to like this new version. Of course, to be sure, I’m probably scratching only a few percents of what this new version is capable of, and since my focus primarily on photography, I’m just describing my real experiences using...
Learn MoreThe wait is over! The Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera With nearly every feature revised and upgraded, the 5D Mark III reaffirms Canon’s commitment to full-frame photography and high-end DSLR video. You can read the general features and functions of this new body here For Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera Kit with Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF...
Learn MoreFor most cases, in landscaping, maximizing your depth-of-field is very important, unless you want to purposely have some subjects being blurred either in the front or back of your field of vision, in order to emphasize/de-emphasize for artistic purposes and/or to focus in on special area of your photos. Fortunately, if your whole view of subjects are from a reasonable...
Learn MoreProbably most people who have been into photography as a hobby or semi-seriously, have already heard about HDR (or High Dynamic Range) imaging. This method or technique, allows you to be able to take pictures in a highly contrasty, highly different exposure readings between light and dark areas of the scene, and you want to retain all the details or information in...
Learn MoreGot the OnOne Perfect Effects 3 Photoshop Demo downloaded last night. Could not wait to try it out. I did try out the previous version and was not too impressed and therefore did not use it, however this one makes it very easy to add spices to your pictures, ones that you think might need something to look more interesting. Some notes about this new plug-in: It took...
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Updates as of March 03 2002: I’m continuing to be more impressed by this monitor, Dell U2711. Still functioning perfectly, and it seems to stabilize now that I’ve used it for over 6 months. The evidence is that, in the first 6 months, when I calibrated it, I had to adjust some of the colors to match the intended calibrated values, however, with the last...
Learn MoreHardware Post Processing Tools Wish List Other Personal Favorites To browse photographic needs please use this convenient link below Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III 21.1MP (More info) Awesome camera, however, a little heavy at first, but I’m used to it now. It does remind me of...
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As of now, most photographers have heard of these 10-stop ND filter. I was curious myself about this type of filter. There are few different brands available at this time that are most popular, the B+W ND3.0, the Lee Big-stopper and the Hitech ND 10 Pro-stop. I’m writing only on this Hitech version since I only have experience with this one. I also got the...
Learn MoreI visited Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in late Sept 2011, and the main purpose of the visit was both to see these two national parks AND to see the changing colors. However, probable one more week later would have been even better, but oh well, timing is just a guessing game and even though it was not perfect, it was pretty close. According to USA Today,...
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