So everyone knows that lighting can really make or break a photo. So I wanted to understand lighting a bit more. So I did what I always do. I Googled it. I found a few great sites. Here's one:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/Light.htm - this site has an awesome technique at the end of it. I have GOT to try it! Pretty cool.
and another:
http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/157 - this site has a wealth of information concerning lighting: what it is, how it behaves, light and atmosphere, light and film, and light and photography.
and one more:
http://photo.net/making-photographs/light - this site has a lot of illustrations/examples. And seems to explain light very well! Another great site.
Of course there are many more sites on the web for you to go through, providing lots of information. But I think this is good for starters! Now I'm go read what I've found!
Take care until next time!!!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Some News
CS4 For Photographer's Seminar with Ben Willmore
Ok. So I went to this seminar on Friday. I just have to say. What a fantastic wealth of information! I mean, I really learned a lot. And I love it. There were some interesting things with Photoshop that I just didn't know was possible. The retouching portion was my favorite. Here are the course topics given during the seminar:
Shooting For Photoshop (didn't attend)
High Dynamic Range Imaging (started attendance here)
Adjustment Essentials
Controlling the Viewer's Experience
Start to Finish
I had no idea what high dynamic range was. But now I have more than enough knowledge to understand what it is, and want to increase my knowledge on it. Fantastic information. The Adjustment Essentials portion and the Controlling the Viewer's Experience were awesome as well. I learned some things about some of the Photoshop tools I didn't realize I could do. Some keyboard shortcuts and icon definitions I didn't know about. And the Start to Finish pretty much walked us through the beginning of an image, after it's been taken off the camera, to the end product. Pretty cool. I was very impressed and satisfied with the seminar and will attend another one if they have it local again. It was THAT GOOD!!!
I'm reading over the workbook we received, which essentially covers everything the seminar covered. I only wish the workbooks had the images in color so you could see what you saw live any time. But I guess there are copyright issues involved which prevents such a thing. Oh well.
National Association of Photoshop Professionals (Click on title to go to site)
Oh my goodness! I love my membership!!!! The wealth of information alone is enough to pay for itself! I was like, WOW! I paid for a year of membership, which is normally $99, but since I'm a student I got it for $10 off. No big deal....unless you're a student! Then, on top of that, I got the current issue of Photoshop User Magazine and some other little bits of information. I get this subscription for the length of my membership. This is standard to the membership. Then there's the free gift I got. I got to pick any one of a dozen training DVD's to have for FREE!!! Wow! I was happy about that. For a 2 year subscription, you got to pick out a DVD and a book. I didn't have the dineros for that. Anyway. So I chose the Lightroom 2 In Depth DVD that sells for $150. FREE!!!! That's freakin' awesome! Since I have Lightroom, it'd be a great learning tool for me.
So if you haven't checked out NAPP, go check it out already! It's a MUST HAVE. And sometimes it's best to register for membershig AT AN EVENT/SEMINAR as you get the additional options that you don't get when you registar online, such as choosing from a dozen different books or training DVD's.
I WANT IT!!!
I saw a Nikon D5000 that I'm just DYING to own. Really. I should write up my equipment wish list one day. LOL. But this is just one cool camera. Click on Nikon D5000 to read more about it.
Eventually, I want to get a D3 or D300, but those are just a bit out of my price range. LOL. Maybe one day.
So that's all I have for now. Will post some photos with my newly acquired knowledge soon! Talk to you all later!
Ok. So I went to this seminar on Friday. I just have to say. What a fantastic wealth of information! I mean, I really learned a lot. And I love it. There were some interesting things with Photoshop that I just didn't know was possible. The retouching portion was my favorite. Here are the course topics given during the seminar:
Shooting For Photoshop (didn't attend)
High Dynamic Range Imaging (started attendance here)
Adjustment Essentials
Controlling the Viewer's Experience
Start to Finish
I had no idea what high dynamic range was. But now I have more than enough knowledge to understand what it is, and want to increase my knowledge on it. Fantastic information. The Adjustment Essentials portion and the Controlling the Viewer's Experience were awesome as well. I learned some things about some of the Photoshop tools I didn't realize I could do. Some keyboard shortcuts and icon definitions I didn't know about. And the Start to Finish pretty much walked us through the beginning of an image, after it's been taken off the camera, to the end product. Pretty cool. I was very impressed and satisfied with the seminar and will attend another one if they have it local again. It was THAT GOOD!!!
I'm reading over the workbook we received, which essentially covers everything the seminar covered. I only wish the workbooks had the images in color so you could see what you saw live any time. But I guess there are copyright issues involved which prevents such a thing. Oh well.
National Association of Photoshop Professionals (Click on title to go to site)
Oh my goodness! I love my membership!!!! The wealth of information alone is enough to pay for itself! I was like, WOW! I paid for a year of membership, which is normally $99, but since I'm a student I got it for $10 off. No big deal....unless you're a student! Then, on top of that, I got the current issue of Photoshop User Magazine and some other little bits of information. I get this subscription for the length of my membership. This is standard to the membership. Then there's the free gift I got. I got to pick any one of a dozen training DVD's to have for FREE!!! Wow! I was happy about that. For a 2 year subscription, you got to pick out a DVD and a book. I didn't have the dineros for that. Anyway. So I chose the Lightroom 2 In Depth DVD that sells for $150. FREE!!!! That's freakin' awesome! Since I have Lightroom, it'd be a great learning tool for me.
So if you haven't checked out NAPP, go check it out already! It's a MUST HAVE. And sometimes it's best to register for membershig AT AN EVENT/SEMINAR as you get the additional options that you don't get when you registar online, such as choosing from a dozen different books or training DVD's.
I WANT IT!!!
I saw a Nikon D5000 that I'm just DYING to own. Really. I should write up my equipment wish list one day. LOL. But this is just one cool camera. Click on Nikon D5000 to read more about it.
Eventually, I want to get a D3 or D300, but those are just a bit out of my price range. LOL. Maybe one day.
So that's all I have for now. Will post some photos with my newly acquired knowledge soon! Talk to you all later!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
More Photos
All of these are of my daughter, Rayah. I've applied a variety of different effects to each. Which one is your favorite?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Lomography
Here are some of my first Lomographs! I really like the effect Lomography gives photos. Lomography is producing effects like light leaks, vignette framing and deep saturated colours with a lomography camera. Here are mine.
I hope you enjoy my first photos!
I hope you enjoy my first photos!
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Please remember that all photos you see here are copyrighted by me and belong exclusively to me. If you would like a copy, please feel free to email me for payment options. All photos contain my own personal watermark, to help stop photo theiving. If you see one of my photos being used by someone without giving me credit, or directing them to my site here, please let me know as soon as possible!
Thank you so much for your interest!
At My Artistic Muse, you will find various ramblings as well as photography by me. Using my Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Lightroom 2.3 and my Nikon D40, I will be creating my own works of art, and show you the world seen through my eyes.
I hope you'll enjoy your visit! Check back often for more updates and photos!
Please remember that all photos you see here are copyrighted by me and belong exclusively to me. If you would like a copy, please feel free to email me for payment options. All photos contain my own personal watermark, to help stop photo theiving. If you see one of my photos being used by someone without giving me credit, or directing them to my site here, please let me know as soon as possible!
Thank you so much for your interest!
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