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Welcome to the 93rd issue of the Digital Darkroom
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In This Issue: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
- Featured Photo: Yesteryear Santa
- Featured Article: Get Creative with Wide-angle, HDR and Textures
- Digital Before and After
- New Photo Discussion 1: January Sunrise
- New Photo Discussion 2: Red Top Rye Bottles
- New Photo Discussion 3: Gorgeous Grunge!
- New Photo Discussion 4: Ghostly Liam
- New Photo Discussion 5: Shoe Shine
- The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
Featured Photo: Yesteryear Santa
 Yesteryear Santa filter was added to give this image an aged/yellowed look © Tori A. Gonzalez Nikon D300 Digital... |
Featured Article: Get Creative with Wide-angle, HDR and Textures
Wide-angle lenses work beautifully for many compositions, says BetterPhoto instructor Deborah Sandidge. Read, and see, how she combined the HDR (High Dynamic Range) technique and then added textures to create some eye-catching photos. Read this photography article...
 Fall into Winter I have reworked a favorite from last Fall - Attempting to illustrate the transition of seasons from Fall to Winter as we approach that time of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere)! This was taken at the Japanese Gardens in Fort Worth Texas. Digital Darkroom adjustments, pushed the color and effects with PSE9, Topaz Adjust and NIK Color Efex. Canon 100-400L IS at 105mm. Mid-Morning, ISO 400, 1/100 @ f11.0, EC 0 |  Topaz Adjust Color First pass with Topaz |  B&W With PSE9 and NIK Filters |
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| Each month, the best Before and After will be featured in the Digital Darkroom. To participate, upload a Before (original) picture then start a discussion on it (using the Discuss This Photo link under the picture). After telling us how you did created the effect, select "1" or "2" from the Upload Image pull-down menu, and submit an optional intermediate image and a final (After) photo. Aim to educate and inspire by sharing a concise, detailed explanation of your technique. Enjoy! |
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New Photo Discussions
New Photo Discussion 1: January Sunrise
- Kathleen R. Struckle See Kathleen's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thank you, Kathleen! I just purchased Topaz filters and am having fun experimenting. It was a beautiful sunrise but I intensified the colour with a Topaz adjust filter. - Laura L. Regnier See Laura's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 2: Red Top Rye Bottles
- Michelle T. Hekle Visit heklephotoimages.com - Michelle's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Michelle: The HDR effect came from the program Photomatix. I think you can download a trial version from their website. Better Photo offers an HDR class, and that is where I discovered Photomatix. I use Aperture and Photomatix appears as a plugin when you install it. The diffusion filter is part of Tiffen dfx. About a zillion different filter effects. - Greg Rhodes See Greg's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 2:GREAT edit. This is a wonderful image. - Sarah G See Sarah's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 3: Gorgeous Grunge!
This image immediately captured my attention. I enjoy viewing grunge images, each one is so unique. This is very artistic rendering and I like it. ;) CC - Carla Capra See Carla's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit carlacapra.com - Carla's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Great image Bob, lookes like a pastel. - Arthur Bohlmann See Arthur's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit artmannphoto.com - Arthur's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:I like it!! Can't wait to see more! - Linda D. Lester See Linda 's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit lindadlester.com - Linda 's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 4: Ghostly Liam
- Michelle Alton See Michelle's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thank you for the wonderful comments, Michelle. I didn't have enough space in the description area to explain the "how-to's." So here it is (skipping the basics in PS5 and Lightroom3): - First - I used my LensBaby Composer to create the shallow DoF with an F/8 aperture; lens bent to the right. - added two textures from the "Summer Painterly" collection that I purchased from Flypaper Textures. - Added a 3rd texture that I created myself from the ceiling of the restaurant where I took this shot. Used "Liquify" to morph the ceiling into the lines that you see throughout the shot | |
New Photo Discussion 5: Shoe Shine
- Sarah A. Christian See Sarah's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit schristian-photography.com - Sarah's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thank you, Sarah. I used the Spherize tool in Photoshop and then did a lighting effect. I never know how they are going to end up when I start playing with filters. :) - Mike Dougherty See Mike's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
- Browse more photo discussions at BetterPhoto.com
- Start your own discussion on any photo in the Galleries
- Read archived issues of the Digital Darkroom
Jim Miotke
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