By Michael Garmahis on September 6, 2010
When I should use HDR? That question was asked by reader tempo dulu. First of all, we should distinguish popular gritty HDR look – overly contrasted and saturated images that appear unrealistic and true HDR which is sophisticatedly blended composition of several differently exposed images. True HDR intention is to capture the dynamic range of the scene the human eye sees but camera can’t reproduce with a single shot. Using different exposures, the HDR software makes the final HDR processed picture look as close as human eye saw the scene. Here are some points you should consider about HDR photography. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tips | Tagged HDR
By almagreta on August 26, 2010
Pixel Art video tutorials in this post contain number of tips and tricks to help you master your skills. Pixel art gurus share their various techniques to create outstanding works of art. If you liked our previous Pixel art tutorials, this would a great addition. You’ll learn isometric pixel art, how to create from scratch different pixel art objects with Illustrator and other tools, how to make highly realistic pixel art characters. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tutorials | Tagged pixel art, video
By Michael Garmahis on August 17, 2010
Best digital camera review sites will help you to choose and buy your next camera. Here are the excellent sources to guide your research on best digital camera for your needs. It’s a good idea to decide what camera features are most important for you and then choose which camera to buy. I strongly suggest you to check and compare reviews on several sites; it’s perfect if they come to the same conclusion. You can compare unbiased experts opinions, check image quality test results, read usability testing experiences. Continue Reading →
Posted in Reviews | Tagged buyers guide, digital camera
By Michael Garmahis on August 10, 2010
The Topaz Labs team is being generous to give away 2 copies of Topaz DeNoise 5 Photoshop plugin ($79.99 value each) to two lucky Garmahis.com readers! Topaz Denoise 5 is fresh out of the box version of excellent image noise reduction plug-in which is a fast and effective way to reduce heavy noise in high-ISO images (read our Topaz Denoise review). Topaz Denoise 5 features a double increase in speed and twice the maximum-image size capabilities. Continue Reading →
Posted in Freebies | Tagged giveaway, Photoshop plugin, Topaz
By almagreta on August 9, 2010
Tilt Shift Photography is a creative type of photography that uses the tilt-shift lens for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene. Tilt Shift Photography term is also used when the shallow depth of field is simulated with digital postprocessing. Below you’ll find 60 Tilt Shift Photography Masterpieces, manually handpicked, fresh and highly creative works of art. Most of the Tilt Shift Photography has been shot from the air or high-rise buildings to create a miniature effect using camera with a tilt shift lens to simulate a shallow depth of field. All of the tilt shift photography examples are linked to their original sources so you can browse for more inspiration. Continue Reading →
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged Photography, Tilt Shift
By Michael Garmahis on July 28, 2010
Puppet Warp tutorial covers a new tool that comes to Photoshop CS5 from After Effects. Puppet Warp has been used for a long time to freely push and pull elements of an image in any direction. With Puppet Warp and Photoshop CS5 you can interactively reposition, reshape, and transform key objects in your photos. Puppet Warp provides a visual mesh that lets you drastically distort specific image areas, while leaving other areas intact. Puppet Warp tool in Photoshop CS5 can be used for the repositioning of person’s arm or leg, warping and stretching text for creative effects, or improving photo composition by moving intrusive objects. This is the third tutorial (Content aware Photoshop CS5 tutorial, HDR Photoshop CS5 tutorial) in the series of tutorials focused on Photoshop CS5 new features. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tutorials | Tagged CS5, Photoshop, puppet warp
By Michael Garmahis on July 27, 2010
A few tips on Facebook photos workflow: starting form editing photos for Facebook, resizing photos to proper dimensions both for profile pic and album photo, saving with the right quality and easy uploading photos to Facebook. While Facebook photos seems like a no brainer, anyone would prefer to have nice looking profile pic and photo albums to show their friends. These tips will help you to manage Facebook photos quickly, easily and efficiently. Continue Reading →
Posted in Tips | Tagged Facebook, photos