Jul 24

I Love Typography

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One of my new favorite sites.

Really, that’s it for today. There’s enough to feed your imaginations over there that my work here is done.

Enjoy!

Jul 23

Inspiration: Yunga Photography

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Byland Abbey - Wass, England
© Alan Young 2007

I was wandering around the NAPP Member Portfolios I came across the work of photographer Alan Young of Yunga Photography. Alan has a very unique vision and style and he even takes us into his HDR processing, black & white conversions, sharpening, and other tricks of the trade.

So if you need some inspiration for your “hump day” go check him out!

Jul 22

Creative White Balance and Link Love

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My first order of business is to reciprocate some very kind words sent my way yesterday by two Photoshop & Photography Blogroll members. Rob Jones of Towner Jones Photography included me and, by extension, the blogroll in his weekly “Monday Morning 10″ and also Jason Anderson of Canon Blogger who is also making a pretty large move and has had over 60,000 visitors. Congrats! And Jason, to answer your question, I have a very supportive and understanding wife!

And now on to the meat of the post.

As I was reading Joe McNally’s The Moment it Clicks I was reminded of a number of white balance and lighting techniques that my dad and I have been using for a number of years in our video work.

Most of the time with our digital cameras we set our white balances to match the different shooting situations we are in. If we’re outsite we set it to daylight. Inside, to tungston or fluorescent. And so on. Or, with RAW, we can even set it after the fact if we make a mistake or the auto setting isn’t quite right.

Now, those things are always important to keep in mind when trying to make your image look just right. But lets take a moment to think about how else we can use white balance besides just getting the highlights, shadows and neutral grays to look more natural.

But shooting with different color temperatures acting in your scene, in a mixed lighting situation, can offer some interesting possibilities into your work. For example, if you’re shooting indoors with tungsten light and you allow some daylight to be introduced you can get a really nice blue light on your background since daylight is “cooler” than tungsten. Alternately, if you light your subject with daylight, or a contstant light source balanced for daylight, and then add a tungsten light as a backlight or to light your background you will get a nice warm rim light on your subject and/or your subject will look like they are in a very warm and cozy setting.

It’s usually not as interesting in the setups I’ve done for video, but I can imagine the possibilities with using fluorescent as well with the greenish light that it produces. Or even the yellow or orange of sodium-vapor street lights.

Next time, try introducing multiple light sources with different color temperatures in you next shoot. You may find some very cool results! (No pun intended.)

Jul 21

P&P Weekly: #86

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Welcome to week #86 of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll’s P&P Weekly!

Happy 29th Birthday to my big brother, Chris! He’s in the Air Guard and is on his way overseas for a mini-tour in the desert. Be safe, be smart, and we love you!

Click here to become a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.

And as always, take a moment to grab one of the chicklet links to show your support for this blog and, for blogroll members, be sure to pick up your P&P Blogroll Member badge link.

Finally, here are some of my favorites from what’s been happening in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

Please be sure to visit the great blogs of our other members found in the sidebar. And if you would like to be considered for The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll, email Jason.

Jul 18

Tilt-Shift Photoshop Tutorial

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I came across a link recently to a tutorial for creating the impression of a model city scape or street scene. I had done this before, back in early 2006 but had forgotten about it. It’s a very easy effect to accomplish, given the right starting photo.

I’m planning on doing a video of this technique, once I find the time to get started with those again.

In the meantime, give it a try!

[via Graphic Tips with Eric Saar]

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