HDR/PHOTOMATIX TUTORIAL
There has been a lot of buzz recently about HDR photography, but many people assume that it’s only limited to professional photographers. The reality is that just about anyone can take and process an HDR photo with most cameras and proper HDR software.
Link: http://abduzeedo.com//how-create-hdr-photos-hdrphotomatix-tutorial
Great step by step tutorial on “glamour style” photo retouching with Photoshop.
Great photography by Jack Brauer. Check out his beautiful photos at Mountain Photography site.
The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. If you are an advanced user, I hope you find these techniques inspiring and helpful.
An Lab color space is a color-opponent space with dimension L for luminance and a and b for the color-opponent dimensions, based on nonlinearly-compressed CIE XYZ color space coordinates.
The goal of capture sharpening is to restore the detail that is lost during digital capture and nothing more. You want to increase the image detail without emphasizing noise. Capture sharpening requires a gentle touch. If you introduce sharpening artifacts early in your workflow, they will almost certanly compound as you edit the image. Save the aggressive sharpening for output sharpening toward the end of your workflow.
Llink: http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/learning-sharpening-toolkit.htm
1. Press Tab will hide tool bar and palette, Shift+Tab will hide only palette.
2. Hold Shift + click the top blue bar for toolbar and palette will move them to the nearest edge.
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101. Want to save the time from loading All your Photoshop brushes…
Very interesting photography by Dave Hill and some info on how to get close to the Dave’s photos…
Nice step-by-step tutorial on how to improve skin.
Original photos of WWI from French archives which have been digitally colourised.
