Photoshop Gurus Forum - Photography http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/ Photography tips and tricks, camera hardware, and other photography related posts. en Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/images/styles/Aesthetica/misc/rss.png Photoshop Gurus Forum - Photography http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Achieving Great Photos for Cakes & Sugar Flowers]]> http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45369-achieving-great-photos-cakes-sugar-flowers.html Sat, 11 May 2013 00:59:37 GMT I am embarking on setting up a business/facebook page etc and I believe great photos are essential for any business. Here is a photo, which I... I am embarking on setting up a business/facebook page etc and I believe great photos are essential for any business.


Here is a photo, which I would like to achieve with my photos but do not know how to:


cake.jpg


I have a fuji digital camera and photoshop cs5. Any tips, suggestions and guidance to tutorials will be appreciated. ]]> Photography kmac http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45369-achieving-great-photos-cakes-sugar-flowers.html photoshop help: if anyone could help remove hand on his shoulder that would be great http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45323-photoshop-help-if-anyone-could-help-remove-hand-his-shoulder-would-great.html Wed, 08 May 2013 16:10:41 GMT IMG00165-20110525-0936.jpgthe crop doesn't work without the hand gone ]]> Photography MitchellShiff http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45323-photoshop-help-if-anyone-could-help-remove-hand-his-shoulder-would-great.html <![CDATA[Paul's Grandfather: Photo to be retouched]]> http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45316-pauls-grandfather-photo-retouched.html Wed, 08 May 2013 01:45:27 GMT It's magic, I don't even need to start a thread and they appear in my name
Edit Paul's picture posted below.
Give it your best go! ]]> Photography iDad http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45316-pauls-grandfather-photo-retouched.html YOUR PHOTO THREAD 20130507a: Your Favorite Photographs Of All Time http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45312-your-photo-thread-20130507a-your-favorite-photographs-all-time.html Tue, 07 May 2013 21:19:23 GMT It's time to kick off our shoes and remove the constraints of previous weeks where each week had a specific theme (eg, landscapes, portraits, etc.) Instead, this week, post any photos you have taken over the years that are your all-time favorites. So the number doesn't get out of hand, please limit yourself to no more than a couple of images per day. Also, please give a bit of an explanation of why the photo you posted is one of your favorites. Is it because ...

  • It is a shot of of someone who has passed away,
  • Doing your favorite activity,
  • It was one of the earliest photos you ever took,
  • A wonderful family event including vacations,
  • You happened to be in the right place at the right time,
  • It was the first image you ever were paid to take or ever won a prize,
  • The technical aspects are perfect,
  • You braved the elements and came home with a winner,
  • The humor value,
  • The over-the-top value,
  • It gives you a feeling of peace,
  • Makes you feel like you were "there" again,
  • etc.

As in the past several weeks, discussions of the images, as well as on-topic comments will be in this thread this week, but pls follow the other general guidelines for the NO WORDS threads (eg, no NSFW images, YOU (or a family member) must be the photographer, etc.).

Here's a couple of my favorite shots to kick off the thread.
1. My father teaching design to students in NYC during World War II (... I guess it must run in the family)

2. In the right place at the right time - 1993 in Lithuania. This is one of the first units of the newly formed Lithuanian army proudly on parade, immediately after the end of the Soviet occupation. I shot this with a tiny (for the time) Olympus XA on Fuji 1600 press film. Had this taken place a month or two earlier, there would likely have been bloodshed.


Have fun!

Tom
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]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45312-your-photo-thread-20130507a-your-favorite-photographs-all-time.html Can you fix this image? Raw image supplied. http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45186-can-you-fix-image-raw-image-supplied.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:18:36 GMT Another raw image. Right out of the camera it looks like this. Attachment 31784... Another raw image.
Right out of the camera it looks like this.

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What can YOU do with the RAW file?
Post your results.
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]]> Photography Steve http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45186-can-you-fix-image-raw-image-supplied.html PHOTOGRAPHS IN, AROUND, THROUGH AND ABOUT FOG (20130429a thread) http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45158-photographs-around-through-about-fog-20130429a-thread.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:27:42 GMT Everyone loves taking pictures in fog, so you must have some interesting shots stashed away in your archives. Drag 'em out and post 'em here. We'd love to see what it looks like when it's foggy in your part of the world, day or night. The more mysterious, the better, but if you're a real smarty pants, you'll probably realize that we aren't excluding fog on your eyeglasses, fog on your camera lens, condensation on your icy drink or even attempts to simulate fog in Photoshop. ;-)

Discussions of the images and on topic comments will be in this thread this week, but pls follow the other general guidelines for the NO WORDS threads (eg, no NSFW images, YOU must be the photographer, etc.).

Here's a few shots to kick off the thread.

Tom

PS - One of these was taken in 1971 on Kodachrome using my old, trusty Nikon F with a classic 50 f/2 pre-AI lens. Can you guess which one? BTW, don't think that looking at the file name is going to help you -- I rephotographed the slide a few years ago to digitize it. I also like fake frames and vignetting. ;-)
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]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45158-photographs-around-through-about-fog-20130429a-thread.html RATE the photo ABOVE you *Model Pics Only* http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45135-rate-photo-above-you-%2Amodel-pics-only%2A.html Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:39:41 GMT I want to play a game (Jigsaw voice) Rate the photo posted by the person above you from 1-5, then post a picture of a model that YOU TOOK (dont... I want to play a game (Jigsaw voice)

Rate the photo posted by the person above you from 1-5, then post a picture of a model that YOU TOOK (dont even THINK about using Google Images!).

When you rate the photo, take into consideration the lighting, the crispness, skin correction, bokeh, and also if the model him/herself seems comfortable in the picture. After all, it's our job to make sure the model is positioned well and looks comfortable!

Try not to get into deep discussions and mess up the flow of images. Just rate, post, and as Jay Z once said, ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

NOTE: DONT TAKE OFFENSE TO YOUR RATING. This is meant for QUICK and speedy feedback from other photographers.


I'll post first....



p8u2x.jpg ]]> Photography BC Visuals http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45135-rate-photo-above-you-%2Amodel-pics-only%2A.html Adobe lightroom 5 Beta is out http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45069-adobe-lightroom-5-beta-out.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:46:12 GMT For those of you that have not tried lightroom or even if you cant live without it (I know I do 99% of my post processing using it). It is that... For those of you that have not tried lightroom or even if you cant live without it (I know I do 99% of my post processing using it).

It is that time of year Again where Adobe are releasing the beta for 3 months of their latest product. Great thing about Beta is it is free.

So here you go knock yourselfs out and try it while you can. I have never had a serious problem with any of adobes betas so I assume you wont either.

Download link from Adobe Labs.

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitl...abs_lightroom5 ]]> Photography Hoogle http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45069-adobe-lightroom-5-beta-out.html <![CDATA[The meaning of the term, "resolution" in Photoshop]]> http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45029-meaning-term-resolution-photoshop.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:05:31 GMT There are two very different and equally valid meanings to the term, "resolution", as applied to digital images:

#1) "Resolution" is the dimensions of the image in pixels.

#2) "Resolution" is the number of pixels per inch (on a display) or dots per inch (when printed).

The amount of confusion caused by having two meanings for the same term is unbelievable.

Resolution #1 tells you the amount of information contained in an image, no matter whether it is on a tiny screen or spread out over a poster-sized print. #1 can't be increased without asking your software to guess at the new information (RGB values of pixels) that didn't formerly exist. This is what happens when you check the "resample" box in the "image size" command in PS.

Increasing the number of pixels is commonly called, "up-rez'ing" and decreasing the number of pixels, "down-rez'ing".

Resolution #2 simply tells you how far apart the pixels are going to be when you display them, or how far apart the dots are going to be when you print them. Changing Resolution #2 (ppi / dpi) without changing Resolution #1 (pixel dimensions) means that the final image is going to change its real-world, physical size, but no new information (new pixels) is created. This is what happens if you don't check the "resample" box in the "image size"command of PS.

The minimum acceptable value of Resolution #2 (ie, ppi/dpi) depends on how closely you are going to examine the image. Specifically, you can get away with much lower dpi/ppi for a billboard (always viewed fro more than 100 feet away) compared to a small print in a gallery where everyone's nose is going to be a couple of inches away from the print.

The pixel dimensions, ppi and size are related by a simple formula: #pixels = (#pixels per inch) * (# of inches). Photoshop conveniently takes care of these conversions in it's "image size" dialog box, constraining you to manipulate numbers only in the correct fields depending on whether or not you have the "resample" option checked.

HTH,

Tom M

PS - This is an excerpt from an old thread. This question arose yet again, so, here it is for reference. ]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45029-meaning-term-resolution-photoshop.html PHOTOGRAPHS FROM UNUSUAL VIEWPOINTS thread (20130420) http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45015-photographs-unusual-viewpoints-thread-20130420-a.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:46:07 GMT We've all been having fun with the "Animals doing their thing" thread, so how 'bout some more fun photos. The theme is "Unusual Viewpoints". This can be microscopic, macroscopic, seriously macroscopic (eg, aerial photos), peeking out from somewhere, etc.

Discussions of the images and on topic comments will be in this thread this week, but pls follow the other general guidelines for the NO WORDS threads (eg, no NSFW images, YOU must be the photographer, etc.) .

Here's one to kick it off.

Tom
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]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45015-photographs-unusual-viewpoints-thread-20130420-a.html just a though. Can learning how to draw can also improves your photography?.... http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45013-just-though-can-learning-how-draw-can-also-improves-your-photography.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:54:02 GMT just a though. Can learning how to draw can also improves your photography? this just came into my mind. I want to master landscape photography and... just a though. Can learning how to draw can also improves your photography? this just came into my mind. I want to master landscape photography and we all know that we cannot always be at the location (reason: money and time). so I thought I want learn how to draw landscapes for the purpose of giving me ideas for composition, perspective, and where will be the great light can be position, also I plan on coloring what I've drawn the purpose? obviously so that I can learn interacting with colors, what color combination works best so that when I shoot landscape in real world I can easily spot whats good and what flop.

what do you think of this? would that be worth while doing? let me hear your thoughts friends :) ]]> Photography Chapapa http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45013-just-though-can-learning-how-draw-can-also-improves-your-photography.html <![CDATA[How to select the "quality" and "pixel dimensions" when saving JPGs]]> http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45004-how-select-quality-pixel-dimensions-when-saving-jpgs.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:35:57 GMT The question of setting the quality and size of JPGs often comes up, and arose again a few minutes ago in a thread on underwater photography. ... The question of setting the quality and size of JPGs often comes up, and arose again a few minutes ago in a thread on underwater photography.

Here is how I handle this issue:

There are two parameters involved: "quality" and pixel dimensions. To save typing or saying "pixel dimensions" over and over, most people use shorthand and refer to this number as either "size" or "resolution". These terms should never be confused with the physical dimensions of a print (expressed in inches or cm), or with "pixels per inch" (sometimes also called "resolution"). Fortunately, selecting appropriate values for "quality" and "resolution" can be done quite independently of each other.

"Quality":

(a) If you think you might ever edit the JPG that you are about to save, set the quality to the absolute highest possible value. Depending on the software, this might be called 100%, "12", or sometimes, "10". This is a simple, almost completely mindless decision.

(b) If you are sending the file to someone who either isn't very critical, or who you know will only be looking at the image on a low resolution monitor or a smart phone, you can save space and easily go down to quality factors in the 6-8 range (on a scale of 12) with hardly anyone (in this category) ever noticing.

(c) If you are going to post the image on either your own website or on a website such as this one, where it is likely to be subjected to considerable scrutiny, but it's not ever going to be edited further, go for a quality factor of 9 or 10 (on a scale of 12).

(d) If you are having the file printed at almost any size, q = 9 or 10 (on a scale of 12) is usually fine, so long as the pixel dimensions are appropriate (see below).

"Pixel dimensions" (a.k.a., "resolution):

The end use determines how you should set this value.

(e) If you are going to make a large fine art print from the file, don't EVER intentionally reduce the resolution (the pixel dimensions) of the image. In other words, don't EVER "down-rez" your file. To get your image to fit a particular aspect ratio, or if you need to straighten the image, you might have to crop off a bit of the image, but don't reduce the pixel dimensions any more than absolutely necessary than to get the shape right.

(f) If you are going to post the image on your own web site (ie, one for which you have designed the page), you reduce the pixel dimensions to fit the spot you have set aside on your web page.

(g) If you are going to post the image on someone else's website (say, PhotoshopGurus.com), you have a couple of choices: you can either down-rez the image yourself to fit the rules of the website, or you can let the website software down-rez it automatically for you. If you are lazy, do the latter. If you want the best looking image, do it yourself. Often there are huge differences in quality between using the automatic software and sizing it appropriately yourself. Typically having the longer dimension be around 650 pixels is a reasonable compromise.

(h) If you are going to print the file at a small to medium size, set the ppi (pixels per inch) to something between 150 and 300 ppi, turn on "resampling", and tell it the physical print size, and let PS do the computation of an appropriate number of pixels.

(i) If you are going to make a HUGE print (ie, poster size to billboard size), do the same as (e), and if you have a good printing company, they will do a better job of up-rez'ing your image than you can possibly do.

(j) If you are printing something that will be produced using a half-tone process (eg, a large run of books, a newspaper, etc.) again follow (e). For the past 5 or so years, any good printer will do a better job at adjusting your image to fit their linescreen and other half-tone parameters than you will ever be able to do.

(k) If you are sending your image to a cell phone, follow (g).

(L) If you have serious concerns about people stealing your image from the web, either down-rez it to about 300 pixels (longest dimension) - the size of a big thumbnail, or watermark a larger version. At thumbnail dimensions, people will be able to get a reasonable impression of your image but they won't be able to use it to print anything larger than a couple of postage stamps. ;-)

HTH,

Tom M ]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/45004-how-select-quality-pixel-dimensions-when-saving-jpgs.html <![CDATA[Animals doing "their thing" thread (20130415)]]> http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/44929-animals-doing-their-thing-thread-20130415-a.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:51:46 GMT I'm sure you all have some photos of animals acting funny, affectionate, crazy, whatever, so why don't you post a few of your better shots in this thread. It doesn't matter if the animal is your pet, or something you spotted in the wild or in a zoo -- all critters are welcome.

Discussions of the images and on topic comments will be in this thread this week, but pls follow the other general guidelines for the NO WORDS threads (eg, no NSFW images, YOU must be the photographer, etc.) .

To start off, here is a snap I took just this past Saturday.


Tom
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]]> Photography Tom Mann http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/44929-animals-doing-their-thing-thread-20130415-a.html Explaining Low Res and High Res Photos and Prints http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/44907-explaining-low-res-high-res-photos-prints.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:26:29 GMT I'm very confused about what the whole converting a high res image to a low res such has from 300pp to 72ppi or reversed from 240ppi to 300ppi?

I shot an image with my 5d Mark2 in RAW and opened it with Adobe Camera Raw.

Can someone explain the process of making it into a high resolution image?

Does it matter when you go to 'image size' in Photoshop and change the resolution to 300pp?

Or does only the amount of pixels (Length and Width) that the image has matter that determines if its high resolution or not?

How big can I print an image at the suggested 300 megapixels?

Can someone explain step by step?

Thanks! ]]> Photography rockstarsmasher http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photography/44907-explaining-low-res-high-res-photos-prints.html