Still Journal :: #9. Morning Light

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Saturday, August 11, 2007

101 Hidden Tips & Secrets For Photoshop | A dazzling list of tips to increase your Photoshop productivity.
11amdesign.com

Alternate Wedding Photography Ideas | While reading an Ask Metafilter question on non-cliche wedding photos I spotted this gem: "What about taking pictures in your wedding clothes doing the mundane/everyday things that all married couples do? So, the theme would still be marriage, but about the way you actually live your life together." Click through for some examples.
ask.metafilter.com

Commenting on Photoblogs: Sometimes Lame | Steve Paxton takes an introspective look at commenting on photoblogs and its relation to web traffic.
paxtonprints.com

Digital B&W: The Expert View | A well considered article by Rob Reiter on the state of Black and White digital photography.
The Online Photographer

Saturday, August 11, 2007

#9. Morning Light

Give a dazzling morning glow effect to a photograph.

A quick and easy effect to apply this week. Using a simply overlayed gradient layer you can give a more dramatic lighting effect to an otherwise dull photo. You can explore this effect on photoshoptutorials.ws.

Very easy to apply and also by using simple masks, allows plenty of flexibility. As with many Photoshop effects it's easy to exaggerate and the challenge is knowing how far to go before you go over the top.

Conclusion
Multipurpose effect especially well suited to landscape photos to create a nice warm morning glow.

About The Photo
Taken in the magical Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes in Bariloche, Argentina, during my recent travel in South America.

Morning Glow Photoshop Tutorial (photoshoptutorials.ws)
The original photoshoptutorials.ws tutorial this post is based on.

Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2007

#16. Paranormal Blurry TV Effect
An effect frequently used and abused by horror/thriller films these days - now you can give your still images a spooky look.
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#15. That Cross-Processed look
Take a few years of a photograph and give it that nostalgic colour shift.
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#14. Soft Focus for Holiday Shots
The technique of applying Soft Focus to a photo is not just for portraits - give a dreamy look to your holiday photos.
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#13. Black & White Colour Overlay
A distinctive method of bringing out detail and depth in a photo.
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#12. Simulating Light Leaks
Another bygone characteristic of the film age that you can resurrect with a simple layer trick in Photoshop.
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#11. Creating dramatic skies.
Give your skies more punch with a simple Photoshop layer effect.
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#10. Vintage Film Effect
A quick and easy way to transform an image back in time with a vintage film effect.
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#8. Grunge Effect
Give an aged and grungy look to a photo.
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#7. Half Sepia Toning
Give a warm, yet grungy look to a photo by applying a half sepia effect.
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#6. Extreme Contrast (Faux Bleach Bypass)
Punch out the contrast and hold back the saturation of an image in this Faux Bleach Bypass technique.
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#5. Velvia Effect
Add subtle saturation and depth to bring out the best in a colour photograph.
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#4. Digital Infrared Effect
Creating a dramatic infrared effect in Photoshop.
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#3. Lens Blur (Selective Focus)
Give your action shots a visual boost with this selective-focus/lens-blur effect.
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#2. Ray of Light
Adding shafts of light to photos with a single light source.
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#1. Faux Lomo Effect
A modern digital approach to creating a traditional alternative process.
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