High key photography and low key photography are stylistic approaches that are used to convey a moment, a mood and ambience. High key uses brights and lights to take out all the harsh shadows in a photograph and can be created using natural bright moments or with unnatural application of bright lighting and flash. It […]
Photography Post Production Articles
Improving your photos in the darkroom and on the desktop.
Lightroom is an immensly powerful image management tool and, as would befit such a program, its image export options are extensive. Whilst the dialogue looks pretty simple, hidden within its interface are a multitude of different options. Today we are going to delve into this interface and see what you can do with it. Opening […]
Playing with selective color is one of those things that everyone tries in photography at least once or twice. While “the establishment” often frowns on the practice, it’s really up to the individual and their client if it’s something they want to do or offer. For that reason alone it’s worth taking a look at […]
Since its original release, Adobe’s Lightroom has grown into perhaps one of the best tools a photographer can use. Initially designed as an image management tool with limited post production tools, it has blossomed into a product that can rival its older cousin, Photoshop in many aspects of image editing. It’s possible to spend hours […]
As much as people can add life, mood and scale to an image, there are times when we just wish they were not there. There are times we might have set up our perfect shot and waited patiently for people to disappear from the scene in vain. Either more people arrive or in some extreme cases, […]
Many of us love to share our images. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or even by “old fashioned” email, we want our friends and peers to see and relate to our work. Problem is, with all this sharing, we are in danger of losing ownership of our images, especially if you shoot the originals in JPEG. There […]
