The function of camera lenses is dictated by several key parameters, such as shape and size. In this article, I’ll try to discuss the most important and most common lens parameters, while pointing you towards resources for learning more about the lesser-known ones. Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns Focal Length and Aperture The most important parameters on […]
Author: Dzvonko Petrovski
Photographer who loves challenging and experimental photography and loves sharing his knowledge about it.
Our emotions are the crucial part of our personality. Obviously, our emotions affect everything we do, from regular daily activities to our jobs in specific fields of expertise. But how are they reflected in photography? They can’t really change the light or the subject we are photographing, can they? Think again. Photo by Ryan.Berry You have likely […]
Depth of field is one of those aspects of photography which is present in every single picture. Whether there is very little depth or almost everything is in focus, during the creation of the photo you have manipulated the depth of field, at some point. That manipulation is often unintentional for the average person since he or […]
I’ve always been fascinated with cityscapes. There are countless ways to photograph them, but no matter how it’s done, there are some things that they should all have in common: They always need to look cool, they should be done in the perfect light, and they need to accurately represent the location you photograph. Let’s […]
Previously I’ve talked about preparing and shooting your images for the composite. If you missed it, click here. Once the images are uploaded in Photoshop, the retouching should be done first. I will use the frequency separation technique to retouch the portrait before masking it to fit the other background. Before you start, convert everything […]
Composite images, if they are realistic enough, require some trickery to be created properly. It requires both photographing and post-processing skills in order to do it right. However, the skill you’ll need in post-processing is, in this case, of far greater importance than the skill required for taking the photos themselves. For this tutorial, I’ve […]
