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Category Archives: compositing
My Focus bracketing workflow
These are very brief notes in response to a query. I will probably update when I have more time. When I make a focus bracket series, I usually have some images at the beginning and end that are focused too … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Edits, Basic Edits, compositing, File management, How-to, Post-Processing, Software, Workflow
Tagged Helicon Focus, How To, software, techniques, Workflow
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Killer Tips: Adrian Donoghue
Adrian Donoghue kindly judged the Waverley-Geelong Creative Competition (gallery at https://waverleycc.smugmug.com/Presentations-and-Events/Geelong-Waverley-Creative-Interclub-2024) He followed this with a presentation on his notes from his presentation “10 killer tips for creative ideas”. He has generously provided his notes that you can download from … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic, compositing, composition, Creative, Post-Processing, Workshops
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Creative Photography Workshop by Suellen Saidee Cook
Our Creative SIG presentation 09 April 2024 was by Suellen Saidee Cook, who joined us by Zoom from her home in Tasmania. She creates imaginative composites with strong narratives. Cook’s style is mysterious, enchanting, whimsical and emotive, with threads of … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic, Basic Edits, beginner, compositing, Creative, How-to, Workflow, Workshops
Tagged basic edits, HowTo, photoshop, Presentation, techniques, Workflow
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Creating Composites Workshop by Sharon and Rob Prenton Jones
Overview We had a fantastic day-long workshop on Jan 7th 2024, presented by Sharon and Rob Prenton Jones https://www.prentonjonesphotography.co.uk/news/live-workshop-in-australia/. They covered a range of topics including (apologies if I have forgotten any major topics – a lot was covered): Links … Continue reading
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Colour match two images during compositing.
Often, when you are compositing images the colours of the two (or more) source images may not match. Perhaps you have a model taken under studio lights that you want to layer onto a background with a different colour balance. … Continue reading
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Adding a mist effect
Mist can enhance some images, and adding a misty effect in Photoshop is not difficult. Here is one approach, based on the method demonstrated by Sharon Prenton Jones at a WCC workshop, Jan 2024. In this work through I am … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Edits, Artistic, compositing, composition, How-to, Photo resources, Post-Processing, Software
Tagged compositing, How To, masks, photoshop, software, techniques
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Kaleidoscope effect
Repeating patterns catch the eye, and the Kaleidoscope effect certainly provides plenty of repeating patterns. Kaleidoscopes use angled mirrors to produce repeated patterns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope), but this effect is easily achieved also in software like Photoshop or GIMP. There are lots … Continue reading
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Tagged GIMP, How To, photoshop, software, techniques
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Geoff’s Photo Doodler
The notes below should help get you started using my “Photo Doodler” program. First there is some background on what got me started on this project, then I give some examples, and then some brief instructions. Programming credits are at … Continue reading
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Triptych making in Photoshop and Lightroom
Geoff Shaw’s suggestions For some general comments on triptychs see HERE. This post will give a couple of approaches using Lightroom and using Photoshop. I use an example with the three images below (screen grab from my LR catalog). Lightroom. … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Edits, Artistic, beginner, compositing, How-to, Post-Processing
Tagged compositing, software, techniques, Triptych
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Feathering
Feather. This does not refer to plumage of birds, but the fuzziness in a selection or mask or brush. If you will forgive the visual pun, the image right illustrates on the left panel a hard selection (low feathering) with … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Edits, beginner, compositing, glossary, Post-Processing, Software
Tagged glossary, masks, selection, software
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