Self Portraiture

Guest Post By MariesolFirst of all I would like to introduce myself: My name is Mariesol, better known as "SunnyMarry" and I work as a self-portrait-photographer most of the time. So the big deal in most of the shots is to set everything before I take the picture with my remote, because I cannot see the picture when I take it. I need to set everything up before, like sharpening, lightening and after all I have to find the right place in front of the camera, so it focusses on me.Photo By MariesolAs you can see on the "Before"-Picture of "Don't die wondering" I simply used a little piece of red
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials A small Hero

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digital Matte Painting / Illustration:50% Hand Painting, 50% Photo referencesphotographic material blended with digital paint done in photoshop to simulate photo-realistic scenes Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Wacom Intuos4 TabletAdobe Photoshop Tutorials A small Hero By: Giuseppe Parisi A lone climber on the edge of a high mountain, beholding the landscape in the mist at the sunset.Watch the Making of A Small Hero Video:Related ReadingHow to Photograph Light StreaksHow to Photograph the SunHow to Photograph Rain DropsHow to Photograph the Human Eye, Iris o
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Photography Trick Heart Shaped Shadow on a Book With a Ring

The heart shaped shadow is a classic photographic effect that interests many beginner photographers to try it. This is also a very simple trick and requires not much equipment. Only things you need to perform this trick are:A light source – an off camera flash or strobe will do; for those who does not have access to these a table lamp or even sunlight during morning and evening hours will do.A Ring – any circular object will doA Book – preferably a large book with hard binding. A thicker book works better because when open, the pages curve more thereby creating a rounder heart. In t
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Time Portal

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digital Matte Painting / Illustration:50% Hand Painting, 50% Photo referencesphotographic material blended with digital paint done in photoshop to simulate photo-realistic scenes Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Wacom Intuos4 TabletAdobe Photoshop Tutorials Time Portal By: Giuseppe Parisi Watch the Making of Time Portal Video: Related ReadingHow to Photograph Light StreaksHow to Photograph the SunHow to Photograph Rain DropsHow to Photograph the Human Eye, Iris or PupilHow to Photograph Abandoned Places and Buildings – Urban Exploration
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Shatter and Flee

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digitally Enhanced Portrait + Matte Painting BackgroundModel: FedericaAdobe Photoshop Tutorials Shatter and Flee By: Giuseppe Parisi A beautiful girl sitting on her bed and witnessing the destruction of a city at the window, as a projection of her thoughts turned into reality.This image is a digitally enhanced portrait which is enriched with details given by real photographs and hand/painted elements, wisely merged and manipulated to create a very realistic looking picture.Matte Painting info:Model photo in the room + buildings stock images + my
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How to Maximize Impact When Using Wide Angle Lenses

Most wide angle scenes taken by amateur photographers fail to make an impression on the audience due to lack of interesting elements in the frame. Photographing wide open spaces usually ends up in a picture with lots of small detail and no particular element to catch the viewer’s attention.Photo By Justin TippinsThe trick to overcoming such issues when using wide angle lenses is to look for depth rather than width. Learn to resist the temptation to take whole of the scene, instead move in close to your subject, and place an interesting element in the foreground. Make sure the foreground eleme
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials New World Messiah

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digital Matte Painting / Illustration:30% Hand Painting, 70% Photo referencesphotographic material blended with digital paint done in photoshop to simulate photo-realistic scenes Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Wacom Intuos4 TabletAdobe Photoshop Tutorials New World Messiah By: Giuseppe Parisi A lonely man coming out of a time portal into a desert landWatch the Making of New World Messiah Video:Related ReadingHow to Photograph Light StreaksHow to Photograph the SunHow to Photograph Rain DropsHow to Photograph the Human Eye, Iris or PupilHow to Photogra
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials I Met You There

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digital Matte Painting / Illustration:50% Hand Painting, 50% Photo referencesphotographic material blended with digital paint done in photoshop to simulate photo-realistic scenes Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Wacom Intuos4 Tablet Adobe Photoshop Tutorials I Met You There By: Giuseppe Parisi A woman in a red dress walking alone along an empty street of a city at night.This image is a matte painting which is is an hand-painted illustration enriched with details given by real photographs, wisely merged and manipulated to create a very realistic looking p
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Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Energy of Rock

Guest Post By: Giuseppe Parisi Digitally Enhanced Portrait + Matte Painting BackgroundAdobe Photoshop Tutorials Energy of Rock By: Giuseppe Parisi A handsome man standing in front of the camera into a magic blue vortex with a snare drum and drum sticks flating around with stones.This image is a digitally enahnced portrait which is enriched with details given by real photographs and hand/painted elements, wisely merged and manipulated to create a very realistic looking picture.Matte Painting info: 4 photos + Hand Painting [33%]Exif Data:Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L
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