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Jennifer Lopez fashion photography

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Jennifer Lopez fashion photography

Bellingham Daily Photo

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The Black Drop

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Curls

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Black, taupe and ivory

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Weekend Reflections: Birdbrain

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Camouflage

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The cherry blossoms are here...

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Lichen Likes a Stump

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Daisies and the North County

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A Very Mediocre Sunset, but a Great Evening

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Family at the River

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The Lady Washington

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I Ssssssssee You

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James

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Skywatch Friday: View from Sumas Mountain

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Deer's Ears

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Sunset Pond

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Bellingham Daily Photo's One-Year Blogoversary!

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Skywatch Friday: Baker Backed by Blue

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Cooling Off

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Greeting Card

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Skywatch Friday: Silhouettes at Play

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Theme Day: Reflections

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Introducing lizziviggi at "Bellingham Daily Photo"

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45 Awe-Inspiring Landmarks Around The World

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The Secrets of a Perfect Landscape Photograph

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Life in Print

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Learning Outdoor Portrait Photography

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Photography

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Fashion Photography Photos

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Fashion Photography

Mike Atkinson Bird Photography

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Agni Pratistha Miss Indonesia Photography

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Flamme Wedding Photography

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Street Photography

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Our Photography Services

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landscape photography

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Photography

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Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still pictures by recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or electronic image sensors. Photography uses foremost radiation in the UV, visible and near-IR spectrum. For common purposes the term light is used instead of radiation. Light reflected or emitted from objects form a real image on a light sensitive area (film or plate) or a FPA pixel array sensor by means of a pin hole or lens in a device known as a camera during a timed exposure. The result on film or plate is a latent image, subsequently developed into a visual image. An image on paper base is known as a print. The result on the FPA pixel array sensor is an electrical charge at each pixel which is electronically processed and stored in a computer (raster)-image file for subsequent display or processing. Photography has many uses for business, science, manufacturing (f.i. Photolithography), art, and recreational purposes.

simple things can be wonderful things

everything can be "something" that has beauty looks

photography is the talent to capture beauty in things that you unnoticed

and this simple things can be interest photo

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13 beautiful examples of vintage 1970’s photography

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Emma Uber

Estrilda

Dirkhaim

Neil Krug

Sashi

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Matt Caplin

My Heart is an Apple

Pacific Theme

Henry Crouch

Mizz S

Miss. Bailey

Love Photography

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Digital Photography Guide

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Digital Cameras Basics

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Your Digital Cameras Basics

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OMSI Beginner Astrophotography Workshop 2009 Summary

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How do cameras work anyway? Let's look at some camera basics.

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Photography Specials

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Zuiko and Olympus E-620 Up Close

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Basic Image Post Processing Workflow In Photoshop

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I have written a few tutorials on different methods for optimizing images in past posts, but lately have gotten a few questions on the subject. I do not mind at all sharing my methods and ideas with others that want to learn more about optimizing their images.

So, while everyone uses different methods to acieve their goals in post processing, and the final result is always a matter of personal preference, I have outlined my basic post processing method using Photoshop CS3. I also use Nik Software's Capture NX2 for post processing, and often use both programs with the same image, but since more people have Photoshop in one form or another, I am only using Photoshop for this tutorial.

I'll begin with this Siberian Tiger from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. This is the original photograph, shot in RAW format, on an overcast day. I will show you how I would improve on this not-so-great flat looking image, and try to make it 'pop'.

Open Photoshop, and your RAW photo will open in Adobe's Camera Raw. A JPEG will also, if you've set your preferences that way.

Next, be sure the image is in 16bit, if it isn't, change it by clicking on the hyperlink under the image. (See the "Shooting In The RAW" link below for more on 16 bit images) Then make your basic adjustments. My adjustment choices for this image are shown here by the red arrows.

Then move to the Curves dialogue box, and make any other adjustments you see fit. Once you have it how you want it, open the image.

In this photo, I do not like the 'distractions' on the log, so I've used the Spot Healing Brush Tool to remove them.

Once your image is exactly how you want it to look, it's time to sharpen the photo. Sharpening should ALWAYS be your LAST step. There are various ways to do this, but in Photoshop I prefer the High Pass Sharpening method. I have saved it as an action in my Actions Palette, but you can also find it in the Filter menu under 'other'. If you intend to print the image, you will want to sharpen just a touch more than you think it needs.

My next step is to sign the photo. I have created a brush tool for this purpose, it saves alot of time. There is link to a tutorial on how to create a signature brush at the end of this post.

Before I can save the image as a JPEG, I have to convert it to 8 bits per channel.

Now, I save it.

But if I want to use this image on the web, or on a blog post, I have to resize it. If I'm working with one image, it makes sense to go ahead and resize it now, in Photoshop. If I am working with a group of photos, I will use an image resizing program, and do them all at once. I use Pixresizer, works great, and it's free!

Now I have my resized photo, but once reduced, I find it (always) needs more sharpening. So I go back to the High Pass, and sharpen just a bit more.
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Thinking of buying MF for landscapes.....advice appreciated Responses

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Digital Post-Processing

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Best Digital Photography Editor

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Digital Cameras Basics

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Digital Photography Basics for the Outdoor Enthusiast!

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Digital Photography Basics for the Outdoor Enthusiast!

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Digital Photography Basics Keeping Your Equipment And Photos Safe

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Digital Photography Basics – A Guide for Beginners

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Learning Digital Camera Basics From a Book

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Digital Photography Basics: Masterclasses by Jack Lowe

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Digital Photo Workflow: Post Processing

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Digital Photography Basics

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Photography

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Welcome to Digital Photography blog

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Macro Photography Tips for Point and Shoot Digital Cameras Read more

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The Importance of Images in Web Design

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THE ART OF BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

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Wedding Photography

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Things you need to know about brightroom photography

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Digital Photography Basics

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How can i get info on building a photography business enterprise?

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Photography Samples

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