Hints and Tips
These are some tutorials that I have used for teaching several aspects of digital photography, on other courses. They are mainly introductory and intermediate level guides. I hope that you will have a look and possibly find them of some use. You will be taken to an another location (Box) where I store information I wish to access on line.
An introduction to photographic filters
This article gives you a basic introduction to filters and how to use them along with an example showing the effects that can be created using Neutral Density, Graduated and polarising filters. Filters are a boon to many photographers and are often one of the top accessories to buy. http://www.box.net/shared/4yyci539s0
Crop and Boarder
The basics of how to crop a photograph to a given size and then how to give it a simple white boarder. http://www.box.net/shared/zteiiy4zx6
Depth of Field
Understanding of how Depth of Field works and how you can use it to your best advantage is one of the first things an aspiring photographer has to get to grips with. Here I will show how it works and the different effects it has. http://www.box.net/shared/249j44gqyf
Giving everyday objects a new lease of life.
A demonstration of how to make three (could be any three) common objects, photographed in seconds, into a new dynamic picture. http://www.box.net/shared/alfaru4i7y
Hold it steady (Camera supports)
Once the new photographer has got to grips with cameras they often think about what to buy next. Well, depending on what you want to photograph, some sort of support for your camera is of great use, they have a positive impact on the quality of many photographs. http://www.box.net/shared/1pbn0ly8vy
How to get several images on one canvas
The basics of how to get a number of different images on to one canvas. From here it is a short step to other methods playing with these image to create new art. http://www.box.net/shared/i8ipyxo465
How to make a panorama
There are a number of specialist stitching software packages and features within software within others such as Photoshop. Most of the time these work very well but sometimes a subject can cause difficulties so it always pays to know how to do this manually. http://www.box.net/shared/gs648xseyv
Making a Hockney style composite
Another thing to do with several photographs on a single canvas. There are no limits with this type of image all it needs is a willingness to play and enjoy! http://www.box.net/shared/xcyeiqu6nk
The Clone tool and how to use it
The Clone tool is one of the most useful functions in Photoshop or any similar piece of software. It enables the photographer to remove physical dust marks and blemishes or objects in shot that you cannot get rid of at the taking stage. http://www.box.net/shared/kr9gtsh8pf
Use of layers with multiple images mixed with a Rubics Cube
A method of displaying a number of different photographs in an unusual and interesting way. http://www.box.net/shared/z53p5x445t
Conversion to Black White Sepia
With the advent of digital photography it has never been easier to get a black and white or even sepia image from a colour original. As ever these days there are many different ways to achieve this effect, here I will show one that is relatively quick and easy. http://www.box.net/shared/ot3e5a8mkk
Photograph free Elements
How to use some of the tools in Elements to create simple pictures without the aide of a camera. http://www.box.net/shared/5seaektrrz
Hidden Icons
In many photo-manipulation software packages a number of the tool bars have several features clustered under a single icon, which for a new user can get confusing when a icon is not the same as a tutorial. This tutorial shows all the hidden icons in Photoshop Elements 8, but the same applies to other packages. http://www.box.net/shared/ps582x2vec
Correcting converging verticals
We are so used to seeing buildings distorted where the verticals are seen to converge and resemble more of a pyramid than a conventional building. In this tutorial I will show some ways to reduce this effect in camera and how to do this with Photoshop or similar software. http://www.box.net/shared/i0sqyqfg09