Review Digital Camera World 10-30-2013

Digital Camera World

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Tilt-shift photography: how to use 1 lens for 6 very different effects Oct 30th 2013, 00:01, by jmeyer Tilt-shift photography is commonly misconstrued solely as producing miniature effects in your images. But tilt-shift photography is much more than producing toy towns. In this tutorial we show you six vastly different effects you can produce with the same tilt-shift lens. The shallow depth of field effect available from using tilt-shift lenses has become their most popular use. However, creating this 'toy town' look is not their only use. Tilt-shift lenses allow you to move the body of the lens in relation to the sensor. The shift movement keeps the lens parallel to the sensor, but moves it up, down or from side to side, allowing you to control the perspective of your image. Tilting the lens shifts the plane of focus, allowing you to increase or decrease the amount of the scene that is in focus. If you want to get the best quality results without having to resort to any software tricks, a tilt-and-shift lens is the only option. Tilt-shift photography effects: 01 Correct converging verticals The classic use of the shift movement in tilt-shift photography is to avoid converging verticals in your images. To achieve this you start with the lens in its normal position and, making sure that the camera is level and the sensor is vertical, frame your basic image. But at this stage the shot won't include the top of the subject, and there will be too much foreground, so you shift the lens upwards, which will alter the framing of the shot to include the top of the subject while keeping everything straight in the frame. PAGE 1 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 01 Correct converging verticals PAGE 2 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 02 Panoramic shots PAGE 3 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 03 Avoiding obstructions or reflections PAGE 4 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 04 Toy town effects PAGE 5 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 05 Sideways tilt PAGE 6 – Tilt-shift photography effects: 06 Increasing depth of field READ MORE Camera composition tips: 1 subject, 6 ways to shoot it 11 common lens errors (and how to avoid them) Avoid dull landscape photography: simple in-camera tricks to add a feeling of depth 3 simple ways to affect depth of field: free photography cheat sheet Digital camera effects from A-Z Google+ photos get significant upgrades to editing tools Oct 29th 2013, 20:19, by jmeyer Google has announced a significant upgrade to the editing tools for Google+ photos. At an event in San Francisco, Google’s Vic Gundotra unveiled a raft of new features to help photographers share, manage and edit their Google+ photos. From left to right: original image; image enhanced with Snapseed HDR Scape Among the key improvements to Google+ photos are an ‘Auto Awesome’ tool that photographers can use to assemble a series of images into one action sequence, erase people and objects from the background of an image or even choose your best Google+ photos and compile them against a selection of background music for which Google has obtained free licensing. These latter two functions use new Google algorithms to that can recognise different objects in your Google+ photos and decide which are the most important elements of an image. Google’s Snapseed editor now incorporates an HDR Scape filter for use with your Google+ photos, creating high dynamic range images with a single tap, Google says. Google also says that full size backups and background sync are coming soon to Google+ for iOS, allowing photographers to back up their photos as they take them. Google has also improved the search capability for Google+ photos. Google+ now recognises “over a thousand different objects—from sunsets to snowmen—so you can just type what you're looking for, and find matching items in your library,” the company says. In Google+’s Auto Enhance feature photographers can now dial the enhancements up or down – and if you're already processing your images elsewhere, you can choose to exempt an album entirely. Google also revealed that more than 1.5 billion Google+ photos are uploaded to the community every week. READ MORE Banish Bad Pictures: 9 quick fixes for common camera complaints 10 reasons your photos aren’t sharp (and how to fix them) Crop photos the right way: classic mistakes and how to avoid them First camera crash course: simple solutions for mastering your new DSLR 32 things photographers say… and what they really mean Photography lights made simple: classic one light portrait setups to try right now Oct 29th 2013, 12:11, by jmeyer Photography lights come in all shapes and sizes, and can be set up in so many different ways. In our latest portrait photography cheat sheet we show you seven classic one light portrait setups, illustrating both the arrangement and the effects produced. Having a permanent home photo studio, with the freedom to shoot and experiment at the drop of a hat, is a dream scenario for most of us. The next best thing is to temporarily transform a room in your home, arrange some studio lights in there and get shooting. And that’s exactly what we did recently as we got to grips with some new studio equipment and experimented with different photography lighting setups. For a moment forget about portrait posing guides or choosing the best camera settings. In studio portrait photography the direction and intensity of photography lights is crucial. In the latest of our photography cheat sheet series we decided to go back to basics and shoot some of the most basic, common portrait lighting situations using just one light to see the effects for themselves. Showing what undiffused light looks like on our model’s face, compared to the results shot through a softbox or brolly, was eye-opening – take a look at the results! Simply click on the infographic to see the larger version, or drag and drop it to your desktop. Photography lights made simple: free cheat sheet READ MORE 6 simple lighting setups for shooting portraits at home 10 portrait photography mistakes every photographer makes (and how to avoid them) Free family portrait photography cheat sheet 14 portrait photography tips you’ll never want to forget

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