Review Digital Camera World 08-11-2014

Digital Camera World

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Surreal portraits: how to shoot and combine images into a Dali-inspired selfie Aug 10th 2014, 23:01, by jmeyer Discover how to shoot and combine a series of frames to create a seamless mid-air self-portrait inspired by the master of surreal portraits, Salvador Dali. For this month's main tutorial we set out to shoot a mid-air self-portrait inspired by an image of Salvador Dali, taken by one of the greatest-ever portrait photographers, Phillippe Halsman. Halsman captured Dali mid-air among flying cats, canvas, chairs and a plume of water. Some 28 attempts were needed before the combination of flying objects looked right, with everything having to be cleared and reset after each attempt. Here, rather than doing it all at once, we'll show you how to capture several levitating objects separately, then combine the frames in Photoshop using simple masking and selection skills. SEE MORE: Levitation photography – how to make portraits that defy gravity How to shoot and edit a surreal portrait: steps 1-3 01 Shoot the images To shoot images for this effect, use a tripod and keep the focal length, focus point and exposure consistent. We used a remote trigger to fire the shutter. For lighting, we set the speedlight to act as a slave, then synced the camera to a studio flash. After shooting the portrait, we captured other objects in mid-air, flagging the light to match the mid-air shot.   02 Adjust in Raw Once you've captured all the objects, you're ready to combine them in Photoshop. Begin by opening Adobe Bridge, then navigate to the flying object files. Double click the image of the falling person to open it in Camera Raw. Set Temperature 5400, Tint +7, Shadows +43, Clarity +30, and Saturation -23. Click Done to save your settings.  SEE MORE: 27 incredible photo effects you can create from just one Photoshop menu 03 Paste settings Back in Bridge, right-click the same image and choose Develop Settings>Copy Settings. Next, hold down Cmd/Ctrl and click to select all the other files that you're going to use for the composite. Right click over them and choose Develop Settings>Paste Settings to give all the images the same adjustments you made to the first image. READ MORE Double exposure portraits: a simple tutorial for making surrealist images Multiple exposures in-camera – how to get long exposure effects in bright light 34 Photoshop effects every photographer should try once How to apply digital make-up to your portraits This Week in Photography – news from 4-10 August Aug 10th 2014, 10:00, by jmeyer Welcome to our weekly photography news round-up, with the stories that matter to serious photographers. New copyright law kerfuffle Changes to copyright law affecting photographers are “friendless, unnecessary, poorly explained and fraught with risk," according the British Photographic Council, which represents over 20,000 photographers via 14 member organisations including trade associations, unions, institutes and networks. Particularly controversial are proposed changes to the law relating to ‘orphan works,’ where they original copyright holder cannot be traced. Click here for more on this ongoing debate. Meanwhile, Wikipedia is refusing to stop allowing a ‘monkey selfie’ taken by a British photographer (or the monkey, depending on your point of view) to be freely downloadable. Mirrorless cameras show sales upsurge The last year has seen lots of speculation that compact system (mirrorless) cameras are struggling to cope against the twin onslaught of high-end smartphones and budget SLRs, but they are putting up a good fight. According to the latest figures from the Camera and Imaging Products Association of Japan, demand for CSCs rose nearly 13% last year, while shipments of SLRs fell back nearly 13% year on year. The value of CSC shipments amounted to 60.7 billion yen. SLR shipments still added up to more than 211 billion yen, however, while shipments of standalone digital cameras in total, including fixed lens compacts, plunged by 33.1% SEE MORE: Best compact system camera – 5 premium CSCs tested and rated Magnum masterclass opportunity If you can get to Birmingham, UK, around 31st August, why not apply for a masterclass with Magnum Photos. Up to 20 members of IdeasTap, an arts charity aimed at young creatives, can apply, and membership of IdeasTap is free. Participants will get an "honest critique" of their work and hear talks on advertising shoots, image licensing and the commercial print market. Applications must be received by 21 August, and you can find out more here. New Pentax compact system camera Pentax has announced a stylish-looking mirrorless camera called the Q-S1, featuring a 12Mp,1/1.7-inch, back-illuminated CMOS sensor, 12,800 maximum ISO, and a dust removal system. The Pentax Q-S1 goes onsale early September for £299.99 (body-only) in a choice of no less than 40 colour combinations. A single-zoom kit including the Q-S1 camera and 5-15mm lens costs £379.99/$499.95, while a double-zoom kit c5-15mm and 15-45mm lenses) will sell for £549.99. READ MORE What camera should I buy? Pros and cons of each camera type 49 awesome photography tips and time savers 99 common photography problems (and how to solve them) 77 photography techniques, tips and tricks for taking pictures of anything

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