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How to rescue a poor photo

Dear Stay Focussed reader, Welcome to the latest newsletter. If you're anything like me, you'll have a hard drive full of some very 'average' looking photos? It's those photos that are the focus for this month's newsletter. What if we could perk-up those photos and bring them back to life? Here's one simple method for you to try that could be just the ticket! How can you pep-up a bad photo? Here's the easiest way ever to improve that photo. First, have a look at the photo I took in London recently. Lousy weather (I am soooo bored of winter right now!) and a lousy photo of the Houses of Parliament was the result. And here's the easy technique for changing, and hopefully improving, the look of this photo. Open your photo in any image editing software. Or, if you haven't got anything installed on your computer, go to pixlr and load your image up there. Once there, make sure your "Layers" palette is open. If you're using Pixlr it will be one of the palettes on the right side of the screen. Start by duplicating the layer. To do this go to "Layers" on the toolbar at the top of the screen, and then choose "duplicate layer" from the drop-down menu. Once done, you'll have a copy of your first layer in the layers palette. Now, here's where the magic unfolds... Go to the layers palette, and, if you're using Pixlr, click on the small icon in the bottom left of the palette. I've circled it in the screenshot here. Click on this little button and a new menu appears. On this menu you can change the layer settings by clicking on the drop-down menu arrow next to the "mode" box. Usually you'd go for "normal", but there are plenty of other options there. The different options change how the pixels in the duplicated layer affect, or are affected by, the pixels in the background layer below it. The science gets complicated, but all you need to do is try the different layer settings until you find one that improves your photo. Some effects get a little weird - you have been warned! By fiddling around I managed to change my initial, boring, London photo into a silhouette. Here it is: I think it's certainly an improvement on the original photo, and only one of many alternatives available. So there you go, one filter that creates an effect that's impossible to recreate in Photoshop. I was going to write a short piece about neutral density filters, but ran out of time (sorry!). I'll definitely get round to it next month. Until then, join me on Facebook, and, have a look at the latest photography tips added to the site - use the links to the right here >>>. Darrell. Site Updates: Travel photography tips - photo ideas for your trip? Going away? Taking a camera (I bet you are!)? Photo ideas for your trip can come from unlikely sources ... continue reading travel photography photo ideas Know how to travel with your digital camera? Now you've planned your trip, it's worth thinking about how to travel with your digital camera so that ... read more about travelling with a digital camera Photos of Salt Lake City by a site visitor Salt lake city must be one of the most photogenic places on the planet if these photos submitted by a site visitor are anything to go by ...see more visitor photos Wildlife Photography Wildlife photography has always been popular. It's not all about spending hours sitting in cramped positions waiting for ...continue reading about wildlife photography Back to Back Issues Page You are subscribed to Stay Focussed. The back issues are at the following URL... http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/Stay_Focussed-backissues.html If you wish to remove yourself from this mailing, please click on the following URL... http://digital-photography-tips.net/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?us=LQ.21177528.24795536.06025f495a629ce2855fced44488ad63 (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your removal.) To change your e-mail address, please click on the following URL... http://digital-photography-tips.net/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?ca=LQ.21177528.24795536.06025f495a629ce2855fced44488ad63 (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your change.)

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Lens filters that Photoshop can't replace

Dear Stay Focussed reader, Welcome to the latest newsletter. What with all the apps and software available to photographers these days I wondered recently, is there any need for filters any more? And by filters I mean the type that you attach to your camera (or hold over the end of the lens if you're using a compact camera). There was, of course, a time when that was the only way you could change an image. Then came digital photography, and hot on its heels came Photoshop. Want a filter? You're only a few mouse clicks from adding one to any image you care to mention. But I think there's still a need for a couple of actual, real world, filters. Still a need for filters There are two filters that, no matter how much Photoshop trickery you employ, you still can't re-create the effect. One is the polarizing filter (keep reading below), and the other is a neutral density filter (next month). Taking the polarizer then ... a polarizing filter blocks out light hitting the lens, allowing light from one angle only to hit the image sensor. Why is this useful? Imagine trying to photograph a scene with water in it. You have the light from the scene coming straight into the lens, and also the reflected light from the water. Adding a polarizing filter cuts out the light from the water and allows you to better "see through" the water. Have a look at the photo below (not mine I have to admit) that shows the effect nicely. The left side is without the polarizing filter, and the right side is with: The effect - the ability to "peer through" the water - is impossible to replicate using software. By the way, polarising lenses are also, sometimes, used in sunglasses! You'll know if you've got them because they cut out the reflection from glass, rather than basic sunglasses that just cut the light from everything. So there you go, one filter that creates an effect that's impossible to recreate in Photoshop. Next month I'll give you a bit of info about neutral density filters. Until then, join me on Facebook, and, have a look at the latest photography tips added to the site - use the links to the right. Darrell. Site Updates: Shooting RAW? Is it worth it? RAW files are often seen as the digital negative. They may be the purest type of image file but most of us ... continue reading about shooting RAW Watermarking Photos Do you know what watermarking is? Ever watermark your photos? The value of watermarking photos is ... read more about watermarking photos How to Backup Photos Should the worst ever happen, and your hard drive fails, you'll be glad you backed-up your photos. It's easy if you get organised and ...find out how you should backup photos Back to Back Issues Page You are subscribed to Stay Focussed. The back issues are at the following URL... http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/Stay_Focussed-backissues.html If you wish to remove yourself from this mailing, please click on the following URL... http://digital-photography-tips.net/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?us=LQ.21176628.24795536.76fa5339ef3ab8123cd5f794125d7e1e (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your removal.) To change your e-mail address, please click on the following URL... http://digital-photography-tips.net/cgi-bin/mailout/mailmgr.cgi?ca=LQ.21176628.24795536.76fa5339ef3ab8123cd5f794125d7e1e (If the above URL is not a link, copy-and-paste the URL into your Web browser. That will confirm your change.)

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