Archive for the 'Columnist' Category
If You Could Get Just One…
Oftentimes, there are choices to be made. Fortunately for us, these choices don’t have to be that hard. We’ve mentioned a few weeks ago that Scott Kelby’s The Digital Photography Book Volume 1 is a real steal. Sold for Php675 in National Bookstore, it is the first of three books. [...]
Advanced Editing in LR (Part 2)–
Split Toning Panel–LR does not only allow you to convert color photos into B&W, it also allows you to colorize your B&W photos using the Split Toning panel (Image 16). You have an option to add one color throughout the tonal range to create a sepia (Image 17) or selenium [...]
Getting Out ad Shooting–
One of the best things that came out of the digital era is the fact that it’s now so easy and convenient to put things together. You can have everything you’ve written down archived in a hard drive and then collate everything for a collection.
If you really look at Scott Kelby’s Digital [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 43)–
In our past three issues (Photography 101 December 22, 2009, January 5, 2010, and January 19, 2010), I have discussed the fundamental theories and some basic information about the powerhouse of electronic flash – the battery. To continue our discussion, I will answer a timely question [...]
Sharing Images–
First, an announcement: There will be a forum on Photography As An Art Commodity with Australian photographer and visual artist Henry Bateman on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 3:00 p.m. at the Sining Kamalig Art Gallery located on the 4rth floor of Gateway, Araneta Center, in Cubao. Come, listen, ask questions, and discuss. Also see [...]
Shooting Like a Pro–
Most musical pieces have what some people refer to as a recurring theme – a bit of music that sets the tone of the whole, bigger piece and comes in at certain times acting as a string, tying everything together. It works wonders really and, for really big pieces like Les Miserables, [...]
Advanced Editing in LR–
This is a continuation of our discussion on the Develop Module of Lightroom (LR). In the last issue, I covered the role of Histogram in evaluating a photo and its use in tonal adjustment, and the editing tools found in the Basic panel of the module—the White Balance options, the White Balance [...]
