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Making Legacies (Park VI)-
An important side trip–
One American magazine once had a very (emphasis on that) short article on a guy in the middle east who had no control over his hands, feet and legs. He was always on a wheelchair owing to what was most probably cerebral palsy. But here’s the rub: He was [...]

Graduated Filter in Photoshop CS5’s Camera Raw Plug-in–
You do not have to be precise or accurate with the values or settings of the chosen effect(s). You can always change the settings after you have applied the filter. Since this is a non-destructive editing, the initial value has no permanent impact on the photo. As long [...]

Photo Ethics–
We start today’s column with a couple of recent news items that raised questions on ethics and responsibility in taking, retouching, and publishing photographs.
In its August 5 issue, Photography News (http://www.photography-news.com/) featured the controversy over the sexualized images of a 10-year-old female model recently published by Vogue magazine. As described by the Mother’s Union, [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 72)–
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash
Author’s Note:
For better grasp and understanding of this topic, the author recommends the reader to review the October 13 and 29, 2009 issues with chapter title “Modifying the Light of Flash,” parts 36 and 37 of this article [...]

Face Recognition–
With technology bringing digital imaging to cell phones, tablets, and other devices aside from improving cameras, more and more people have taken to shooting photographs. Everyday, millions of these portraits are uploaded and shared with the rest of the world through various social networking and photo-sharing sites. To further facilitate social connections, Facebook added [...]

Making Legacies Part V (Going into a workshop)–
We talked about workshops last week with the kind and generous input from Winston Baltasar. There are a lot of things to consider when trying to learn about photography and Winston’s approach is actually quite practical, economical and easy on the senses. It does seem like quite a [...]

Localized Editing in Photoshop CS5.5’s Camera Raw Plug-in–
Brush Settings
You can also change the brush settings—its size (radius), feather, flow and density (Image 19).
Size: To change the size of the brush: (a) use the Size slider; (b) change the number in the number’s field box; or (c) use the keyboard shortcut—close ([)and open (]) brackets. Closed [...]