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How to Shoot Silhouette

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Silhouette is a photograph of the main objects in total darkness with a bright background, so it is visible is the shape of the main object. Photographing the silhouette is not as difficult as one might imagine, provided you know the steps and the tips of his. Please:

Turn off Flash

First and foremost is the flash on the camera should be turned off; otherwise you will get regular photos (because its main object is not so dark). So turn off your getting on camera flash.

Find the right lighting conditions (backlight)

To produce a silhouette, your background should be brighter than the main object. That’s why most of the silhouette images done during sunset or sunrise, where the sun (light source) is behind the object you want to photograph (backlighting).

Look for an object that looks interesting

Silhouette image will greatly accentuate the form of the main object, therefore, look for objects with interesting shapes and has a strong character. Note the photo above, because the main object (fish finder) to lose detail and become very dark, the shape would be more exposed.

Find the right background

To get your silhouette should find a lighter background. Try also to get an interesting background, but also not crowded so that the main object looks very prominent. The sky and the beach is a favorite example.

Macro Photo Tips with Pocket Camera

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Although results will not be great if using a camera, you can still shoot and produce a beautiful macro photo using only a pocket camera.

Use Macro Mode

Select this mode if you want to maximize the macro feature that has been set by the manufacturer of a pocket camera. Macro mode is usually symbolized by a flower icon on your camera. If you choose this mode, you tell the camera that you want to take pictures with the focus distance is closer than usual (closest focus distance is usually different from one camera to another camera). Macro mode also means the camera will choose the large aperture, so that the object in focus will be sharp while the background slightly blurred.

Use a Tripod

Even if you only use a pocket camera, a tripod is helpful sharpness of your macro photos. In addition to reducing camera shake, a tripod also helps you in building composition and shooting angle more okay.

Aperture settings

If you have a pocket camera settings features for change the aperture when in macro mode, experiment with changing the amount of aperture – f / x. Choose a number x which is great if you want a broad focus areas (all seem to focus), or choose x small if you just want to focus a narrow field (so that the area outside the focal point of a blur.

Focus

If possible, use manual focus setting, so you are freer to decide at which point you want to think of as the focal point. Usually in macro mode, manual focus setting will be much easier to do than auto focus.

Composition

Read more tips on composition. Keep your background simple to use and not too busy so the final image will be easier on the eyes.

Lighting

Using the flash in compact cameras will only produce photos that are not too good. Turn off the flash and take advantage of indirect sunlight, such as light from a window or when cloudy. Direct sunlight would be too hard for your camera. You can also take advantage of a simple reflector such as white paper, Styrofoam or aluminum foil to illuminate the objects that are too dark.

Use a timer

Take advantage of the timer that is in your pocket camera so that the resulting image is much sharper. When the finger pressed the shutter button on the camera, then camera shake will make your photo is not sharp, for which the timer will be very useful because we can activate the camera without having to squeeze the shutter button. You need a tripod to make it more comfortable in using the timer.

Photos Color More Living with Photoshop Lab Color

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There is one way of digital processing that is easy and quick for make the colors in your color photos look more beautiful and life: the contrast is more visible and the color looks in the. Please see examples of changes in the photo below:

To do this you simply need to do 3 easy steps:

Step 1: open your color photo in Photoshop, then click Image>> Mode>> select Lab Color

Step 2: Click Image>> Apply Image, when the dialog box appears, check the Preview and change some parameters as follows: Channel: Lab (please try to also channel a or b) Blending: Soft Light (or try too Overlay) Opacity: 80% (please try to be raised or lowered) do not forget to click OK.

Step 3: You will see the conversion results. Before storage, locker again from Lab color mode to RGB. Click Image>> Mode>> RGB. Now you can save the final image.