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There’s been a fuss among photographers recently about smoke photography. We ran a search about it over the Internet and woila! amazing stuffs! Last week, we have decided to head over to our studio and try on a few rounds ourselves. It’s really no easy job trying to shape and direct formless shape of smoke into masterpieces. But here are some simple techniques and work samples that will help you keep the ball rolling!
Things you need • Joss stick /aromatic incense sticks (the smokier it is, the better) Since smoke is naturally light grey, always use a dark/black background to give you the needed contrast. Ensure your background is underexposed and completely dark. If you are thinking about coloured background or smoke, it’s good to know that it can all be done on Photoshop in later stage. All you need to do now is to concentrate on the shoot itself.
Using the blending options, path tool and a little imagination, we'll show you how to add mood to an image by creating stunning glow effects and light streaks.
Open your selected image. Image ID: 4918599 © Alexander Yakovlev 123RF.com
This is a simple way of creating a CD cover design with digitized background and neon lights text. This method was adapted from an old Photoshop tutorial which I've then modified and used to create this cool digital-concept CD cover design. Step 1 Step 2
Lens Blur Filter – an advanced blur filter unlike any other. As compared to other blur filters (Blur, Blur More and Gaussian Blur) which blur images in its entirety, Lens Blur Filter provides more control on how one wish to blur the image. By referring to the selected Greyscale, it is able to know where to apply blur and how much to apply. We are able to achieve gradual blur using this method.
Image ID: 3262466 © Galyna Andrushko 123RF.com
As the old idiom states, “Time flies”. And to most of us, it cannot be said any better.
We often overlook the quiet beauty in the simplest thin
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