Photography
Fine Art Photograpy
I have 3 new prints available in my print store in the photographic gallery. I love nostalgic moods and distressed textures. These photos seemed to lend themselves well to that sort of interpretation. Most of the distressing and aging effects were done with PS captured brushes. Hope you enjoy them.
Long Exposure Photography
I Found this extensive collection of long exposure photos recently that took me back to one of the really cool reasons I bought my first ever SLR. It was a Mamiya Sekor with manual exposure. I still remember the day I walked into the store and said “I want that one.” In addition to being able to screw on different lenses, shutter speeds of my choosing were now possible, yeah verily even the bulb setting. I was in heaven and anxious to find a low light scene, mix in a little extra shutter time and enter the magical realm of creative long exposure photography. To say I didn’t know what I was doing is an understatement.
My first ever SLR camera circa 1975
One of the first low light photos ever attempted with my then new camera.
Had I access to this collection for inspiration I might have done much better. These effects aren’t always possible with the garden variety point and shoot. It requires a tripod, the ability to set very long shutter speeds and a little creativity. I spent some time here looking over the selection asking myself, “now how did they do that one.” Lots of fun and inspiration so have a look!
90 Absolutly Stunning Long Exposure Photographs | Digital Art Empire.
New Photo Gallery
I’ve just posted a gallery of some my best photography work. I immensely enjoyed taking and editing all of them and they represent many memorable experiences. So I hope you will stop by and take a peek.
Photography by Steve Mitchell
Photo Makeover
Excellent set of techniques from Blog.SpoonGraphics to apply to just about any photo in Photoshop and make it better.
Artists of Photoshop
If you want to OD on Photoshop inspiration this is the place to do it – Artists of Photoshop. The site features Photoshop artists apparently submitted by viewers and rated by viewers. Each featured artist image is a link to their web site where you can peruse their full portfolio. Be prepared to spend some time if you are a photoshop junkie.
Life Photo Archive on Google
Thanks to Imaging Insider for this bit of cool photographic news.
Press Release :: OVER 10 MILLION IMAGES FROM THE LIFE PHOTO ARCHIVE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE.
“The LIFE Photo Archive featured on Google will be among the largest professional photography collections on the Web and one of the largest scanning projects ever undertaken. Millions of images have been scanned and made available on Google Image Search today with all 10 million images to be available in the coming months.”
Killer Texture Site
[CG Textures] claims to be the worlds largest FREE texture site. Who knows maybe they are. They have a ton of ‘em thats for sure. The “bone” texture category was kind of unexpected. It warrants a visit if you’re looking for a cool texture.
PhotoWalk Winners
If you are at all familiar with Scott Kelby (NAPP, Kelby Training, Photoshop TV, Layers Magazine etc., etc.) you’ve probably heard about the World Wide PhotoWalk he held this past weekend. I followed it intently even though I was unable to participate. It strikes me that nothing could be more inspiring than to walk with other passionate photographers as a group and actively share that passion. The next best thing is to peruse these winning shots from the event. Inspiring! Makes me want to go on a photo walk of my own.
Better Black and White
Improving your black and white photos is anything but black and white. If you’ve tried to find good techniques for doing this you know they are as numerous as the pixels in your image. So add this tutorial to your list, but don’t rush, its a good one and worth learning.
