This week’s Phottix Weekly Photo comes from Balázs Kassai. Vera – girl in jeans was posted to the Phottix Photos group on flickr – another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories. The image was shot with a Metz 58 AF-1 flash at 1/2 power at camera right 45º into a reflective white umbrella.…
So you bought a Phottix Geo One GPS Unit for your Nikon DSLR. You’re going to have fun geotagging your files. You’ll be the belle of the ball. But you need software, right? How do you plot longitude and latitude information on a map? Below is a list of links to assist with geotagging your…
You’re into the Strobist movement – you have flashes, triggers, and a box full of DIY light modifiers. Hard light, softlight? That all depends on your subject. Soft light is often used for portraits. It’s flattering and dreamy, and makes your subjects look their best.
This week’s Phottix Weekly Photo comes from Barry Chignell, a flickr user that also operates the Free Photo Resources website (he’s also a Photog Friday Alumni). Rock Bottom was posted to the Phottix Photos group – another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories. Says the shooter: I thought I would try and take…
Everyone will acknowledge Adobe Photoshop as the industry standard for photo editing and retouching. Photoshop does have a few drawbacks: It’s huge, complex and intimidating. And, it’s expensive. For most “hobbyist” photographers, using Adobe Photoshop is like using an anvil to swat a fly.
Enter Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3. This application is chocked-full of one-click functionality for shooters who want to spend time taking photos, not learning the intricacies of monolithic image editing programs.
Corel has aimed this package at what they call Photo Enthusiasts: New DSLR or advanced Point-and-shoot photographers. With the number of images they shoot, these enthusiasts need to develop a workflow – from transferring their files from camera to computer, to adjusting and printing files. Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 is just the ticket, or so says the Ottawa-based Corel Corporation. The application boast easy conversions of RAW files and offers non-destructive editing and HDR merging. The package also offers HD video support, a growth area with the proliferation of video-capable DSLRs.