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Title: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on April 08, 2010, 10:26:08 AM
This will be geared heavily towards Canon and alot of it is just to help me remember the where and whats.

Focus Chart
http://regex.info/blog/photo-tech/focus-chart

Flash
http://speedliting.com/
http://www.moosepeterson.com/techtips/flash.html

24' ETTL cord
http://flashzebra.com/products/0125/index.shtml

Naturescapes site.
http://www.naturescapes.net/docs/index.php/category-photographic-technique
Saving images for the web
http://www.naturescapes.net/052007/juza0507.htm

Studio lighting
http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/the-632/3-LIGHT-480-W-fdsh-S/Detail

CS4 Tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/user/PCTeachME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tyGLLI-EtQ&feature=related


manfrotto
http://manfrottodistribution.us/cms/site/mdus/cache/offonce/home/pid/16703;jsessionid=CED7A24771D92D98741961933AFCBB28.worker1#parts
Title: Re: Focus chart
Post by: Leo deMonbreun on April 10, 2010, 04:06:58 PM
Pretty cool article, I am going to give that a shot with a couple of my lenses, I am thinking tripod though....
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on May 27, 2010, 10:41:57 AM
Umbrella vs soft box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaebMg4oSeI&feature=related
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on August 13, 2010, 02:09:17 PM
Back-Button Auto Focus
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2286&fromTips=1



Shutting down all the in camera processing
for better noise control:


In the camera:
In Custom function I
1. Turn off the 1/3 step ISO stops.

In Custom function II
1. Turn off the AutoLight Optimizer
2. Disable the high tone priority
3. Set the high ISO NR to low or disable

Shoot RAW
Process the files in DPP
In the DPP preferences set the Noise reduction defaults to 0 and 0.
Then do any NR in a third party software.



As always expose to the right.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: oldtimer on August 13, 2010, 03:06:28 PM
Way too cool!  Thanks for posting this.  I just reset my XTi to "3" which gives me auto focus with the back button.  Can't wait to get out and try it.
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on August 13, 2010, 06:09:39 PM
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2606&productID=229&articleTypeID=46
Title: Understanding Auto Focus
Post by: MikeA on October 06, 2010, 01:49:01 PM
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-autofocus.htm
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on October 20, 2010, 02:11:34 PM
Great site for studio type info.

http://www.studiolighting.net/digital-photography-one-on-one-e005-buying-lighting-equipment-basic-three-light-setup/
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on October 21, 2010, 09:24:01 PM
highly praised china battery pack for 580
http://cgi.ebay.com/PIXEL-TD-381-Flash-Battery-Pack-Canon-580EX-II-580-EX-/220676036604?pt=Camera_Flash_Accessories&hash=item33615117fc
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on November 03, 2010, 09:39:08 PM
Very nice site on flash and available light.
http://www.planetneil.com/

More on flash
http://neilvn.com/tangents/2008/12/13/max-it-out/
http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics.html
Title: outdoor flash article
Post by: MikeA on November 24, 2010, 11:30:14 AM
http://www.gentleye.com/photo/photoart/advflash/index.html


High iso noise removal
Here is my basic processing for wildlife shots at high ISO.

1.) adjust saturation, shadows/highlights, levels to taste
2.) overall noise removal. Go to filter-noise-remove noise. I usually use a general setting of 10 for strength, preserve detail, 90%, remove color noise 10%
3.) duplicate my background layer. I usually name it "sharp mask"
4.) click on the "sharp mask" layer and then sharpen using filter-sharpen-smart sharpen. My settings vary, but for high ISO shots I will sometimes use 150-200 with a radius of 0.3. For lower ISO, I usually use 130% @ 0.3 radius.
5.) click on the "background layer" I then remove the noise in the out of focus areas. Go to filter-noise-remove noise. I set my settings to 10 for strength, preserve detail 0%, remove color noise 10%. I will sometimes run this more than once for high ISO's (like on the shots posted).
6.) click on the "sharp mask" layer and then go to layer-layer mask-hide all. Then select a paint brush and make sure that the foreground color is set to white. Then click on the mask (to the right of the layer in the layer pallet. Should look like a box filled with solid black). Now I simply paint over the areas that I want to be sharp. These areas will have less noise reduction (the first "general" setting) and also have the sharpening applied.

* You can also use a similar setting in general for selective sharpening. Just take out the steps that have to do with noise removal. I like to keep my sharpening selective rather than global to reduce the noise in the background that is common in images with a blurred background. Why sharpen a blurred background right?

*hint- you can see the areas you've masked in the black "layer mask" box. I always look at this to see if I miss any areas that I should have sharpened. This can be time consuming, but I find selective sharpening/noise reduction usefu
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on January 04, 2011, 12:02:14 PM
Nice lightroom blog
http://blogs.oreilly.com/lightroom/2008/03/the-option-key.html

Really really cool site, very knowledgeable guy.
http://froknowsphoto.com/archive/
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on April 29, 2011, 01:26:13 PM
Remote flash things to remember.
1. aperture controls light from flash.
2. shutter speed controls ambient light.
3. inverse square law.
4. flash to subject distance.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yY4cNh0X60

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9iftAodaDQ&feature=BFa&list=ULhp-VWBxXBO4&index=2
Title: Re: Photography how to Links
Post by: MikeA on July 07, 2011, 09:57:45 AM
Hyperfocal Distance Guide
http://www.dofmaster.com/hyperfocal.html


Lightroom free presets.
http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/perfect-presets-lightroom/

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/lightroom/ss/Red-Skin-Fix-Preset.htm

Skin tone adjustment for photoshop
http://www.sublime-light.com/index.php/2007/08/16/photoshop-101-correcting-skin-tones/

Blown skin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7TYPLoIdkg
Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-zYoOr_Mn8&feature=related

http://www.ronbigelow.com/articles/adv_comp/adv_comp.htm