Article archive for 2004 – Page 5

Monday, March 1, 2004

Placing a logo on an irregular surface with displacement maps

We’re going to purposely distort one image to make it fit on another. Our goal is simple: we want to put the Connected Photographer logo on a jacket, making it look like it was silk screened onto the jacket originally. This technique, which makes use of a technique called displacement maps, is ideal for any situation where you want an image to conform to an irregular surface.

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Monday, March 1, 2004

Adjusting background distortion

Last week, we awarded ImageAlign Pro our Plug-in of the Month award. That’s a tool that’ll help you adjust your images to correct lens distortion. But at $199, it’s not for everyone. This week, we show you a few simple tricks to fix up your own images using some simple transforms in Photoshop.

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

Correcting lens distortion with ImageAlign Pro

This month, we’re giving our Plug-in of the Month award to ImageAlign Pro, a product that can make a necessary, but very tedious job much easier. Read this article to learn more.

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

The art of amateur wedding photography, part III

In the first two parts of this series, Contributing Editor James Booth covered how to prep your equipment and the shots to take before the actual ceremony begins. In this final part, he covers the ceremony itself, the reception and that special time after the wedding.

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

The art of amateur wedding photography, part II

In part one of this series, Contributing Editor James Booth covered preparing your equipment and scouting out the location. In this part of the series he shows you what types of pictures you should take before the ceremony.

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Sunday, February 1, 2004

The art of amateur wedding photography, part I

Not everyone has the budget to hire a professional photographer and must rely on a friend or family member that owns a good camera to document their wedding. Just because a couple can’t afford a professional photographer doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have nice wedding pictures. These are the photographers this excellent article series is aimed at.

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

The best two bucks you’ll ever spend

This week, our illustrious editor shares with you a two-dollar item that’ll make your life easier and could save your expensive lenses from damage.

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

Sharing Adobe Photoshop Album catalogs

Are you interested in cataloging photos both on your PC and on your laptop using Photoshop Album? We went to Adobe and learned how to do it. Read this interesting article for the details on a really interesting (if slightly cumbersome) technique.

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

Safeguard your precious photos

Make sure you backup your precious photos. This helpful tutorial will show you how.

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

Mystical lighting, tint, tone and color effects

This month, we’re giving our Plug-in of the Month award to two Auto FX plug-ins that work really well together: the Mystical Lighting and Mystical Tint Tone and Color plug-ins. Read this article to learn why.

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