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Robert D FeinmanPhotographic and Photoshop Tips |
Robert passed away in July of 2009. The website is being maintained by his son, Alex; it is being left largely unchanged.
Tips for better picture makingSolving the White Balance ProblemHow you adjust the white balance in a photograph depends on your goals. Do you want to make things look "normal" or do you want to capture the color of the light? I explain the difference.A better way to boost saturationThe Photoshop saturation tool is quick and easy, but doesn't produce the best results. I show a better way to enhance colors for printed output.Seeing into the ShadowsThe wide lattitude of modern films and digital cameras allows us to preserve the full range of brightness, if we wish. Seeing into the shadows is now an aesthetic choice.Using Curves to Enhance Image AppearanceDon't settle for automatic adjustments in your digital camera or image editing software.Using Blur for Creative AdjustmentsSome deliberate manipulations may make a picture better able to capture the mood of the scene.Photographing "Impossible" Lighting ConditionsUsing multiple exposures to capture brightness ranges too great for film.Capturing High Contrast ScenesUse editing masks with modern color negative films and scanners to see the whole scene.Fixing Overexposed ImagesDarkening overexposed portions of wide gamut scenes.Getting Rid of the "Blues"Altering shadows to appear more naturalSelective SharpeningEnhancing appearance by sharpening different areas of a picture with separate settings.Finding "Invisible" DetailRevealing important parts of an image which are hard to see.Using Color Film to Make Black and White PrintsBlack and White negative film is "obsolete"! Here's why.Some Perspectives on PerspectiveAdjusting perspective improves architectural images.More Fun with PerspectiveCreate novel results by adjusting perspectivePhotoshop Web Photo Gallery FormattingHow to add HTML markup to your gallery captionsPhotoshop Overlays and FiltersHow to use curves to achieve gradient adjustments without overlaysTips for panoramic and wide-angle photographersGetting rid of cylindrical panoramic "smiles"Correcting perspective and distortion in a swing lens picture by means of Panoramic Tools FilterGetting rid of cylindrical panoramic "barrel" distortionCorrecting barrel distortion in a swing lens picture by means of Panoramic Tools FilterPanoramic Images Really are Different!Why point-and-shoot "panoramic" pictures aren't.Combining Panoramic Images in PhotoshopHow to use masks to smooth the transition between overlapped images when making panoramasComparing Ultrawide-Angle and Panoramic ImagesCan an ultrawide angle picture be considered panoramic? Comparisons to a swing-lens camera and transformations are shown.Comparing Ultrawide-Angle and Cylindrical Interactive 360º PanoramasImmersive panoramas compared. Please be patient while they load!Fixing Vignetting of Ultrawide Angle ImagesTwo series of steps to compensate for darkened corners in wide angle images.Fixing Vignetting of 16bit (or 8 bit) Ultrawide Angle ImagesA more advanced set of steps to compensate for darkened corners in wide angle images when editing in 8 or 16 bit modeTips for better printed outputUnsatisfied with your prints?It may not be your fault. Make prints better than the photofinisher.Making a "Picture Frame"Adding a 3D frame around an image.Optimizing Sharpening for Printed ImagesUsing the correct sharpening techniques to enhance detail in printed images.Better Monochrome Prints with Inkjet PrintersHow to use color overlays to give a tint to a printed image or remove a color castRestoring Faded SlidesHow to fix faded originals without specialized software.A Photoshop Workflow for Inkjet PrintsA simplified series of steps to make your inkjet prints look like your screen images.Use Photoshop for creative color adjustmentsDigital editing allows you to make subtle artistic decisions.Theoretical discussions and scanner issuesScanning Black and White NegativesOvercoming scanner limitations with low-contrast originals.High resolution scanners give new life to filmScan film to make prints better than possible with conventional darkroom techniquesOversampling or Overscanning to improve image qualityHow scanners can improve the quality of an image by scanning beyond real resolution.High Bit ScanningImproving image gradation by using all the bits your scanner can capture.(See the tip below for a newer discussion) More on High Bit ScanningGetting around selection limitations in Photoshop 7 with high bit images. (Not needed in Photoshop CS)Is 16 bit image capture and editing necessary?See if the use of higher bit depth images produce a better final product.Is scanner multisampling necessary?Does multisampling reduce scanner noise?How much scanner resolution is necessary?What is the best way to set the parameters for resizing scanned images.Comparison of the Epson 4870 and Epson 4990 to other scannersHow does the new scanner's resolution compareIssues with the Minolta Elite 5400 Scanner
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