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12 Expert Tips For Photographing Cityscapes At Night

12 Expert Tips For Photographing Cityscapes At Night
Jimmy Mcintyre is a travel photographer and educator. His photos have been published in local and national magazines, including the BBC. His online courses on digital blending and post-processing can be found in his official website. In this tutorial, Jimmy shares his expert tips on photographing cityscapes at night and during golden hour. by Jimmy McIntyre It was the fifth time that we climbed this hill at 4 a.m. Yet, our faith and persistence were rewarded as the faintest orange glow began to creep through the clouds. And I was reminded how much I love shooting cityscapes. There’s nothing quite like the energy and buzz of a large city. Here are a few tips on shooting and processing cityscape images that I’d like to share with you. 1. 2. In order to create a balanced image, it is sometimes necessary to take multiple exposures of the same scene. Close up of base exposure 4 bracketed exposures Final image after blending exposures with luminosity masks 3. 4. 5. 6. The shot without tourists: 7. Related:  Photo tutorials

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How To Create Beautiful Bokeh Images Ursula Abresch is a photographer based in the West Kootenays in British Columbia, Canada. She has a degree in Education with a concentration in Art and History. Currently, she is the Artistic Director at the VISAC Gallery of Art in Trail, BC. Outside of that, she dedicates most of her time to photography. A few weeks ago, 500px shared Ursula’s striking bokeh-laden image, “Seedling” on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter—the response was popular enough, with many of you asking how the picture was created. How I Created the Bokeh Effect in “Seedlings” by Ursula Abresch For this tutorial, “bokeh” refers to the light circles in the image. GEAR I shot this image on a Nikon D7000, using my macro lens—the Sigma 150mm f/2.8, without filters and flash. SETUP The image was shot indoors. The image was intentionally underexposed by 2 full f/stops as part of a series of 3 bracketed images to possibly combine in HDR software. PROCESSING I opened the image in PSCC without any Camera RAW adjustments. 1. 2.

Free Saxophone Lessons - howtoplaysaxophone.orghowtoplaysaxophone.org How I Photograph the Milky Way in the Light-Polluted Skies of Singapore When it comes to photographing the elusive Milky Way in one of the most light-polluted major cities like Singapore, timing is critical. Most of the faint details will be washed out by the extreme light pollution and if we were to shoot the Milky Way under unfavorable atmospheric conditions, our attempt would be futile. Unfortunately, most of the tutorials online only work in locations that are at least 2 stops darker than most of the dark locations in Singapore and so, we need to do more in post-processing to unveil the elusive Milky Way and more complex workflow is required if we’re shooting at much brighter locations. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how I shoot the Milky Way that’s obscured by the heavy light pollution in Singapore using photography equipment that you may already have and a workflow that probably works in most versions of Photoshop without purchasing additional plugins. Equipment I Am Using to Shoot the Milky Way in Singapore Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

AKAI PROFESSIONAL EWI4000s | Emusician FIG. 1: The Akai EWI4000s includes a built-in analog-style synth, MIDI In and Out ports, and more user-definable messages than ever. As far back as I can remember, I've had a natural ability to pick up just about any wind instrument and get a reasonable sound out of it, even if it's an instrument I've never seen before. But my brain balks at anything with keys or strings. Thus, I've always considered wind-instrument synth controllers to be my ticket to electronic-music performance. Akai has continued to refine the EWI since the 1000, introducing several models with new features and refinements. Warming Up The EWI4000s implements a number of useful refinements over previous generations. Speaking of MIDI messages, the EWI4000s provides more user-definable messages than ever before. The EWI4000s offers several different fingering modes, including the regular EWI mode and a saxophone mode that more closely mimics a normal sax. Pièce de Résistance Ed-Lib Vibe Shut Up and Play Bottom Line

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5 astuces pour obtenir un arrière-plan flou Que le sujet soit un modèle, une fleur ou un objet, vous avez surement remarqué que les photos les plus saisissantes sont celles dont l’arrière-plan est flou. Cette technique est souvent utilisée et elle généralement très efficace. En effet, le flou d’arrière-plan, également appelé bokeh, permet d’attirer l’attention du spectateur sur le sujet et de le mettre en avant. Pour arriver à un tel résultat, vous allez devoir travailler sur la profondeur de champ. Je vous propose de découvrir 5 astuces pour obtenir une profondeur de champ réduite et réaliser à votre tour de superbes images. © Ernst Vikne 1. L’ouverture du diaphragme est le paramètre le plus important à prendre en compte pour arriver à un bon résultat. 2. Lorsque vous cadrez votre photo, vous devez faire attention à ce que l’arrière-plan soit suffisamment éloigné de votre sujet. 3. Plus la focale de l’objectif est longue, plus la profondeur de champ est réduite. 4. 5. Vous avez aimé cet article ? Catégorie: Technique photo

Solo Transcriptions (Sax) « saxopedia This page lists 1780 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the Internet. The list also includes solos for flute,clarinet and EWI. Unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in the original key:tenor and soprano solos are in Bb key,alto and baritone solos are in Eb key. In some cases,versions in multiple keys,MP3 file and/or a detailed analysis of the solo are also available. Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Did you transcribe a solo or found a transcription that isn’t in this list? Alphabetical Index All Solos

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