Just a tutorial (err very rushed..) on blending images in Photoshop. I occasionally use this in my workflow as it’s a handy way of fixing over exposures or increasing dynamic range without resorting to hdr.
Tutorial: Blending in Photoshop
Tag: Alex Wise
New Toy.. Canon 5D Mark II
So I finally gave in to the temptation of a Canon 5D Mark II! Just a small post with some brief thoughts on my new toy 😉
Tasmanian Photography Locations
I’m often asked by photographers on where is best to photograph in Tasmania. This is a small list of photographic locations that I’d recommend checking out while in Tasmania. I’m aware that there is many locations missing from this list but that’s because I’m yet to photograph them so will update the list accordingly. Also most of these locations should suit most people as they’re quite accessible and usually only a small walk. There’s also much to do off the beaten track in Tasmania which I will hopefully get to one day. If you have any questions be sure to drop an email and I’d be happy to help.
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Moo Cards – Great Advertising for your Website or Blog
Many moons ago I got 100 moo cards made and many have been amused by these little mini business cards. You can uitilise templates on the moo website but what’s the fun in that so moo have integrated popular websites such as flickr, facebook and others so users can easily upload images. Once images are chosen they can be cropped and personalised on the back with 6 lines of text in many different fonts.
At $19.99 for 100 cards it’s quite cheap and they fit conveniently in your pocket or wallet to hand out to people as I’ve found many times during convosation someone may ask for my website and they were often amused with these little business cards.
Included below are a few pictures of the box which they arrive in and shots of the cards
The Canon 18-55 kit lens – Discussion and Sample Photographs
The Canon 18-55 is a lens which is included in a kit when purchasing a Canon body. I think the new kit has changed and the lens now includes image stabilising which is pretty rad. But anyway, I find alot of people say this lens is rubbish, so much so they talk people out of even getting it with their purchase. For a lens which is only worth around $100 or less, it’s a great little lens. Depending what your doing with it, I can understand its limitations especially in regards to portraiture. For memory it only goes to around F 3.5 which could be better for portraits and ideally if your serious I would get the Canon 50 1.8 and couple that with the kit lens perhaps. But you can still get some ok shots for portraits and it will do fine while learning.
The same can be said with it for landscape photography which does have similar limitations somewhat. While the lens isn’t super wide, 18mm isn’t too bad but once you have a play with something like a 10-12mm you will realise that 8mm makes alot of difference. I’m not going to pretend this is some super lens but really it’s perfect for the amateur just looking to have a play and learn their camera in and out.
From what I learnt with this lens, pop it on a tripod for landscape and dial it up to around F.16 and go nuts. Ignore what others say and use the time to decide which range you use more, if you find you’re shooting around the 18-24 mark often then maybe a ultra wide angle like the Canon 10-22 or the cheaper Sigma alternative is a good option. Perhaps you shoot in the 30-55 range which I would probably recommend a 24-70 or 24-105. I’m only reccomending the expensive Canon lenses because that’s all that I’m familiar with and I have nothing against the more cheaper options but just cant speak first hand.
Here are a couple that I had taken in the past with this little lens
