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Black & White Conversion

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Splat Foley

First proper attempt. Taken on a sunny day and converted to try and emphasize contrast. Point curve changed to Strong Contrast. B&W mix sliders tweaked for better contrast. The most significant change came from moving the Blue channel slider in … Continue reading →

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Exercise: Contrasts

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Splat Foley

This is taken from The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman. Bauhaus The Basic Course at the Bauhaus was taught by Johannes Itten. One of the first exercises that Itten set the students was to go out and identify contrasts. Contrasts: … Continue reading →

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Telephoto zoom test

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Splat Foley

Here are some clock photos at different focal lengths:         Here’s a first Bird Photo at 300mm:   Couple of things to remember: Shutter speed – keep it high! Camera shake at 300mm is very obvious. Continuous … Continue reading →

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