By now, you’ve seen the photo of the 33-foot, 40-ton whale that crash-landed on a sailboat off Cape Town. When I first saw it, I immediately thought something was “fishy” with the picture. I’ve seen photos of huge fish hanging on ordinary fishing poles that were created by combining two different photos in Adobe Premiere Elements or […]
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When I first saw the photo of the 33-foot, 40-ton whale that crash-landed on a sailboat off Cape Town, I thought the picture was a fake. For years photos similar to this have been created by combining two different pictures in Adobe Premiere Elements or Adobe Photoshop. Apparently the whale photo was not done this way but is an
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UFOs or “Unexpected Flying Objects” in your photos will grab the viewers attention every time. It is not easy (or safe!) to have a ball thrown or hit at you for a dramatic photo. The photos at left show the original photo and then a golf ball digitally added to the scene. The ball
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Tortilla chips, bean bags, and beer bottles – oh, my! In a recent New York Times interview, travel photographer Robert Caplin shared some of his secrets on how to shoot like a pro on a shoestring budget. Read the article at: http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/qa-tips-from-travel-photographer-robert-caplin/ Photos at left: Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, Bellagio Hotel – Las
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There is nothing more beautiful than a bride on her wedding day. One of the key areas of a bride’s appearance is how well her makeup is applied. Here are 10 tips to guarantee a picture-perfect face: https://spectralight.com/weddings/glamourpuss.pdf Do you have any additional tips you’d like to share? Click the “Comments” button and post them there.
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Don’t you just LOVE great pix of cute babies? Here’s a good article to get you started taking your own great photos: http://tinyurl.com/spectralight-babies Do you have any tips for taking great baby photos? Please leave your comment below.
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The Canon Wonder could be the hottest new camera in 2030. I’ll go out on a limb and predict there will be something like it from one of the manufacturers well before 2030. Canon displayed the amazing concept camera at Shanghai Expo 2010. (Click the photos at left to see them larger.) They call it the camera
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It seems that every day, there’s another smartphone being introduced that makes your pocket sized digital camera a little less important. The latest smartphones have higher resolution than many digital cameras on the market. Why not lighten your purse or back pack and leave the camera at home? Case in point: Motorola’s latest Android smartphone,
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With today’s extremely high heat, I just had to share a photo from my sister – Marianne. I don’t know who took the photo because it is from an e-mail she forwarded to me.
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SpectraLight Photography now has it’s own channel on YouTube! The videos on our channel feature images from our client photo sessions and our travels from around the world. Check out our brand spanking new channel at: https://spectralight.com/YouTubeSubscribe
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