Photography

I used an article in the Jan. 2008 issue of pop photo titled "4 ways to save a face." The 1st time I used it, it worked great, but now I am having problems with the 1st part of the article titled "All-Over skin Smoothing." Instead of bluring the skin and smoothing the skin, it makes black streaks. This only happens on some of the pictures, or it works only on certain people in the images. These are the directions the magazine gives: 1)Duplicate your background layer by going to Layler>Duplicate Layer. Name it Blur. 2)Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Set the radius to 50, and click ok. 3)Add a black layer mask to the Blur layer. Holding down the Alt key(Option on a Mac), click the Layer Mask button. 4)Hit B for the brush tool. In the options bar, pick a medium-sized brush, and slide the brush's opacity down to 30%. Be sure that white is set as your foreground color and paint your subject's skin until it looks smooth and glowing. Any advise on what I am doing wrong?

2007-12-25 13:40:15 · 3 answers · asked by Just Trying 2

hi

i saw this on ebay, and was wondering if it was a good purchase or not.
ive worked with slr cameras before, but dont know much about lenses...could you just have a quick look for me?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PENTAX-MZ-50-SLR-35mm-Camera_W0QQitemZ290193126031QQihZ019QQcategoryZ15240QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

what do you think? should i buy it?

thankyou!

2007-12-25 13:33:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

it comes with the Ipod
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/WolfgangArquois/DSC03830.jpg

2007-12-25 12:55:18 · 5 answers · asked by skyflame9 1

They are like ambigrams, but instead they are actual images of a two different things. Here is an example of what i'm talking about in this websites

http://www.bloganything.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/optical-illusion.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/u/R/001.jpg

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/cog_blureffects/index.html

2007-12-25 12:33:23 · 7 answers · asked by Dionysus 1

I was thinking about getting a Diana+

I dont know anything about cameras so if you have nay advice that would be great.

Are the pictures cool, what film does it use, is the film hard to get and to get processed etc

2007-12-25 11:53:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am getting either a ricoh R7 or canon powershot A720

BOTH cameras have the option of manual white balance override, and manual focus, but the Canon also has "manual mode" e.g. -
• Auto
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Manual
• Custom
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Night Snapshot
• Kids & Pets
• Stitch Assist
• Movie
• Special Scene

the Ricoh has:
Still
• Continuous
• S-Continuous
• M-Continuous
• Scene Modes
• Portrait
• Face
• Sports
• Landscape
• Nightscape
• High Sensitivity
• Zoom Macro
• B&W
• Sepia
• Skew correction
• Text
• Movie
• My Setting 1+2

Do you think this means the Ricoh has less manual control? I can't work this out.

2007-12-25 11:30:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well , am a mature !!
Over here in my city, we dOn't have ANY speacilized institute fOr phOtOgraphy!! :$

sO, what shall I dO tO develOp my skills?
Which website shOuld I surf?
whO can help me !! :(

2007-12-25 10:42:02 · 8 answers · asked by Black loui L icious 1

http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chessgamelg9.png

The settings were f/3.2, 1/3 (I think), and ISO 200 on my cheap rip-off-of-an-SLR Kodak Z650.

Would you add more contrast? Any tips for dealing with glossy surfaces (the board in this case which is glazed clay), and opaque glass?

2007-12-25 10:09:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Be honest. :) I would love some positive feed back

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2007-12-25 09:02:48 · 12 answers · asked by Mia 1

My camera has a setting (and i don't want to change it) that allows it to place the date the picture was taken on in the bottom right-hand corner. for some photos (like christmas) its really nice, but others its just an annoying distraction. How do i get rid of it on that specific picture without using photoshop. If its impossible, thats fine, but i still want to know about it.
Details people, details.

2007-12-25 08:03:45 · 4 answers · asked by balaklava man 2

I'm somewhat of a newbie to cameras, but not as much as some. I have several point and shoot cameras, no digital slr's.

what brand,make or model do you suggest to purchase,and why? I'm looking in the maximum of $700 before tax range.

I was somewhat interested in the nikon d40x and the canon rebel xti (or something like that).

What are your thoughts?

2007-12-25 07:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by Karyzma77 2

My question is, how can I make them round like in these pictures:

http://englishrussia.com/?p=1649#more-1649

If it's with photoshop how can I go about doing it?

2007-12-25 07:31:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do u think of the pictures on my recent entry of my blog? im pretty new at photography so any tips are welcome. I have tons more but it would take forever to add to my blog, i will add them in another post in the future.

my blog: http://www.brightideasofateenager.blogspot.com

2007-12-25 07:08:29 · 6 answers · asked by Lauren 5

i have a Holga 120CFN and i want to buy this fish eye lens:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=494644&is=REG

but it says that the lens shouldnt be used with my specific camera because it might vignette the flash. this means that i'll get the black around the edge of my picture, right? well if this is the look that i want then it wouldnt be a problem if i use the lens with my camera, correct?

thanks in advance :)

2007-12-25 06:41:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

5 foot shots just of family opening gifts nearly all are blurry. No one was moving in the shots, stil blurry. Digital Camera Sony Cybershot DSCP52.

2007-12-25 06:30:49 · 19 answers · asked by bullitt_711 2

ok i got this camera for x-mas it is pretty cool u take photos then put is in to the cumputer and u can make scrap books and more then only problem is i have no idea how to turn it on so if any know how please tell me

2007-12-25 06:02:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

well i just got a new polaroid t730 camera.
and i wanted to know if it took black adn white pictures.
i was thinking that all the new ones took it but i dont know how to find the setting if it does.
thanks if you can help

2007-12-25 04:18:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do You think the main advantages are of SLR cameras, that are impossible to do with average good quality digital cameras
I am thinking of getting this camera for nature photography:
http://www.teds.com.au/www/6/1001102/displayproduct/1993946_1005965_.html
it has the option of full manual control. Do you think it would be any good?

2007-12-24 21:39:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,

I currently have about a $700 budget at the current moment, and noticed that futureship has a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 8MP SLR Digital Camera With 18-55mm USM Kit for sale on boxing day, $400... is this a good deal?

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10097983&catid=22553&logon=&langid=EN

Or should I just save my cash, and keep saving... and maybe order something off of ebay, like a Nikon 40D kit... for around $700 plus shipping

New to photography, so unsure on what is a better camera, and if the rebel XT is something I should go with...

2007-12-24 21:24:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I can get around those tricky corners ????

2007-12-24 20:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got that freeware before but when i format it, it was lost and can't remember the name please help me or what website to download that

2007-12-24 19:12:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a canon powershot a630, when I turn the flash on the picture turns out very dark. When I turn it off, the picture is bright but blurry. The movie recorder works perfectly (without a flash). The flash still lights up, but what is going on here? I'm not a photographer so I have no clue. I am using the camera on auto setting.

2007-12-24 16:23:41 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah N 3

I would like to go into photography when I get older (Im 16 right now) and was thinking of taking some college classes for it.
I take mostly nature photography right now but would like to expand to portraits like doing weddings and things like that eventually. Anyway, do you think Im on the right track and am doing well enough that I could be a successful photographer someday? This is my site:

www.IlytbaIaw.deviantart.com/gallery

2007-12-24 16:11:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know she has a great personality, but I wonder if you think she's pretty?

The REAL reason for this question is to show a totally unaltered image from my D300. I didn't read anything, but stuck my spare battery and a CF card in the camera and Jess rolled over and meowed at me. I didn't realize that the camera was set to allow a shutter speed as low as 1/2 second, even with the flash. My bad. I wasn't ready for this and probably moved. Anyhow...

View this in the original size and see what you think for sharpness. Isn't she pretty?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2134787884/

I'm talking about the D300 - not the cat!

Cropped to 1834x1985 from 4288x2848 image, but otherwise unaltered. (3.6 MP of the original 12.2 MP image)

2007-12-24 15:07:28 · 13 answers · asked by Picture Taker 7

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=7510645

2007-12-24 13:05:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just wondering if anyone would happen to now if street photography is legal in Boston, or the surrounding town? Or if it goes by state..if its legal in Massachusetts?
Case, your not sure, street photography is basically taking candid photos of strangers sometimes with their knowledge, sometimes without.

2007-12-24 12:16:37 · 7 answers · asked by Ambiguous-Kat 2

I am new to this stuff. I really would like to take my own photographs but I dont know where to begin. Like what camera should I buy, whats macro, and iso ? I dont know much of anything but I would really like to learn. Does anyone know of any good books I could read. I know there are classes I can take but I don't want to spend money on classes or anything. I just want a book to learn some good stuff. Any suggestions at all would be appreciated !

Thanks & Happy Holidays

2007-12-24 11:47:43 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3

Picasa 2 crops them, but it doesnt let me send them into another folder

2007-12-24 11:31:04 · 6 answers · asked by rybka 3

2007-12-24 11:07:26 · 22 answers · asked by Piano Man 4

how can i make my freckle (i have lots) show up in pictures? i have a canon powershot s3

2007-12-24 10:29:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous