Photography, Photoshop and Camera Guide

[GamerX54]

Can any one tell me easiest way to add water marked on photos with your name. Thanks.

Try changing these by selecting the Watermark layer.
Use darker color.

 

[hasooboy]

What is this ?, its just a screen shoot ??

p.s i don't know how to use Photoshop

Try changing these by selecting the Watermark layer.
Use darker color.

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is there any software just for adding water mark ?

 

[GamerX54]

What is this ?, its just a screen shoot ??

p.s i don't know how to use Photoshop



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is there any software just for adding water mark ?

I thought you know a little bit about photoshop so i thought that picture would be enough.
There are different ways of doing it. Since i don't have link to tutorial of that way in the previous post, you should go with Tutorial-PhotoshopEssentials.

About other software, i don't know any software just for "watermark" but i suggest Photoscape, It is good for basic effects.

After installation, Run it(ofc).
And click on "Editor" and open that image on which you want to add watermark then just use normal Text tool (Bottom of Screen>Objects>Text) and use the opacity option in the text tool.

I hope this helps.

 

[thugslife]

http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/f28/some-my-work-done-my-180270/
@Pleasant

 

[smaadjahangir]

Great work. Very informative thread...

 

[nabeel1124]

amazing thread
I wanted to ask you guys the importance of AF points, i am planning to buy a DSLR but confused between 39 and 11 AF points.
Do AF matter a lot or are 11 AF points more then enough?

 

[nabeel1124]

[MENTION=4999]Pleasant[/MENTION]

Awesome guide brother. I really learned the basics from it.
I just bought D5300, I cant understand why am I getting too dark shots in Manual mode without flash.
can you please help me on this one?

 

[Pleasant]

[MENTION=4999]Pleasant[/MENTION]

Awesome guide brother. I really learned the basics from it.
I just bought D5300, I cant understand why am I getting too dark shots in Manual mode without flash.
can you please help me on this one?

Glad the guide is helpful for everyone ,get that aperture as wide as possible so more light can enter
Smaller the number And wider it will be
And shutter speed setting If you dont have tripod dont go lower than 50 if you have tripod feel free to go to 30

 

[nabeel1124]

Glad the guide is helpful for everyone ,get that aperture as wide as possible so more light can enter
Smaller the number And wider it will be
And shutter speed setting If you dont have tripod dont go lower than 50 if you have tripod feel free to go to 30

Thank you how can I change the shutter speed?

And lastly the exposure time

 

[Pleasant]

Thank you how can I change the shutter speed?

And lastly the exposure time

You can have a Look at these youtube videos

Nikon D3200 Tips: How to Use Shutter Priority & Adjust the Shutter Speed - YouTube

How to set Shutter Speed on a Nikon D5100 , D5200, D5300 - YouTube

 

[nabeel1124]

You can have a Look at these youtube videos

Nikon D3200 Tips: How to Use Shutter Priority & Adjust the Shutter Speed - YouTube

How to set Shutter Speed on a Nikon D5100 , D5200, D5300 - YouTube

thank you brother

 

[anwer]

nice work... thanks

 

[sajeel7]

I have sony dsc wx100 . It has "" background defocusing "" function but some times back ground blurnes goes out of control. Help me to control it

 

[Lord Ammar]

I've read that a wide aperture is key to great bokeh shots. However I'm noticing on camera that I can get incredibly creamy background defocusing even on f/5.6 when fully zoomed in. Why is that?

 

[smaaz]

I've read that a wide aperture is key to great bokeh shots. However I'm noticing on camera that I can get incredibly creamy background defocusing even on f/5.6 when fully zoomed in. Why is that?

And the camera you are using is ?

 

[Lord Ammar]

And the camera you are using is ?

D7100 with a kit 18-140mm lens.

 

[smaaz]

D7100 with a kit 18-140mm lens.

Wise choice that you decided to stay away from 70D

 

[Pleasant]

I've read that a wide aperture is key to great bokeh shots. However I'm noticing on camera that I can get incredibly creamy background defocusing even on f/5.6 when fully zoomed in. Why is that?

Well prime lenses with large apertures, like f/1.4 and f/1.8 are ideal for bokeh
as you are on kit lens set to 140mm , apperture as wide as possible i.e f5.6 and keep the subject near to camera and far from background so it can create nice bokeh, if the subject is to near from background it won't create such effect
this video is very much explanatory

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPcdWxhLwoA

your image is already producing bokeh there if you are looking for more circular ones try those with LEDS or Lights Stuff at night it will be more prominent

 

[Anachem20]

Here are my some example pics shows bokeh

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[Anachem20]

Well I would like to Share a Little Guide i made earlier at iamx forum would like to share to fellow members as well
Note that i am not professional in it just sharing what i know and created this guide because some of mates told me to make a Guide how you do it
i will share what i know and correct me wherever i am wrong as I WILL BE MORE FOCUSED to DIGITAL CAMERA Specifically To CYBERSHOT as i own that

Here is First basic Tip

when Holding Camera


What is Aperture

Aperture is ‘the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken.’
When you Click the shutter button of your camera to take picture a hole opens up that allows your cameras to capture a glimpse of the scene you’re wanting to capture. The aperture that you set impacts the size of that hole. The larger the hole the more light will Enter
- So the smaller the hole the less light.

I Hope that's Not hard to Understand lemme know if there is some confusion in it

Here are Example of Aperture Opening and There impact

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Why is Aperture mode interesting
This allows you to take direct control of Depth of Field in your photos.


First one is take with f/5

2nd One is Taken with f/32



Now I Set My Camera to M mode Which is Manual Mode
Switched on the Macro mode
Took First Pic with F/5.6
Took 2nd Pic With F/2.8 (My cam can only goes to 2.8 to 5.6) More Modern Digital cameras can go to f/2.6 to f/6.3 (So Share Yours How much values Your Cam Got )

Not the Best Example but it will make you understand

What is Shutter Speed

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. also called Exposure tme

The Longer the Shutter is Wide open the More Light will enter to the camera sensor The Faster The Shutter speed the Less Light will enter

Shutter can be Used in two ways as well

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- If there is Too Much Light when taking pics you Can Faster Your Shutter Speed So the Less Light will enter
- If there is Dark Area and less Light You Can Decrease Shutter Speed/exposure to more than 1sec to take allow lens to enter light in the sensor so the Image can some bright enough ( for Lower than 1sec Exposure time You need to Use Tripod)

- Shutter Speeds of one Second or Longer are Indicated by ["], for example, 1" .
- If You select Shutter speed of 1/6 seconds or slower, the NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduce the picture noise and "NR" appears on LCD.
- If You Select Slow shutter Speeds, it takes time to Process the data so dont Panic ! .

Here are the Examples Of shutter speed
Image taken arround at 3am it was totally dark My eyes was able to see like In the First image
The First Image is taken with 1sec of Exposure time

The Second Image is Taken with 30sec of Exposure time Now can you believe it its Night shot taken at 3am where my eyes wasn't able to see that much detail :wtf::hypnotise:


Now Go Out side take a Tripod and stand on a Pavement where the heavy traffic is Moving set your Exposure to over 10 to 30 sec and click and see the magic of Lighting Trails




Now these below images are taken from same technique its from net

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What is Histogram

A Histogram is A Graph Which the Brightness and Darkness Of Image

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EV is Exposure value
Exposure value (EV) denotes all combinations of a camera's shutter speed and relative aperture that give the same exposure
and In Other word
The exposure is the amount of light received by the film or sensor and is determined by how wide you open the lens diaphragm (aperture) and by how long you keep the film or sensor exposed (shutterspeed). The effect an exposure has depends on the sensitivity of the film or sensor
Which i previously Described about Shutter speed and Apperture
Ev is Directly Proportional To these Two things

When You Pump Up / Drop Down the Shutter Speed Value You will see the EV Going up and down like this +2.0 ~ -2.0
+2.0 is Relatively bright / overexposed in Very well Lit Room / Environment
-2.0 is Relatively dark Value can be usefull at too much lit room / environment

NOTE if You wanna Set the EV Value Seprately Then You Will have to Use P Mode which is Programmable mode which will not let you touch The Shutter speed and Aperture value
And using Manual mode (M) you can do it by Adjusting shutter speed and aperture

Focus Modes

MULTI AF
CENTER AF
POINT AF

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AF Means AUTOFOCUS

MULTI AF
Focuses on a subject in all ranges of the finder frame automatically.
When you press the shutter button halfway down in still image shooting mode, a green frame is displayed around the area that is in focus.
And cam has 3 AF (AUTO FOCUS) points ... when u will select multi Af all two Modes will get active and will select auto according to you object



CENTER AF
Focuses on a subject in the center of the finder frame automatically. Using the AF lock function together, you can compose the image the way you want.


Point AF
Focuses on an extremely small subject or a narrow area automatically.

Note : Hold the camera steady or use tripod so as not to misalign the subject and the AF range finder frame.

Thanks to Opethian This is what he shared about Rule of Third

What is the Rule of Thirds?

The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts

Rule of Thirds

Bokeh Photography

And If You Guys Like my effort appreciate it by liking and comments and Do drop in if You Read it
if i have made any mistake as i am also a learner do correct those out

You forget about the ISO ( sensitivity of sensor in case of DSLR or sensitvity of film in case of film cameras).
ISO is third pillar of exposer of an image taken by camera and it is very important in DSLR for controlling shutter speed
or apperture value or getting a good picture in low light conditions.