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Klaus Herrmann 
Photography @ farbspiel-photo.com - View. Learn. Connect.
Occupation: HDR Photography @ farbspiel-photo.com - View. Learn. Connect.
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2013-05-21 14:44:36 (9 comments, 10 reshares, 77 +1s)
The Making of The Parliament (HDR) (time-lapse)
View the final image at [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]
This is the Making-of video for ‘The Parliament (HDR)‘. Watch how the image evolves through all the post-processing stages and stop at any position to inspect the parameter settings.
This video shows the entire post-processing work starting with the HDR merging and the tone-mapping all the way through to the finishing touches.
2013-05-21 05:52:33 (24 comments, 14 reshares, 104 +1s)
Biggr, Nicr, Bettr - Flickr
So, Flickr has gotten a fresh update, eh?
The updates include:
- 1 TB of storage
- Full resolution uploads
- New pricing plans
- New gallery views
- New photo page layout with your images spanning the entire screen
... and more.
Are you using Flickr? How do you like the new face lift?
2013-05-19 14:48:46 (46 comments, 72 reshares, 746 +1s)
A new image in my Imagine series..
http://paulpichugin.com
2013-05-18 14:13:35 (4 comments, 10 reshares, 160 +1s)
Dynamic Before-and-After: The Parliament [ bit.ly/142crge ]
Here is the next piece of this HDR feature: The Dynamic Before-and-After. To see it in action and to try it out yourself, go to the link above and use the slider on the image.
Details
This is the dynamic before-and-after comparison of The Parliament (HDR). On the website linked above, you can slide back and forth between two versions of the image: On the left side, you see the original 0 EV source photo straight out of the camera. The right side shows the final image that is based on a 6-shot exposures with shutter speeds between 0.6s and 15s. The image was processed in Photomatix Pro 4.2 and Photoshop CS6.
2013-05-17 15:17:32 (16 comments, 19 reshares, 174 +1s)
HDR Before and After: The Parliament [ bit.ly/10OgmOK ]
This is the Before-and-After for the HDR image The Parliament I posted on Wednesday.
At the top, you see the three original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 6-shot exposure series with shutter speeds between 0.6s and 15s. At the lower left, you see the result of merging those shots into a 32-bit HDR and subsequent tone-mapping using the Details Enhancer option of Photomatix Pro 4.2. And finally, at the lower right, you see the final image after a number of post-processing steps executed in Photoshop CS6.
2013-05-17 08:55:59 (51 comments, 69 reshares, 629 +1s)
Vertical has just become awesome!!! Original image at [ bit.ly/fp-ltbl ]
Before the latest update to Google+, vertical images sucked on the web almost everywhere, except Pinterest.
But now, vertical has become awesome. Why? Because in the new stream, it means more screen space for your photos. So, you may have to re-think your reluctance against uploading photos in portrait orientation.
About the Image
This is a special version on one of my HDR Vertoramas. I never uploaded it anywhere because the format is just so web-unfriendly. To make it more presentable, I cropped it before I published it originally. But finally the time for really tall images has come! ;)
Find all the details and tutorials for creating this kind of image at [ bit.ly/fp-ltbl ]
2013-05-16 08:52:54 (37 comments, 52 reshares, 174 +1s)
Forget about Adobe! Just use Google+!
Who needs Photoshop or Lightroom anymore??? Google's Auto Enhance feature will make your photos awesome with a single click... or so they say.
I have to admit that my head just exploded with all the new features introduced over the past few hours. Auto Enhance is just one of them.
Have you tried it? How does it work for you?
To go directly to the section where +Vic Gundotra talks about Photos, click on this link: Google I/O 2013: Keynote
2013-05-15 15:58:40 (23 comments, 38 reshares, 335 +1s)
The Parliament (HDR) [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]
This is a 6-exposure HDR image of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary. Before I went on that trip, I did my usual Internet scouting on the entire city of Budapest, and sure enough, I came across a ton of images of this Parliament building. So, I was prepared! But when I arrived there and set up my tripod just across the river (Danube), something strange happened. [ Read more at bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]
Resouces
Do you want to know more about how this image was created? Here is the full educational package for you. Enjoy!
► Photo page [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]
► Before-and-After (side by side) [ bit.ly/10OgmOK ]
► Dynamic Before-and-After (slider) [ bit.ly/142crge ]
► Making-of time-lapse video [ bit.ly/16eOZ3p ]
► Pics to play with (download the source ph... more »
2013-05-15 14:29:02 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 109 +1s)
Dramatic skies over Wiblingen Abbey. (Ulm, Germany)
(5-shot HDR: 3 original shots + 2 add-ons)
The entrance to the abbey is not a particularly dramatic scene (not from this angle view, anyway), and the original image was not working to my taste. As I haven't made a dramatic processing in a while, I tried that approach, and it started coming together. And that sky was just begging for such processing :)
My take on a scene that was originally shot by +Klaus Herrmann. Source images copyright by Klaus Herrmann - farbspiel-photo.com - all rights reserved. Go to farbspiel-photo.com/ppw for details.
2013-05-14 15:53:55 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 12 +1s)
Adobe Photoshop CC - Top 5 Favorite Features
I know that whenever you mention the name +Adobe these days, people bring their stones and throw them at you. This is sad and understandable at the same time.
I tend to handle announcements like the move to Creative Cloud by looking at all the pros and cons and then making up my mind on objective grounds. The video below may help you in building up your opinion a bit better... hopefully.
2013-05-07 13:16:00 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)
5 Myths About Adobe Creative Cloud
Big change like the complete shift from the Creative Suite to the Creative Cloud that Adobe announced always come with big confusion and with a lot of myths that make people insecure.
Adobe's Worldwide Design Evangelist +Terry White has listed a few common myths around Adobe's CC. Get those out of your head quickly and start thinking about how you can leverage the new service best for your needs.
(via +Jay Patel)
2013-05-07 09:44:01 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 11 +1s)
Photographers of Google+!
These are some of the best photographers out there on Google+! Make sure to circle them all! If you have any suggestions on some I can add please let me know in the comments below! Some amazing and hardcore photographers in here include the ever popular +Trey Ratcliff, +Colby Brown, +Brian Rose, +Vivienne Gucwa, +Thomas Hawk, +Doug Kaye, +Mike Spinak, +Michael Bonocore, +Gary Crabbe, +Jeff Smith, +Jeff Sullivan, +Folletto Folletto, +Noze P., +Muse TD, +Ant J, +Christi Nielsen, +Gordon Laing, +Cassius Wright, +dave cross, +Austin Thomas, +Tamara Pruessner, +Leanne Staples, +Tana Teel, +Terry White, +James Brandon, +Mike Wiacek, +Jeremy Cowart, +Mike Wood, +Jan H. Andersen, +Scott Kelby, and many many more!! Enjoy!!
#Photography
2013-05-07 06:27:00 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)
Have a question about Photoshop CC? We know it's a big change, so check out these FAQs by Jeff Tranberry, Chief Customer Advocate at Adobe: http://adobe.ly/15rvzIg.
If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the easiest way to contact Adobe Customer Care is by asking our experts in the forums. You can reach us here: http://adobe.ly/106ulgW.
2013-05-07 05:49:34 (23 comments, 28 reshares, 351 +1s)
Sunset Fever.
All Rights Reserved® Karim Nafatni
2013-05-07 05:10:19 (35 comments, 11 reshares, 30 +1s)
There will be no Creative Suite 7.
After nearly 10 years, Adobe abandons its Creative Suite entirely to focus on Creative Cloud
Adobe first launched Creative Suite 1 back in 2003, and now, ten years and six versions later, the company is taking a left turn: Adobe is abandoning its Creative Suite entirely to focus efforts on Creative Cloud.
Adobe is pointing all of its energy towards Creative Cloud, eliminating the familiar retail box in the process. Like last year, the company is releasing an updated suite of applications this June, newly branded as “CC” apps. This includes: Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premiere Pro CC.
For creatives that rely on the company’s upgrade paths, some will be pleased to find that anyone with a CS 3 or later serial number will get their first Creative Cloud year for $29.99 per month. For everyo... more »
2013-05-06 05:37:03 (11 comments, 17 reshares, 290 +1s)
Playa de Arnia @ Liencres - Cantabria (Spain)
Taken during my recent trip in Spain (North - Cantabria) with two others French photographers.
+Yannick Lefevre +Arnaud Bertrande
During this five days we had the pleasure of meeting a couple of photographers who live around Liencres :
Jose Ramon Irusta : http://bit.ly/ZXkA1r
Raquel de Castro : http://bit.ly/ZvnnCC
Camera → Canon 5D Mark II
Lens → Canon EF 17-40mm
Filters → Singh Ray 3 Stop GND
2013-05-02 16:31:03 (8 comments, 24 reshares, 121 +1s)
Tutorial: Manual HDR Bracketing Explained [ bit.ly/11YyKCB ]
Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to make a HDR image but the Auto Exposure Bracketing of your camera just did not cut it? It did not cover the entire dynamic range of the scene and you ended up with blown-out highlights and blocked-up shadows anyway? This is when you need manual HDR bracketing. But what’s the right technique for bracketing manually?
In this tutorial, I am going to show you a simple technique for freeing yourself from the limitations of your camera’s AEB function by using Manual Exposure Bracketing (MEB). We will go through the camera setup and a simple procedure for shooting the images without having to do any math. With a bit of practice, you can even use this technique when you’re shooting hand-held HDR.
Check it out at [ bit.ly/11YyKCB ]
more »
2013-04-29 16:00:40 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 184 +1s)
Light my Way (HDR Vertorama) - Dynamic Before-and-After
[ bit.ly/10OBF47 ]
Here is the Dynamic Before-and-After feature of my last image for you.
If you go the link above, you can slide back and forth between the original +2 ev exposure straight out of the camera and the HDR version. This is much better and much more informative than any side-by-side comparison.
About the Image
This is a 12-shot HDR Vertorama taken at the St. Micheal’s Cathedral in Toronto, Canada.
2013-04-27 20:59:57 (11 comments, 6 reshares, 188 +1s)
7 TOP Google+ Photographs for April 25
http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/4/25
Cover photo was created by +Mykal Hall.
Mykal's website: http://www.mykalhall.com
YOUR photo could be in the SUPPORTER SECTION in the next daily Google+ TOP!
.
How? It's easy:
1) Share publicly this G+ post
2) Choose one of the best photographs you have published on G+ and leave a comment with a link under the original G+ post:
https://plus.google.com/+JarekKlimek/posts/dQ8o6wjVMhn
Jarek Klimek will manually choose one of those photos and place it in the supporter section in the TOP for the next day!
#PlusPhotoExtract
#photography
#potd
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Indicate your best photographs to the Plus Extract algorit... more »
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2013-04-26 15:19:36 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 86 +1s)
Before-and-After: Light my Way (HDR Vertorama) [ bit.ly/ZPlHA9 ]
Here is the before and after of the HDR Vertorama I uploaded yesterday. This is good way of showing what post-processing brought to a particular image.
In this case, the final image was merged to HDR, tone-mapped and then stitched to create a Vertorama (vertical panorama). It was created from 12 individual photos. On the left, you see these 12 source photos and on the right you see the stitched image before and after the post-processing work.
Final image, processing information and a bunch of relevant tutorials available at [ bit.ly/ZPlHA9 ]
#photography #hdr #vertorama #beforeandafter
2013-04-26 05:34:41 (27 comments, 18 reshares, 280 +1s)
Light my Way (HDR Vertorama) [ bit.ly/ZPlHA9 ]
This is a 12-shot HDR Vertorama taken at St. Micheal’s Cathedral in Toronto, Canada. This was actually the first series of source photos I took at this place when I was still very much in a scouting kinda mode. I found the church almost empty at that time and I felt that I would take a quick series of shots just to have them under my belt. I was pretty sure that I was going to come back to this place to make a few more serious attempts at taking the shots since I was fascinated with the rich colors of the ceiling. It did not quite work out the way I wanted.
Read the whole story and tons of information on how this image was created at [ bit.ly/ZPlHA9 ].
#photography #hdr #vertorama #panorama
2013-04-23 14:55:24 (7 comments, 17 reshares, 51 +1s)
The HDR Resource Index - Update [ bit.ly/15EZUCk ]
Check out the latest update to The HDR Resource Index - a collection of different resources about HDR photography on the web. It contains people, communities, software, tutorials, books and more in an easily searchable database.
I have started a new wave of updates with new material. There are three new books and five new tutorials for you in the index. You're going to learn (for example)
► How to create natural looking HDRs
► How to use the great features of Adobe Camera Raw to produce pseudo HDRs, and
► What HDR time-lapse photography is all about.
Find the index at [ bit.ly/15EZUCk ]
#hri #hdr
2013-04-23 06:26:29 (7 comments, 27 reshares, 93 +1s)
Hilarious: Trying to give them kids a reality check
You may have seen this already. It's a hilarious video of a disgruntled school photographer trying to give school kids a reality check.
This video went viral a year ago, but I just had to share it again.
Enjoy!
2013-04-22 23:59:00 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 69 +1s)
New Stunning Photographs in 'Top Photo' [ flip.it/d0S8L ]
Feeling uninspired? Check out today's edition of 'Top Photo' - The greatest photos from around the web: http://flip.it/d0S8L
Check out the video at http://bit.ly/Z8pKKE to learn how to subscribe.
Photo credits:
'Cups' by Adam Swell,
'Salt fields, Phetchaburi, Thailand' by isarescheewin
'Red corridor' by Laurent André
#flipboard
2013-04-22 20:01:04 (7 comments, 23 reshares, 67 +1s)
The Basics of Time Lapse Photography with Vincent Laforet
This is the first of 4 parts in which +Vincent Laforet explains the basics of time-lapse photography.
Never tried it? You should! It's fun!
2013-04-22 17:51:04 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 11 +1s)
The other face of copyright law: Using it to sue the crap out of creatives!
The video below is a very insightful talk held by Andy Baio essentially posing the following question:
Is copyright used against its original purpose as a new business model for creatives to make money off of suing other creatives?
As a creative who may be on either side of this, you should really spend some time thinking about this question.
Background
Copyright law, the fair-use rule and the legal system in general work in a way that forces creatives to pay serious amounts of money to settle a case out of court even though they may have a strong case to defend themselves. Doing so in front of a court may easily cost years of time and 6-figure sums in the end. So settling to pay a 5-figure sum despite being sued for unjustifiable reasons seems to be the mor... more »
2013-04-22 17:12:00 (4 comments, 6 reshares, 58 +1s)
New Issue of 'Photography InSight' Magazine is out! [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
Check out the new issue of the 'Photography InSight' Magazine on Flipboard. It contains the latest photography news and stories from around the web arranged in a nice magazine layout.
You don't know Flipboard? You don't have it installed or you're not sure how to use it? Watch the little video at [ bit.ly/Z8pKKE ] to see how you can subscribe to the magazine.
#flipboard
2013-04-22 16:30:58 (25 comments, 103 reshares, 245 +1s)
Time-lapse: How to Create a Mountain Landscape in Photoshop
Watch Ed Lopez create a stunning landscape by combining multiple photos and digital painting in Photoshop.
This is one item on my "I-wish-I-could-do-this" list.
- farbspiel-photo.com
2013-04-18 15:24:14 (14 comments, 8 reshares, 47 +1s)
Photographing living animals... can be fun!
Here is a Behind the Scenes video of what you have to go through until you have that final shot.
Joel Sartore is a National Geographic photographer whose personal mission is to photograph 5,000 animal species in studio light before he retires.
Good luck, Joel! ;)
On a serious note: Joel's mission is really to contribute something to the preservation of these species by raising the public awareness. According to the UN Environment Programme, 150-200 animal species become extinct every day.
150-200! Let that sink in for a minute!
2013-04-18 13:13:13 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)
Who's really winning? When contest organizers take all your rights
This is one more example of a photo contest that takes all the rights to your photos forever when you submit one. I have always been very suspicious of such questionable contests. After all, this is a really cheap way for the organizers to gain full rights to do whatever they want with your photos.
Yes, that includes using them in a commercial context and selling them even if you're not winning!
Would you participate in such a contest? What's your take?
2013-04-18 05:13:24 (13 comments, 30 reshares, 125 +1s)
So you want to be a National Geographic Photographer?
Watch Joel Sartore's story. Apparently, it's like being a mix of James Bond and an Astronaut (according to Joel).
But the downside is that among the 30,000+ photos Joel shoots every year, there are 3-4 keepers. How about that for a ratio, eh?
2013-04-17 15:32:02 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)
A Sneak Peak at the next Photoshop
Wow....a sneak peak of whats to come with the next +Adobe Photoshop
hint....... DE-BLUR!
Thanks for the find +Pedro Kin!
2013-04-17 06:43:47 (21 comments, 32 reshares, 127 +1s)
Do you feel like dancing?
Maybe you even feel like dancing with polar spirits!? Check out this amazingly beautiful video of dancing aurora borealis.
2013-04-15 18:42:12 (5 comments, 16 reshares, 132 +1s)
Another 20 Amazing Photos Added to 'Top Photo' [ flip.it/d0S8L ]
I just love the new Flipboard update. It makes collecting and presenting your favorite content so much fun.
If you have not flipped through my Top Photo magazine, you need to check it out. I have added another 20 awesome photo highlights today at http://flip.it/d0S8L.
Don't forget to subscribe.
Other Magazines
Also take a look at Photography InSight [ flip.it/5iTMl ] where I share news, stories, reviews, tutorials and much more. Staying up to date in photography does not get any easier!
Finally, I have assembled a list of the 20 Top Photography Magazines on Flipboard for you at [ bit.ly/155OsQ3 ]. This will get you started quickly.
(Photo credits: Nordin Seruyan, Noval Nugraha, Niko Vass and Pawel Kucharski)
2013-04-14 21:19:21 (11 comments, 15 reshares, 165 +1s)
24 Amazing Photos Added to 'Top Photo'
Flip through all the master pieces at http://flip.it/d0S8L
2013-04-14 12:51:17 (9 comments, 3 reshares, 59 +1s)
21 Brand New Stories out in 'Photography InSight'
Check out the Flipboard magazine at http://flip.it/5iTMl
2013-04-12 09:36:45 (16 comments, 142 reshares, 243 +1s)
Have you Really Understood How Photoshop Blend Modes Work?
...I mean really understood?
No? Here's an older post by Robert Thomas that explains it thoroughly.
2013-04-12 05:19:03 (12 comments, 22 reshares, 235 +1s)
Cowell Ranch Beach, looking north to the Ritz and Pillar Point (Half Moon Bay, CA)
2013-04-11 14:39:23 (22 comments, 14 reshares, 64 +1s)
20 Top Photography Magazines on Flipboard [ bit.ly/155OsQ3 ]
With the new version of the +Flipboard app came the ability for registered users to create their own magazines. Each time such a feature is released in any software, people start creating stuff like mad such that it becomes very hard to actually find the real gems (the really cool photography magazines in this case).
To help all you Flipboard-using photography enthusiasts out of this dilemma, I have invested the time to assemble a list of my Top 20 Photography Magazines at [ bit.ly/155OsQ3 ].
If you are not already using Flipboard, you can watch a brief tutorial video at [ bit.ly/Z8pKKE ].
#photography #flipboard #magazines
2013-04-11 05:20:35 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 151 +1s)
Reaching for the Sky, Death Valley National Park, CA
BEST VIEWED LARGE
Question: Which composition rules do you see used in this photo?
What happens when the light is not just perfect at the location you are photographing? - Move yourself to the location where the light IS perfect. The night before I took this shot we had photographed Vermilion Cliff but the good weather was stalled over Death Valley. So, we drove through the night to catch this fantastic sunrise in Death Valley...and flew back later that day.
And you thought that the life was a landscape photographer was easy?
How was this image created?
This image is all about textures and and color. I used rule of the thirds (twice), complementary colors, side lighting in the sky and the ground to enhance textures. The sky on the right side was bit over exposed and required some... more »
2013-04-10 22:47:59 (17 comments, 51 reshares, 139 +1s)
A Camera that Can Shoot 1000fps at 4K Resolution???
This is crazy! The Phantom Flex4K Digital Cinema Camera can shoot at 1000fps with a DSLR resolution. The 4K technology is developing so fast...
2013-04-10 20:43:00 (19 comments, 141 reshares, 196 +1s)
Hyperlapse: Time-lapse on Steroids!
You probably know what time-lapse is, right? BUT... do you know what _Hyper-lapse Photography_ is? It's "a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements typically focused on a point-of-interest" [quote from http://www.teehanlax.com/labs/hyperlapse/].
The video below is an example.
At http://www.teehanlax.com/labs/hyperlapse/, you can create your own hyper-lapse videos from the image material gathered for Google Street View. Just define the start and the end of your journey, and the software will do the rest (with some restrictions to keep the server load manageable).
#hyperlapse
2013-04-10 15:36:06 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 35 +1s)
New Flipboard Magazines on Photography for You
► Photography InSight [ http://flip.it/5iTMl ]
► Top Photo [ http://flip.it/d0S8L ]
The video below will tell you what's in the magazines and how to get started.
Details
A couple of days ago, +Flipboard (content Aggregator app for OS and Andriod) has released a new version of their software allowing users to create their own magazines. This is a great new feature, especially if you love sharing like I do. :)
I have created two new photography magazines on Flipboard for you to bring the latest news, stories, tutorials, tricks & tips, and master pieces from the world of photography to you. I am doing all the heavy lifting for you by collecting these stories from the web and arranging them. All you need to do is to subscribe to the magazines on Flipboard, sit ... more »
2013-04-10 13:48:09 (10 comments, 27 reshares, 64 +1s)
Do you like action shots of fast cars?
...then you'll love this! ;)
2013-04-08 06:38:22 (103 comments, 284 reshares, 683 +1s)
Incredible Time-Lapse of the Earth
This video will give you a different perspective. Seeing things from high above teaches us to be humble and thankful.
Let's all try to preserve this precious little planet!
(Watch full-screen and turn on your speakers!)
2013-04-07 14:32:59 (41 comments, 61 reshares, 576 +1s)
Breaking Through. Shot on Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island, SC
Nikon D800 + Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 #photoplusextract
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