A Gallery And An Apology

Hi all,

Sorry about not sticking to the posting days i've outlined before, however i've been caught up in GCSE's and family stuff.

So, I will do my scheduled post for today and possibly do a 'bonus' post tomorrow or on monday.

Some of my most recent work, starring my 2 cats and some flowers...

Many thanks

Kbickyy

How to give your photos a vintage look.

Hi there,

There are many different ways to give your digital photos a vintage look, obviously the easy way is to skip the entire process and shoot on film, but for those that are digital - only, here's a few tips...

If you own an ipod/iphone Instagram (free on the app store) is a simple, easy way to apply lots of different effects to your photos.

Example of an Instagram photo:

However, for those on a computer, using Adobe Lightroom (if you own it) is a simple way to make your photos have that vintage look. Here's a step - by - step guide:

Step 1: Increase White Balance And Contrast.

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Step 2: Refine Highlight And Shadow Colours/Saturation.

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Step 3 (optional) Add vignette To your image.

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The same process can be applied in Photoshop, however i cannot provide a step - by - step guide for Photoshop as i don't have it. However a guide to creating a similar effect in photoshop can be found here: http://www.wikihow.com/Achieve-the-Vintage-Look-in-Photoshop

Many thanks

Kbickyy

Hi - Tech Old Tech

Yep, thats right, i'm talking about polaroids.

Polaroids are known worldwide, and are famous for the instant prints, with their unique qualities, such as vivid colour casts and square crops. And perhaps the most famous part of the polaroid instant cameras - shaking the instant print to develop it, such simple pleasures cost far too much to repeat today, for example a single pack of polaroid 600 colour film nowadays is a pricey £25, whilst a roll of 35mm film is only around £4.

Polaroids are easy to shoot, and have that certain appeal of a camera that is truly point - and - shoot.

However, not all is lost, as a man called paul ladroid (no i dont know if thats his real name or just his screen name) has developed an amazing piece of software called poladroid, which replicates the effect and colour casts of polaroid cameras whilst keeping the high - resolution of your digital image files.

You can even opt to make severe vignetting, and also to add smudges to the photo.

 Examples of poladroid photos:

Many thanks

Kbickyy

* Poladroid photos taken and polarised by me. 

I have a cunning plan....

Hi there,

I have outlined my plan for posting, i cant promise you i'll stick to this, however the plan is....

(per week)


- Gallery post (mix of my photography and other peoples work) (tuesday)
- Item of the week (photography gear) (thursday)
- And occasionally when i find an interesting technique a 'how to' post (Saturday)

Starting tomorrow :)

Many thanks

Kbickyy

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog, this is where i will be talking about photography in general, showcasing both my photography and photography from other people, and talking about gear and reviews.

I aim to have a post at least once a week but i may post more often, we'll have to wait and see...

Anyway, i'll start off with a couple of my own shots to 'get the ball rolling':

Many thanks

Kbickyy