Creative Photography
By Linda Wevill
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About this ebook
Creative Photography will provide photographers with a range of techniques that will inspire and give them confidence to experiment with their own photography. The first half of the book covers the latest in-camera techniques including the use of Long Exposures, Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposures. The methods are clearly explained with images demonstrating the results possible and ideas on how to move their creativity forward.
The second half demonstrates what can be achieved using Photoshop. Here the emphasis is on understanding layers and layer masks which are employed by the program. These are clearly explained and followed by suggestions of how to apply them. The current trends in creative photography are looked at with advice and tips on the methods involved.
Using this book a photographer will be able to develop and enhance their own particular style. Both new and experienced photographers will find it invaluable in giving them the skills and motivation to try something new, to experiment and to have fun in the process.
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Creative Photography - Linda Wevill
Copyright © 2019 Linda Wevill
The moral right of the author has been asserted.
Photography © Linda Wevill
Adobe Photoshop CC screenshots reprinted with permission from Adobe.
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Matador is an imprint of Troubador Publishing Ltd
For my husband Richard, my daughters Emma, Carla, and Amy,
and my grandchildren Max, Arlo, Luca and Cleo
Contents
Acknowledgement
About the Author
Introduction
IN-CAMERA CREATIVE TECHNIQUES
Long Exposures
Interplay between three elements of exposure
Neutral Density Filters
Capturing Movement of the Sea
Capturing other Movement
Equipment required for long exposure photography
Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)
Multiple Exposures
Using Different Lenses
Macro Lens
Lensbaby Lenses
Other creative ideas
USING PHOTOSHOP FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Using Layers
Using a Layer Mask
Adding a Layer Mask
Working on a layer mask
Adding a Texture Layer
Vignetting
Layer Blending Modes
Colour Range
Adding a White Layer (for a pastel effect)
Merging and Flattening Layers
Adding Softness to Image
Clarity Slider
Gaussian Blur
Orton Effect
High Pass Filter
Useful Shortcuts in Photoshop
The Way Ahead
Historique Aquitaine
Acknowledgement
I would like to thank my many photography friends for helping and inspiring me on my creative journey. Special thanks go to Mike Longhurst ARPS, for kindly agreeing to proof-read and comment on the book. When Mike did not understand what I had written, I knew I had not explained it properly. I am grateful to him for undertaking the task.
About the Author
Linda Wevill is a creative photographer specialising in the landscape, although she enjoys capturing a diverse range of images from still life to travel. She is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and serves on the RPS Assessment Panels.
Linda has exhibited widely both within the UK and internationally, including at the Royal Albert Hall, the National Theatre and the OXO Gallery in London and at the Huangshan Yixian International Festival in China. She has had her images and articles published in numerous photographic magazines and other publications. Linda is in demand as a speaker around the country and has run creative workshops for both the RPS and camera clubs.
Linda achieves a soft painterly effect in her photography and always aims to portray the essence of a place. She enjoys experimenting with techniques whether in-camera or during processing by, for example, varying shutter speeds at the time of shooting or using texture layers in Photoshop. Her aim is to express a personal depiction of her environment, to capture the atmosphere of the scene and the vision she is trying to convey.
‘Creative Photography’ is Linda’s first book and it gives her great pleasure to be able to pass on tips and ideas gained through her experience over many years. Linda hopes the book will give readers the motivation to go out and experiment, using the techniques discussed, to