Soft Focus: this simple technique can take much time to master, but can be experimented with simply and cheaply, either with photo excising software or using standard fi1m techniques; and can lead to impressive results.
But let’s start by clearing what I mean by soft focus: Soft focus is the effect by which the edges of […]

I received (from Mark via email) a nice video tutorial on the workflow and editing that can be used to create moody and melodramatic monochromes well suited to architectural and urban photography.
Clcik here to watch the tutorial
Tools used by Mark in this video:
* RAW conversion software,(Pixmantec’s Rawshooter Essentials 2006)
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I got a few tutorials for you that will help improve your portraits in the post-processing. There is something to learn from each of them. One shows that the eye can be multi-colored, other shows that the white space of the eye must also be taken under consideration, and, not as the last thing, you […]

I finally found an article with very good examples of infrared photography.
When these infrared filters are used together with infrared-sensitive film or sensors, very interesting “in-camera effects” can be obtained; false-color or black-and-white images with a dreamlike or sometimes lurid appearance known as the “Wood Effect.”
The […]

Panning Setup
Here is a fact: results will be better if you use a tripod. However, if you don’t have one or if an opportunity that does not allow you to set it up presets itself, you can still make a very decent panorama by following a few simple tips.
If you have a tripod:
Set up your […]

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Introduction
A panorama – or panoramic photo – is usually made by stitching several pictures, taken with the same camera, into one. Although you can also achieve a panoramic effect with only one photo by simply cropping it aggressively – especially if you are using a wide angle lens – I will stick to […]

This tutorial shows how to whiten teeth using a Curves adjustment layer in Photoshop CS3. In Portrait Photography, no matter how pretty the model is, how well lighting is and how good your white balance setting is adjusted, teeth may still not be as white and pretty as they should in order to make a […]

I had the idea to inform myself (and you) about this camera accessories because I felt the need of a remote control while shooting night Christmas scenes. To explain better, my Nikon D40x, like many other cameras, can not make an exposure longer than 30 seconds without a remote - at least that’s what the […]

A darkroom is what most people refer to as the photo lab. As the name implies, a dark room is a room or a space which is made to be dark in order for photographers to be able to use materials that are light-sensitive to develop films and photographs.
These rooms were first used in the […]

Starting from today, I’m 23 years old and Photoaxe is 1 year old. Yes, both in the same day. Should I have 2 cakes? Or just one but special one?
I woke up and went into to chicken to drink my coffe and there it was: a cake and a note from my parents.
I put candles […]