Serve Yourself

This was the first project like this that I have done on photoshop and man was it fun. If you are wondering how it was done, I had two photos merged into one on photoshop where the subject (a friend of mine, Sachi) was in different positions for each. The reason for it was a school project wherein we matched lines of the song It's The End Of The World As We Know It to photos or short video clips. This photo was for the line "Serve yourself". I will be posting the whole video on YouTube and then here soon enough.
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A Return

Alright everyone, I know it's been a while. I took a long break from blogging for the past month or two to get caught up on school because, while I love to do it, blogging takes time; time I no longer had. I've moved around some priorities, got my life in order, blah blah blah. Long story short, Archipelago is back. And with such a large amount of photographic stories to get caught up on, we're going to be barraging you with a slew of new posts, so keep your eyes open.
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By The Light Of The Moon

The other night I was in Grand Bend and had some spare time. My family was watching a Rom-Com and I thought I'd go outside and try some lunar photography. To be honest, photographing the moon is a lot harder than I had thought it would be, and even after working for so long and trying a few different tactics, I still didn't end up with an image to be proud of. these two aren't awful, but they certainly aren't art either. I was using a tripod (of course) and using shutter speeds of up to 30 seconds. Even with all that time, there still wasn't enough light to satisfy my original photographic ideas. What I did end up with were a few creepy, dark photos.
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Preggo Pepper

Imagine my surprise the other morning when I go to make lunch (Ham and Red Pepper sandwiches) and I cut into my beautiful red pepper only to find that there is a baby pepper inside! I was in a moral conundrum! I had just eaten a pregnant pepper! I know I shouldn't care because it's a vegetable and lacking sentience, but it's still a little strange.
(FYI I didn't eat the baby, I kept it)
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Well, Duh!

I've had Photoshop Elements for a while. And when I got it, I uninstalled the mediocre free photo-editing software I had, and switched to using photoshop. Obviously. But for some strange reason, I kept using free software for HDR (High Dynamic Range) and panorama stitching. A short while ago, I looked for comparable software within photoshop. And today I found it. Being attached to completely legit Adobe Photoshop, they are so much better quality than the free software is. Not that it isn't good for beginners. It really is quite helpful when your hobby is on a budget. But as I am looking at making a career of this, it's nice to see that Photoshop can be helpful.
The first photo I made today in photoshop and it is an HDR photo made of 3 exposures last winter.
The second is a panorama that i would not have been able to accomplish without photoshop's cloning and healing brushes. when you get the hang of them, they are invaluable!
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Harvest To Holiday Festival

Look for Archipelago Photography at Wesley Knox's Harvest To Holiday Festival on Saturday November 5th from 10am-12pm.
We'll be selling photo cards and a few framed 8x10's. Also accepting commissions and event assignments as always.
Remember, if you ever want to purchase something you see on this blog, get in touch with me ASAP and we can work something out. Keep Smiling,
Archipelago

The RAW Deal

Today, I have for you a little bit of an information session. This was just recently really explained to me so I felt that it might be helpful for me to (try to) explain it to you.
The difference between RAW and JPEG.
JPEG is the format that nearly every camera uses for their photos. When you make a photo, the computer inside the camera processes the image and gives it certain pre-determined qualities that are either programmed by you or automatic. Qualities like White Balance, Saturation, Contrast, Colour Space and things like that. All those are given to your photo and all of the 'information' related to other white balances, etc. are discarded. That's why if you have a 10 megapixel camera your photos end up at 3 or 4 megapixels.
RAW is exactly what it sounds like. Completely raw. All of those qualities and adjustments are not made to the photo inside the camera. It leaves all of those options open for changing later. The files end up being just the size they were advertised at. Which makes RAW photos much larger than JPEG. It also does mean that they can't be previewed or used for things until they are processed in photoshop. It takes a lot longer but the difference is often quite astounding.
Above are two photos, the first a JPEG and the second a JPEG made from a RAW. The difference at first might not look like much but when examined closely it really is quite the improvement. So next time you're out and about, give RAW a try. It just may surprise you.
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