Photo Colouring... through Adobe Photoshop

Hello! This is my first post. Let me introduce myself first. The name is Hannah. You can call me Hana or Anna ;D. I'm from TCHT and currently I'm doing my Diploma in Tourism Management. I still haven't join any of the club's activities but I hope I can contribute something through this blog. My "expertise" mostly are designing posters and stuffs; instead of photography skills. (haha.. shame on me ;P) So perhaps most of my post will be related to photoshop tips and tricks. And.. umm.. lets move on, shall we? ;D

(I assume that u have some basic photoshop knowledge but I'll add a guideline in a picture format later, when I have the time because I know photoshop can be really confusing for beginners)

So, you want to know how to change the photo from the left to the right?

STEP 1:
Find an image. Crop it and resize it according to your preference. Don't use an image that is too dark. Try to adjust it if possible (such as brighten it etc). This is mine. I grabbed it from deviantart photo stock. Here's the link (the unknown girl). The original photo, which I'll rename it as a "base" looks like this..

STEP 2:
Duplicate your base and set it to Screen at 25%. So now we have two layers.

STEP 3:
Duplicate your base and set it to Overlay at 100%. Arrange it on top of the Screen layer.


STEP 4:
Add a new layer, and insert a colour. I suggest soften the photo and the all the whites by adding a Color Fill layer with #01001a (a dark blue colour). Then set it to Exclusion. Put this layer on top of the previous layer. Depends on your photo, you can use a different colour. Just experiment several colours until you found a suitable colour ;D


STEP 5:
Add a Hue/Saturation layer with an amount of +15 for hue and saturation. You can access this one by going to Layer-->New Adjustment Layer-->Hue/Saturation (or u can use the Selective Colors option. can be found at the same place)

STEP 6:
So basically, it is done! Can you see the colour difference? You can add some lightning effects or other designs to make the photo look beautiful. This depends on your creativity though... ;D

Not all photo are compatible with this colouring technique though. Goodluck!

"Pasar Pagi"

Same festival, different way of celebrating.

To the rainbow



That year, you were holding my hand.



It was an accident.



"Heehee, it's 1.45kg~"



Out of Box

R E D

M a r c h 27, 2008

R e d a t C h i l i e s / b y K a i

Penang Trip

Hello . . .

"no title"

the design

Angels appeared in the temple!

Buddish taking care of Temple

Kek Lok Si Temple

Competitions: Mamak Theme

Dear members,

The Star Newspaper's R.AGE Click 2 Win have organized a photo taking competition themed 'Mamak'. You can take various pictures ranging from a roti canai toss to a teh-tarik swirl. Details are as follows:

• include: full name, IC number, address, contact number and name of your school/ institution
• original photos must be saved in jpeg format and at least 500kb in size
• closing date is March 23rd
• entries must be submitted to photo@rage.com.my

The winner will emerge RM 50 richer. Go wild everyone.

[Special thanks to Wai Sie for the information]

A Glimpse of Putrajaya

J u l y 2 8 , 2 0 0 7

A G l i m p s e O f P u t r a j a y a / b y K a i

macro and lighting~

these are a few photoss that i took while playing with my digi cam. i'm extremely new to this whole photography thing~ do be very very gentle~ haha :P

n.i.k.o.n - s.8

macro vodoo

direct lighting onto a glass apple

distanced light

focused light

subtle light

lighting creates a few different feelings up there, where, direct light seems like a clean shot, distanced light give a sense of fade away, focused light are to show off the texture of the object, and well, subtle light seems romantic and serene~ tats jus my point of view~ anyway, do have fun with lightingss!! :D cheers~~~~

恶魔。放了我吧！

不要枷锁，不要承诺，不要限制。。
不视，不听，不闻 了！
我只要自由。。 。 。 。 。

Burn with spirit

My mum is a truly Taoism. Like any sincere Taoism prayer, she always fold many bishop"Gold" and then burn them for the passed-away spirit.

The "gold" is burning so vigorously and there is a "flying fire bird" at the right corner. Maybe my mum blessing is

"Fly ...fly as far as you can! fly as high as possible and be passionate in your
life!!"

post numero uno.

Hey people.
Ignore the attempt to put up a catchy title. As you know, this is my first post on this blog. My picture ranges from close-ups to scenic shots i took awhile ago. I'm going to give 'em names so bear with it until i get this figured out eh? hehe . I used a Sony DSC-W17 digital camera for these few pics..

"Bark it up"

"Red. 4"

"It's everywhere"

"K.e.y.s"

"Memories"

Well, that's all i have to show for now. I'll be looking forward to honest opinions.
I'm still a new to this so, be gentle.

-Toby-

Random

Yo, just to share some random photos of mine, using handphone camera. Do comment. Enjoy~

Photography 101

Hey guys, first and foremost, I'd like to introduce myself, to those who are unfamiliar of me. My name, is Hamilton Jay, currently doing Architecture in Taylors PJ. You guys can catch me around college anytime. I go by the alias thelover and my weapon of choice is the userfriendly Nikon D40x. My posts from here onwards would be basically Photography tips and tricks, and also most likely Photoshop. If you have any queries, do contact me at native_survivor@hotmail.com.

First off, today I will be giving pointers on Shade>White Balance. Well, this feature is most likely found on DSLRS, SLRS, camcorders(some of them) and also the trusty digital cameras.

Basically, the option "shade" is a very good tool to enchance the picture. Shade gives a almost orange tint to the photographs. This remarkably enchances the picture's attraction factor. Well, to explain this to you guys, I'm gonna have to use my neice as a model, :P

Picture taken at f/5.6, without shade.

Picture taken at f/5.6, with shade. Notice the slight amount of blur around her hands.

The shade balance almost always makes it difficult to take a clean, clear shot. In order to avoid this blur, either pump up the ISO, or take your time taking the shot. Snap, and wait awhile; dont immediately remove the camera.

This would result in a much clearer and sharp image, minus motion blurs.

It is sometimes easier said than done though,

Picture taken at f/4, with a slightly boosted ISO of 800, without shade.

Picture taken at f/6.3, lowered ISO of 400, without flash, with shade. This picture still has a slight amout of motion blur.

Picture taken at f/6.3, with shade, and with proper hand timing.

The results of shade is phenomenal. Do try it, as photography is a trial and error hobby. I'll keep posting some tips and tricks as soon as possible! Take care guys =)