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Better group shots with Photo Merge

There is a time and a place for photoshop.

Just bear in mind, my background in photojournalism allowed very little use of Photoshop except for cloning out dust spots, dodging and burning.

My use of Photoshop was limited to what we used to do when we were making BW prints in the darkroom.

That said, there are times when photoshop can actually give me a better way to make a good picture.

The one that comes to mind most is Photoshop’s Photomerge feature.

As a finale for my class, I taught my students how a little thinking out of the box can give you a better quality image.

Rather than using a wide angle to include everyone but at a price of throwing away pixels, I showed them, in my mind, a better approach.

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Save an old photo, copy it

copy_pic1 Now why would you want to photograph a picture that’s in a picture frame.

That’s daft, Peter.

Sorry for stating the obvious here–it’s a picture you love, but you can’t find the negatives.

It’s the only copy you have and it is encased behind glass.

Siesta–Here’s a picture my sister-in-law took of the Phun boys snoozing. Those long days and nights with a new born are so much fun. I just taped the picture frame to the cupboard door in my garage. The light source is whatever daylight was coming in through the garage door and the small door.

Whenever you place a picture inside a frame with behind glass, it’s always a good idea to matte it.

Besides making your picture look better, there’s another more important reason.
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