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Beautiful light, beautiful architecture, beautiful location- this is why I am a photographer!

Shot in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. I used a tripod with a cable release and mirror-up. The exposure was several seconds, hence the tripod allows the picture to be sharp. Use a small aperture like F11 for extended depth of field. It also allows the water to blur and become misty. Shot with a Nikon DSLR D2x and medium telephoto of 100mm.

I specialise in one to one photography workshops so if you want to go beyond auto everything on your camera give me a call.

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Blackpool, fireworks, Photoshop,

This image was shot at the recent firework competition in Blackpool, Lancashire.

I knew from a previous attempt that the fireworks would be small and hidden behind the pier so I first shot the pier and beach how I wanted it to appear with a 24mm wide angle and then moved under the pier and shot the fireworks separately. I later merged the different images using Layers in Photoshop.

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Photoshop workshop, Kent, London, South East

Here is a deceptively tricky job removing the drainpipe from this lovely street in Honfleur, France. It needed the use of several different tools including the lasso, polygonal, healing brush, clone stamp and several layers. The work had to be done in stages as the pipe was not straight. For more details why not come on a Photoshop workshop and learn all the tricks needed to create great looking shots you would be proud to hang on your wall. Accommodation is in my brand new house and includes your own en suite bathroom.

Weekend Tutorial One to One £380.00 max one person
We have one day out and about and the second day is an intensive Photoshop tutorial indoors, or why not do 2 days of Photoshop- it's your choice!

Accommodation is £60.00 per night to include all meals

Photoshop, workshop, Kent, London, South East, replacing a sky

Here is a great idea for replacing a bad sky in a picture. There are many times when you come across a great shot but the weather is against you. In the film days it was shoot and weep but with digital we can now replace elements within the picture to create a new, dramatic shot. I replaced the cloudy sky with a blue sky with clouds. Remember to shoot a series of sky shots for just such a situation. Why not come and have a 1 to 1 workshop to find out how to do this and many more ideas in Photoshop or Elements.

Photoshop short courses in lovely Kent, South East, England

This picture shows you just how powerful Adobe Photoshop is when it comes to post production. It allows you to produce simple effects all the way through to some amazing montages. Here basic curves, selections and colour were used to bring out detail in the shadows. Bamboozled by Photoshop? Why not treat yourself or give a gift to someone and learn some of the 'dark' arts of Photoshop to bring your pictures to life! Visit my website for more details or send me an email;

www.timgartsidephotography.com

timgartside@o2.co.uk

Beautiful house in the snow, Kent

I was fortunate enough to be able to photograph this beautiful old house in the snow.

Urban night photography workshop

Why not try an urban photography workshop? You can get some amazing shots. Here the fog and snow have created extra atmosphere adding to the impact of the shots. Yes, that is me with an umbrella adding the human element! Self timer on 20 seconds and running into the shot to pose!! That was my exercise for the day! You must use a tripod and self timer or cable release for maximum sharpness. Although I normally advocate shooting during the crossover light period of dusk when there is still a dark blue sky, on this occasion the fog allowed me to shoot when the sky had gone black. In fact, the low cloud added the red effect by bouncing light back down from the street lighting.

Kent, photography, workshop

Taken on a recent photography workshop I added a darker sky from a darker shot in a bracketed series of three shots. The technique is fairly time consuming and involves copying an RGB channel layer and creating a mask from it. The second exposure is then imported as a new layer and the mask is used to create a selection which is then used to copy the darker sky on its own layer. Phew!! I was quite pleased with the final result though. Yet more snow falling and again the world is plunged into a photographers paradise-if only I could get the car up that hill I know there is a shot waiting for me!!

Photography workshop in Kent, South East England

A couple more shots just finished. I love snow!!! It may be cold and hard work to shoot in but it is so breathtaking how it changes the landscape overnight. These shots were bracketed and tonally balanced using layers in Photoshop. A tripod is imperative for registration in Photoshop. For more information on my one to one or small group workshops please visit my website-

www.timgartsidephotography.com

winter photography workshop South East England

Here are some more shots taken on the recent workshop and over the past few days. It was only when walking back to the car that I noticed how the street lights created a magical glow to the snow laden trees. For more info on workshops please go to-

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Kent photography workshop

Did a new photography workshop the other day and we had a bit of snow! It turned the day into a winter wonderland photo extravaganza. My new D300s didn't arrive in time but still got some great shots from wide angles to more detailed telephoto shots. Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year!

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