Technical Tutorials
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Color Lake – iPhone Photography Tutorial – Adding A New Dimension To A Street Scene
Color Lake is a really excellent iPhone photography effects app. It allows you to add water reflections, snow and rain to image but not only that, you can also adjust the wave sizes and height, rain strength, and snow size. You can take screenshots directly from the main screen and there is full retina display support. In this tutorial I show you how to create atmosphere and nostalgia in a relatively normal street scene. Without the use of Color Lake this would effect would not of been possible. If you feel inspired after reading this tutorial and would like to try Color Lake for yourself, just go here. It retails…
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Olloclip Tutorial – Macro Insect Photography
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. The macro lens magnifies your image roughly around ten times. It allows you to get close to focus on your subjects with your iPhone, usually within 12 to 15 mm of your subject. In this tutorial I talk through my experiences when using the macro lens on the Olloclip. We are still in the midst of winter in Australia but the unseasonably warm weather has brought out some creatures, one of which was this adorable caterpillar. Step 1 I use the app 6×6 for almost all of my macros. I find it the…
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Olloclip Tutorial – Creating Abstract Images With The Olloclip Macro Lens
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. The macro lens magnifies your image roughly around ten times. It allows you to get close to focus on your subjects with your iPhone, usually within 12 to 15 mm of your subject. My instructions for this tutorial sounded like something from Mission Impossible….. “Mr. Hayes, should you accept this assignment you must create abstract images using only the Olloclip macro lens. Your images must show what is possible with this lens and not rely on your skills with apps….” (sorry about that David, actually sounds a bit like a James Bond assignment, J). Okay…I’m…
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Olloclip Tutorial – How To Use The Olloclip For Product Photography
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. In this tutorial we demonstrate how to create product photography shots using the macro lens of the Olloclip to enable you to sell items on ebay , Etsy or for insurance purposes. Many of us sell online…whether it’s on Etsy, Ebay, or elsewhere…and know the importance of good images when it comes to selling your item. Not only do you want your “product” to stand out from all the others, you also want to make sure the prospective buyer knows what they are buying. This is particularly important if the product is a “vintage” item…
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Olloclip Tutorial – How To Create A Stunning Wide-Angle Abstract Art Image With An Olloclip
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. In this tutorial we demonstrate how to create an incredible wide-angle abstract photograph using the Olloclip wide-angle lens. The wide-angle lens allows for approximately double the field of view of the default iPhone. This feature is great for taking landscapes, architecture and interiors but it also lends itself to more creative work too. In this instance, using the wide-angle lens, it has allowed the flower image from a reasonably close focusing distance to appear very large and striking. The photographer in this instance has used this to great effect and created a very unique image…
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Olloclip Tutorial – Creating A Stunning Macro Flower Image, Using An Olloclip
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. The macro lens magnifies your image roughly around ten times. It allows you to get close to focus on your subjects with your iPhone, usually within 12 to 15 mm of your subject. With the Olloclip macro lens I had to learn how close to get to my subject in practice and when to back up. Initially, I tended to get in very close to my subject and then have to back up to get some kind of focus. It does help to have your iPhone on some kind of tripod/support to keep your hand…
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Olloclip Tutorial – How To Create An Incredible Macro Still Life Image Using An Olloclip
The Olloclip lens system consists of three lenses. A wide-angle, fish-eye and a macro lens. The macro lens magnifies your image roughly around ten times. It allows you to get close to focus on your subjects with your iPhone, usually within 12 to 15 mm of your subject. With the Olloclip macro lens I had to learn how close to get to my subject in practice and when to back up. Initially, I tended to get in very close to my subject and then have to back up to get some kind of focus. It does help to have your iPhone on some kind of tripod/support to keep your hand…
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Color Lake – iPhone Photography Tutorial
Color lake is one of those apps you think, hmmm not sure I will use it much, but once you get it you will want to run all your photos though it to see what it will do. This was exactly what I did and boy it was fun! The adjustable horizon and adjustable snow and rain feature means you can create an image with the specific look you are after. In this tutorial I show you how to create a stunning image using the water effect, in later tutorials I will demonstrate some of the other incredible effects of this app and how it can turn your images into…
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Wood Camera – iPhone Photography Tutorial – How To Create A Dynamic Image – Part 2
As I mentioned in my earlier Wood Camera tutorial, I didn’t warm up to this app right away. When I first looked at it, my thoughts were those of “not impressed… I already have apps that do the same thing…” These thoughts quickly changed as I started working with Wood Camera. This tutorial is the second of two were I will show you how to quickly create a dynamic image…without having to leave the app! If you haven’t picked up Wood Camera yet, you can do so here. It retails for $1.99/£1.49/download. Final Image This is the final image, the one we are going to show you how to…
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Wood Camera – iPhone Photography Tutorial – How To Create A Dynamic Image
I will have to admit that I didn’t warm up to this app right away. When I first looked at it, my thoughts were those of “not impressed… I already have apps that do the same thing…” These thoughts quickly changed as I started working with Wood Camera! This tutorial is the first of two were I will show you how to quickly create a dynamic image…without having to leave the app! If you haven’t picked up Wood Camera yet, you can do so here. It retails for $1.99/£1.49/download. This is the final image, the one we are going to show you how to create. Step 1 …
