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Expression and creativity are considered fundamental, intertwined attributes that elevate photography from simple documentation to a meaningful art form. They allow a photographer to convey a unique personal vision, tell stories, and evoke emotions in the viewer.
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Creativity in photography involves original thought and the generation of novel ideas. It is about seeing the world from a fresh perspective and pushing beyond the ordinary or expected.
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Expression is the manifestation or embodiment of something else, typically emotions, mood, or a message. An expressive photograph aims to make the audience feel what the subject feels, creating an emotional connection.
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Editing Advice
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The 5 basics stages of photo editing;
(If possible use Layers and Luminosity Masks)
1) ​Crop and Clean Up Your Image.
2) Adjust the White Balance.
3 )Adjust Color Vibrancy and Saturation.
4) Adjust Exposure and Contrast.
5) Denoise and Sharpen.
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Luminosity Masks
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I expect most photographers have heard of 'luminosity Masks and many use such ether directly or via a plug-in Panel such as Tony Kuyper TK8, Raya Pro, Lumenzia
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A good site to help understand how Luminosity Masks plus Masks in general work and the benifits in editing, can be seen on ARC Panel website
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Less well known is that with Photoshop Elements you can still create Luminosity Masks or use a set actions developed by Tony Kuyper; these Actions enables a range of masks to be generated based on brightness or Luminosity. The link below gives the download option for such
https://goodlight.us/writing/actions-for-pse/actions-for-pse-1.html
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​​TK Actions for Photoshop Elements
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https://goodlight.us/writing/actions-for-pse/actions-for-pse-1.html
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The actions for Photoshop elements brings the power of luminosity masks to Elements users.
ELEMENTS XXL PLUGIN
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To increase the Funcantilty of Adobe Elements to bring it close to full Photoshop as a fraction of the cost ELEMENTS XXL plugin;
ElementsXXL adds up to 2000 powerful features to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements for Windows that were previously only available in Photoshop. It also adds 800 new features to Photoshop. Layers and Curves are the 2 functions that are indispensable.
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​https://www.thepluginsite.com/index.html
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Free Luminosity Panel in Photoshop
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For the best free luminosity panel in Photoshop, Lumenzia LITE by Greg Benz offers one-click mask creation
https://gregbenzphotography.com/lumenzia/
Tony Kuyper's TK Panels free basic versions that introduce powerful manual and automated masking for landscape/fine art editing
https://goodlight.us/writing/lum-mask/lummask-1.html
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AutoPano Giga is Now Free
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If you want to create stunning panoramas with ease, you need to try AutoPano Giga. This software was developed by Kolor, a company that specialized in image stitching and virtual tours. Unfortunately, Kolor closed its doors in 2018, but they left a generous gift for their loyal customers: a free license for AutoPano Giga.
AutoPano Giga is a powerful tool that can automatically stitch multiple photos into a seamless panorama. You can adjust the projection, the horizon, the color balance and more. You can also create 360° panoramas and export them to various formats.
Don't forget the email/registration code, just below the download links at
https://hdrmaps.com/blog/autopano-giga-is-now-free/
Windows version (Windows 7, 8, 10, 11):
https://download.hdrmaps.com/AutopanoGiga_x64_442_2018-09-10.exe
MacOS version:
https://download.hdrmaps.com/AutopanoGiga_Mac_442_2018-09-10.dmg
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Recomended Internet Sites for Editing Advice
Blending Moments and Controlling Contrast by Nick Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3JHahTqPZE
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Moody Photo Editing - Lightroom / CameraRaw Tutorial by Mads Peter Iversen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQFXciidB8
Five Editing Tips EVERY Photographer Should Know by Steve Arnald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G1EkGLMO6k
Pro Tips for Stunning Garden Photography by Adam Gibbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MU-w3cJgYI
Timeless photography lessons from Cartier-Bresson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpuDo82Qtjw
Guy Tal 'Be Extraordinary' in photography hosted by the RSP
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