jose antunes
Flowers the Topaz Labs Way
Flowers the Topaz Labs Way Jose Antunes Fotodigital Edition www.fotodigital-online.com Copyright © 2012 Jose Antunes Editor & Publisher: Jose Antunes Notice of Rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. Viewing Tip: The eBook should be read in Two page Mode. In Acrobat go to View > Page Display > Two Up. Also enable “Show Cover Page During Two Up”. Special Note: The PDFs have been created for onscreen viewing only. Printing of the book’s pages is disabled in these PDFs.
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Introduction This eBook is my personal way to celebrate the World Photography Day. It's an offer to the world, as much as the photographic process known as Daguerreotype was a gift "Free to the World". In fact, the celebration of the 19th August 2012 leads us all back to one thing: the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. But it was only a few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift “Free to the World.� So, this is what the World Photography Day is all about. And in this day, a lot of celebrations happen, many from organizations that days after will be joining efforts to destroy what photography is all about - check around and you find (start with Artists Bill of Rights website) the names of all those involved with rights grabbing competitions - apparently not really caring about Photography. I rebel against that double faced position (also seen in my country, Portugal) so I keep away from manifestations that in the long run I find uninteresting and done almost automatically. I rather do my own thing. And this eBook, a little experiment with Topaz Labs filters, is an example of that exploration, and also my gift to the world. What better to share with people than flowers? Flowers have been around all the time, and were the first things man planted that he did not want to eat (although we can also eat some of them...). Flowers are with us from the day a child is born to the moment someone dies. They're a way to share feelings, tell words not spoken.
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Flowers have been, for me, a way to express my contemplative side when it comes to photography. And something I've taught others to photograph. I am all for the natural way they look but I am not afraid of trying different views. So this little eBook, a first essay of something bigger I want to do, is a first step into the use of Topaz Labs filters to change the original view. There is a reason for this eBook being presented on this date. I think it's time to tell people that photography is made of different visions. While I am a "photography is made in the camera" kind of photographer, I do believe the original file is just the basis for something else. I do guess there's a point where you leave the photographic ground and the end result is something made in the computer, but that's not my way. That doesn't stop me , though, from using filters to convey a specific feeling. I guess photographers as Ansel Adams would love digital. And he would probably have a box of filters like those from Topaz Labs. I do not think all their filters work, but the wide choice represents multiple options for different photographers, styles, situations. I just wanted to experiment with some images and show you, in a day that celebrates innovation, that there are still paths to explore. The filters chosenn are just a few from a wide collection that you can modifyy to your heart'ss content. The sheer number of possibilities is astounding and the reason why you can spend so many hours just experimenting. It's a dangerous but revealing activity. And it will open your eyes to a simple truth: there are many ways to see the same subjects. Try these filters with some friends around and you'll find out that people have different opinions about the same effect. That's Photography for you. Have a great 19th August 2012 and take lots of photos. Jose Antunes
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The process
The filter effects chosenn are not those I prefer or use most regularly,, but those I felt would suit better each different image and at the same time showed the variety of the collection. This said, choosing filters in Topaz Labs is a process that takes time, as there are so many options and you can adjust multiple aspects of each of them. Because this selection was prepared to show the potential of the Topaz Labs filters and also to share with readers a view of the options, all filters were used without any changes. This means that tweaking, either in Topaz Labs program or in one editor, afterwards, will give even more options to each user. The photographs for this eBook were all edited in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. As the program interfaces directly with Topaz Labs filters, through a bridge software available freely from Topaz Labs, it's an easy process to move from one program to the other in a fluid workflow. So, to the pictures now, each with a single note naming the filter chosen.
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Setting Sun - Dynamic
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Brash
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Vintage
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Blueprint
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Dynamic Brightness
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Painting Bold
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Lomo II
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Glow in the Dark
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Dark Ghostly
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Sketch - Dark Charcoal
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Flowers the Topaz Labs Way To know more about Topaz Labs filters use the link below http://www.topazlabs.com/426.html To visit the author’s website use the link below: www.joseantunes.com This eBook was created using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 and is offered as a way , for the author, Jose Antunes, to celebrate World Photography Day on the 19th of August 2012. Please respect the authors’ rights and do not use the photographs present here without his permission. You’re free to share this eBook but the author rather have you share the link where people can get the eBook from, so he can have an idea of the number of downloads of this FREE eBook. flowers the topaz way - a free ebook by jose antunes to celebrate World Photography Day - page 31