Saturday, April 13, 2013

Facebook page

If you want to see some of my pictures 'Like' my  new Facebook page where i will put regularly some of my work. Link to the Facebook page:           http://www.facebook.com/ramiromendes.ph Ramiro Mend...

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Finding Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier was an American amateur street photographer, who was born in New York City but grew up in France.  During the forty years that Vivian worked as a nanny, she took about 100,000 photographs, primarily of people and cityscapes in Chicago, although she traveled and photographed worldwide. Here are some amazing pictures by Vivian Maier: Her photographs remained unknown and mostly undeveloped until they were discovered...

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

How to make HDR

HDR means High Dynamic Range, and it's usually used in hard light and shadow situations or if you want to get a dramatic and surreal effect on your photos. Here's a few examples of HDR pictures. To make an HDR you need to take 3 photos, and you will need a tripod to take them: 1. Take a photo with the correct exposure. 2. Then take an underexposed one. 3. And finally take a overexposed photo. After...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

How to make a panorama on Photoshop CS5/6

In this post you will learn a simple way to create a panorama in Photoshop. 1. First of all you need to open Photoshop. 2. Once with Photoshop open, go to: FILE»»AUTOMATE»»PHOTOMERGE                                           3. Choose the AUTO option and click Browse. 4. Select the files you want to make the...

Saturday, February 16, 2013

10 Amazing pictures by the photographer Joel Santos

Joel Santos is a Portuguese photographer author of the best-seller “Fotografia: Luz, Exposição, Composição, Equipamento” (Photography: Light, Exposure, Composition, Equipment). From 2007 until 2010 he was the Editor in Chief of “O Mundo da Fotografia Digital”, the portuguese best-selling photo magazine. He is a part of Canon Professional Network under Canon’s Ambassador Programme as a Canon Explorer. Visit...

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

5 Free Photography Apps for IOS

 Instagram, 500px and Pudding Camera are available in the Play Store for android. Instagram You probably already know Instagram, but some people may not, so  Instagram is a quick and easy way to edit and share photos, this app allows you to add vintage effects to your pictures and share them with your friends trough their own social network, or if you want you can share them on facebook, twitter,...