by Gerben van Dijk | 31/05/2014 | A Photo A Day, Blog, Landscape, Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop
The Divine Tree is right behind our house. It’s nearly as I saw it. Removed a power line with Photoshop CC and it’s healing brush. Then popped the colours with Lightroom. I wanted a dark moody atmosphere witha strong accent on the lone tree.
by Gerben van Dijk | 31/05/2014 | Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop
Any photographer that is serious about his photography there is a need to manage your photos and to change them to fit your artistic vision. What used to be heaps of slides, rolls of film and strips of negatives are now digital files. The best way to organise them for...
by Gerben van Dijk | 11/04/2013 | Landscape, Photography, Photoshop
Been to the Netherlands over Easter. This photo was taken in front of my mother-in-law’s house. Olympus E-600, ISO100, 300mm, F4, 1/250. Photoshop processing: bit of levels, bit of curves, edge sharpened using High Pass filter and a little dodge and burn.
by Gerben van Dijk | 15/03/2013 | Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photoshop
It’s actually a view from Pennyfine Road towards Newcastle. The Tyne will be underneath the clouds somewhere. I liked the gaps in the clouds and the sharp sunlight. I did not clone out the annoying electricity lines. Maybe someday. The usual Black & white...
by Gerben van Dijk | 15/03/2013 | Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photoshop
I did another photo of trees in fog before. In hindsight I find it a little unbalanced. The trees are just too much in the middle. I also wanted a bit more mystery and drama. I converted the image to mono, levels adjusted for more contrast and then sharpened using a...
by Gerben van Dijk | 19/11/2012 | Blog, Software, Total Commander Tip of the Day
The Directory menu When you, like most people, normally work in a few particular folders on your own drives, then the following feature might come in handy: “the directory menu”. It’s almost like your favourites or bookmarks. The shortcut is Ctrl+D,...
