FREE Photoshop Brushes

Thats right here are some useful links full of Adobe Photoshop Brushes, ENJOY!

Adobe has this good site that has user made brushes that they send in, many are good and also viseversa some are crappy to, but definitely worth checking out. I am also including some other useful links for free brushes.

http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp

http://brushes.500ml.org/brushes/500mloldmaps.php

http://inobscuro.com/brushes

http://getbrushes.com/

http://gfxfever.com/

http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes

http://www.photoshopbrushes.com/brushes.htm

http://veredgf.fredfarm.com/vbrush/main.html

http://www.gfxfever.com (nice brushes)

http://www.coolvectors.com

http://trueplayers.ru/brushes_aerosol

http://trueplayers.ru/brushes_torn

http://trueplayers.ru/brushes_aerosol_arso_letters

http://www.brushfed.com

http://trashion.cjb.net/

http://annikavonholdt.com/brushes/

Creating your own Bokeh

Bokeh is an adaptation from a a Japanese word meaning blur. In photography this term is used to describe the quality of the areas in the picture which are not in focus.

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The best way to shoot fireworks this July 4th!

Here are few thing you will defiantly will need to do:

1. Tripod.
2. Manual focus (pre-focus)
3. Manual exposure settings (set your aperture and vary your shutter speeds)
4. Tripod.
5. Having a remote release is a good idea.
6. Stick with a low ISO
7. Tripod. (Did I say use a tripod?)

It really depends what you want. A wide angle lens with long shutter speeds will allow you to capture streaks and many explosions. Short shutter speeds will result in crisp patterns at the time of capture. Don't use a flash; if your camera is set on auto, it will probably attempt to do so.

Based on my own experience, you can also set your camera on 'Bulb', the aperture at f16 or so (fireworks are -bright- and it's easy to lose color in the brightest portion of the burst) and use the remote release to hold the shutter open for 3 or 4 bursts. This assumes that the sun has gone down and it's pretty dark.

Experiment with your camera settings to see what works best for you. By all means use the telephoto at some point. Look for reflections from the bursts to include in the composition. I usually shoot in portrait orientation and try to include the trails of the rockets. Prefocus in manual and use the shutter delay. I think you will really enjoy this type of photography, you never know what you will get and each shot will be surprising.

Also doing a little scouting work may also be in order. Check out the area you'll shoot in ahead of time, during daylight hours, and figure out where you'll set up. Visualize the crowd that will be there on event day. Nothing worse than getting there early and then having your view obstructed or blocked as the crowd files in. If you'll be in an area amongst folks who will be seated on a lawn, please be considerate and set your tripod low and try to stay seated yourself, or get behind them where you won't obstruct their view.

You'll also want to get very comfortable locating/using all your camera's controls/settings beforehand. You'll be shooting in minimal light to darkness, and using a flashlight will annoy those around you who are trying to watch the fireworks themselves.

If you set up near a pedestrian traffic area, allow for running kids, drink spills, etc., and be ready to catch the tripod/camera if someone knocks it over. Make sure your camera battery is fully charged, and maybe bring a spare battery...holding the shutter open with 'Bulb' setting and/or long exposure NR can drain some batteries pretty quickly. Also, try using multiple exposures - you can try that to catch multiple bursts that way, too.

Shoot lots of photos. Look at the results later, and figure out how you'll improve for next time. Above all, have fun and enjoy the show. Happy 4th to you.

Learn Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing software package developed and marketed by Adobe Systems Incorporated: it is the market leading program for editing professional raster graphics.

Today, most people who purchase Photoshop will probably get as one of the Adobe Creative Suite 3 packages. Adobe Creative Suite 3 is a collection of graphic design, web development and video editing applications. The package is available for both Apple Macintosh computers and PCs running Microsoft Windows. In the case of the Apple Macintosh, all major programs are provided in the form of "universal binaries", a single program file that can run on both PowerPC and x86 (Intel) Apple Macintoshes.




There are several variants of the Creative Suite 3 package available: Design Standard, Design Premium, Web Standard, Web Premium, Production Premium and Master Collection. Each of these packages includes a different bundle of software applications. Adobe Photoshop CS3 or Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended is included in all variants of package except for Web Standard (in fact, most variants include Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended).

It should be noted that Adobe Photoshop is a very powerful program, but because of its sophistication, it can quite hard to learn. This difficulty arises not because of any flaws in Photoshop - on the contrary, Photoshop is very well thought-out and easy to use - but simply because the program has so many features. Additionally, many news users to Photoshop will need not only to learn the program itself, but also to learn graphic design and prepress terminology and techniques. However don't let that stop you - there are many excellent online tutorials, software training packages, books and even DVDs that can help you quickly learn Adobe Photoshop CS3.

By S. Tanna. Learn Adobe Photoshop CS3 - find websites, software and books at http://www.graphicsacademy.com/howto_tutorials_adobe_photoshop.php

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