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Tips To Master The Art of Architectural Photography

  In this digital era people consume and view a large quantity of architecture through photographs as opposed to physical, spatial experiences. The advantages of architectural photography are great; it allows people to obtain a visual understanding of buildings they may never get the opportunity to visit in their lifetime. And architectural photography is largely used in real estate business as well. The following tips aim to not only improve the visual strength of your architectural photography, but also the stories that they can tell and it will also help your real estate clients. 1. Shoot in a variety of weather conditions and times of day: People often tend to seek the most dramatic lighting to shoot architectural wonders, such as sunset hours when shadows are long and colors are bright. It only really encapsulates the building’s atmosphere at one specific point in time. Shooting a series of images during different times of the day, or even in various weather conditions, can he...

How to Get Jewellery Image Retouching Right

4 Tips for Perfect Results 1. Remove Cluttered Backgrounds- Use a White One In the eCommerce industry, employing a white background for images may be a prevalent trend. Most eCommerce platforms, like Amazon & eBay, prefer product images with a white background. Amazon even makes it necessary for the primary product photo to possess a white or transparent background. And permanently reasons too! A plain white backdrop draws attention to the merchandise. Different colors and designs look brilliant over white. It makes the jewellery image pop. Plus, stones and metals begin prominently during a white environment. 2. Tread Lightly with the Reflections and Shadows Most jewellery pieces have stones, metal, and other elements that shine. regardless of how careful you're, their photographs are sure to have some reflections and shadows. Jewellery images can begin as breathtaking, as long as you wisely use the lighting, shadows, and reflections. But, it’s important to notice that these th...

Product Photography Tips

1: Use proper lighting Product photography starts with lighting the photo. Without adequate lighting, neither your product nor your background determines what it looks like for you. "The background with white light appears white in the photo, looks gray". Options for product photography lighting are Studio Lighting and Natural Lighting. The product you are drawing, the photo purpose, and the platform you are advertising it on, you have to decide whether natural light is really good for product images featuring foods, people, and clothing. Can work well and these natural-looking photos can work well in social media contexts such as Instagram. 2: Use a tripod Tripods may sound like silly and unnecessary technical devices, but they make a huge difference in the clarity and quality of product photos. And they are not necessarily expensive or difficult to use. Tripods are essentially supports that stabilize your camera with an unsteady hand. Using a tripod will ensure that blur is...

Portrait Photography: 5 Tips to begin with

If you are looking to sharpen your portrait photography skills, this blog post is for you. As a Photographer you already know the basics of portrait photography but that isn’t enough for stunning Portraits.   As per Wikipedia, Portrait photography or portraiture in photography is a photograph of a person or group of people that captures the personality of the subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.  If you want to capture the true personality and emotion of your subject, you need to plan the scenario in which you can express them with your portraits. So here are 7 tips that will help you improve your Portrait photography skills: Frame of the portrait Play with lights Use of Props Take candid shots Planned timing and location   1. Frame of the Portrait: Having your subject in the middle of the frame with a good background makes a stunning portrait but you should try more angles to discover which is the best suited frame for your portrait. You should...

IMPORTANCE OF JEWELLERY RETOUCHING

It is common knowledge that capturing scintillating jewellery pictures is a daunting task. Filigreed pieces often fail to be captured in full details whereas the reflection from gemstones renders them dull in images. Professional snap clarity also depends on strategic lighting and jewellery dimensions. If you fail to harness the potential of sophisticated camera techniques, your promising business prospects can be dampened by poor photography. This is where jewellery retouching becomes inevitable. Retouching is imperative to attract the attention of online jewellery shoppers by highlighting to them the exquisiteness of your products. You need to hire professional retouchers knowledgeable about entire effective jewellery retouching techniques to carry out the entire array of touching up activities like removal of background, fine-tuning light, and reflection, eliminating blemishes, adjusting contrast and dark spots, and final image resizing. In fact, there are numerous technique...

Newborn Photogrpahy

A New Era of newborn photo shoots has blossomed. No longer just for baby models and greeting cards, it has become commonplace for parents to blanket social media with their wee Sophias and Aidans ensconced in cheesecloth cocoons or tucked into rustic wooden buckets. I believe the prevailing newborn shoot aesthetic is deeply dreamy and homespun- Pinterest-y, if you will. It is a great way to hold onto the memories of childhood. This crazy phenomenon can be well explained by the following lines- If you are getting married and you want to capture that day, you hire a wedding photographer. In a similar way, if you have a baby and you want to capture the baby and really have these beautiful moments, then you need to hire a New born photographer. New parents love newborn portraiture. I feel it enables them to capture a fleeting moment in their lives, one that is impossible to get back. New Born Photography is the only area where photographer is solely responsible. They need to have the...

Christmas Photography Tips

Christmas is a great time to shoot amazing photos as there are lights and snow everywhere and if you are able to use these to your advantage then you can definitely click amazing photos, so in this blog we will look at some of the tips you can follow to level up your photo game this Christmas. Use Lower Apertures This Christmas click some really amazing portraits with bokeh effect using the lower aperture, the lower the aperture is the more bokeh effect you will get so play around with the aperture setting and create some amazing pictures, If your lens is capable, try staying at f2.8 or below. And there is always a way to improve the final result in post production work with Photoshop and Lightroom, that’s what we are here for so shoot as many photos you want and we can help you with the post production work and you can enjoy the holidays with your loved one without having to worry about the work. Stay Active and Ready For Great Reactions Stay ready and actively antici...

New Lens or New Camera?

A point of contention amongst photographers everywhere who are budgeting for their new gear is one question, “What should I invest most in when upgrading my photography equipment, the camera body or the lens?” This can be a rather complicated answer, as it does depend on the type of photography that you’re interested in doing. So in this blog we will learn the importance of both and when you should invest in new camera body or lens? The Lens: First we will talk about the importance of new lens and why you should invest in lenses, ask yourself a question: “What is the most important part of your SLR or mirrorless camera?” If you just replied ‘the camera body’, you’re onto something, but you’d be wrong. The answer is “the lens”. Most of time people ignore the fact that how important the lenses are, if you are thinking about investing in new gear then you should definitely consider buying a new lens depending on your genre of photography. Look at it as a long term investmen...

Photography is Incomplete Without Good Retouching

I firmly believe that in today’s world photography is incomplete without good retouching . Our industry has changed so much over the last few decades that ignoring retouching is equivalent to believing that learning the intricacies of composition is unnecessary. Am I wrong? I want this article to promote conversation. We live in a world where we’re allowed to have our own opinions and I’d love to hear yours in the comments at the end. Photography Industry Has Changed, Or Has It? In years gone past, before digital cameras and Photoshop, when photographers didn’t make significant adjustments to their photos, photography was pure. It was better. People knew what they were seeing was real and as a result photography was better. No, that’s not the case at all. Firstly, back in the day there was something called the darkroom. In that magical place images went through pretty significant changes. Today we have Photoshop and other photo-editing programs which allow us to make adjustment...

Full Photoshop on Your Apple iPad in 2019

Yes you’ve read the headline right, finally its going to happen. Apple and Adobe are working on an iPad which can run Full version of Photoshop. It’s no secret that hardware performance in mobile devices is progressing so rapidly that it’s been seriously changing the way smartphones and tablets are used by creative professionals, especially visual artists. With modern innovations like Microsoft’s Surface and the Wacom Cintiq Pro line with the built-in Pro Engine, retouchers have had the option to work beyond the traditional office desk setup, granting unlimited ability to retouch at a professional level, just about anywhere. Unfortunately, current professional display tablet options are still sitting at price points which are out of reach for many, but we can rest assured that the fact has not gone unnoticed by tech manufacturers. Over the last couple of years we’ve been seeing more and more third party manufacturers offer alternatives to Wacom’s comprehensive product line, w...

Difference between image formats (JPEG, TIFF and RAW)

JPEG, TIFF and RAW are image file formats that nearly all DSLR cameras can use. Beginning cameras typically only offered JPEG file formats, but now most of the DSLRs can shoot in JPEG and RAW simultaneously. And only some high end DSLRs offer the TIFF format as it’s the best among all three and most of the professionals prefer this. Continue reading to learn more about each type of photo file format. JPEG JPEG is the standard image format in digital cameras, especially inexpensive point and shoot cameras. JPEG uses compression format to remove some pixels that the compression algorithm deems unimportant, thereby saving some storage space. The compression will take place in areas of the photo where the colors of the pixels repeat, such as in a photo that shows a lot of blue sky. The software inside the camera will compute the compression level at the time the camera saves the photo, so the reduced storage space occurs immediately, saving space on the memory card. Most photographe...

E-Commerce Retouching

We at URetouchPhotos provide E-commerce retouching/Product retouching services, for those who don't know what it is, let me explain it to you. E-commerce or Product retouching means to edit a Photo for websites and online stores, as we all know that in today's world it is very important to have an attractive product image on your website and online stores to attract more and more customers, Most photographs however are not fit for publishing straightaway - there are many time consuming process required for each photo to achieve that "ideal" look. Don't worry if you don't have enough time and resources to edit the images because we at URetouchPhotos have a team of professionals to provide you the best result. Why do you need e-commerce Retouching ? If you're thinking that if you should try it or not, or if e-commerce retouching is for you or not, then let me help you decide better. If you want to sell online and want to attract more ...

What is Beauty Retouching?

Beauty Retouching is not anything new, photographers have been using it for years to get the perfect picture. People who don't know what is Beauty Retouching must be thinking what is it and how does it work? Well you are in the right place as in this blog I'm going to tell you everything you need to know about Beauty Retouching . Beauty Retouching  goes a step beyond normal editing/adjustment. This is where, in a portrait we can smooth the skin, reduce or eliminate lines and wrinkles and remove black spots on face and even remove some stray hairs. Most of the retouchers use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop as Adobe is the Gold Standard. Beauty Retouching is very common as we all know that no one is flawless and picture perfect so for models to look picture perfect, it is used as a tool to get the perfect look for the photo project. With the Beauty Retouching it is impossible to tell if the photo has been retouched or not, it looks very natural. It's totally no...

Why and when you should outsource photo retouching

The outsourcing of photo editing is the best way to get your photos in the perfect variant without spending your own time. By outsourcing your photos to professionals like us, you can focus on improving your photography skills and finding new clients. By now you might be thinking you should choose outsourcing or not, let us help you decide that. What does outsource editing for photographers mean? Everyone thinks that they are specialists in their business, and nobody could do their work better. This point of view is far from reality. As we know, the work of a professional photographer is not only shooting. He also have to perform the following functions: Administration: The photographer is the admin of his work and as the admin he have to perform several activities to keep peace and harmony between his clients and subordinates. Marketing: If a photographer is working on his own then he have to do the work of marketing also and it can take some serious time doing it...