Alien Skin Bokeh
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Shallow depth of field is one of the most important tools in any photographer’s arsenal. Depth of field is the measure of how much of your image is in focus, and shooting with shallow depth of field provides you with another way to bring focus to your subject. The ability to shoot with shallow depth of field is especially useful for portrait and sports shooters. However, achieving shallow depth of field requires a fast lens (that is, a lens that can open to a wide aperture) and you may not always have such a lens with your. Or, you might simply not realize at the time you’re shooting that a shallow depth of field is what the image needs. For those times when you need to remove depth of field from an image, Alien Skin has a Photoshop plug-in that can help. |
Imagenomic Real Grain and Alien Skin Exposure
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Experienced film photographers have a broad knowledge of the exposure and grain characteristics of many different types of film. This knowledge effectively becomes yet another creative variable that they can alter when approaching a subject. By choosing one film over another, they can opt for particular imaging characteristics. If you come from a strong film background, or simply want some new "looks" for your digital photos, then you’ll want to consider two products that provide push-button solutions for simulating the look of various typs of color and black and white film. |
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5
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If your photos or layouts are looking a little flat, maybe they just need some extra texture. Though you can easily shoot or scan textures, there are tremendous advantages to computer-generated, procedural textures like those found in Alien Skin’s new Eye Candy 5 package. |
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