Noel Bondoc Photography

This miniature toy looks bigger than it actually is. Shooting miniatures or little objects indoors does not really require elaborate and expensive set ups. Now, if you are a beginner, you would probably want to shoot right away. Right? So I will forego of the usual mumbo jumbo of photography and go straight to the point to keep you shooting in no time. ( The procedures  also applies to general still photography ) WHAT YOU WILL NEED I call this a make shift studio , making use of any available material   A Camera -  Any SLR or DSLR , brand is irrelevant. Low end, high end, heck they all give the same results provided they are used skilfully.  A tripod – A must!  In case you don’t know, it is a three legged adjustable gear in which the camera is screwed into the top . The purpose here is to steady the camera, so as to keep pictures sharp.   White / Black or any dark color “Cartolina” - Get the biggest size you can. The cartolina will be your ...

Okay, so as promised from my previous post, here’s a short step by step procedure on how to do the selective color stuff I was telling you about . But first, if you haven’t already, download the free photo editing software called Photo Pos Pro. Don’t worry, it’s totally free! This software is much simpler than PhotoShop but feature by feature, it’s almost totally the same. Okay. Let’s go. Assuming you already have the stand alone Photo Pos Pro, press FILE found at the ( as they always do) upper right corner of your software. Then press OPEN ( to choose an image from your computer). In this case, as an example, I chose an image from my computer of my dog Barney. Our aim here is to convert the image into Monochrome ( Black and White) while leaving Barney's red collar in color. Actual screenshot You may click on the image to enlarge, if this image is too small for you The procedure : Now that your desired image is open, press the freehand select tool found ...

A Philippine Navy sailor carries his tuba Playing around with selective coloring can be fun and addicting. This photographic technique may be used for fun and to emphasize the subject. I realize most pro photographers tend to shy away and sometimes can be  so incredibly  snobbish about selective color for some reasons. But hey, almost everybody loves selective color!  There really is no magic or mystery behind this technique. Want to try it? Go ahead and have some fun ! I’ll write some step by step tutorial on selective color next time, as soon as I figure out how to capture my screen for the illustration… In the meantime , you may want to check PhotoShop’s step by step tutorial on this technique, though the degree of difficulty may be in between moderate to hard.  I have PhotoShop, but I use Photo Pos Pro for it’s simple way of achieving selective color. And it’s free.