Month: March 2005

  • LESSON ON BICUBIC INTERPOLATION

    Bicubic Interpolation is amazing.  When I did this demo image at my program at WPPI:

    I
    shot it at 1 megapixel because these were just demo images.  But I
    forgot the guy’s name between Tamara and Nicole (I’m awful with
    names).  So I tried to zoom in tight to see what his nametag said, but I couldn’t read it!

    So using Adobe Photoshop and resampling the image using Bicubic Interpolation:

    I took the image up to 67 megapixels (LOL)
    and now I was able to read the name tag!  Here’s the before/after:

    Bicubic Interpolation is amazing.  It can bring back detail that
    doesn’t look like is even there from the original blocky JPG. 
    Isn’t that cool?

     

  • LESSON ON COMPOSITING

    Composites are a super fun way of
    creating virtual images by sandwiching subjects with backgrounds. 
    This is one of the most fun things to do with Photoshop, but there are
    a few additional techniques you can do to really crank up the
    realism.  I’d like to show you how you can take a skiier laying on
    the snow:

    and put it on a background so it looks like an actual action photo:

    to see the lesson, click here

  • THE QUADRUPLE DVD – DIGITAL INTENSIVE SET IS NOW ON THE CART!

    Idon’t
    think there’s a better deal for what you get, four DVD’s of anintense
    sixteen hour workshop… one whole day on digital
    photographytechniques, another day on Photoshop/Album design and
    marketing piecesplus color management and workflow… plus a fully
    illustrated colormanual and a CD with sample reference images,
    flowchart paperwork andactual files from eight of the leading digital
    cameras for yourcomparison, and we priced it under $300.  This
    will be sold retailin the camera stores for an MSRP of $299, but if you
    get it on my cart,it’s $249 and we will begin shipping on 3/27. 
    Please note, if youare going to WPPI, you may want to see what we
    decide to do as a showspecial – I am bringing only 700 units to my
    tradeshow booth so we areanticipating a fast sellout.   
    This is as many as wecould stamp at the factory so once we are sold
    out, we’re soldout!  There will be only 2,500 units on this run
    and last Ichecked after this mailing we were selling about five per
    hour… soif you want to be the first to get one… click here!

  • FINALLY FOUND A SOURCE FOR NIKON COOLPIX IR CONVERSION


    I have had a lot of people ask where to get the Nikon COOLPIX conversion
    for IR done, and for that I always refer to my stepby step guide on the
    DPN Infrared Forums on how to tear yours apart (it looks scary because
    it IS scary).  Anyway, my buddy Brody Dezember, one of my DI Grads
    from DI Denver is now doing  these conversions for only
    $100.  NIKON Coolpix is my favorite IR source because unlike some
    of the others (D30/60 Conversion, etc) you don’t get live video in the
    LCD.    But very few people have the cajones to take a
    990 apart, so this guy will do it for you and you will have a freaking
    crazy joy toy.  Click here to order.

  • CHECK OUT MY NEW LIVE VIDEO LIGHTSPHERE EXPLANATION!

    See how to shoot it with sample images… click here