Celtic Shadows

Baptism of Fire

CSD Images — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:09:50 +0000

I had just bought a new Canon 5D Mk II and got a nice deal on a Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens so I wanted to test this combination out to see what both can do. It would be the second outing for both pieces of gear. Moving from the Canon 30D to the Canon 5D

Oh so quiet…

CSD Images — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:00:17 +0000

Just a quick update. The last few months have been rather hectic and I’ve been reviewing Photoshop CS6 Beta to see the new changes coming down the pike. This will be one of the biggest changes to Photoshop in a long time and by Jove it’s shaping up to be one of the best. One

ACR Part 7 – Lens Corrections

CSD Images — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:00:59 +0000

It’s a fact of life that all lenses are imperfect; it’s the nature of lens design and physics that dictate this rather than any design flaws inherent in the lenses themselves. Whilst professional and high end lenses minimise the imperfections they will employ a wide variety of techniques to offset these weaknesses such as lens

Fiat Lux – How to approach lighting a scene.

CSD Images — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:45 +0000

There is little difference between lighting a studio to an outdoor location. The only difference is that you’ve got ambient light to contend with. Arguably you’ll learn more about lighting a subject working outdoors than you will in the controlled environment of a studio, but the downside is the amount of kit you may need

ACR Part 6 – Split Toning

CSD Images — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:00:56 +0000

Split toning tab is a process where you divide an image in to two halves and then apply a colour to each of those sections. It’s a great way to produce creative effects when you apply colour theory such as blending blue shadows with yellow highlights resulting in colour vibrancy. In essence this is a