A Basic Guide to Processing Wide Angle Photographs in Photoshop CS2

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I think it is only fair that one gives back to a community which he has enjoyed, despite all the squabbling and slamming and caustic comments; and after all I always claim that it is my wish that Clubsnap indeed does become a vibrant community for all levels of photographers alike. Although it is entirely possible that the targeted audience for this series/writeup might not even end up viewing this, perhaps in future one could direct them somewhere, instead of telling them to just plain Google.

At first I thought of things I could write up on, I started something on Singapore sunsets/sunrises, one of my passions (well, not just in Singapore but you get the idea).. Then I realised that it was probably not going to be very relevant at all in the long run as the landscape and sites will always be changing. Punggol is getting developed, sadly, and maybe even in the long run some of the beaches and reservoirs will no longer be such a good place to shoot. It is also very hard as to what content is desired, since shooting sunsets/sunrises has so many aspects and dynamic conditions which cannot be summarised into any simple essay.

But I guess processing will always be relevant, and I apologise if this does not help the people using Elements or GIMP or CS 3.. But I use CS2 primarily for my post processing and I do not know if it is similar to other versions.

I am still working on it, but I thought I'd just post up the first few pages first so that people could give feedback on the layout, and the writing and the clarity if they found problems with it. I will probably reserve about 20 posts (assuming 5 images per post, since I'm doing it in jpg format in Photoshop).. So for the people who see this after the first few pages, please refrain from commenting until I seem to have stopped for a while. Cheers and please, all critique/commentary is welcome, just avoid inane talk please.

For purposes since I understand that people learn better when they are able to see what happens instead of seeing how it is written in books, I have included 1200x800 samples of the images I will use here, you can download it by clicking on the thumbnail of the pictures when you are going through the relevant section:







I will express the sincere wish that no one abuses these images.. If you wish to use them for whatever reason, please have the courtesy to inform me. Also, if any abuse is found, please let me know too, it will be greatly appreciated.

As for the writeup/guide, you may use it in ANY WAY you want, so long as it is not for commercial purposes or monetary gain, that is all I ask. Cheers.

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Very informative, especially for many beginners out there.

Please make this a sticky article =)

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