Daily Inspiration #609
Sep 8, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use “Daily Inspiration” in the subject, and don’t forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p> Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? Check out http://daily.abduzeedo.com 2D al b sure Anderson “LAKAIROMANIA” from Marc Ritzema on Vimeo . Best Bookmarks Cmyll Color.
Tags: daily-inspiration, daniel-nelson, graphics, illustration, images, Inspiration, inspirationhut, jobs, photographs, photography, Photoshop, pixelmator, Tutorials, via-twitter
On Assignment: Photographing the Pope in Italy
Aug 12, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Photographing the pope as a photojournalist is similar to covering other major diplomats – like presidents and royalty. However, each assignment is different and brings individual challenges, customs, and red tape. In this article, I’ll explain my experiences with photographing Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, Italy. Tools of the Trade Photojournalism doesn’t require the flagship lines of the DSLR market like the Canon 1D Mark IV or Nikon D3S.
Tags: articles, assignment, basix, composition, Inspiration, Lighting, photographs, post-processing, Resources, Tutorials
Mix Collection of 77 Stunning Photographs to Refresh Your Mind
Apr 23, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
When it comes to inspiration then there is no limitation on resources. Photography is one of the key sources of inspiration for some of my past work. Here we talking about photography of various forms like aerial, wildlife, underwater, portrait, nature, travel etc. which I find usually amaze me more than anything.
Tags: environmental, food, Inspiration, photographs, photography, portrait, Resources
Killer Techniques for Shooting in Natural Light – Part 1
Jan 28, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Dealing with outdoor light might seem easy, and certainly plenty of rules of thumb are passed around regarding outdoor photography. Photographers might refer to the Sunny 16 rule or the saying “f/8 and be there.” However, it is more important that you know how and why the light works in your photographs than what exposure to use. The obvious problem with rules of thumb is that they only get you started. What about light underneath clouds or shade?
Tags: camera, iso, Lighting, photographs, shadows, subject, the-light, Tutorials, user-plus
99 Brilliant Examples of Infrared Photography
Jan 19, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
In Infrared Photography , the film or image sensor used is sensitive to infrared light. The part of the spectrum used is referred to as near-infrared to distinguish it from far-infrared, which is the domain of thermal imaging. Wavelengths used for photography range from about 700 nm to about 900 nm. To record the “invisible light” has always been an intriguing and fascinating experiment for photographers.
Tags: bnw, close-up photography, Creative, Inspiration, nature, photographs, photography, Resources, still life, underwater, white
21 Dazzling Graphic Designs by Javier Alvarado Quesada
Dec 9, 2009 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Javier Alvarado Quesada, also known as poisonvectors, is a digital illustrator and photomanipulator from San Jose, Costa Rica. His work has been featured in PhotoshopCreative, FWA and a variety of other groups. He most often combines photographs with dynamic illustrated elements and dazzling lighting effects to create a stunning result. In this post, we’ll feature 21 dazzling designs from Javier, which showcase his portfolio. You can check out his full gallery at his website here: http://www.poisonvectors.com/ Hopefully you like his work, it’s really creative and will inspire you in your own design endeavours. Have a great day!
Tags: dazzling designs, designer, desktop, fwa, graphic designs, image, Inspiration, network, photographs, photography, Resources, san jose costa rica, stunning result, wallpaper
Best of the Web #45
Nov 16, 2009 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Good afternoon (or other variant based on where you are), and welcome to another edition of best of the web. This past week had a lot of photography roundups, everything from out-of-bounds style to tilt-shift photography. Also, there were two interesting tutorials on comic and cartoon style illustrations. My personal favorite post was a review of Photoshop brushes by SmashingMagazine, but of course, all the posts from past week that are included here are pretty good and definitely worth seeing. Anyways, hope you all like, and as always, if you have any comments or suggestions for me, or want to contribute, don’t hesitate to contact me. Have a great day! 16 WordPress Sites to Help You Build a Better Blog Brushing Up on Photoshop's Brush Tool 30 Amazing Photographs by Joe Holmes 50 Awesome Examples of Out of Bounds Photographs Reader Tutorial: Create a Cartoon Character in Photoshop 100 Examples of Brilliant Tilt Shift Photography Create a Contemporary Style Illustration without Drawing Skills 60 Trendy Web Design Interfaces Created in October 60+ Beautiful and Creative Graffiti Arts 10 Best Online Web Tools 40 Seriously Funny Print Ads
Tags: best of the web, color, Creative, Design, design interfaces, illustration, illustrations, Inspiration, photographs, wallpaper, Web Design, wid
Best of the Web #44
Nov 9, 2009 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Hey again everyone, hope everything is well. I’ve been pretty busy lately, so I apologize for the sporadic updates. Another week has gone by in the blogosphere, so there were a lot of new posts to choose from for this week’s Best of the Web edition. Case studies are becoming more and more popular as a method of learning, where designers can show off their thought process without giving away all their secrets, so we have included some here today. As always, there’s some photography inspiration, and some web design inspiration. And of course, some awesome roundups of tutorials to keep you motivated and learning. Be sure to check out all the posts I’ve included below, they’re all pretty awesome. Hope you have a great start to your week, and stay inspired. See you tomorrow! The Making of Constant Slip 50 Stunning Video Game Concept Art 30 Unique and Artistic Web Designs 43 Mindbending Mudbox Tutorials 3D Portraits that Make You Say Wow Showcase of Popular TV Show Website Designs Really Neat Illustrations by Grzegorz Domaradzki Super Funny Illustrations by Fatheed 25 Astonishing Photographs of Rainbows
Tags: best of the web, case studies, Design Inspiration, Designers, edition case, game concept art, mudbox tutorials, photographs, photography, Resources, sporadic updates, Tutorials, video game concept art, Web Designs, web edition
55+ Professional Photoworks by Dpunkt
Oct 30, 2009 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Frank Dpunkt is famous photographer with a great photography portfolio, and he also is a skilled photomanipulator as well. In this collection, we’ll show off his amazing skills in listed photographs, which present some great ideas about photography, along with some learning tips. Frank Dpunkt says on his Flickr profile “Why do I photograph? Because I want to see, how things look, if they were photographed and ” The sense of a camera is not to produce smooth and unverrauschte pixel quantities with best sharpness in the edges but pictures! And those define themselves first from contents and the formative idea.
Tags: Art, Creative, featured, great photography, kashif, lightroom, media, photograph, photographs, photography, photoworks, Tutorials
42 Unbelievably Beautiful Photographs by Saul Santos Diaz
Sep 25, 2009 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Saul Santos Dias is a photographer from Fuencalienta de la Palma in the Canary Islands. His photographs are so incredibly detailed, colorful and clear, they transport the viewer to the location and allow them to experience the beauty of the moment. From the highest mountains, to glacier valleys, Saul manages to shock the viewer with his talent for contrast and color. Whether the photograph was taken during a starry night, during a beautiful sunset, or during the crystal brightness of day, the vivid imagery from Saul’s photographs will leave you breathless. In this post, you can check out 42 of Saul’s outstanding works, which will captivate you and transport you to the true beauty of nature. Be sure to check out Saul’s website, located here: http://santossaul.com/ His whole gallery is breathtaking, and it was a near impossible challenge to keep this post to a manageable number of photographs. If you liked this post, please share it with your friends! As always, thank you for reading…you make this site what it is.
Tags: canary islands, Design, manageable number, photograph, photographs, photography, shock, starry night, sunset, true beauty, tutorial, Tutorials, valleys
