I found a technique for bringing out low-lights, towning down high-lights while keeping saturated color called contrast masking while reading dpreview forums. It works really well and decided to write a better tutorial on it than the rather quick and dirty found here
I bought the Coolpix 5700, its a very good camera but I must say Nikon must be kidding with the accessories, especially considering the ยฃ820 price tag.
They give a 16Mb Memory Card with a 5 Megapixels camera, that is completely useless.
The strap supplied with the camera is short and rather rough, it used to srape my neck and hurt all the time. The end result is that I am now in the market for a new neck strap, and this seems to be a trial and error process. What I would really like is a strap with a swivel connector to prevent the constant twisting.
Photoshop has a very usefull tool called layer masks. If you have ever wanted to emphasize the focal point of your image by making just that color and the rest black and white then this is the tool for you. Read on for a tutorial on using this usefull tool.
With most modern programs such as word processors and spreedsheets you can record a macro of oten used series of commands. Photoshop too has a macro function known as Actions.
In this tutorial I will show how to create and use a action that will convert a color image into a infra red one.
Recently I purchased the Nikon MC-EU1 wired remote control for my Coolpix 5700 to improve my low light picture taking.
