PLASTER WALLS!

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If you come across old peeling and mottled plaster walls, you are in the right place! Take pictures of the wall, and save the images in a folder called "textures". Use these textures in Photoshop as layer style backgrounds. Here is an example:

The wine was photographed on a plain white background. The plaster wall was added next on an additional layer. When the plaster layer goes over the wine photo, simply erase the area above the wine so the bottle can be revealed.

This is a rough explanation of the process, but it will get you started!

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SERENDIPITOUS ACCIDENTS

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I was shooting interiors for a nice cafe called Magnolia in my home town, and just as I took a picture through a window a customer walked into the frame. I was slightly annoyed at first, and just about pressed the delete button, but realized that it could actually work as a viable image:



It is wise to keep images in the camera until you have had plenty of time to judge the photo's worth when back at the computer.


Mark's photographic prints for your wall can be purchased at www.markhemmings.com
Mark can be hired as a photographer or filmmaker via www.hemmingshouse.com

INDUSTRIAL TIME LAPSES

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In late fall we finished a very cool project where we were hired to do a time-lapse of a Potash Mining tower being constructed. While this blog post may not be of interest to many of you, the great thing about films like this is that it is within every photographer's grasp. The entire production was done on a Nikon D300 and Nikon D90, both cameras being prosumer models, and not too expensive:




As our company grows, we continually desire to stretch our creativity by pushing inexpensive (but good) equipment to the limit. While this philosophy will have its detractors, the bottom line is that so far we have received very favorable responses from our clients. Their desire is quality at a low price, ours is quality with as much profit as possible. This is often accomplished by the balancing act of reducing expenses as much as possible without sacrificing on the technical and aesthetic side. Essentially, if you can do the job with the camera that you have, instead of buying the newest and coolest, save that money and reinvest it into your company. Eventually you will need to upgrade, and at that time you will have the savings to do so.



Mark's photographic prints for your wall can be purchased at www.markhemmings.com
Mark can be hired as a photographer or filmmaker via www.hemmingshouse.com