Post Processing – Methods to Improve your Photos

September 21st, 2009

I wrote this post on my other site psdrockstar.com but felt it fitted in here too, so here it is!

I thought I’d share with you today a few post processing techniques I use when importing photos. It’s possible to make some subtle and in some cases not so subtle enhancements to your image to really make them stand out. A potential danger of post processing is to go too far in making alterations which can make the photo look false and unrealistic (if that’s not what you’re aiming for), so it’s important to bear that in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Stunning Waterfall Desktop Wallpaper

August 11th, 2009

I’ve scoured the web and put together a collection of some of the best waterfall desktop wallpapers below. Located in numerous countries around the world, they make truly breathtaking images.

Angel Falls

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Angel falls in Venezuela is reportadly the tallest waterfall in the world. Read up about them here

Yosemite Waterfalls

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Located in Yosemite national park in the US Read the rest of this entry »

 

Views of 5 Beautiful Cities

July 22nd, 2009

Photographs of some of the world’s most impressive cities make excellent desktop wallpapers.  Below is a collection of some of the best

New York

New york is a photographers dream, with so many locations offering excellent photo opportunities. The photos below appear to be taken from various sky scrapers within Manhattan, most probably the Rockerfella Center and Empire State Building

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New York Skyline Read the rest of this entry »

 

New website launched

July 19th, 2009

Welcome to the re-vamped wallpaperjoe.com website.  After many months of on and off designing / coding the new website is finally finished.  So along with the new look, I’ve added a blog where I shall be writing about photography and showcasing some of the great desktop wallpapers from around the web.

Armed with a new camera (canon 20d) and a few new lenses I’ll be hoping to add new photos regularly, so please check back from time to time!

Along with the revamp I’ve posted a collection of new photos, taken at Marwell zoo in Hampshire .

 

Full frame DSLR or cropped?

July 13th, 2009

I’m now at the difficult stage of deciding what new digital SLR to purchase.  On the one hand I could purchase a more expensive full frame DSLR like the Canon 5D, or get a cropped sensor DSLR like the 20D. Any thoughts?

 

In search of the perfect lens

June 25th, 2009

On the hunt for the perfect lens I’ve come across the Canon EF 70-300mm DO lens.  It’s got a monster zoom on it which is nice.