Recent content by Tony Harrison-Smith

I am with you on Aviation weather. It is enough to drive you to dispair! Now given up flying and taken up photography, far less weather dependant (Unless you are at an airshow in the rain ) ;-)

Thanks all. Ther difference between selection and mask is clearer now.

Hi All, Very new to compositing. Why do you cut out an object to paste onto a background rather than mask the object on the original photo and add the masked photo to the background. It seems to give the same result with the ability to 'improve' the mask at a later date if needed? What am I missing?

Lens arrived today. Thanks that was what I needed.

I use them for all the photpaper I use. I should say, the photos I print are for my own use or to give to friends ect. Although there are no icc profiles, the info sheet that comes with the paper does give settings for most common make of printers. I have been very happy with them and...

Thanks Mark. I have just ordered one of those lenses

Hi all, I often photograph aircraft and vehicles in museums. I have a Sony a77ii and a Sony 16-50mm 2.8 lens (SAL1650). Is this a wide angle lens? I ask because I still have to stand a long way away to get a good view of the subject. If this is not classed as a wide angle lens, can someone...

Thanks. I agree where possible I should try and match the different parts, but not always possible as my photographs are never produced in a studio . I have had luck using the clone tool along with dodge and burn. I was just wondering if others had better techniques.

In compositing a photo of an aircraft onto a background scene, the aircraft has hard shadows under the tailplane that are not compatible with the direction of light in the background photo. How do you remove or dramatically reduce this shadow so that it does not look wrong for the photo. I am...