The first and orginal dark art Tutorial - decide to give you an introduction to the the world of Photomanipulation. With this techniques you will be able to create some art like they’ve done on www.deviantart.com.
We've all been there. Spent a lot of money to go to someplace we've never been before. We've taken the photos and brought them home expecting family and friends to ooh and aah over the shots we've taken. You open the envelope and take out the prints and somehow the landscapes and nature shots that looked so beautiful there look flat, dull, and you don't remember seeing that couple in the corner of your shot when you snapped the shutter.
This tutorial is more of one related to composition than to a specific technique. The Rule of Thirds is a principle of composition used for centuries by artists and photographers.
Modern cameras are highly automatic in operation. They have auto focus and auto exposure. The camera will focus on the subject - often identified by a small circle or square at the centre of the viewfinder - and calculate an appropriate exposure by detecting the level of reflected light - usually from the same spot.
Exposure is the amount of light collected by the sensor in your camera during a single picture. If the shot is exposed too long the photograph will be washed out. If the shot is exposed too short the photograph will appear too dark.
Exposure bracketing is a simple technique professional photographers use to ensure they properly expose their pictures, especially in challenging lighting situations.
