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Dark Moody Image

Creating dark moody effects in Adobe Lightroom

Posted on December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 by tapas.sahoo

Adobe Lightroom (Lr) provides sufficiently good features to post-process images. Though I have a Photoshop CC subscription, unless I am doing advanced manipulations, Lightroom is a quicker option to experiment with image tone and color grading. It provides a ton of presets for transformations, but I usually build my custom edits, since every preset output…

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Forged Reality

Posted on June 11, 2023June 11, 2023 by tapas.sahoo

As the world in 2023 goes gung-ho over the Generative AI offerings, photo editing enthusiasts are not to be left behind either. Adobe threw its first gauntlet with the Firefly Generative AI engine infused into Photoshop (Beta). Just a few months back, photo editors were learning new skills on the editing software. All of a…

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Exploring Fontainhas

Posted on May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 by tapas.sahoo

Goa has more to offer than its coastline fun, frolic, and relaxation. There is another side of the city that preserves its genesis, the culture that is preserved in various forms through the last few centuries. One of them that stands the trials of time is Goa’s Latin quarter of Fontainhas at the heart of…

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DJI OM 4 SE Gimbal – First Impression

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 by tapas.sahoo

I have been delving more into learning videography lately. For beginners, smartphone videography is a good step to experiment with the subject framing and camera movements to bring out some interesting effects. I have a previous post where I touched upon some video effects and editing. Do check it out here. This post is more…

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My first Digital Signature

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 by tapas.sahoo

For quite a while I had been considering creating a digital signature, or simply a logo to embed into the pictures that I share publicly either on Flickr or Instagram. I did some research, and interestingly there are a ton of ways to create them, ranging from the usage of fonts from the Adobe site…

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A splash of lemon!

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by tapas.sahoo

Here was my attempt at creating a cocktail of Photography with a bit of Adobe Lightroom tricks. Recently I picked up Color grading lessons in Lightroom. Even though I primarily use Photoshop CC for most of my work, Lightroom is quite handy for lightweight jobs. I’m also fond of Pinterest and follow home photography ideas….

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Neural Filters for Old Photo restoration

Posted on October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 by tapas.sahoo

On one of my visits to my hometown, I converted a bunch of old family album pictures into digital prints. It was on my TODO list for quite some time. It is not just ease of access, but the risk of misplacing and losing out on all those priceless memories. We have a good set…

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Bike Trail with GoPro

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by tapas.sahoo

I bought the GoPro Hero 8 Black last year to capture some vacation memories. GoPro is best for action captures, as they widely publicize and market their products. At first I thought of trying it out on one of my biking trails. I stay close to the city outskirts (though the city is vastly expanding,…

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Poor man’s Video Creativity!

Posted on September 18, 2022October 25, 2022 by tapas.sahoo

Being primarily into Photo editing, I use Adobe Photoshop CC for all my creative efforts there. Until now I have taken a few courses in Photoshop. There are some specific YouTube channels I too follow and mimic their creative touches, namely PixImperfect and Letsgettoit. You can check out some of my work on my Instagram page. More on…

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    I'm a software engineer by life's chronology. When I'm not working, I'm building professional Photography and Videography, and Editing skills, and trying to make sense of the world of Finance and Investing. I'm also an avid cyclist and perennially chasing fitness goals.

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