5 Orbaliciousness Photo Tips

Ever since I acquired my first orb 3 years ago I love taking pictures with it and over time I have discovered what I like to see in my orbalicious photographs. I hope this 5 tips will help you find what you like in your images.

Tiny Planet Tips & Tricks: Blurring

When creating tiny planets, making them seamless is the hardest part. Click through to read some tips & tricks about how I make my tiny planets; in particular, how I use blurring to fix the seam :) It is a simple process that achieves stunning results!

Snowy Motion Blur

This image of a snowed forest was created using a vertical “motion blur”. Click through to watch my simple and easy mini-tutorial and learn how to do it yourself in Photoshop CC. It is the first first video tutorial that I’ve ever made!

Merging Panoramas in Lightroom

The latest update of Lightroom CC added the capability to merge panoramas, making creating images with a wider field of view a very simple task! Click through to learn how to create panoramas using Lightroom, as well as some tips on shooting the best images for a beautiful panorama.

Neutral Density Filters

Are you familiar with neutral density filters? Click through to read about what type of photographs I like to take using neutral density filters and the physics behind the large colour cast of very opaque high ND filters.

DLSR Shutter in Slow Motion

Have you ever seen a DSLR’s shutter mechanism in slow motion? The Slow Mo Guys have created a fantastic video showing us how it works!! The rolling shutter allows for very fast exposure times and can lead to some funky artifacts!

Blue Sky

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue, the sun is yellow and sunsets are red? This is due to Rayleigh scattering from the air molecules. They scatter more blue light than red so when looking at the sky it seems blue! Click through to learn more.

Tiny Planets From Scratch

Would you like to learn the secret art of making tiny planets? They are magical and enchanting. Click through to find out how to create your own tiny planet in Photoshop in just 6 simple steps :) It’s easy peasy and very addictive hehe.

Depth Of Field

How can objects at different distances be in focus at the same time in your camera? Why does the lens aperture size determine the depth of field of your photograph? Does it depend on anything else? Click through to learn about the physics behind it.

Bokehliciousness

I have the secret to getting cool funky shaped bokeh in your images. But if I tell you it won’t be a secret anymore… Oh dear! We’ll just have to keep it between you and me then hehe. Click through to read more about bokeh and the physics behind it.