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Armand Niculescu
Armand is 32 year old designer and programmer employed at Media Division. He has a strong interest in Flash/Actionscript, 3D and photography.
By Armand Niculescu on May 10, 2010
One of the exciting new features in Photoshop CS5 is the more natural way of painting, opening new ways to express your creativity – even if (like me) you’re not a true painter. In this tutorial I will show you the techniques and the tricks to convert a photo into a great-looking painting.
Posted in Photoshop, Tutorials | Tagged cs5, painting, Photoshop, tutorial
By Armand Niculescu on April 28, 2010
My prayers have been answered: Lightroom 3 and Adobe Camera RAW will feature lens correction (perspective and distortions). Check out the video!
Posted in News | Tagged adobe, lightroom, photography
By Armand Niculescu on April 7, 2010
Adobe Creative Suite 5 will be officially announced on April 12 and will ship probably a month later. The crown jewel is, of course, Photoshop and it’s always fun to speculate on what it will bring.
Posted in News | Tagged adobe, cs5, Photoshop, preview
By Armand Niculescu on March 23, 2010
What follows is the official announcement for the availability of Lightroom 3 beta 2. I’ll start playing with it right away and report my findings. I am a bit disappointed that there’s no word on any optical corrections, but I won’t judge anything for now. Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 [...]
Posted in News | Tagged adobe, lightroom
By Armand Niculescu on February 10, 2010
Aperture 3 brings a number of improvements across the board, most notably better library organization, with easy catalog switching, searching and filtering; GPS integration; face detection; support for video; non-destructive brushes.
Posted in News | Tagged aperture, apple, raw, review, software
By Armand Niculescu on January 18, 2010
In my previous article, I listed the companies involved in the making of Avatar, as well as the tools used. Now I intend to bring more detail and show some of the technical challenges and innovations that helped shape the world of Pandora and its inhabitants.
Posted in News | Tagged avatar, effects, vfx
By Armand Niculescu on January 11, 2010
Avatar has captured the imagination of millions of people from around the globe. Creating a completely new world from scratch, one with hundreds of species of flora and fauna and breathtaking landscapes is a daunting task that Cameron completed with flying colors. Let’s see what companies and software were involved.
Posted in News | Tagged 3d, avatar, effects, Photoshop, vfx
By Armand Niculescu on January 9, 2010
If you are a photographer and want to use the so-called Rule of Thirds in your compositions, here’s a neat trick to show it in Photoshop:
Posted in photography, Photoshop, Tutorials | Tagged photography, Photoshop, tutorial
By Armand Niculescu on November 20, 2009
With new releases in RAW processing software, I decided to take a look at the newest professional programs and see how they measure up in terms of image quality, features, UI and speed. The results will surprise you.
Posted in photography, Reviews | Tagged bibble, capture one, dxo, lightroom, photography, raw
By Armand Niculescu on November 3, 2009
Portrait retouching. Everybody does it. In many cases is common knowledge, in fact it’s expected – “of course it’s photoshopped”. From the now famous Dove commercial to the ridiculous Ralph Lauren ad, portrait retouching is a very sensitive area yet part of everyday life. In this post, I’ll review a program that makes retouching a child’s play.
Posted in Reviews | Tagged photography, retouching, review
