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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 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
By Armand Niculescu on October 2, 2009
Adobe presented at Photoshop World two pretty cool experiments that might be included in a future version of Photoshop.
Posted in News, photoshop | Tagged photoshop
By Armand Niculescu on July 6, 2009
So you got fed up with your compact digital camera and its limitations. You’ve seen those breathtaking photos taken with big black cameras. You want to be regarded as a real photographer. You might even want to make some money. Only one question remains: what should you buy? How would you choose?
Posted in Reviews | Tagged canon, nikon, olympus, pentax, sony
By Armand Niculescu on June 29, 2009
In this tutorial I will teach you how to edit in photo in Lightroom and Photoshop to dramatically alter its appearance and mood. We’ll change a broad daylight scene into a night-time one, lit by a street lamp. I’ll also take the opportunity to describe some non-destructive editing techniques in Photoshop.
Posted in Tutorials | Tagged lightroom, photography, photoshop, tutorial
By Armand Niculescu on June 2, 2009
The following tips are geared toward pro or semi-pro photographers shooting commercial stuff, but most of them apply for cases when the model is also the client or even when it’s just for fun.
Posted in photography | Tagged model release