well im going back about 45 years,but we used to simply rub a little vaseline around the lens keeping the centre clear or fuzzy. what ever yoou prefer.....sorry no on the lens but on a uv filter or clear glass,whatever was available.
wjames

the real art in photography is to make a picture-------not take a picture......and i think you have succeeded admirably.

To make something out of nothing is an art.

im trying to increase the color of the sky in a pix without
altering the rest of the shot in photoshop. Can you tell me how you made the grass greener without altering the rest os the photo.?

good basis for studio portraits is as follows.....high intensity overall diffused lighting , with medium intensity direction lights and low intensity spot for special features such as a backlight for the hair and a modelling light for facial modelling.

depending on the focal length of your wide angle lens,which gives great depth of sharpness even at wide aperatures, especially with landscapes......line up your scene and decide what it is you need to have really sharp in the foreground and then set yur actual focus at about 15 ft from the camera....the crucial part is next ......set your aperature to the smallest size (the biggest number) that you know to be your best F stop for overall sharpness. when it comes to landscapes a good rule of thumb to remember is that if you set your F stop to F16 and focus on 20 ft you dept of sharpness will be approx 10ft to infinity.....and remember depending how far away your background is ...in a landscape it is likely to be to far away to be sharp anyway. even if you focus on it.
wjames

Danilo,
I have the 5100 as you know and could you explain a bit more on the cable release.? You say a mini usb cable plugs into the camera...? what sort of fitting is on the other end of the cable and will it take a standard release cable plugged or screwed into it.
wjames

thanks bananas, ill give that a try .....im still looking for an example.
not easy to find when you are looking for them.
wjames

at first i tried the dodge and burn technique ,but it dosent give the same result......and perhaps it is a photoshop job. i will dig out my old photos by the so called masters of the photojournalistic art and post the one that best describes what im refering to.

as soon as i find a suitAble example i will post it as no on has has come up with the right answer yet.This technique has been used for60years or more.....filters i know about and yes i am refering to black and white only.

How do you achive the darker skin tones in portraits and lots of advertising photos that you see in art galleries and photo magazines? ......when i worked for publications years ago editors would not accept photos that didn't show white faces of the subjects...i'm talking news photos of course.
Just shooting with a thin or underexposed negative dosen't give the same result......

welcome--- by all means, the more ozzies here the better.
I live Nelson Bay east coast new south wales but hail from Queensland great barrier reef area and am a newby as well and with my new Nikon 5100...cant seem to get used to not having my old nikon F by my side,but we must progress or perish.

i have only cs5 extended and it dosen't have raw as far as i can see. im running nikon5100 win 7.!any suggestions?.

i am trying to figure out how to use "bulb" on my 5100.
I would like to open the shutter for a timed exposure but so far i have to stand there and hold the button down. When i let go the shutter , shuts!. i cant find any where to attach a release cable.does anyone know how to do this.
wjames

what version of windows are you using ?.

you shouldnt have to change the default settings .however if you want to tailor make your colors for your printer or any other devise
if the default settings are not to yur liking or dont fit your specific requirements ..these options are generally meant for unusual color.
in the old days you would choose ..say agfa;kodak;perutz.etc to suit your color favourites. these days you have a lot more options as to the color you wish to make your shots more of a style.