It may sound fairly easy to add your watermark(logo or name) onto 1 or 2 pics but how will you achieve this if you have to share 100 or 200 pictures? You may have your own technique, but let me show you mine, just discovered this feature a week ago on Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Today, I will be using  the “Actions” of Photoshop CS2 to add a watermark and also resize the image before uploading it to Facebook for example.

Step 1

Open an image and click on the small icon to open the small window shown.

Step 2

Then type in the name of the action, here defined as “Resize-Watermark”.

Step 3

All actions performed on photoshop will now be recorded. Once done, these actions can be replayed on one or a set of pictures for executing the exact actions.

As you can see above, the “Record” button has been activated.

Step 4

Now, you can add a text layer onto your picture. Additionally, you can change its position or style it.

Step 5

Above, the picture is being resized to a width of 720pixels. All these actions will be recorded accordingly.

Step 6

After you are done with the modifications, you can now click on the stop icon. So, here ends the initial set up/recording of our action(s).

Applying the watermarks and resizing (Actions) to other images.

Now, your life is going to be so easy!

Let’s say for example, you have a folder full of pictures that need watermarking and resizing before the uploading process onto Facebook.

Step 7

Go to “FILE > SCRIPTS > IMAGE PROCESSOR”

Step 8

If you wish to process files from 1 specific folder or images that are currently opened in the Photoshop workspace, this is where you should select the right image source.

Step 9

Choose the action you recorded earlier

Step 10

Click “Run”.

That’s all

No more additional steps required.

You might now witness a matrix-like effect during which the pictures will be rapidly opened and processed. These pictures will be saved at the location specified in the previous window. After all the processing is done, you can have a look at them.

You want a preview of the results?

All the shots displayed on the Infotech blog post were watermarked and resized using the same technique. As you can see, all the watermarks are exactly positioned at the same location.

Whether you have 1 or 100 pics, it will now take a few seconds to get everything digitally signed

This technique has been tested on Adobe Photoshop CS2. I haven’t tested on other versions but it might work. Anybody, please confirm.

I am sure that some of you might have other techniques as well, do you? Please share how you do it and also, don’t hesitate to share this blog post with others

Thank you for your visit

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Digital cameras do not have unlimited life, as most of us believe… They will die someday, just like any one of us.

We all know the limitations of the old cameras among which is the film roll capacity, 12/24/36… Only the most important moments were captured on the film and later processed. However, with the invention of digital cameras and larger memory cards, everything changed… Many of us click at anything.

Yeah, absolutely ANYTHING that comes in front of our eyes!

Counting the number of clicks…

Just like human’s have a average life expectancy, let’s say 80 years, cameras have one too; determined by the number of actuations. That’s the number of pictures you shoot with your camera.

Before continuing any further, let me bring one precision. By saying that the camera is dead, I actually mean the Shutter Unit. For the sake of simplicity, the shutter unit opens to allow light to enter the sensor for a definite time (shutter speed). Hence, each time you press the button, that’s one actuation.

Each camera model has it own average shutter life expectancy. [check yours here or just google it].
For example, the Nikon D5000 has an average of 100,000 shots.

However, that number is only an estimate. Your camera can and will probably hold for a much higher number!

Rest in peace…

Once the ‘camera’ dies, the shutter unit can actually be replaced by professionals. However, it takes long (perhaps years) to shoot those thousands of pictures and when it actually dies, it would be most probably time to upgrade your camera. And it might also not be worthy to replace it, depending on the value of your camera.

Henceforth, I will be using my d5000 more intelligently… Thinking before shooting to get the best result instead of shooting loads unnecessarily… And you should adopt the same technique too, if you care for your camera shutter unit!

I guess that most of you were not aware about this fact, am I right?

So, now you got another additional reason to keep tuned to yashvinblogs.com for more informative posts!

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For most people, the first thing which comes to their mind when thinking about a camera is “How much megapixels does it have”? I was among those people too until I discovered that the number of megapixels does not really matter.

I guess that you are not here to learn the definition. Today, I will again share some of my knowledge acquired since the last months while practicing photography as a hobby. You may or may not agree with what I have written below but please do feel free to share any valuable data. btw, this article is intended for photography newbies.

A few years ago, they did weigh a lot before you make your final choice about your future camera or mobile phone. Most of the newer mobiles phones nowadays have a 2MP or + built in camera. And cameras? The simplest point and shoot cameras now have more than 6-8MP while Nikon’s latest entry level cameras like the D3000 and D5000 can shoot at a maximum of 10.2MP and 12.3 MP respectively.

Getting a nice shot

Unfortunately, shooting with a 24MP camera will not get you a nice image… Else everyone would be walking with huge cameras and boasting about being a ‘professional’ photographer.

You probably heard it loads of time, nevertheless I will repeat it again… The higher number of MP a camera has, does not make better images. It is just a lie and a misunderstanding which I hope will be cleared out after going through this post.

One needs to play with various factors first which are lightning conditions, the subject, depth of field, exposure among others. And above all, the Photographer and his skills!

Needs for shooting with a larger MP?

You probably need to shoot at the highest megapixel settings of your camera when :

• You will need to get a large print out of the shot for example on bill boards
• You will display that shot on a HUGE screen
• You will crop some important portion of the image without losing quality

Feel free to share any additional points here.

The chart

Technically, a picture shot at 2MP should look fine on a 4×6″ paper when printed.

Here’s a small table to give you an idea :

So, the next time you shoot a picture using your 3MP mobile phone, you can have a fairly good print out of 6.82″ x 5.12″ ( 17.32cm x 13cm).

More Megapixels = Bigger file size

Unfortunately, this is the bitter truth if you are always shooting at the maximum MP.  Personally, I rarely shoot using the 12MP that my D5000 can offer.

Let’s keep this section simple.
Below are the approximate size of pictures shot at Normal JPEG quality :

4288×2848 – L  - 3.0MB
3216×2136 – M – 1.7MB
2144×1424 – S   – 0.8MB

Most of us already curse our internet connectivity daily… Uploading a 0.8MB file will be more quicker than a 3MB one, isn’t it? On the top of that, most of us will upload them to Facebook which will in turn compress that picture, hence losing much details.

Months or years later, you will notice your available disk space running low! Why? Because the larger pictures are taking more than 3 times space than the smaller ones! And you will probably never need to print those pictures…

So, the next time you gonna click, think about how you gonna use and store that shot and keep in mind, better images does not necessarily mean bigger images…

Anyone wants to share some words about their experience or camera? Even mobile phone camera owners will do! Feel free!

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The adventure started more than 15years ago, with a film camera which I obtained after purchasing some amount of a certain product (if am not mistaken, it was Nestle).

Shooting during university days

Later on during university days, I had a Vivitar 2MP point and shoot model which I always carried with me, either in my bag or on my belt. It was of great use to me, but unfortunately, it ate up the battery too quick. A few months later, I purchased a mobile with a VGA camera, and the mobile was replaced with my current one, a Nokia N73, 3MP…

In fact, loads of pictures on this blog have been shot using the N73. Being handy and of pretty good quality, this mobile helps me a lot for blogging…

Moving to the next step

Then came the Fujifilm S5600… It really changed things around because it was a very much different experience… However, I was tempted to step into the real photography world and acquired a D5000 a few months ago…

As an amateur, it really cost me “la peau des fesses” and I told myself “Buy something good, so that you can stick to it for years without any need to spend more…”. This was the decision.

However, living in a world, now considered as a global village, can really be a bad thing for your pocket, especially if you become addicted to photography blogs and Ebay… However, a few things are worth to be bought from Mauritius only, it all depends on the

• price difference ( Things are really costly here!!!)
• willingness to carry out online transactions ( some people do not trust the security yet)
• finally, I would say that sometimes, you feel the need to see the item and touch it/try it before buying it…

Taking the above into consideration, I bought a UV filter (see on the photoblog), followed by a lens hood (on photoblog too) and a LCD plastic cover…

A few weeks ago, I finally went for a tripod in a specialized local photography equipment shop (Rs2000)… Then came the day on which I decided to buy a wireless remote controller, which reached home 3 weeks ago!

Wait….

I just received a parcel yesterday and you know what?

My Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD for Nikon (with built in Motor)…. A blog post will come soon in the coming days .

UPDATED : Here is the blog article for those who want more details about this purchase, once again from ebay.

For now : It is sooooooo wow!

Looking for something to offer me?

So, friends, the wish list for my forthcoming birthdays (22nd March) are :

1. a 35mm or 50mm 1.8G/1.4G AF-S (around $230)
2. an external flash (most probably SB-600; around $230-250)
   Update : PURCHASED!
3. a 18-105mm lens for daily use.
   Update : PURCHASED!

Start saving your money, perhaps you can buy one of the above for me by next year

Most photographers (Amateurs or Pros) might agree, the quest for more photography equipment will never stop.

A few things I learnt since the last months ; Photography as a hobby can turn to be very costly and Ebay, a real addiction.

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The group members organized quite a few events in the past (Catamaran, 24/7 night out, Shooting in Port Louis among others)  and today, we met Chez Pepe, Flic en Flac for lunch. 25 members turned up at the restaurant at around 1230… There was loads of things we talked about, for example photography, photography and photography. We tried to discuss about other things like photography and photography. Do I need to say that people around us most probably talked about photography too, lol!

I felt a bit “shy” with my 18-55mm lens when I was among those holding huge lens. One of the most amazing lens is the first one in the picture below : a 70-300mm lens which all of us had the opportunity to hold and shoot a few pics. Wow, it weighted so much but the weight does not really matter once you start playing with it

This part of the beach was crowded with girls and boys holding their big DSLRs and shooting everything which moved around…  Even the static objects were not spared!

Sorry to people out there in case you felt that we were a group of paparazzi!

Leave all of you here, I will upload my shots later tomorrow (hopefully).

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