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| How To Choose The Right Web and Graphic Design Company Posted: 07 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PST Today’s market is filled with many web and graphic design companies each offering unique services at competitive rates. As such, anyone Anyone seeking to outsource for such services will have to navigate through the many available options and hopefully, hire the right one. It is therefore important to equip yourself with the tips information on how to find the right web and graphic design company before engaging in the search. What kinds of services do you need? The first step toward choosing a web and graphic design company is to establish determine the kind of service that you want to receive. This will help you to be specific on in your search for the right company. Do you want to design a brand for your company? Do you want to create a website? Do you already have a website and you simply need to upgrade it for marketing reasons? The answers to these questions will help you to narrow down your search to web and graphic design companies that are able to deliver exactly deliver the services you require. Establishing a budget The next thing you need to establish is your budget. This does not mean blindly quoting an amount that you want to spend for your web and graphic design. It is important to first get a general idea of how much it costs to hire for such services. This means doing research either through the Internet or by asking around for web and graphic design quotes. Once you get an estimate figure, put aside an amount that you are willing to spend for the services. Thinking about location Another factor to consider is proximity. It is better to choose a web and graphic design company that is within your location. This is because you will probably need to have face-to-face meetings with the hired designers in order to better explain the kind of services you require from them. In In case turn, these designers will explain to you what they can offer at what price. If they are located in a different city or country, such a meeting can be expensive and limiting to have, which may compromise on the delivery of their services. Do they have skills? The expertise of a web and graphic design company is another thing to determine in your search for the right company. You should only spend your money on the a company that will deliver excellent services. By visiting different web and graphic design company websites, you will be able to analyze their talents and skills. Eliminate from your list those websites that do not catch your eye, since you cannot expect the company to give you something better than what they have created for themselves. At this point, you should also check out their portfolio. Narrow down your options to the companies whose work you are impressed with. Let me see that portfolio! The next thing to consider is the experience a company has in web and graphic design. Even though you cannot disqualify young talent, companies that have been in business for a good number of years tend to have finer skills and better experiences in delivering web and graphic design services. Take a keen interest in companies that have worked with companies that are similar to yours. You stand a better chance of receiving excellent services from such companies. Get started Once you have chosen your web and graphic design company, ensure that you openly communicate with them concerning the kind of services you want, the kind of business you are engaged in, and how you want your website and graphics to look like. If possible, show them some of the graphics that you would want included in your website. Ensure that there are no ambiguities and assumptions in your communication. Negotiate Always negotiate for lower prices for your web and graphic design package.
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| Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:41 AM PST As they have already accustomed us, the guys at Vectorpack.net have launched a new great deal for designers all over the world! Their new Mega Design Bundle which is available for only 15 days with the incredible price of only $37 instead of $550 contains over 900 design elements needed by every designer in the world! In this great Mega Design Bundle you are to find the following elements:
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| Creating Beautiful Bokeh in Your Photographs Posted: 06 Mar 2012 11:39 PM PST Bokeh refers to the look and feel of out-of-focus areas in a photograph. Done correctly, a bokeh serves as an outstanding background enhancement for a foreground subject. A bokeh can even be the subject matter. In this article we will provide our favorite methods for creating beautiful bokeh. Bokeh comes from the Japanese word Boke, which loosely translates to the amount of blur or fuzziness. In photography we use bokeh as description for the pleasing quality of a blurred background. At its best, bokeh provides a captivating blur of color and shape which compliments a foreground subject. Colors can be striking or subtle, and shapes can be obvious or unrecognizable. How we compose the bokeh is an artistic decision. But in order for us to get a suitable blur, we need to ensure we are using the proper camera settings and equipment. Which brings us to our first tip. Shoot with a wide open apertureA low f-stop of f1.4-f2.8 is what you are after. This decreases the depth of field and throws the background out of focus to as much of a degree as your lens will allow. You can decrease the depth of field by lens choice too. Bryan Peterson demonstrated this in his excellent book Understanding Exposure. Peterson likes to use a large zoom lens for creating pleasing background bokeh. Although I own a 50mm f1.8 Canon lens, I find that my 100mm f2.8 Canon macro does a better job throwing the background out of focus. Do not automatically strive for the lowest aperture available. The amount of blur is an artistic choice, and you will often find that maintaining better shape and definition in the background makes for a more pleasing image. Subject to Background DistanceRemember that each lens and its corresponding aperture setting has a limit to its depth of field. Creating a stronger background blur can be as simple as ensuring the subject is moved forward toward the camera, or the camera is moved toward the subject.
Dazzling Background LightsPopular among photographers is throwing background lights out of focus. Spectacular background bokeh comprised of balls of light can make an otherwise ordinary subject pop with color and excitement. City lights and Christmas lights are very popular for background bokeh. But any light can be used to create a spectacular bokeh. We can control the size of the balls of light by changing the distance between the camera and the background lights. Increasing the distance blurs the background lights to a larger degree, while increasing their sizes. Custom Bokeh ShapesYou can create virtually any shape for a bokeh of background lights. Using black paper affixed to the end of your lens, any shape cut out in the center will control the shape of the background light bursts. The shape should be a small cutout, perhaps the size of a penny. These bokeh are pleasing and sometimes spectacular. But they are also overused. The “Wow” factor has greatly diminished as more and more photographers have used this effect. However, having the knowledge that you can control the shape of the light via this method is an important tool to keep in your photography toolbox. Be creative. Go for more subtle effects. Simplifying Bokeh
An example of this is an image I took of a ripening blackberry plant. I used a 100mm macro lens for the photo, and waited until the warm rays of the setting sun were splashing across the grass in the background. I exposed for the background, then bounced enough light off the blackberry fruit to properly expose them. The result is a very soothing image. If I had photographed the same plant with a different background, I don’t think it would have worked very well. The pleasing blur of green in the background provides a perfect backdrop for the foreground reds. SummaryCreating bokeh is a matter of throwing the background out of focus. We control how much the background is thrown out of focus by adjusting distance between the camera and background, distance between the subject and background, aperture, and even choice of lens. The amount of shape in the background is an artistic decision. We should not automatically assume that the best choice is the lowest depth of field. Experiment with different aperture settings. And keep shooting!
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I prefer to use a lens with 100mm or more reach, and to get as close to the subject as I can while still maintaining sharp focus and a good composition. Just keep in mind the advice from the previous section that a little less blur and more definition in the background might be preferable.
As bokeh is often taken to the extreme by many beginning photographers, I often find the most pleasing bokeh to be simple complimentary backgrounds which enhance the subject. These backgrounds do not get in the way of the subject, or become the point of interest. Rather they help the true subject of the photo pop off the screen.
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