Directions for Transferring a Photographic Image Onto Ceramic Tiles

In our digital age we can easily take hundreds of pictures, transfer them onto our computer and then take more. But, out of the hundreds of pictures we take, only a few are deserving of being called our favorites. These pictures are the ones we look at over and over again without tiring. To further preserve and display your favorite memories, transfer them onto a ceramic tile. There are many ways to display your pictures, but putting them on a tile offers a unique, fun and priceless way to share your precious memories.

Instructions

1

Select a picture you would like to transfer onto a ceramic tile, crop and edit it with photo editing software. Insert the Lazertran paper into your printer so that the image will print on the white, eggshell/chalky side.

2

Print the picture at high quality settings. Allow it to completely dry for 30 minutes.

3

Cut the Lazertran paper down to the size of your image with scissors. Submerge the paper in water for about 60 seconds or until the decal releases from the backing sheet.

4

Brush a light coat of turpentine onto the tile. Fully cover the tile, but don't soak the tile. Too much turpentine will cause your picture to melt.

5

Remove your picture from the water and gently remove the backing paper. Carefully place your picture onto the ceramic tile in the desired location. Be sure not to allow the picture to overlap onto itself.

6

Gently roll out any air bubbles or wrinkles with a rolling pin, rolling from the center out to the edge of the tile. Set aside the tile and allow it to dry for several hours.

7

Apply two to three coats of clear varnish or polyurethane to the tile to seal and protect the image. Be sure to allow each coat to fully dry before applying the next coat. If your picture had a white background, it will disappear during this process, creating an elegant finish.

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In our digital age we can easily take hundreds of pictures, transfer them onto our computer and then take more. But, out of the hundreds of pictures we take, only a few are deserving of being called our favorites. These pictures are the ones we look at over and over again without tiring. To further preserve and display your favorite memories, transfer them onto a ceramic tile. There are many ways to display your pictures, but putting them on a tile offers a unique, fun and priceless way to share your precious memories.

Instructions

1

Select a picture you would like to transfer onto a ceramic tile, crop and edit it with photo editing software. Insert the Lazertran paper into your printer so that the image will print on the white, eggshell/chalky side.

2

Print the picture at high quality settings. Allow it to completely dry for 30 minutes.

3

Cut the Lazertran paper down to the size of your image with scissors. Submerge the paper in water for about 60 seconds or until the decal releases from the backing sheet.

4

Brush a light coat of turpentine onto the tile. Fully cover the tile, but don't soak the tile. Too much turpentine will cause your picture to melt.

5

Remove your picture from the water and gently remove the backing paper. Carefully place your picture onto the ceramic tile in the desired location. Be sure not to allow the picture to overlap onto itself.

6

Gently roll out any air bubbles or wrinkles with a rolling pin, rolling from the center out to the edge of the tile. Set aside the tile and allow it to dry for several hours.

7

Apply two to three coats of clear varnish or polyurethane to the tile to seal and protect the image. Be sure to allow each coat to fully dry before applying the next coat. If your picture had a white background, it will disappear during this process, creating an elegant finish.

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Instructions

Digitally

1

Scan the photo into a computer. Using a digital scanner, capture a high-quality image of the print and save it to a computer. For best results, attempt to capture the image at the highest resolution possible. Save the file as a .jpg or other high-quality image format.

2

Load the file into a photo editing program. There are a number of image manipulation programs that can be used to change the look of a photo. One of the most popular is Photoshop, made by Adobe, but another, similar program will suffice.

3

Edit the photo. This is the tricky part. Using the program's tools, attempt to remove the painted sections from the photo and "re-draw" the missing content. This can involve a bit of guesswork, as the sections that have been painted over have been obscured. In Photoshop, use the "blur," "sharpen," "smudge" and "clone stamp" tools. If you have another copy of the photo or a negative, use that as a guide.

4

Print out the corrected edition. Once you've re-edited the photo, save it and print out a new copy. This will require a high-quality printer, as well as the paper on which you want the photo to be printed. Or consider preserving the touched-up photo in a digital format.

Chemically

5

Try out various paint removers. Before applying a paint remover to the photo, you want to make sure it won't damage the photo itself. To do this, test out one or more types of liquid paint removers by daubing a wet Q-Tip on a tiny corner of the photo or on a photograph printed on similar material. Observe the effect.

6

Gently brush the paint remover to the damaged section. Once you've found a proper paint remover, use it to gently brush away the paint on the photo. With luck, the original photograph should be preserved underneath.

7

Load the photo into a scanner to correct for errors. These two approaches can, of course, be used in combination with each other.

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Instructions

Digitally

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Chemically

5

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How to Take Pictures of Moving Cars

Depending on what kind of camera you use, and what kind of movement photo you want, taking a photo of a car in motion has different elements. Capturing motion has two different outcomes: the car is blurred while the background stays in focus, or the background is blurred while the car stays in focus. Different photo effects can be achieved with very little adjustment to both a manual camera and a digital camera.

Instructions

Blurring the Car with a Digital or Manual Camera

1

Set the shutter speed on your camera. The "manual" setting on a digital camera should allow for adjustment of the shutter speed. On a manual camera, the shutter speed is adjusted by a knob on the top of the camera, just to the left of the shutter button. In order to blur the car, the shutter must be open long enough to capture its movement. The higher the number, the faster the shutter speed. To capture movement, a shutter speed of anywhere below 1/125 of a second should do it, depending on the speed of the car.

2

Make sure the background is sharp. To keep the background sharp while the shutter is open for an extended time, keep the camera on a tripod or steady surface.

3

Focus the camera. Use the ring around the lens of a manual camera to get the background of the image in focus. Digital cameras will self-focus. When the car is moving towards you, a digital camera will automatically keep the background in focus.

4

Capture the image. Depending on the shutter lag of your digital camera, you may have to press the shutter button down halfway before the car is in your line of sight. With a manual camera, shutter lag is virtually eliminated, and you can press down on the shutter button when the car is in your line of sight.

Blurring the Background with a Digital or Manual Camera (Panning)

5

Set the shutter speed. Again, the shutter speed needs to be set slower than it would usually be at. Depending on the speed of the car, the shutter speed will need to vary. There is no magic number.

6

Keep the camera steady. Again, use a tripod or steady, flat surface for the ideal panning effect. If the camera is shaky during panning, the desired effect will not be achieved.

7

Capture the image. Press down on the shutter button, and pan the camera at the same speed at which the car is traveling. Doing this creates the blurred background while the car stays in one place. Again, depending on whether you are using a digital or manual camera, the shutter button may need to be pressed before the car enters the frame.

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Depending on what kind of camera you use, and what kind of movement photo you want, taking a photo of a car in motion has different elements. Capturing motion has two different outcomes: the car is blurred while the background stays in focus, or the background is blurred while the car stays in focus. Different photo effects can be achieved with very little adjustment to both a manual camera and a digital camera.

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Weather Conditions

You should try to take sunset photographs in all sorts of weather, since the weather can create different colors. The palette of colors can lead to a greater variety of shots. Use a haze or sky filter when photographing clouds and try to keep the camera as steady as possible, using a tripod to avoid making the clouds look blurry. Polarizing filters can help increase the contrast between the clouds. Dust and smoke can also create unpredictable visuals and polluted areas can create many shades of red, as the pollution scatters the light.

Tripod

The sun will not be very visible in the photograph and will instead blend in with the light it produces, unless you zoom in close to the sun. However, the closer you zooms in, the steadier the camera must be to avoid a blur, which increases the need for a tripod. The tripod is a device that holds the camera steady so the small vibrations in the camera and your movement do not cause the shot to be blurry. After placing the camera on top of the tripod, you must adjust it correctly to ensure that the camera has maximum stability. Make sure that the center post is vertical and perpendicular to the ground. Adjust the tripod legs until the camera is at the height you want. Avoid adjusting the center post unless you have to, since the center post is the most unstable part of the tripod. Since you will be using a long lens, attach the camera to the tripod collar, since it will evenly balance the heavier camera more than the L-bracket.

Camera Settings

You should bring saturated film to the photography shoot, such as Velvia. Saturated films will allow the camera to capture more oranges and reds in the sky when the sun sends more light through the atmosphere above the photographer. Also, sunsets require long exposure times of one to two seconds. That can be controlled by the shutter speed, which is adjusted electronically with a digital camera and via a dial or wheel on the top of older manual cameras.

Foreground Elements

Include foreground elements to help people understand that the patches of color in the photograph are a sunset, since the foreground elements give the sunset contrast. Use a tree, fence, house, boat or anything else that only blocks out a small portion of the sun. Try to find objects that you personally find interesting enough to include in the shot.

Location

Sunsets are often taken at beaches because of how the large amount of water and the sun produce dramatic-looking clouds. Also, oceans give people an unobstructed view of the sunset. However, sunsets at the beach do not have as many foreground elements and other settings might have interesting objects that compliment the sunset, such as a wind vane. The major problem when shooting sunsets at places other than the beach is the larger number of objects that can block out the most distinctive parts of the sunset. Before the sun sets, find a location that will give you a relatively unobstructed view of the sky.

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Sunsets are not easy to photograph, since the ideal time for a photograph is fleeting. Also, the quality of the sunset photograph depends on the scenery. Therefore, you should plan photographs ahead of time, scoping out potentially interesting sunset locations and taking into consideration foreground elements to create attractive silhouettes, such as trees.

Weather Conditions

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Tripod

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Camera Settings

You should bring saturated film to the photography shoot, such as Velvia. Saturated films will allow the camera to capture more oranges and reds in the sky when the sun sends more light through the atmosphere above the photographer. Also, sunsets require long exposure times of one to two seconds. That can be controlled by the shutter speed, which is adjusted electronically with a digital camera and via a dial or wheel on the top of older manual cameras.

Foreground Elements

Include foreground elements to help people understand that the patches of color in the photograph are a sunset, since the foreground elements give the sunset contrast. Use a tree, fence, house, boat or anything else that only blocks out a small portion of the sun. Try to find objects that you personally find interesting enough to include in the shot.

Location

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  Sunset Hill Shooting Range - Henryville, PA

  www.yelp.com Active Life Gun/Rifle Ranges

  Apr 22, 2013 (570) 629-3981 "My 300th Review!! My fiance and I came here with fellow Yelpers Jennifer F and John C back in November and we had a blast! (Pun intended ...

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  DSLR Tips: How to take perfect sunsets - YouTube

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K1euW4GPXk

  Full guide at: http://www.dslrtips.com/workshops/How... / DSLR Tips: How to take perfect sunsets

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  Shooting Spectacular Sunrises and Sunsets from Nikon

  www.nikonusa.com/.../shooting-spectacular-sunrises-and-sunsets.html

  Jim Harmer explains how to shoot great sunsets and sunrises.

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  How to photograph a sunset tips and picture taking advice -

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ez8DmOQD0

  Some quick pointers on capturing the setting (And rising) sun with your digital camera. Any camera can produce good shots of the setting sun. Composition ...

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  Ten Tips on Shooting Low-Budget Movies from SXSW

  filmmakermagazine.com/42642-ten-tips-on-shooting-low-budget-movies...

  At SXSW a panel titled The Great Cinematography Shootout gathered a group of directors and cinematographers to discuss independent film lensing in an age

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  5 Tips for Shooting Landscapes with Greater Impact

  digital-photography-school.com/5-tips-for-shooting-landscapes-with...

  Hey @Chris, Im assuming youll be shooting during the day. Typically for a shot like that you want maximum focus so shooting on a medium to small aperture is an ...

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  Tips for Shooting Killer Silhouette Photos

  petapixel.com/2012/11/19/tips-for-shooting-killer-silhouette-photos

  My wife Tori and I are suckers for a good silhouette. While out photographing, we are always scanning the environment for a good silhouette opportunity

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  Fantastic Tips for Shooting Bravely in the Sun

  photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/shooting/fantastic-tips-for-shooting...

  Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in January of

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  10 Tips for sunset portrait photography

  improvephotography.com/632/10-tips-for-beautiful-sunset-portrait...

  A great tutorial of tips for how photographers can take beautiful pictures of people on the beach in front of a sunset.