Same camera, same lens, same flower, same time of day (all shot within a 6 minute span). Flash used on some. I manually, intentionally, purposefully, manipulated the focal length, aperture, ISO, and shutter speed to get the “in camera” look I wanted. Some post processing on some to bring out the image I envisioned. Watch […]
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How To: Photo Editing: Hawaiian Cliffs
In this unedited, unscripted video, I let you “look over my shoulder” as I post process and edit an image. This is not meant to be a tutorial, but more a behind these scenes look while you hear me verbalize my thoughts as I take a photo from what came out of the camera to […]
How To: Crafting an Image
VIDEO BELOW Many people aren’t aware of all the things, both physical and mental, that go into creating an image. There’s the pre-planning: Where am I going to go? What am I going to shoot? What will I need to bring with me in order to get a shot that I “sort of” have planned? […]
How To: Focus Stacking in Photoshop
One of the challenges that you might run into as you craft your images, is a Depth of Field (DOF) “problem”. Here’s the issue: You take a picture and the foreground objects are clear and sharp but the background is blurry, OR the background is sharp, but the foreground is a bit soft. SO, what […]
Winter Mittens for Photographers: Make Your Own!
If you have some Crocheting (is that even a word?) skills, here’s something you could create for yourself OR for a photographer you know. (By the way I have absolutely NO crocheting skills. If one of you reading this were so inclined to knit me a pair, write me. I’ll give you my hand size and […]