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Category: Technique
Blue Dawn at White Sands: How it was done
This photograph was taken at dawn, at the blue hour that precedes sunrise. The sky was clear and still not tinted red by the sun. The light on the dunes was only from the blue sky. The white sand dunes, being neutral in color, took on the color of the sky. While the sand was…Continue reading Blue Dawn at White Sands: How it was done
Eclipse
Eclipse This photograph was created during the 2012 Eclipse of the Sun. The photograph was taken from the Island in the Sky viewpoing in Canyonlands National Park, not that it matters since you cannot tell from the photo where it was taken. I used a 250mm lens on my medium format digital camera. The image…Continue reading Eclipse
Workshop Exercises
Workshop Exercises Natalie and I teach instruction-focused workshops. During each workshop we give you Skills Enhancement Exercises to complete. These exercises cover a wide variety of topics and their goal is to help you develop and refine your skills in every aspect of fine art photography. These exercises vary from workshop to workshop and are therefore unique to…Continue reading Workshop Exercises
Is printing your own work worth the effort?
I received this question from a reader recently: Is it really worth the cost and time in the learning curve to print my own vs just using a professional printing house to get started? Here is my answer: Absolutely. The reason why I go into the trouble of printing all my work myself is because…Continue reading Is printing your own work worth the effort?
HDR in 2013
HDR in 2013 by Ned Radan Introduction High Dynamic Range (HDR) images are very popular discussion in photographic books and magazines. It is also a very old procedure almost old as photography. Nowadays with availability of digital cameras and image editing software, this technique is very commonly used by photographers. For successful use of…Continue reading HDR in 2013
About Adobe’s cloud-only software delivery policy
About Adobe’s cloud-only software delivery policy Adobe’s ‘creative cloud only’ announcement – the news that Adobe software will be available only as cloud-based subscription service instead of as traditional software packages one owns and installs on their computers- came as a shock to most photographers who use Photoshop. I received lots of questions about how…Continue reading About Adobe’s cloud-only software delivery policy
Expressing our Vision or Collecting Gear?
Expressing our Vision or Collecting Gear? Collecting gear or completing projects? There is a sort of obsession in photography and that is the desire to collect camera gear – cameras and lenses- beyond any reasonable quantity. This is particularly interesting today with digital because much of what can be done with various lenses can be…Continue reading Expressing our Vision or Collecting Gear?
Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
Adobe Lightroom 4, Alain Briot First Impressions I started using Lightroom 4in April and here are what I consider to be the most exciting new features. New Raw Conversion algorithm and shadow-highlight controls The excting new thing about Lightroom 4 are the new, and much better raw conversion algorithms. Improved Highlight-shadow recovery The second most…Continue reading Adobe Lightroom 4: Alain Briot first impressions
The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series
The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series Here are the 12 advantages of studying with the Mastery Workshop on DVD Series classes as opposed to learning some other way: 1 – You can study each lesson anywhere you want at your own pace. 2 – You can study each lesson…Continue reading The 12 Advantages and Benefits of The Mastery Workshops on DVD Series