I just got the recent issue of Digital Photo Pro magazine, and it is loaded with great portrait, fashion and lighting articles. I highly recommend this magazine to anyone who is interested in photography…you will be inspired, and learn a lot. Their website is loaded with great tips, techniques and industry news. The most recent Read More
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Best Blending Mode for Travel Photographers
We are winding down our Photoshop classes, and have had a great time with folks. Many participants were excited to learn new PS skills, and one of my favorites is layer blending modes. We used blending modes for sharping, saturating, star creation, text overlays…to name a few. But one of the most simple, and most Read More
Black and White Creative Challenge
One class we teach during our online Creative Camera Class is shooting in black and white. Black and white was the original foundation in photography, and I love the pure design aspects of it. General post processing wisdom says shoot in color and convert in black and white. But we take a different approach during Read More
Backyard Birds and Bees
We have been teaching a lot of online classes right now, and realize a lot of photographers are having trouble getting motivated. We have heard from numerous people they haven’t picked up their camera in months…not good! It is tough to motivate right now with so much uncertainty and tumultuous times. But give yourself a Read More
The Ultimate Travel Light Stand
I spend a lot of time traveling with lighting gear. Almost every assignment I get involves lighting, whether it be for portraits, action or travel. That means more gear, which means more weight. So anytime I find a new piece of gear that trims the weight I am carrying, I am happy. With tripods going Read More
On1 now on sale!
One piece of software we really like to use is ON1 effects. This is part of larger package, On1 Photo RAW, that includes a database and raw editor similar to Lightroom. While we still use Lightroom for our main editor and database system, we love to jump over into On1 to use some of their Read More
Black Rapids Camera Strap
If you are carrying a heavy camera around all day, chances are your neck is pretty stiff at the end of the day. Imagine walking much of the day during a visit to a foreign city. Or standing on the sidelines of an event where you need your camera ready. My situation has changed shooting Read More
Creative Camera Craft; creating sunlight.
Five years ago on this blog I wrote about recreating sunlight using a speedlight. I’ve always preferred to ‘do it in the camera’ if it is possible. Not to say I don’t enjoy post processing and working in LR and PS, but honestly, I’m always looking for any excuse to be outside and making pictures. Read More
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Road Trip
Outdoor Photographer magazine is a must for any landscape, travel, wildlife and adventure sports photographer. I’ve been a reader and contributor for many years, and still read it cover to cover each issue. Their website also offer loads of tips, techniques and industry news…check it out. In the recent issue I wrote a story titled Read More
Focus Stacking Landscapes
Focus stacking was a popular technique during our online macro classes. If you want to increase your depth of field, and still keep a blurry background, focus stacking 20 or more images at F4 is the way to go with macro shots. But what about landscapes? Cree and I were just in the Colorado high Read More
Creating beams of light in LR
Part of our creative camera craft class yesterday was talking about how to create or enhance existing beams of light in an image. Sometimes you just want those beams to be a little distinct, and other times you want a beam of light where there is no beam of light. Lightroom has an easy way Read More
Red channel graduated ND filter use
We are in the middle of our online creative camera craft class right now, and one of our goals was to discuss topics that we felt many photographers may not know. One of those topics is RGB graduated ND filter use. What is that, you ask? With cameras recording more dynamic range, and graduated filters Read More