As I mentioned in my last post, I shot my entire trip to France in BW. I set my Picture Mode to monochrome so all my camera previews were BW in the field, but when I opened the same RAW files in Photoshop they were in color. When shooting in RAW with monochrome selected you Read More
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Improve Creativity; Shooting in BW
I just returned from eight marvelous days photographing in France teaching a photo workshop for Strabo Tours. Cree lived in France and speaks fluent French, so this trip was very special for her. For me it was visiting a city and region rich with art and photography history. Who doesn’t want to roam the streets Read More
20 % Sale Singh-Ray Filters
Just a quick note. Today is the last day of the 20 percent off sale at Singh-Ray filters. This sale is on all filters, and a great chance to pick up a few filters for your fall photography. I use polarizers, 10 and 15 stop Mor-Slo filters, and graduated ND filters. Here is a recent Read More
Take better photos, optimize the light.
Just in from ten days in Alaska working on an assignment and just enjoying being up north. You never know what kind of weather you are going to get there, some summers are sunny all the time, and other summers it just rains and rains. During our trip we got rain, so much so that Read More
Active D Lighting does affect exposure
As photographers have been setting up their Nikon Z8 and Z9s some questions have come up about a few specific settings. One of those is Active D lighting, found in the shooting menu. The big distinction with in-camera settings is those that affect RAW files and those that only affect JPEGS. We always encourage photographers Read More
ISO Invariance; Does it matter?
A topic that is picking up a lot of traffic right now is ISO invariance. I’ve had a lot of questions come up on it, and photographers are wondering what my recommendation is about it. Should I change my shooting habits? Does it really affect my images? Can’t new cameras just get it right without Read More
Bump focus assist
Just back from another great workshop. We spent a week in the Ecuadorian cloud forest photographing hummingbirds, tanagers, toucans…over 30 species of hummingbirds alone! Anytime you photograph in the jungle the light can be low, especially with cloudy skies and sometimes rain. Our group focused on photographing from established blinds and feeding stations, so it Read More
Best Autofocus Mode for Hummingbirds
Just spent a week photographing hummingbirds in Madera Canyon in Arizona. I’ve been birding and photographing in this canyon for 40 years, the first place that really got me interested in birds…hard to believe it has been that long. We had a great group, and lots of hummingbirds. We spent almost 8 hours a day Read More
Photoshop Remove Tool a game changer
Adobe continues to update and improve their products, including using AI powered technology for better performance. With their latest update they added the Remove Tool. Sounds pretty bland, right? Wait until you try it….be sitting down…because it will change how your work in Photoshop forever! I have loved using content aware fill for years. When Read More
Sandals and Snow boots; Singh-Ray Online Webinar
If you have some free time this week check out my online webinar for Singh-Ray. I’ll be discussing my recent travels and how I use Singh-Ray filters during my travels. Honestly, these filters are critical to many images I create, and they transform images…unlike anything I could ever do in post processing. I’ll also show Read More
How to photograph ocean water
Yesterday morning I was on Bandon beach in Oregon teaching a workshop. We had cloudy, moody skies, perfect for creating stunning ocean photographs. The million dollar question came up…how do you photograph the water in the ocean landscape? And the answer is….it depends on the mood you want to create. The first big question is Read More
60FPS and shooting sports
We’re just in from a busy two weeks in Alaska, first week photographing bears and puffins (amazing trip, check out the trip report) and second week shooting for Alaska tourism. A fun part of our tourism assignment is the diversity of the photography…still life food shots, wildlife, aerials, interiors…and even traditional sports. This year we Read More