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
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Nikon 500mm 5.6 PF in stock!
After almost two years, the Nikon 500mm 5.6 PF is in stock. There is a reason it has been out of stock for two years…this is one amazing lens. For starters, this lens is really small and compact…almost the same weight as the 70-200mm 2.8…but it is a 500mm! Using phase fresnel elements to reduce Read More
Camera Raw Update. Wow!
Okay, the moment you have been waiting for…Camera Raw has been transformed. As in it looks completely different. Here is the good news, the new interface looks similar to Lightroom…finally! Many folks we see on workshops are reluctant to edit in Photoshop, and it started with the RAW window looking very different from Lightroom. Now Read More
Lightroom Classic Update News
I love it when Adobe introduces a new tool with an update. And so I had a lot to celebrate with the latest round of Photoshop, Camera Raw and Lightroom Classic updates. The biggest interface overhaul was with Camera Raw, I’ll talk about that in a few days. But for all those Lightroom Classic users, Read More
Beyond the Rule of Thirds
I still vividly remember teaching my first photo class. It was 1987, and I had my trusty Nikon FM loaded with Kodachrome 25 slide film. Can you imagine shooting ISO 25 film? Honestly, I don’t know how we did it, but I still have slides in my files that look great. Just the other day Read More
Holi Powder Shoot
I have been working on an editorial assignment this week for Digital Photo Pro Magazine, and had some entertaining behind the scenes moments I thought I would share. Check out Digital Photo Pro. This magazine is packed with great articles and info. Every issue I learn new tips, and I love seeing the inspirational photos Read More
Lightroom Compare/Survey Mode
We just finished up our online Lightroom class today, and we had a lot of fun with the group. We really focused on the Library and Develop module, and one topic of discussion was how to compare similar images. The obvious choice might be just reviewing the images in the Library module and increasing the Read More
Chasing bees with the D5
If you follow this blog you know one thing about me…I really, really like all things photography. My professional career has revolved around photographing adventure sports, editorial travel assignments, commercial portraits and loads of how-to stories for photography magazines. But when I am not on an assignment, I really like to photograph almost any subject. Read More
Helicon Focus Lite
We are getting ready to start our next round of macro classes, and I wanted to mention a class favorite; Helicon Focus Lite. This software performs focus stacking, which radically increases depth of field in your macro image. Imagine photographing a columbine, a flower with a lot of depth. To get critical focus through most Read More
Nikon TC 1.4x III
Most wildlife photographers will say the same thing; I sure wish I had a bigger telephoto lens. It just seems you can’t get close enough to wildlife, especially birds. One way to extend the range of your telephoto lens is by adding a teleconverter. I have all the converters Nikon makes, but generally stick to Read More
Droplet Splash Photography
We are at the end of our first online macro classes, and we have had a blast. The participant’s images have been stunning, and everyone has learned a lot of new macro technique. I have one more macro technique to share on my blog. Droplet splash photography is just that; capturing a drop of liquid Read More
Lightroom Range Mask Dodging and Burning
I like dodging and burning many of my images. Flat low contrast scenes become more interesting, and the image takes on a three dimensional appearance. Landscapes, portraits and travel images often look better with a little dodging and burning. My preferred method for many years was selecting the adjustment brush in LR, adding about .5 Read More