Monthly Archives: December 2012
Winterize Your Tripod
How-ToIt’s cold outside, the blowing wind makes it feel even chillier, there’s eight inches of snow on the ground and more is predicted over the next few days. “Cool,” should be your response as you grab your tripod mounted camera … Continue reading
Creative Color Processing (Part 2/3
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on creative color effects using Lightroom 4. In Part 1 of the series, I discussed shifting White Balance either warmer or cooler for creative effect. In this article I will explain Split … Continue reading
Photographing Mountains
How-To There’s a common expression that’s a play on words: “Life’s A Beach.” I have a T Shirt that says, “Life’s A Mountain, Not A Beach.” From the very first time I drove across country from New York to Denver … Continue reading
Dodge and Burn on a Separate Layer
How-To Most photographs can be improved with global adjustments. But quite often, local darkening and lightening tweaks can make the photo better. If you use the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop on the background layer, the changes are permanent. … Continue reading
New Ways To Think About Macro
How-ToText And Photography By Dave WellingA larger-than-life paper wasp engages a water bug at the local watering hole. A flowery detail shot of the Texas prickly pear. There’s a wonderful miniature world out there you can capture with your camera. … Continue reading
Sponsored Tip: Creating A Personal Palette
How-ToBy Brian Dilg, Courtesy of New York Film Academy Photography SchoolThis tip article by Brian Dilg, comes to us courtesy of New York Film Academy Photography School, where he serves as the Chair of the New York Film Academy Photography … Continue reading
Fall Foliage Photo Tips: Part 1
How-To Autumn is my favorite time of year for both photography and life in general. The hazy days of summer give way to crisp fall mornings, the landscape is painted with a mosaic of warm toned leaves, the morning air … Continue reading
From Autumn into Winter
After a busy two months I finally have some time to share a few new images! Life has been busy with my research, getting all my calendar orders out (thank you everyone who ordered one!), and moving to a new … Continue reading
25 Beautiful Christmas light painting images
Last week we shared a tutorial and picture collection on taking beautiful Christmas Bokeh pictures like crazy around the web have shared. As a follow-up we thought it would be nice to share a collection of another type of Christmas … Continue reading
25 Beautiful Christmas light painting images
Last week we shared a tutorial and picture collection on taking beautiful Christmas Bokeh pictures like crazy around the web have shared. As a follow-up we thought it would be nice to share a collection of another type of Christmas … Continue reading
25 Beautiful Christmas light painting images
Last week we shared a tutorial and picture collection on taking beautiful Christmas Bokeh pictures like crazy around the web have shared. As a follow-up we thought it would be nice to share a collection of another type of Christmas … Continue reading
25 Beautiful Christmas light painting images
Last week we shared a tutorial and picture collection on taking beautiful Christmas Bokeh pictures like crazy around the web have shared. As a follow-up we thought it would be nice to share a collection of another type of Christmas … Continue reading