post-processing a photo – that summery feeling
post-processing an image - that summery feeling
A hot rod show & hot girls dressed in 50's retro outfits .. it all just has to look good! Well, not necessarily. Sometimes the way you feel something should look, just isn't quite there in the actual setting. At a hot rod show today in Brooklyn, though there were the usual awesome cars (and girls), but the show was held under an expressway. Just not quite the right setting to easily get images with sparkle. But parked around the area were some vintage cars, so along with Jill (one of the models), I used some of these cars for a few Read more inside...Photoshop action – selective sharpening (download)
Photoshop action - selective sharpening (download)
Jim McGuinness, a regular follower of the Tangents blog, has made available a tutorial on how to do selective sharpening in Photoshop. Even better, he has made it available as a downloadable action as well. You can download the action and the instructions on how to use it, from here. Right-click & save-as, 2 of the files files: - the action as either Windows / Mac compressed file - the instruction as a PDF Expand / uncompress the sitx file. You'll get a Photoshop icon. Drag your image onto the icon, and photoshop will Read more inside...So I shot in RAW format, now what?
RAW workflow - the first step - changing your default settings
As a bit of a forward nudge to those who are entirely new to a RAW workflow, or who hesitantly moved to shooting in RAW - here's the next step forward - changing the defaults for your RAW file. Before we even get there, shooting in RAW is very much part of the serious photographer's environment. Shooting just in JPG is rarely an option. As I have mentioned, there are few occasions where shooting in JPG might be an advantage. So with that in mind ... RAW it is. And has to be. Now, some notes for the newcomers to Read more inside...RAW vs JPG – the final discussion
RAW vs JPG - the final discussion
The RAW vs JPG debate has raged on to the point where pretty much every photographer has been worn down, or left confused. It's been done. But bear with me on this one. It'll be quick. And convincing. Then we really are done with this. Here it is: There is NO photographer on this planet who is good enough to get: - correct white balance, - correct exposure, - correct brightness level, - correct overall and local contrast, - correct saturation, - a good black point, - or anything else you’d like to add, DURING the moment of capture, for Read more inside...recent personal work – Manhattan cityscapes
personal work - Manhattan cityscapes
It's been a long cold winter without much chance to roam around and explore with a camera. The past weekend it seemed like the weather was finally relenting and becoming warmer. Taking to the streets to shoot for myself a bit with no purpose in mind, I ended up with three images that I liked - all deserted New York city scenes. Or in the case of the image above, nearly deserted. It felt good to let my thoughts roam for a while, getting some exercise and listening to music ... looking for anything that visually appealed to me in the camera's Read more inside...a kid’s studio portrait
children's studio portrait - lighting setup and post-processing
The lighting setup was very simple. Mostly because there wasn't much space in the area where I set up my home-studio in my dining room area. But also, because a complicated lighting setup wasn't necessary. Just two lights. One light on my subject - this adorable little girl; the other light on my background. Read more inside...adding my logo to images
I get frequent questions about how I add my logo to the images, so I thought I'd explain it in a blog post. Here it is ... Read more inside...
photography: Inspiration and Homage – compositing & multiple lights
Chuck Arlund is a Fashion Photographer whose elegant photography is made even more impressive with the simplicity of his set-ups and use of lighting. Chuck's previous guest spot here on the topic of on-location lighting techniques using reflector & flash, was very well received. Therefore I'm very happy that Chuck is graciously sharing more of his ideas with this guest post. Also, check out Chuck's workshops and mentoring sessions.
