Pumpkin Patch HDR
We went to the pumpkin patch this past weekend, for all of about 20 minutes, but we still enjoyed ourselves and I was able to get about 20 shots off. One thing I need to tell any photog now that does not have children is this: No matter how well you plan a day, your...
HDR Shooting and the Exposure Compensation Button
I just woke up to an email this past weekend from my friendly folks at Olympus. This months helpful shooting tips are about shooting the autumn leaves. One of the main focuses from this article is the Exposure Compensation button and how it can help you achieve...
A Few HDR Shooting Tips
There are several thousand tips for HDR photography and I would be lying if I said I am going to give you the top five. The reason being, as soon as I give you the "top" five, I will remember 5 more helpful hints, and as soon as I tell you those, I will think of ten...
Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park
We took a trip over to the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park while visiting the the family in Nebraska last weekend. This conservation area is part of the Henry Doorly Zoo. It is a pretty neat idea, you remain in your vehicle as you drive around a conservation area...
Fixing Dust Blemishes With Photoshop CS 5
As I stated on Wednesday, dust on the sensor is a horrible occurrence when working with HDR images. Often times dust is very difficult to see in a single exposure, but after a series of five are bracketed the amplification of dust is unbelievable. I recently had the...
Sensor Cleaning and HDR
I took some photos this weekend and noticed that my sensor is absolutely filthy. It more than likely happened on the Photo Walk when I changed my lens from my 14-54 to my 50mm fixed. I got distracted for 20 seconds by a bird or butterfly (or some other ADD relevant...
World War 1 Museum, Kansas City, MO
Yesterday, we took a little trip into Kansas City to see the World War 1 Museum. I had never heard of a World War 1 Museum and find it odd that there aren't more of them. At times it was interesting walking through, seeing all of the old pistols, heavy artillery and...
Quick Single Exposure HDR
I have found that it is very difficult to shoot a series of bracketed exposures with macro Photography. It is very difficult to worry about getting the perfect brackets when the object you are shooting could move in mere milliseconds depending on...
Can’t Get Enough of Tiffen Dfx
So I am editing my photo's from the Photo Walk I lead here in Missouri and I am thinking, "I wonder what Dfx can do for these photos?" I opened up my Dfx plug-in and after a few seconds of tweaking, I was impressed... again. I know I spent a lot of time last week...
Worldwide Photo Walk Success!
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk was a huge success here in Missouri. I was timid going into it with such a small group, but I really got to know the people I was walking with and I had a blast! Now that the walk is over, the post processing fun begins. What I...
