Rained In!

Rained In!

What do two bad ass photographer's do when one of their wives is planning a baby shower for the other?  On the day of the baby shower they go out and take some photographs, that's what they do! Eric and I, had been planning this trip for 2 months or more.  The date...

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Post Processing Tutorial

Post Processing Tutorial

Last week I showed you how to process your multiple exposure image for HDR in Photomatix Pro 4.0.  This week I will show you the basics of post processing In Photoshop CS 5. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPOzk0j4eGY There are several thousand ways to post process an...

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Lights, Camera, Capture

Lights, Camera, Capture

This Post has been updated for accuracy, you may read on for historical purposes...   I have recently jumped into the world of lighting photography.  While I have done some of this in the past, a series of recent photography events has forced me in the direction...

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Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

We headed to the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve in Cupertino, CA on Saturday.  It was a great day for a hike in the the Valley, 65 degrees and sunny!  My research on the park all stated it was an easy hike, however, I don't think they were taking pregnant women...

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Beginner’s Photomatix HDR Tutorial

Beginner’s Photomatix HDR Tutorial

This weeks video tutorial is focused on creating an HDR image in Photomatix Pro 4.0.  I have gone over this pretty thoroughly here, however, that is a lot of reading!  This video tutorial gives you a decent crash course in Photomatix and helps calm the nerves amongst...

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HDR Photo Pro

HDR Photo Pro

Another great program by the makers of last week's HDR Darkroom, Everimage LTD.  These guys nailed it with HDR Photo Pro.  It has a  pretty self explanatory interface with a lot to offer.  You can get any range of HDR styles with the well engineered slider bars  found...

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Gas! Gas! Gas!

Gas! Gas! Gas!

What do you get when you mix a picture of something really dirty, a snapshot of orange juice swirling in a pool of teriyaki marinade, a texture shot of a broken plastic bin, and an HDR image of a guy in a gas mask?....One hell of a crazy looking photo from a childlike...

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Actions In Photoshop CS 5

Actions In Photoshop CS 5

I am doing something new on EverydayHDR for my tutorials...  Video tutorials! That's right, click on the little link below for your very own video tutorial with yours truly talking you through making an Action in Adobe Photoshop CS 5.  The videos are up on Youtube, so...

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HDR Darkroom!

HDR Darkroom!

The search continues for greener HDR pastures.  This week I downloaded the free trial for HDR Darkroom by Everimaging LTD.  Of the many HDR programs that claim to create great HDR images at lightening speed, I would have to throw my hat off to HDR Darkroom.  I am a...

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Quick Tip: Selective Desaturation

Quick Tip: Selective Desaturation

Here's a quick tip.  A really easy Selective Deaturation technique for taking away the sky in an image.  Open up a Saturation Adjustment Layer, use the drop down box that says Master as the Default.  Switch it to Blues and drop the saturation to Zero.  Like magic your...

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