Effective Cataloging of HDR Exposure Sets and Images
When I first started shooting HDR images my brain was convoluted with thoughts on how to effectively catalog my images for the most efficient post processing. I do not use Lightroom or any other program for cataloging my images, so I needed to come up with a way to...
Blake’s Camera Bag
If you ever wanted to know what I shoot with, here you go! I will add to my Amazon store as I purchase more. There is no better place to purchase your camera gear than Amazon! That is a fact, cheapest prices I have encountered on everything. Literally everything,...
Christmas Was Swell!
What does Santa bring someone who is addicted to Photoshop CS5? A one year membership to NAPP! Duh! I am pretty stoked to start using all of the features NAPP has to offer. While I was reluctant to sign up, Santa knew how bad I wanted the Photoshop User magazine....
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with love, entertainment, and pleasantly plump bellies! Whether it is in your belief or not, please keep in mind the true spirit of Christmas and don't get too overwhelmed by our societies spoils of such a joyous day! Merry...
To Gamma Or Not To Gamma?
Long Exposure images and HDR processing, not a fun combo, but there is hope! One of the most powerful slider bars in Photomatix Pro is the Luminosity slider. It plays a powerful role in the effects of HDR tonemapping during post processing, but how does it effect a...
D.I.Y Macro Extension Tube
On May 24th 2009 all of my camera equipment was stolen from my car. Thank God for Renter's Insurance... It covers all assets in your vehicle too! It was a blessing in disguise as I upgraded my camera body and all lenses to the higher grade glass. I had to make some...
2010 Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse
I jumped on the band wagon of photographers all over the world last night and shot for the moon. The last Lunar Eclipse to occur on Winter Solstice was 1634 and the next one won't be until 2094, I had to take advantage of the once in a life time experience. It...
Niagara At Night
Before you pack your tripod for a vacation or business trip, make damn sure you remember your you put your ball head! I had to hand shoot these images braced on a freezing cold metal hand rail in 13 degree weather with dinky fleece gloves on. I reiterate, make damn...
Sick Of The Rectangle? …Cross The Border!
I am a fan of breaking the rectangle. 95.99999999% of the photographs you see online are rectangles, with the occasional Square or Circle. Now, I am certainly not the first to put a border around an image, and I most certainly won't be the last. Sometimes adding a...
Van Gogh? Not Quite, But Close!
Van Gogh is rolling in his grave with the adaptation of the Pixelbender plugin for Photoshop CS 4 and CS 5, click the previous link for your install. Once again Adobe blows the top off the brain and comes up with an amazing way of manipulating images with a few quick...
