Finding Your Inner Artist:  Part 1

Finding Your Inner Artist: Part 1

Find your style and what makes you unique. When I first started shooting Landscapes several years ago, I tried to emulate other Photographers in the current industry.  I knew I was no Ansel Adams and that would be a stretch, so I looked toward other artists that I...

read more
Focus Stacking in Photoshop

Focus Stacking in Photoshop

When one shot just won't cut it, take many! With Macro Photography one shot usually will not cut it.  This is due to the high levels of magnification and the effect they have on Depth of Field.  f/2.8 on a normal lens has limited depth of field and creates that soft...

read more
Macro Photography and Why I Love It!

Macro Photography and Why I Love It!

Spring is here, bring on the bugs... and flowers! I have this crazy obsession with Wide Angle HDR photography, but what you may not know is that I enjoy a bit of macro from time to time.  I usually bust out ye old Macro lens when the bugs start creeping around the...

read more
Presets in Adobe Camera Raw

Presets in Adobe Camera Raw

Creating, Applying, Saving and Loading Presets in Adobe Camera Raw! Adobe Camera Raw, while not known for its creative capabilities, holds a treasure trove of awesome preset possibilities.  (Say that 10 times fast!)  I was editing some pictures of my boys the other...

read more
Extinguishing Software Anguish

Extinguishing Software Anguish

So many programs so little time... Photoshop, Lightroom, PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Aperture, Phase One, DXO Optics, Tiffen Dfx, Photomatix, Oloneo, Topaz Labs, On1, Nik Software, Picassa, MS Paint... Did I miss any?  Of course I did, there are so many to choose from how...

read more
Strategies to Squash Gear Lust

Strategies to Squash Gear Lust

Have Gear Lust?  Here's your cold shower... There comes a time in any photographer's life where they long for more.  Not more photos or even better photos, that is an ongoing process, but more gear.  We are in a fast moving technological age and lust for all things...

read more
HDR Photography is NOT DEAD!

HDR Photography is NOT DEAD!

It is very much ALIVE!  (Blake steps on Soap Box) I recently read an article titled "Is the Death of HDR Coming?".  Where I read it is not necessarily important to point out.  I would prefer to allow the source and author to remain credible, as they are, and not be...

read more

f64 Academy Post Categories