A New Post Schedule
I have been battling with the idea of a new posting schedule for several months. I currently post something new every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently, I have been more active in the community writing guest posts, trying to keep up with social media, and...
Creative Camera Raw: Faking Neutral Density with Clarity
Damien Parker, a friend of mine from Australia, asked me about faking Neutral Density Filters in post processing. At the time I was kind of stumped, but gave him a quick answer, "Try using masks and Gaussian Blur in PS". However, his question planted the seed in my...
Adobe Photoshop CS is Dead…RIP
I received the news early yesterday morning from fellow HDR buddy, Nick Marzinski, of Trapping Light. Adobe is releasing Photoshop CS7, or what would be CS 7, on the Creative Cloud only. It was only a matter of time, RIP CS 🙁 "So what does that mean for me?"...
Understanding Crop Factor
The crop factor of your camera is an important aspect of photography to take heed to. You see, before I purchased a Full Frame camera I knew of the crop factor, I knew how it worked, I even felt I understood it well enough to discuss it. However, I had never really...
Halos and HDR, Episode 2: The Photoshop Fix
Last weeks tutorial focused on avoiding the nasty halo byproduct of HDR tone mapping. This week I am tackling how to combat them in post processing. I use 2 methods to show you how to defeat them. The first method will use a Curves Adjustment Layer to actually...
Canon 24-105 f/4.0 L USM Review
I have recently taken several photos with the Canon 24-105 on the 6D after switching from the Olympus 14-54 as my go to lens on the E-30. At first glance I was thinking, "Man this new Canon lens is going to be quite the toy for me." It is monstrous with a front lens...
Made the Switch to Canon
Last week I discussed the possibility of making the switch from the Olympus E-30 to the Canon 6D. Well I did it. I purchased it through Amazon because I could not pass up the deal on the 70-300mm lens with it. They were running a $300 off the 70-300mm promotion...
Halos and HDR, Episode 1: Avoiding Them Altogether
I was recently asked to do a tutorial on how I fix Halos in Photoshop. I could very easily have started there, however, I feel it is important to understand the culprits of the halos in Photomatix. Your best defense against a halo in post processing is to avoid them...
HDROne Article: My Battle With HDR
Check out my recent article for HDR One, the awesome Online HDR Magazine! I discuss a couple of the idiosyncracies of HDR that I have debunked over time. I also make quite the confession about my past smug ways!
Canon / Nikon making the jump from Olympus!
Well it has been 4 awesome years with my Olympus E-30, but it is time to retire her. I bought my E-30 when I was a semi-hobbyist and it took me very well into my "Pro" days. I have a nice little nest egg of lenses and flash equipment, but I have to put all of that...
