Photos, the app that comes with every Mac has come a long way from its iPhoto beginnings. While not as flexible as Aperture (which has been discontinued), it’s an easier to use and learn application that has plenty of powerful features for your organizing and editing...
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Best of Photographing Flora – student’s work [part 2.]
We have more images! Part 2 Our first PHOTOGRAPHING FLORA course at BPSOP just finished and it was a blast! We have enjoyed creative work of our students so much, that it would be a shame not to share their fantastic pictures with the rest of the world. As image...
Best of Photographing Flora – student’s work [part 1.]
Our first PHOTOGRAPHING FLORA course at BPSOP just finished and it was a blast! We have enjoyed creative work of our students so much, that it would be a shame not to share their fantastic pictures with the rest of the world. As image speaks for the thousands words,...
Lightroom Tip to Help Your Editing
There are many hidden features in Lightroom that will help simplify your work flow and some of them are not easy to find. Here is a tip that can help you with your Lightroom editing. The Spot Removal Tool Are you interested in how to easily get rid of dust and...
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LEARN MORE If you are like most photographers, you can remember the photo that changed you forever a single moment captured in time that captivated you and spawned the inception of your photography journey. It's where your desire to create images that might be just as...
Behind the scenes of creative portraits – shooting through the glass!
Light (and other) reflections in glass offer an interesting portrait opportunity and I really love this technique for creative portraits - it is very simple yet powerful and a lot of fun too! Opportunities to try it are literally everywhere - you can use a window or a...
Creating a sense of place: Case Study #16
This post is one in a series on how to create a compelling series of images that convey a sense of place and tell a story. CASE STUDY: SUNSET DINNER BY THE SEA Next time you’re taking photos, rather than trying to capture everything in a single image, take...
Giving a Dramatic Edge to Your Photos
As I’ve always said, Light is everything, and should be considered first, even before your composition. When it interacts with shadows, the results can be incredible. It’s a sure fire way to take our imagery “up a notch”. Light is important for sure, but equally...
Using Lightroom to Adjust the Night Sky and the Milky Way
We recently returned from hosting a night photography workshop in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. There are many challenges to astrophotography, and not the least of it is the post processing. Not only do you need to be aware of the correct...