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Link – Are These Photographers Cheating?
Categories: EducationRead more: Link – Are These Photographers Cheating?Are these photographers CHEATING? What constitutes cheating in photography? How much image manipulation is allowed before an image becomes a lie? Is anything game in these days of advanced post-production? In this video, Jamie Windsor looks at photographs that walk a line between truth and lies. Some have caused much controversy, some have been accepted as…
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Link – Luminar 3 with Photo Libraries
Categories: SoftwareRead more: Link – Luminar 3 with Photo LibrariesThe long-awaited update to Skylum Software‘s photo editor adds in-app photo library management, which the company says is the first step toward building out a complete Digital Asset Manager (DAM). Called ‘Luminar with Libraries’, this version more directly competes with applications that organize your photos, such as Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom CC. Luminar 3…
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Link – Why are Camera Lenses so Big and Heavy
Read more: Link – Why are Camera Lenses so Big and HeavyAn article explaining the physics of lens design. https://www.howtogeek.com/393047/why-are-camera-lenses-so-big-and-heavy/
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Pic of the Day – Waterfalls
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – WaterfallsTaken during a holiday in 2014, New Zealand South Island somewhere. Canon EOS 40D ISO 100, 1/15sec, f2.8, 13mm
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Pic of the Day – Sydney from the Sky Tower
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Sydney from the Sky TowerTook this from the Sky Tower at sunset. Difficult to do when the room is going around.
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Link – Topaz Studio Masking
Read more: Link – Topaz Studio MaskingI have been playing around with Topaz Studio, and one of the areas which I have been learning about is masking. Here is a link demonstrating how to use color overlay to help with more precise masking.
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Pic of the Day – Byron Bay Lighthouse 2016
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Byron Bay Lighthouse 2016Canon 70D, 20sec, f9, 17mm Processed using Lightroom and Topaz Studio.
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Pic of the Day – Swell Festival
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Swell FestivalLooks a little like something from Stargate, hence the name.
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My Thoughts on Topaz Studio AI Clear
Read more: My Thoughts on Topaz Studio AI ClearWhat is AI Clear? AI Clear is a pro adjustment plugin which has to be paid for separately once you have Topaz Studio. A quote from Topaz Labs: AI Clear™ is a powerful Pro Studio Adjustment that removes noise and sharpens detail in photos automatically. AI Clear not only achieves much higher quality result than existing…
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LINK – Aurora HDR 2019 First Look and Preorders
Categories: SoftwareRead more: LINK – Aurora HDR 2019 First Look and PreordersA link to a video from Jim Nix showing the new features of Aurora HDR 2019. If you like HDR then this software is one of the best to get. Pre-order discounts apply.
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LINK – Canon EOS-R Lens System
Categories: Photography GearRead more: LINK – Canon EOS-R Lens SystemHere is a link to an article from Northlight Images about the upcoming new mirrorless camera system and lens mount change. It also has a brief history on Canon lens mounts over the past 60 years. Read more at Northling Images.
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Updated Website and News
Read more: Updated Website and NewsWelcome to my updated website. I have made a few changes around here, tweaked the theme, and played around under the hood to hopefully streamline things. The most obvious change is to the URL. I thought a change in name may better reflect on what this website is all about. I do photography as a hobby,…