I can’t believe we’ve been together for 31 days! Special thanks again to Nester for assembling this motley crew. And additional thanks to Emily, Emily, Jen, Kendra, Melissa, and Sandy for allowing me in such great company. On Day 1 I told the story that flipped the switch for me – how losing all those [...]
My Photography Workflow | Day 30
October 30, 2010 by at 12:01 am
I get asked a lot how I go from shoot to delivery, and I’ll preempt by saying – I have no idea if this is how others do it or not. There isn’t a right or wrong way but this is what works for me. I shoot in RAW. Please notice I didn’t debate jpg [...]
12 Tips for Sharper Images | Day 29
October 29, 2010 by at 12:01 am
1. Proper Exposure & Good Lighting Under exposure sets you up for noise and distortion, over-exposure blows out pixel information. You will not get tack sharp images in poor lighting situations. 2. Hold the Camera Steady So this may elicit some “duuuhhhhhh”s – but… Are you guilty of an over-grip on your camera? Tsk, tsk, [...]
How to Resize your Images to Share on the Web | Day 28
October 28, 2010 by at 12:01 am
One of the most rewarding thing about learning to take a better a photo is sharing it with family and friends online. Your camera takes huge resolution images. Huge. Like you could wallpaper your house with it, huge. This is fantastic for printing, since we want all those pixels for clear, sharp images. However, when [...]
When too much is too much. | Day 27
October 27, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Ever been in a car with a new driver? They can be heavy-footed, stomp on the brakes with knee-jerk reactions, and generally are very reactive creatures. As someone who has severe motion-sickness – it can really throw you off. Ever seen the edits of someone who’s just discovered Photoshop and actions in particular? They can [...]
Photoshop Actions & Resource List | Day 26
October 26, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Photoshop actions are more than just a cheat sheet of steps. They provide a great way to learn how edits affect your image. If you take the time to play with each layer a commercially-purchased action creates – you will see that they are all layers of curves, levels, saturation, color overlays, sharpening, etc. Edits [...]
