Monthly Archives: September 2012
Digital Pitfalls A Cautionary Tale
How-ToText And Photography By Tom TillRock forms of Monument Basin, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. This is a popular image in Tom Till’s gallery. With renewed perspective, Till describes this version of the photo this way, “This is HDR gone too … Continue reading
Wildlife Panoramas
How-ToBy George D. Lepp And Kathryn Vincent Lepp, Photography By George D. Lepp Hundreds of sandhill cranes and a vigilant bald eagle are revealed as the sun rises over Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. The five-image panoramic … Continue reading
Into the Heart of the Earth
One of the primary goals of my trip to the Southwest was to do some technical canyons with Aubrey. We started with Pine Creek Canyon, a classic, and relatively straightforward for newcomers to canyoneering. After a few rappels came the … Continue reading
Pieces of The Whole
How-To The whole is the sum of its parts. If a single addend is eliminated, it prevents a proper total from being obtained. Photographically put, make sure all components in the composition add up to a proper sum. Don’t create … Continue reading
Be Persistent
How-To To consistently produce great photographs, there are many concepts that need to be learned. I consider reading the light to be the most important. Without good light, a good photo is hard to produce. I’d rather photograph an ordinary … Continue reading
Back to Basics – Controls
Sometimes it is necessary to take a step back and review the basics. Camera controls are all about modifying light, either how much light strikes the film or how sensitive the film is to light. The two primary ways to … Continue reading
Inclement Weather Photography
How-To The sound of the alarm signals the coming of a new day. As its annoyance persists, the simultaneous pitter patter of raindrops paints a frown on your face. Today was the day you were psyched for early morning light … Continue reading
Show Some Behavior
How-To Good behavior is something toward which we should all aspire. It’s often rewarded. As both a former teacher and current parent, I look to the positive and make a big deal about it when it happens. But when I … Continue reading
Hyper Focal Setting For More Depth of Field
How-To Depth in a photograph is conveyed by a spatial relationship between foreground, midground and background elements whereas those nearest the lens are emphasized while the rest of the composition recedes into the distance. The foreground object becomes exaggerated in … Continue reading
BeesFree
BeesFree is a technology company with global reach which develops and commercialises innovative solutions for the beekeepers communities on a world-wide scale. Incorporated in 2011, BeesFree has its Headquarters in Florida, US and all our Research and Development activities are … Continue reading
B&W Transformation
How-ToText And Photography By Rick SheremetaThe technique that I’m about to illustrate will take your photos to the next level, creating killer black-and-white images. The method is fairly straightforward and utilizes the HDR Pro functionality already built into Adobe Photoshop … Continue reading
Comment to Win T-Shirt Printing in a Massive Giveaway from BlueCotton!
Published in Site News Our friends at BlueCotton have offered to give $200 of printing credit to a lucky reader of the Vandelay Design Blog. But that is really just the beginning. They have also set up a page on … Continue reading →