Monthly Archives: January 2017
Mentor Series: Seeing the Trees for the Forest
Mentor Series Channeling Henry David Thoreau through nature photography Finding natural beauty in Mount Rainier National Park with the Mentor Series. Popular Photography
It’s Friday – Let’s Play “Guess the Lighting Setup” and Share Your Result
Ever since I became enthralled with photography, I’ve enjoyed sifting through inspirational images and breaking them down so that I could understand how just the photographer created that specific look. Earlier this week I ran across a profile image … Continue reading
Stray Light and Lens Flares in Photography
A camera lens is made up of several elements—pieces of special glass ground to a specific curve according to computer calculations. Each element directs light in a particular way and corrects aberrations caused by other lens elements. A telephoto lens … Continue reading
The Lily Drone Took Millions In Pre-Orders, Will Never Actually Ship
Gear Customers who bought in will soon get a full refund It was announced in 2015, but this throw-and-fly drone will never actually come to market due to manufacturing issues. Popular Photography
Snowflake wallpaper: Sunflower
Unusual snow crystal Sunflower now available as Ultra HD wallpaper: Wallpaper available in screen proportions 4:3, 5:4, 16:10 and 16:9, resolutions from 800×600 pixels (SVGA) to 3840×2160 (Ultra HD 4K). The keys to december
The Ideal, Simple, General Purpose Product Photography Setup (How this Site’s Product Images are Captured)
Have you ever wondered how this site’s product images are created? If so, you’ll want to check out our most recent addition to the Photography Tips page: The Ideal, Simple, General Purpose Product Photography Setup (How this Site’s Product … Continue reading
Initial impressions of the Manfrotto Spectra LED Light 500S
I wanted a small portable LED for video work primarily to either pop on the hot shoe of my camera or use on a light stand off camera. I also really like the white light emitted from a LED source. … Continue reading
CDLC: Sri Lanka Sojourn with the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
From the Canon Digital Learning Center: Author: Rick Sammon Photography is more than just taking, or as I say, making, a picture. It’s about the entire photographic process (image capture and image processing) and the personal experience. In … Continue reading
New Gear: Epson SureColor P5000 Printer Is Its Smallest Pro Inkjet Printer
Gear Lots of new updates come to this 17-inch pro printer, including a new inkset Epson’s new 17-inch pro printer gets a new inkset and lots of welcome tweaks. Popular Photography
Lighting 103: Introduction
Abstract: Our flashes are calibrated to produce white light. But in the real world, white light is a rarity. Sara Lando (your mollusk portraitist from Lighting 102) gives a thumbs up while spending a week assisting for photographer Gregory Heisler … Continue reading
How to Swap Colors in Photoshop – Two Methods Explained
Color swapping in Photoshop is both a fun thing to do and a very handy tool for product photographers with clients in need of options. It’s not a hard technique and it only takes a try or two to get … Continue reading