Apr
30
I happen to have a special fondness for good HDR images. I have a special fondness for about a gazillion things actually, so it can be very hard to focus and get things done sometimes. There have been times when I have actually written an artistic/creative schedule for myself. “Monday = blog posts” “Tuesday = photography” […]
Apr
29
We finally got our scanner working, and I spent most of the day making high res scans of some decorative paper I’ve had for awhile. Most of this paper was hand-made in India. I’m finding these images to be truly awesome textures or backgrounds. Since I am really pressed for time, and don’t have a […]
Apr
23
Photography has been described as “painting with light”. The camera is the “brush” and the “light” is the paint. In this post, I will be detailing how to use natural light in your photography. Personally, I am not a fan of studio photography. I happen to like a certain amount of “reality” in photographs, and […]
Apr
21
If you decide to purchase any Photomatix product, you will get an instant 15% discount by entering the following coupon code on the order form: photoluminary Also, please see my more comprehensive Photomatix Pro HDR tutorial, which explains in detail how to bracket exposures. Prior to getting started on the tutorial, I want to explain […]
Apr
21
I must admit that this intrigues me, and has for some time. I have always been something of an eavesdropper, and find myself listening to and watching other people’s interactions very intently. A few years ago I made some furtive audio recordings of conversations held by total strangers in various public places. I had planned […]
Apr
19
While I personally prefer color photography almost always, there are times when a landscape can be very interesting to me in black and white. I suppose that what makes a black and white photo successful is the focus on contrast, texture and tone. Sure, things like proper exposure, an interesting subject and good composition all […]
Apr
15
There are five main image file formats used in digital photography. In this article, I am going to describe each of these file types, and when they should be used. JPEG JPEG is the most common file format used in digital photography, and on the Internet. This is basically due to file size, since images […]
Apr
10
Photomatix Pro will work with a variety of file formats. Specifically, the software will open and save images with the following formats: JPEG, TIFF (8-bit, 16-bit and Floating Point), Radiance RGBE, OpenEXR, and RAW files from supported cameras. A list cameras which the current version of Photomatix Pro and Light support RAW files are available […]
Apr
10
While I don’t shoot a lot of urban landscape photography myself, I hope to someday do so. Currently I live in a rural area and have to drive for about forty five minutes to an hour in any direction to get to a “normal sized city”. Most of my shopping and so forth is done […]
Apr
8
In this article, I’m going to give a brief overview of my favorite famous portrait photographers. A few of these names have been mentioned in past articles on this blog, but are most definitely worth mentioning again. Diane Arbus Diane Arbus is my favorite portrait photographer of all time. She was to become known as […]
