10-Stop ND White Balance Converter
Calculate the required white balance settings for an image made with a high-density ND filter with a known shift.
Recording your Lighting Setups
When trying to recreate a lighting setup for a pick up shot, or even to duplicate an image to keep a consistent look, having a diagram of the lighting setup goes a long way to making your life easier. Here are some of the tips and tools that I’ve found helpful for doing this.
The Rocky Road to Video: Post Production Workflows, Software, and Project Management
Though it’s certainly not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the rocky road to video, the post-production workflow is something that’s become an annoying thorn in my side even. I think part of this is organizational in nature and part is related to the way the software manages things. I think, […]
Canon EOS 400D Review
My first DSLR, and the camera that got me into photography seriously. The Rebel XTi preformed reasonably at the time with a decent enough 10 MP sensor.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens Review
The first ultra-wide angle zoom for Canon’s EF-S cameras. Gives a zoom range equal to a 16-35 on a full frame camera with surprisingly good image quality.
First Thoughts on Lossy DNG
Whoever said storage is cheap, never had to buy and manage that storage. I’ve been meaning to write in some depth about the challenges of storing digital photos for quite some time, unfortunately, this article isn’t it. However, with rising camera resolutions, and the respective increase in image file sizes, finding room to store, backup […]
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens Review
The 70-200 for the weight conscious photographer. This lens provides the same range, and most of the image quality of it’s f/2.8 counterpart for half the weight and an inch less length.
PhotoShelter, an Update
In March, I moved my online gallery/portfolio to PhotoShelter. I was tired of managing, patching, and otherwise fidgeting with another software package; never mind that PhotoShelter offered some rather attractive features, like price generation and e-commerce features that would have required a lot more work on my behalf to implement on my own. My initial […]
Fireworks Slideshow
I hadn’t intended to do a slideshow video with the fireworks images I shot the other night. Then I remember Lightroom has a way to export slideshows as videos and so I figured what the heck I’ll give it a try. So this is the entire 15 minute show compressed into under 2 minutes worth […]
First Thoughts on Using Photoshelter
I’ve been looking for a better way to manage my gallery online and make it easier to clients, both new and old, find and purchase my images. Photoshelter seemed to offer a lot of really nice features; easy e-commerce setup, built in pricing using Fotoquote, build in licensing for stock photography, and most importantly for […]