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HDR – Lightroom, Photoshop CS5 & Photomatix?
Since Photoshop CS5 was announced on Monday, I’ve been getting lots of questions about whether or not I like the HDR features in Photoshop better than Photomatix. Since there’s Lightroom integration built into both of these products and HDR is gaining in popularity I figured I’d take a quick moment to give you some thoughts. [...]
Gerard Butler Talks About Shooting With Jim Wright On Leno
Last week Gerard Butler was on Leno and Jay picked up the copy of Men’s Journal that Jim Wright shot the cover and feature of him for and asked about the opening image. Gerard launched into a funny description of the shoot:
I’ve worked with Jim in the past so I shot him an email to [...]
Finding the Right Creative Exposure
If you’re like most photographers you’ve probably asked yourself, at one point or another; “What difference does it make which combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO I use as long as the camera, or light meter, says it’s the correct exposure?”
Technically…it doesn’t matter.
Technically…it’s the “correct” exposure.
But I don’t want you to become a completely [...]
Stay away from the light!
In my last post I talked about David Zizer’s new seminar. This time around I’d like to talk a little bit about what I took away from the experience and how I plan to use it to make myself a better photographer.
Photojournalistic photography is all the rage now when it comes to weddings. [...]
