What is Photo-Illustration?

What is Photo-Illustration?

I recently posted a tutorial on the creation of  one of my Tarot card images – The Magician. This is an elaborate composition of multiple photo images with graphic elements, filter effects, and painting effects, very clearly a photo-illustration! I want to...
Image Enhancement Workflow

Image Enhancement Workflow

I recently recorded a webinar for the Mac Group about using the Sekonic L-758DR Digital Master Light meter, where I shot landscape photos at the Scituate Lighthouse in  Massachusetts.  Part of the webinar was about post processing, and I did an abbreviated version of...
ColorChecker Camera Calibration

ColorChecker Camera Calibration

Custom Camera Calibration for Adobe’s Raw Process Engine When Thomas Knoll created Adobe Camera Raw there was no universal Raw processor that worked with the majority of digital cameras. Camera manufacturers had their own software to support only their own...
Guest Post – Eduardo Angel

Guest Post – Eduardo Angel

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Hands-on Review. The friendly waiter at the Turkish restaurant in Sohar, Oman, saw the camera on the table and asked “Nikon? Canon? Which one is better?” To which I replied, “actually, this is a Panasonic GH3.” He stared at me, and his...
How to Light Close-up Flowers with a Flashlight

How to Light Close-up Flowers with a Flashlight

Summer is Here – Time for Flower Photography I just thought I’d share a quick little lighting technique for your flower photography. Now that spring is past and summer is here, it is almost mandatory that, as photographers, we document the emergence of...
Image Enhancement Workflow

Image Enhancement Workflow

Despite the wishes of most avid photographers, the photographic image is not really finished at the moment of capture. Every image can benefit with some level of post processing, even if it is just a modest adjustment in white balance or contrast. Most people never...
Color Correction for the Best Skin Tone

Color Correction for the Best Skin Tone

Subtle Adjustments Make all the Difference Every photo needs some amount of adjustment to enhance its presentation, even really good photos can benefit with the right adjustment. However, if you ask 5 different people what needs to be done, you’ll get 5...
Guest Post – Eduardo Angel

Guest Post – Eduardo Angel

Lighting for Video Still photographers moving into video often forget about supporting video capture with enhanced lighting, and simply rely on available light, but un-enhanced natural light may not be enough! The biggest advantage of natural light is the price. It is...
Apple’s Automator – The Ultimate Workflow Tool

Apple’s Automator – The Ultimate Workflow Tool

Imaging Workflow Beyond Lightroom & Photoshop Most of the time, photo-imaging workflow can be completely managed within the familiar applications of Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Photo Mechanic, etc… but occasionally it becomes necessary to go beyond the...
Guest Post by Bobbi Lane

Guest Post by Bobbi Lane

Portraits: Natural and Flash The Photographer’s best tool is light. It is used to mold, define, describe and set the mood of a portrait, so knowing how to recognize the light or control it, is of ultimate importance to the artist. I’m both a natural light, or...
TetherBLOCK – Lock Down that Cable

TetherBLOCK – Lock Down that Cable

An Elegant Solution for Tethered Shooting I don’t usually do product reviews, as I’m not that hardware oriented, and this month I have two, reviews… sort-of… Anyway, my friend sent me a modest little block of machined aluminum that proves to be very...
How to Deal with Banding in Skys

How to Deal with Banding in Skys

Fixing Banding Problems – the Key is Prevention Occasionally I get questions from followers about specific problems they might be having. Such was the case here with an image by Phil Scalia. Often the key to avoid banding is to make sure you are not introducing...
SpyderCube – Essential On-Set Tool

SpyderCube – Essential On-Set Tool

My favorite white balance tool is by far the SpyderCube from DataColor. This little tool is always in my camera bag, and I find it invaluable on set, not only as a simple white balance reference, but as a lighting ratio reference, as well as a black point reference....
Lighting in Layers – Nudes?

Lighting in Layers – Nudes?

As some of you may know, I have been teaching workshops on still life photography using a special lighting technique I call “Lighting in Layers.” Of course, this technique is especially well suited to objects that don’t move, but everyone always asks...