by LeeVaris | Jul 1, 2014 | Photography
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...
by LeeVaris | Jun 24, 2014 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Jun 16, 2014 | Tutorials
The Fantastic World of Tarot Most of the time I have been teaching about photography, its been devoted to the single image captured in an instant, or built up with multiple exposures. However, much of my personal work takes the form of photo-Illustration, where an...
by LeeVaris | May 28, 2014 | Photography, Tutorials
Everyone would agree that a great photo starts with a great capture—good composition, good light, good exposure, and a certain ineffable quality of magic that comes together at the moment the shutter is released. However, a great photo is not really finished at the...
by LeeVaris | May 21, 2014 | Technology Reviews
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...
by LeeVaris | May 14, 2014 | Technology Reviews
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...
by LeeVaris | May 6, 2014 | Photography
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 29, 2014 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 22, 2014 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 15, 2014 | Video
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 8, 2014 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Apr 3, 2014 | Photography
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...
by LeeVaris | Mar 17, 2014 | Technology Reviews
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...
by LeeVaris | Mar 10, 2014 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Mar 3, 2014 | Tutorials
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....
by LeeVaris | Feb 19, 2014 | Photography, Tutorials
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...