by LeeVaris | Jan 13, 2012 | Technology Reviews
Adventures at the largest tradeshow in the US – in Las Vegas Greetings from Las Vegas, home of the largest tradeshow in the US, the Consumer Electronics Show! This year its two shows in one with a merger of the PMA (Photo Marketers Association) into the...
by LeeVaris | Dec 28, 2011 | Personal Journey
The past year has been huge for me – lots of changes both personal and professional. This blog is only a little over one year old so this year end marks a major anniversary for me. I am so grateful for the support and interest of my readers who have followed me this...
by LeeVaris | Dec 7, 2011 | Personal Journey
Here’s a little off-topic, but on-season, post for you this week. Some of you may know that one of my hobbies is music and a passion for exotic instruments. I thought I’d share a little of that as a sort of holiday spirit kind of thing, so here’s a...
by LeeVaris | Nov 28, 2011 | Photography
Ushering in a New Age: The Knowledge Economy We have fully entered the holiday season! Black Friday is past, the week of Cyber Monday is upon us, and everyone is rushing about, participating in the tradition of consumption that has brought on the paradigm shift of...
by LeeVaris | Nov 23, 2011 | Tutorials
How to deal with the unfortunate facial expression in group portraits Ah… its that time of the year! The time when we are challenged to capture the idealized family portrait to send out in greeting cards or gifts to friends and family. To help you along during...
by LeeVaris | Nov 10, 2011 | Tutorials
Explore a New Creative Approach to Photo Abstracts This post represents a departure from my usual material. My focus has been on enhancing the “straight” photograph, and although I am known as a photo-digital illustrator, I normally don’t write...
by LeeVaris | Nov 3, 2011 | Photography
Exploring Photo Gold at Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Museum I drove out to Joshua Tree to visit a friends art studio, part of the Hwy 62 Art Tours, where I stumbled upon a goldmine of photo opportunities—Noah Purifoy’s Outdoor Museum is an incredible 7.5 acres...
by LeeVaris | Oct 31, 2011 | Tutorials
Working HDR before, During, and After Tone Mapping I often refer to HDR, or high dynamic range imaging, as the fine art of cheating, but while it makes getting an ideal rendering of a difficult exposure scene easier, it is not a trivial process. Most of the time you...
by LeeVaris | Oct 26, 2011 | Photography
An HDR Photo Tour of Bahrain Fort I wanted to share some insights related to HDR imaging using my experiences at Bahrain Fort, a Crusades era archaeological site near Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain. I was lucky to spend some time here during and after sunset and...
by LeeVaris | Oct 24, 2011 | Personal Journey, Photography
A Week of Photography on the Central Coast of California Last week was a great photo teaching adventure in and around Los Osos for the California Photo Festival. There were 170 individual sessions during a 5 day period—it was all photography, all the time, from 6 am...
by LeeVaris | Oct 17, 2011 | Tutorials
Lightroom Removes the Curse of Mixed Color Lighting from Your Photos I’ve just now returned from the California Photo Festival, but before I share my experiences from that event, I’d like to stay with Bahrain a little bit to share a great technique for...
by LeeVaris | Oct 5, 2011 | Personal Journey
A Photography Adventure in the Kingdom of Bahrain I recently returned from a trip to the middle east in the island kingdom of Bahrain, just off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. My mission was to train US military personnel in digital photography...
by LeeVaris | Sep 15, 2011 | Photography
Now that I’ve weathered through my first Burning Man experience, I can provide some meaningful advice for photographers seeking to capture images at Burning Man. Of course, every “Burner,” old or new, needs to read the official survival guide—pay...
by LeeVaris | Sep 13, 2011 | Personal Journey
The Technopod Adventure at Burning Man Yes… I am now officially a “Burner!” I participated in the last Burning Man festival from Aug 29th – Sept. 6th – basically without internet or phone service the whole time so I was unable to post anything until...
by LeeVaris | Aug 25, 2011 | Tutorials
I haven’t posted a tutorial in a while so I thought I’d revisit the Noise in an Overlay layer technique to update it with some advanced “tweaks.” Learn how to use the Noise filter effectively as well as save noise or other textures in...
by LeeVaris | Aug 22, 2011 | Photography
Discovering the Urban Landscape of the 1920’s I participated in the latest LADIG Photo Tour produced, in conjunction with, the LA Conservancy. This took us on a walking tour of downtown Los Angeles highlighting the Art Deco buildings, interiors and exteriors!...