On Location in Italy – 2

On Location in Italy – 2

Lee Varis shares some panorama insights in Florence Well… the dust has settled, somewhat, from my trip to Italy, and now begins the long process of evaluating the thousands of images captured during my tour of Tuscany. Our first stop after Rome was the...
Death Valley Adventure – 3

Death Valley Adventure – 3

Using Puppet Warp to un-distort panoramas Well… my Death Valley adventure has inspired many discoveries and I thought I’d share one of them for part 3. This takes advantage of the distortion capabilities in Puppet Warp to correct for some common...
Death Valley Adventure – Part 2

Death Valley Adventure – Part 2

The Pleasures of Lightroom 4 Process Sliders Every personal photo safari I go on is a great learning experience, and often this extends to discoveries in my post processing experiences. Fortunately, I have been working with the new Lightroom 4 for a while before its...
B&W How to – 3D Tone Sculpting

B&W How to – 3D Tone Sculpting

Think like a sculptor and shape your tones for ideal B&W conversions. Often, when confronted with the need for a B&W version of a color image, the process of conversion is treated as an afterthought. There may be some thought as to what the best method will be...
Two Heads Are Better Than One

Two Heads Are Better Than One

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...
How To – The World of Photo-Mandalas

How To – The World of Photo-Mandalas

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...