by LeeVaris | May 10, 2012 | Personal Journey
Rome, Amalfi Coast, and Pompeii I’m just throwing up a quick post from the road here in Italy. Stay tuned for more detailed posts later. First stop was Rome and a quick walking tour. Our hotel was just a few steps away from the Trevi Fountain: We spent the first...
by LeeVaris | May 1, 2012 | Photography
My latest, Very Brief, Joshua Tree National Park Adventure At the beginning of April, I participated in the Palm Springs Photo Festival—something I do every year, this time, not as a teacher, but simply as a participant in the portfolio reviews. I make it a habit to...
by LeeVaris | Apr 17, 2012 | Tutorials
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...
by LeeVaris | Mar 26, 2012 | Photography
Sampling the Visual Pleasures of the Lowest Point in the US Every year, if I can, I spend and extended weekend in Death Valley with a small group of friends—we’ve been going to Death Valley to photograph for that last 30+ years. In the past I’ve been known...
by LeeVaris | Mar 22, 2012 | Photography
Sometimes you have to embrace problems to find solutions. I recently had the good fortune to shoot some photos for a friend’s headshot. Renee Sher needed a headshot for her therapy practice but also wanted some “play” photos to indulge her alter ego...