by LeeVaris | Mar 18, 2012 | Photography
Creating Panorama Scenes in Photoshop I’ve been quite busy lately—the first part of the Month I was in Death Valley, then immediately after returning, I jumped into a photo shoot for the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, part of the Santa Monica College arts campus....
by LeeVaris | Feb 28, 2012 | Technology Reviews
While Lightroom 4 is still in beta, it is clear that there have been major changes to this preeminent photographers tool, especially with regards to RAW processing. This has serious implications for my digital zone system. Fortunately this doesn’t require...
by LeeVaris | Feb 22, 2012 | Personal Journey, Photography
I have just returned from an assignment in New York where I had the pleasure to follow a pair of phenomenal musicians around. Joseph and James Tawadros are a unique duo from Australia, of Egyptian heritage, playing new world jazz on traditional arabic instruments....
by LeeVaris | Jan 27, 2012 | Photography
Escaping the Cold with Total Immersion Photography Its that time of the year when a good percentage of the country is starting to experience serious cold weather—not the biggest problem for me, living in Santa Monica, CA, but it is still good to get away to the warm...
by LeeVaris | Jan 18, 2012 | Tutorials
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...