Like so many other graphics on Facebook, this one does not get high marks for factual accuracy. But what really intrigues me as a photographer are the happy “Danish” faces, especially the nurse that works in at least 7 countries. Tracking the photos down was my fun project for the day. Thanks to Google’s reverse image search it didn’t take long.
The “Purkinje Effect”: Colors Your Eyes Can’t See – But Your Camera Can
Moon Over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park
In low light conditions there are colors your eyes can’t see, but your camera can capture them if you know what you are doing. That is one of the reasons I take my photography workshops and classes out on field trips at night.
Evening in the Rockies: ACR and RAW Files to the Rescue
Photo Field Trip, Rocky Mountain National Park. RAW file corrected with ACR.
These are some of the photographers at my photography workshop this past weekend in Rocky Mountain National Park. I processed the original RAW camera file with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) to pull details out of the dark shadows.
Better Images: Adobe’s Improved “Process Version” for Adobe Camera Raw
Vermilion Lakes Sunset, new and old ACR “process versions”. Click on the photo to see a larger image.
Adobe has a new “process version” for Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). This means better image processing for your RAW camera files.
Lost Memory Card Found in Colorado: Who are these people?
Photos on Lost Memory Card
Memory Card Found in Colorado: Who are these people?
This weekend I found a camera memory card in Rocky Mountain National Park that has hundreds of photos, including several precious family photos. I would like to get the card back to the original owner of the camera that took these photos. For privacy’s sake, I blurred the faces of the children in these two photos but the family/families will recognize them by the event and the truck.
Ansel Adams Printing in the Darkroom
Contrast in the Photography of Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams, “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico”
Contrast is a matter of personal taste. A classic illustration of this is the way Ansel Adams interpreted his negatives when he made prints, and how that changed over time. Adams often said “The negative is similar to a musician’s score, and the print to the performance of that score.”
POTD: Metaphid Jumping Spider
Metaphid Jumping Spider
When a rare photo opportunity comes your way, jump on it (pun intended). You have no idea if or when it will happen again.
The Best of the Best: Recommendations For The Best Photo Gear, Books, Software, and Online Photo Labs
The best of the best cameras, accessories, photo books and more.
On a regular basis I put together a collection of articles recommending the best photo gear, books, DVDs, software, calendars, online photo labs, and a whole lot more. This is the most recent update (Sep. 22, 2014). The list follows.
Ansel Adams At His Best
Book Search at Amazon.com
I walked into Half Price Books and found Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs. The book itself is a real treasure. 400 hundred photos, one per page, with reproduction values as good as you are likely to find anywhere. The hardcover book, new, was selling for $19.95. That sounded like a great price to me.
Nature Photography Workshop in Colorado
Images of Colorado. Photo information below. Click to see a larger version.
I am very excited about my nature photography workshop this coming weekend in Estes Park Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park.
Saturday Workshop and Evening Field Trip – Sep 27
The Saturday workshop is a fast paced, fun filled, action packed day, combining intensive classroom explorations with several “go out and shoot” moments to practice the techniques you are learning. The Saturday workshop includes an evening field trip in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Saturday workshop and field trip are limited to 12 participants to allow for plenty of interaction.
Nature Photography Workshop – OSU Mansfield – October 18, 2014
OSU Mansfield Nature Photography Workshop
CAPTURING NATURE’S WONDERS
Photography Workshop – OSU – Mansfield Ohio
October 18, 2014 – 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
I am excited. My next nature photography workshop in Ohio is in just four weeks!
Come spend a fun and exciting day learning how to take your nature photography to the next level. You’ll receive “real time” instruction in the field, as well as intensive classroom sessions. In the classroom you will learn the simple steps that make the difference between ordinary snapshots and extraordinary images. Minutes later you will be practicing those steps. You will go home knowing how to create jaw-dropping images!
Deer, Soda Springs, Yosemite National Park
Photo from Yosemite National Park’s FaceBook page. (Click to see a larger version.)
I was drawn to this photo and the thoughts by Shelton Johnson (below) that accompany it. It was posted today to Yosemite National Park’s FaceBook page.
Authenticity in Civil War Photography
Civil War Days, Lamoni, Iowa
Civil War reenactors go to great efforts to make sure their clothes and equipment are authentic to the era. So if you want your reenactment images to look authentic it is important that you pay attention to the background. Any large farm equipment, civilian clothes (including cargo shorts), small digital cameras, buildings, and paved streets need to be authentic to the 1860s. And of course if you want a really authentic look, convert your image to black & white.
Civil War Days: How to Capture a Muzzle Flash
Civil War Days, Lamoni, Iowa
A Civil War reenactment means catching some of the action. Catching a muzzle flash is ideal. How do you do this? You need the right kind of event, a good shooting location, and the proper technique.
POTD: Kristin in a Stairwell, Part 2
Kristin, stairs
A different look from the last photo. Different mood, different expression, different pose, less contrast, color instead of black & white.
Photo Data: Canon 5D Mark III. Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens at 70 mm. 1/60 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400.
What To Do When Your Lens Quits
Electronic Lens Mount, Canon EF 17-10mm f4L Lens
Few things are more frustrating than having a lens quit, especially when you are on an important photo shoot, or a once in a lifetime trip. If you have a modern camera, the failed lens might also be accompanied by an error code on the camera body. On Canon cameras this is usually Error 99.
Sometimes You Don’t Get What You Want
Imagine this image . . .
Imagine this image: A well toned fitness trainer running along the beach. She is silhouetted against the water by the beautiful, warm light of the rising sun. That was the plan for yesterday morning. It didn’t happen. It went down like this. . .
POTD: Union Soldier
Union Soldier, Civil War Reenactment
Photographing a Civil War reenactment involves capturing the action of the battle but it also means looking for individual faces.
Finding the Peak Fall Color at the Best Locations
Autumn, Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Fall color is sweeping the country. To make the most of it, you want to be at the right place at the right time. With some help from the internet, I will help you find the best fall color locations at the peak of the season.
9/11 Tribute – In the Arms of an Angel
Remembering 9/11
Photo by James Nachtwey for TIME magazine.
On this date, thirteen years ago, we experienced a great national tragedy in the United States. Not only in the lives that were lost in the terrorist attacks, the families torn asunder, and the emergency responders who are suffering terrible health problems as a result of working at the scene – but also in the way we view ourselves and our world.
In remembrance of that day, and to honor the lives that were lost, I am posting some tributes.
Bill Biggart’s Last Photos – 9/11
Bill Biggart’s final photograph. He was killed when the second World Trade tower collapsed on top of him. He was 53 years old.
I Believe – A 9/11 Tribute
Oh No! I Lost A Favorite Landscape Photography Book
Joseph Lange, How To Photograph Landscapes
I was packing the car for a 10 day trip to Iowa, and I picked out a few essential photography books to take with me. My plan was to revisit them in preparation for my upcoming nature photography workshop in Colorado. When I unpacked in Iowa, Joseph Lange’s How to Photograph Landscapes was missing. Oh No!
POTD: Autumn Leaf
Autumn Leaf
I found this leaf while walking my dog yesterday afternoon. This feels really early to me, at least for central Ohio. (iPhone photo.)
POTD: Kristin in a Stairwell
Kristin in a Stairwell
Kristin wanted to do some photos that didn’t look “senior picturey”.
Nature Photography Workshop in Colorado, September 27-28
Nature Photography Workshop in Colorado
My nature photography workshop in Estes Park Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park is just 3 weeks away. I am so excited, I can’t wait.
POTD: Photographers at Twilight
Photography Field Trip, Twilight, Gibraltar Island
The first evening of our photography workshop for OSU on Gibraltar Island, after some intensive classroom explorations we went out to north point to shoot at sunset and on into twilight. I captured this image of several photographers silhouetted against the evening sky.
POTD: Photography Workshop
Photography Workshop, Gibraltar Island
This is one of my favorite photos from the nature photography weekend at OSU’s Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island.