Processing your files while traveling is great fun, so it’s really important that the monitor you are using is up to the job! Peter Eastway reports from Svalbard, Bhutan, New Zealand, Australia… There’s nothing better than sitting down at the end of a day’s shoot, reviewing your images on a computer and doing a little post-production as well. It’s even better if the photos … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding Bokeh
Understanding Bokeh Dr. Harold Merklingeris a well-regarded expert in the field of optics and author of several books on the topic. Boke (or Bokeh if you prefer), is the Japanese-originated concept of the difference between out of focus areas of an image due to lens design. This article will be heavy going for some but should be of interest to anyone desiring a technical … [Read more...]
The Four Beans
Thinking Out The End Result A few weeks ago I was in Chicago for the weekend to teach a workshop with Jeff Schewe. The workshop was all day Sunday. On Saturday though I joined up with LuLa videographer Michael Durr and we did an early morning Chicago walkabout. I'll have a whole article on the walkabout coming up. But, first I wanted to share part of that … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding RAW Files
Understanding RAW Files By Michael Reichmann originally posted March 2, 2011 There is probably more misinformation, disinformation, and lack of information regarding what raw files are all about than on any other digital imaging topic. There are also many reasons why one should shoot in raw mode, but also quite a few reasons why many people don't. Let's have a look at … [Read more...]
Blending Berlin: Making Black and White/Colour Mixtures in Lightroom
(Notice: The sub-title means what it says. Everything described here can be done with other applications using other techniques, but that’s not the point: this article is about staying in Lightroom to the extent it delivers the results I wish to achieve, which for most photos runs from camera to print without saving a rendered file. So this is not an article about … [Read more...]
