This morning I decided to toy with Topaz Adjust and Detail on the next round of photos. Yesterday I played with HDR in a big way, why not mess with some other tools to see what we get? So, that’s …
A matter of perspective
Waiting between prints I’ve been re-sorting stuff from the Coyote Buttes trip. Ah yes, back again with stuff from that adventure. Hey, it was a good one. As I looked through images it struck me that often folks probably don’t …
Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 14: Creating Realistic HDRs with Photomatix
For the past few months I’ve read a lot of threads about HDR images and their lack of reality. The number one dead give away? Halos. Yup, haloing is a give away of an HDR image. This episode addresses creating …
The One Year Anniversary of R.L. Charpentier Photography: Made it now what’s next?
A year ago my family made a trip across the U.S. in a small Class A RV. They’d never been out this way before, and it was something very new indeed. The wrap up for their trip was also a …
A few interesting links for the morning
This morning I popped by Scott Kelby’s blog again for the latest post from Guest Blogger Wednesday. This week, Zack Arias’ assistant Erik Dixon.……good stuff, another great video, and I’d say a must watch. So, what are you waiting for? …
Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 12: White Pocket, Arizona!
Months ago I found some amazing books on Arizona and the Southwest. First I found Laurent Martres series, “Photographing the Southwest.” I picked up Volumes I & II. Utah and Arizona to be exact. The photography in the books is …
A favorite from White Pocket
Sorting through my images from last weekend I came across this scene in White Pocket. It makes me think of some kind of “candy land.” It also makes me think that the landscape in front of me isn’t earthly, and …
White Pocket: Day three of the adventure
Ah, so now we’ve come to it. White Pocket. The driving force behind this recent trip. After first seeing images of White Pocket I knew I had to go there. The “brain rocks,” the strange banding, the completely surreal landscape. …