Months ago on my first trip to Coyote Buttes I had the idea about doing a tutorial on using Lightroom and Photoshop for a streamlined workflow for creating panoramics. I shot video near the Old Paria Movie Set, put together an on screen demo…..and then I completely forgot I had the video ready to go. [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
Back to back Podcasts? Oh yeah! This episode continues where the last left off. Waking up to freezing temperatures too early in the morning. A shocking start to the podcast, Rich with no glasses! Hope you enjoy the last installment from White Pocket for a while! It’s getting too cold for trips up that way……I’m [...]
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Recently I took a second trip into White Pocket. Just an overnight trip, but it offered more time to really get to see the area. The first trip in was way too rushed. This time around we really got to take our time. My old friend from college years, Tom, was in the area as [...]
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 a more realistic HDR. The key point? Actually trying out all of the sliders in [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Alright, here it is in a nutshell. I’m stretched pretty thin right now. Busy, busy, busy. Multiple web clients with new site development, some with major overhauls, growth in print clients, etc. I’ve got time for everything in front of me, but learning something new in the next few weeks…..yeah, not going to happen. What [...]
Over the past few weeks I’ve been reading a lot about HDR. It seems to be one of those hot button topics that’s getting hotter. Don’t know why that is, but it is. Personally, I stumbled across HDR several years ago. A person had paid a compliment about one of my recent landscapes, and then [...]
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 amazing and inspiring. The books are more than a little worn now! I’ve flipped through [...]