It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I’d visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn’t pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I’d taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the [...]
One of the joys of shooting RAW is the Clarity slider in Camera Raw for Photoshop and Lightroom. The typical expectation for this slider is to increase contrast in the mid-tones adding a degree of sharpness to the center of a histogram. The edges of the photo, the shadows and highlights, are untouched except in [...]
Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits I’m guessing but willing to bet a very large sum that the most common digital asset management software on a news photographer’s computer is Photo Mechanic by Camera Bits. I’ve used this almost perfect piece of DAM software since the day it first became available in 1996. Its evolution has [...]
My original intent in shooting this quick iPhone portrait in the studio yesterday was to turn it into a black and white image contrasting this high school art student’s complexion and dark hair against the lighter wall. I did make that conversion in an iPhone app and was pleased with the result, as a black [...]
Last week’s Westerville Meetup centered on shooting two models wearing vintage clothing on the streets and sidewalk in the Uptown business district. The clothes were furnished by Cinda Lou’s as were the two women who modeled for our group of about 25 photographers for a little more than an hour as the sun dipped below [...]
The second studio we set up at the Arnold Sports Photo Workshop space was for a set of high key portraits. The first studio was more for full length photos and a few tighter shots. This studio was designed differently.
Another three days of the Arnold Sports Festival have moved into history. Only this year it was four with an extra day of amateur events at Veterans Memorial Auditorium that required a photographer be present. The main action for events at the Greater Columbus Convention Center was a set of photo studios set up in [...]
Not every portrait should happen just after a trip to the barber or just after you’ve put on fresh clothes. These two portraits are from a series I did of family and kids in the neighborhood. After watching the kids play on a warm summer day I gathered them in front of a white background [...]
There are times when the best laid plans of mice, men, and photographers oft go astray. My assignment was to cover a portion of an Underground Railroad reenactment at a city park. Participants were expecting to observe how slaves were assisted in their escape to freedom through a network of homes and sympathizers. Several homes [...]
Today’s lesson is more visual. I’ll write less and let these photos provide the tips. The lesson, simply stated, is don’t let your camera sprout roots. Vary how you see a familiar subject. I often shoot at this spot on Hoover Reservoir. It has a variety of possibilities from nature to people, weather, and for [...]
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