Archive for Photo Tips
Fall Colors
Here is an image that shows the great fall colors of the Mid-West that we just don’t get to enjoy in California. Image was processed using the various filters of Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4. If you do not own this, do not hesitate to purchase at www.niksoftware.com You can use the discount code [...]
Macro Image takes 1st Place in Print Competition
Very cool to announce that our image “Into the Center” image won 1st place in the Macro division of the SCVPA Print Competition. The image was captured at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan during this past year.
SpyderGallery: Color Calibration Now a Reality for Your iPad, and Free
SpyderGallery: Color Calibration Now a Reality for Your iPad, and Free
By David Saffir, Instructor at the SCV Center for Photography
Almost any photographer who owns an iPad enjoys its form factor, usability, and overall coolness. But color on the iPad is something of a mystery that raises a few questions—does it use the sRGB color space? [...]
Japan Earthquake affects Photo Industry
With scores of factories and corporate headquarters around the country, the Japanese photo industry has been severely disrupted by Friday’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
As of this writing, it looks like there were no serious injuries or fatalities among employees of Japanese camera and consumer electronics companies. We will continue to monitor the situation and [...]
Canon Announces New Rebel T3
The Rebel T3 is a replacement for the 2.5 year old Rebel XS model, and incorporates quite a range of updates to bring the camera up to date in the company’s line. the new Rebel T3 has increased the sensor resolution to twelve megapixels. Also new in the Rebel T3 is a nine-point [...]
100 Watt incandescent light bulbs phase out
It has been reported that California is phasing out conventional 100 watt incandescent light bulbs almost a year earlier that what the Federal Government has mandated. Stores in California are allowed to sell out their remaining inventory, but once they are gone, they are gone for good. You if you really like the old-school 100-watt [...]
Looking again at Composition
When you are out on location it is very easy to get caught up in the moment of taking photos and you forget to look at your composition and what is happening within the frame.
It is very easy to miss the unwanted items within your image, so you need to check you viewfinder and make [...]
It’s not what you have, but how you use it
I hear so many beginning photographers that come through our workshops talk about how you need to spend thousands of dollars in order to take great pictures. But in reality, the equipment is just the vehicle that helps you create the photograph. Yes, certain cameras have different functions, or handle things better or worse, but [...]
HDR Images with HDR Efex Pro from Nik Software
I have been experimenting with Nik Software’s new HDR Efex Pro. I am really liking the results and the ease of use in using this new software. Nik has also incorporated the U-Point technology that is in many of their other programs, so making local adjustments instead of global adjustments is very easy.
If you are [...]
Show your camera some love
Show your camera some love. Always clean your camera after a shoot. You take it out in to the world and ask it to capture some amazing images for you. It gets exposed to the air and wind and dirt – maybe even some sea mist. Give it some TLC afterwards by using a clean, dry [...]
