My first photos using the Luminar Sun Rays filter - can you spot which one it is?
Luminar Sun Rays
Luminar Microstructure
Working with Luminar 2018 Filters - Microstructure is great for making moving water photos more dramatic, but wait, do I know how to use this?
Sorry about the huge image. WordPress is becoming a bit of a drag and I may have to change platforms. Top 5 Improvements I want NOW!! The option to place new filters on the top of the stack in the side panel instead of buried at the bottom which makes you have to scroll The... Continue Reading →
From Lightroom to Luminar
The first of a planned series of posts about my experience with Luminar 2018 after years of using Lightroom.
The Shadow Knows
The winter sun never gets very high in the sky, but that means there are shadows everywhere for the observant photographer.
Lickable Light – white balance and how it will make your photos their best!
In the course of a day I look at hundreds of photographs. By participating in Google+, forums, flickr, 500px and other photo communities it's easy to do. One thing that has been getting my attention is that people don't seem to understand white balance and its importance. Mainly I notice it when there is water... Continue Reading →
Black and White Photography 201
The next step along the monochrome brick road is manipulating images once you've converted them and done the basics like cropping, white balance and sharpening. Sometimes the color palette we're presented with isn't as dynamic in monochrome as we want it to be. I mean that the gray values of the colors aren't separated, they're... Continue Reading →
Organization Resolution
Recently a thread about 2010 photography resolutions was resurrected on a board I post to on occasion. Scrolling through the replies I found mine. One of the 3 points on my list was to have better organization when it came to my picture files. While it wasn't a complete fail, it also wasn't a complete... Continue Reading →
