Topaz Labs offers a fantastic bundle of editing plugins for creatively enhancing digital photographs.
Topaz Labs Plugin Bundle
It is really simple to configure Adobe Lightroom so that Topaz Labs plugins are included as additional external editors within Lightroom. (more…)
June 25, 2012 | Categories: Photography Tutorials | Tags: additional external editors within Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop Cs5, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, CS5, edting photographs, lightroom, lightroom plugins, photography workflow, photoshop CS5, Photoshop Plugins, Topaz Fusion Express, Topaz Fusion Express 2, Topaz Labs Plugins | 3 Comments »
As promised, I am happy to present the first ever Guest Blogger post on As Seen by Janine’s Photo Blog. James Woody, a photographer from Houston, explains in detail an alternative HDR technique which enables the creation of a multi-exposure HDR photograph from a single exposure. (more…)
May 7, 2012 | Categories: HDR Photography, Photography Tutorials | Tags: Adobe Lightroom, exposure compensation, HDR Photography, HDR Photos, Lightoom 4, lightroom, Lightroom 3, Nik Efex HDR Pro, photographing wide exposure latitude, photography tutorials, Photomatix Pro HDR, single image HDR, tonal range | 4 Comments »
Pet Portraiture is one of my favorite areas of photography. No better time than the holidays to have portraits made of your pet! Here are three samples of portraits I’ve taken of my own dog, Kiah, a Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). (more…)
November 26, 2011 | Categories: Animals, Flash Photography, Lighting, Lighting Tutorials, Outdoor Adventure Photography, Photography Equipment, Photography How To's, Photography Tutorials, Portraits - Pets, Strobe Lighting, Strobe Photography | Tags: Australian Cattle Dogs, Blue Heeler, Blue Heelers, Canon 430EX II Speedlight, Canon ST-E2 Transmitter, Cowboy Softbox 16", Dan Bailey, dog, dogs, Going Fast With Light, Lighting, Lighting Techniques, LumiQuest SoftBox III, outdoor adventure photography, outdoor lighting techniques, pet portraits, photography how to's, photography tutorials, strobe lighting | Leave A Comment »
When the art teacher at Global Leadership Academy in Denver, Colorado asked me to photograph an art documentation project, I’d just signed up for The Flash Bus Tour. This was a day-long speedlight training seminar being taught cross-country by David Hobby and Joe McNally, both strobe lighting “gurus” in my esteem. (more…)
June 3, 2011 | Categories: Art Documentation, Flash Photography, Lighting, Lighting Tutorials, Photo Services, Photography How To's, Photography Tutorials, Strobe Lighting, Strobe Photography | Tags: art documentation, artist portraits, character traits, Colorado, compassion, courage, David Hobby, Denver, Flash Bus Tour, Flash Photography, GLA Pumas of Denver Colorado, Global Leadership Academy, high school artwork, Hot Shoe Diaries, Joe McNally, murals, paintings, paintings by students, Portraits, puma, pumas, respect, responsible, scholarly, strobe lighting, Strobist, student artist portraits, student artists, student artwork, student portraits, The Flash Bus Tour, trustworthy | 1 Comment »
The Flash Bus Tour in Denver was one of the peak experiences in my lifetime of learning about photography!
Flash Bus Tour Denver Opening Screen
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April 1, 2011 | Categories: Flash Photography, Lighting, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Equipment, Photography How To's, Photography Tutorials, Portraits, Strobe Photography | Tags: adaptive lighting gear, David Hobby, Denver, Flash Bus Tour, Flash Photography, Joe McNally, Light Modification, lighting control, Lighting Techniques, manual flash techniques, Off-Camera Flash, Photography Trainings, Portrait Lighting, Speedlights, strobe lighting, Strobist, Strobist.com, The Hot Shoe Diaries, TTL Flash | Leave A Comment »
As Seen by Janine: Eyes of the World Images is gearing up for serious flash photography! I just splurged and bought two more Canon 430EX II Speedlights to add to the one I already have. (more…)
March 6, 2011 | Categories: Flash Photography, Lighting, Photography Equipment, Photography How To's, Photography Tutorials, Strobe Photography | Tags: business start-up costs, Canon 430EX II Speedlight, Canon ST-E2 Transmitter, DIY Beauty Dish, Faces of Ground Zero, flash, Flash Bus Tour, gear, Joe McNally, Lighting, Lighting Techniques, Portrait Lighting, strobe, strobes, Strobist.com, tax deductions, The Hot Shoe Diaries | Leave A Comment »
Making my own DIY Beauty Dish is one of the coolest things I’ve ever had the satisfaction of accomplishing! (more…)
February 2, 2011 | Categories: Lighting, Lighting Tutorials, Photography Equipment, Photography How To's, Photography Tutorials, Portraits | Tags: Beauty Dish, DIY Beauty Dish, Flash Photography, how to make a beauty dish, how to make a DIY Beauty Dish, Lighting, Lighting Techniques, lighting tutorials, photography how to's, photography tutorials, Portrait Lighting, Speedlights | 16 Comments »
