Winter is in the air up here in the north-country. I am rushing to finish the last of my commercial projects before end of the season (ok I am pushing the season a little.) I look forward to that brief period of time between the holidays when my commercial season has ended and the new year […]
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Creating Image Clarity using Photographic Technique Some thoughts on image clarity and perceived image sharpness in relation to; Subject Sharpness, Color Value, Image Contrast, and Localized Image Contrast. Subject Sharpnessis the result of several factors including the camera focus, depth of field, camera support, and proper shutter speed relative to subject motion. Subject Sharpness cannot
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Clarity Of Vision Most artists and photographers seek clarity of vision. How can we achieve greater clarity of vision? Photoshop, the image software editing program, offers us a nifty little slider in the Camera Raw processing mode-if we move that slider to the right and increase the value of the clarity setting perhaps we can
Well, I survived the holidays. We had a wonderful Christmas tree; a beautiful Douglas Fir that my daughter and I cut down from our property. I will hate to un-decorate it and haul it outside to the brush pile but all things must pass. Winter is settling in up north. So far this year we have
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Using The “Detail” Module In Adobe Camera Raw While these instructions are for use with Photoshop CS3 or CS4, they may also be applied to Lightroom 1.4 or 2.0. The Detail Module controls one of the most important post-processing features available to the digital photographer. Sharpening: The first adjustment is to set the “Radius”
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Sharpen Your Vision The world is a curious place; Physicists who study the subatomic world know just how curious it can be. The atom is comprised of three basic sub-atomic particles; Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons. Protons and Neutrons are large stationary particles that comprise the nucleus or center of an atom, orbiting at considerable distance
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We are in the midst of a good old fashioned Minnesota winter; so far we have had about 3 1/2 to 4 feet of snow and the mercury has been below zero most mornings. Lake Superior continues the slow process of freezing over. This winterwe may experience the unusual event of a completely frozen lake. The ice offers great
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Advanced Camera Controls Almost all digital SLR’s have the capability to customize or alter the look and feel of the final image beyond the controls of: exposure, resolution, white balance, ISO, and focus. These controls are typically found in the camera’s menu selection. Use of the Advanced Camera Controls are for photographers who are capturing in
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Digital Salons Last week I had a chance to spend a couple of days with Bill Kingsbury (Grafton North Dakota) and Tom Alves (Farmington Minnesota.) We were in Wabasha looking for eagles to photograph along the Mississippi River. Unfortunately for us unseasonably warm weather opened most of the river and the birds has dispersed making
The really big news this month is the addition of a new REI “Art of Seeing” workshop in Chicago IL! The new Lincoln Park REI store has chosen to offer Chicago area residents our popular two day digital photography workshop. We have worked with the Bloomington MN REI for almost 10 years offering a springtime photography workshop.
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