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BTS: Fashion Shoot at a Bombed Out Church | Tuesdays With Lauri
In this week's instalment of Tuesdays With Lauri, we take a "behind the scenes" -look at my latest fashion shoot that we organised in a Bombed Out Church in Liverpool, England.
Oldies But Goodies: Nikon 300mm F4 AF ED
Everyone loves to get latest new lenses, and for good reason – they feature the latest and greatest features and improve your chances of getting a quality image. But the thing about new lenses is that they are rather expensive. In this new series Oldies but Goodies we are going to focus on older lenses that are still great quality optics and can save you quite a bit of money.
2 Reasons to Choose DSLRs with Faster Frame Rates for HDR Photography – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series
In a previous article, we discussed the difference between ghosting and motion blur in HDR photography. In this article, we will discuss how a DSLR with a faster frame rate can significantly help reduce ghosting in your HDR images. In addition, a DSLR with a faster frame rate is also incredibly useful in scenes where you cannot use a tripod. The frame rate of your DSLR will have an overall impact on your HDR images. If you are serious about HDR photography and are looking to buy or upgrade to a new DSLR, these 2 reasons should be taken into consideration when purchasing a new DSLR.
Nikon’s 50mm f/1.2 Lens Used For Wedding Details! – How We Shot It
Here is a rare and elusive lens for you Nikon fans today! The Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS is a manual focus lens, and despite it being so uncommon it is actually still in production today!
How to Upgrade RAM and Hard Drives on the Asus G75VW-DS73
In this video, we will demonstrate how to upgrade your hard drive and RAM in the Asus G75VW. One of the major benefits of the Asus "Republic of Gamers" line of machines is that they are very, very easy to upgrade.
How to Create Split-Toned Images with the Split Toning Panel in Lightroom 4
In this video from our Lightroom 4 A to Z Workshop on DVD, we will explain what Split Toning is and how to use the Split Toning Panel in Lightroom 4 to create split-toned images. In addition, we will show you how to create the common Split Toning effect, known as Sepia, to our images. Using the Split Toning Panel gives us a lot of creative options because the additional color to the highlights and shadows can create different effects to our images. Split Toning will also add tones to the highlights and shadows in black and white images.
Lightning Panorama – How We Shot It
If you have ever tried to photograph lightning during the day, let me tell you it is not easy! What makes lightning so easy to photograph at night is 1.) The fact that you can very easily achieve long shutter speeds, and 2.) Lightning is usually the brightest thing in the sky at night.
Android App Highlight: Easy Release
As a professional photographer on of the things that you really should be doing is getting model releases from anyone that you photograph. In case you do not know, a Model release (in its simplest form) is a legal document that the model and photographer sign that states that the photographer retains the copyright on the images.
Reasons Why You Should Shoot HDR Images at the Lowest Native ISO Setting – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series
In previous tutorials, we discussed what the optimal shutter speed and aperture setting should be when we are shooting HDR photography. Now, we are going to discuss the optimal ISO setting. In HDR photography, we are combing multiple exposures to create one final HDR image. This process of combining exposures automatically creates certain challenges, one being the overall grain in the final HDR image. When you shoot at your camera’s lowest native ISO, you will still see a little bit of grain in your images. Because of this, always keep your ISO at the lowest native ISO on your camera whenever possible. For Canon users, the lowest native ISO is 100. For Nikon users, the lowest native ISO is around 160. In this article, we will discuss reasons why the optimal ISO setting in HDR photography is the lowest native ISO on your camera. In addition, we will also explain what native ISO means.
Gear Review: The Stylish and Secure InCase DSLR Pro Pack Backpack
The InCase DSLR Pro Pack is one of the more stylish camera backpacks available right now that happens to be one of the more secure backpacks because of its rear-access camera compartment. So is it the ultimate everyday go-to camera bag? Check out our review!
US Navy Blue Angels – How We Shot It
Shooting air shows is the best situation (actually, the only) I shoot in for demonstrating the use of shutter priority mode. People often think that shutter priority is what you use to shoot fast action because you want to dictate a very fast shutter speed, when in fact most action sports photographers get the same result by simply shooting in aperture priority with their aperture wide open.
5 Different Syncing Methods to Cut Down Workflow in Lightroom 4
When you are editing a group of photos from the same scene, it is a good idea to sync develop settings from one image to the rest of the images in the group. By doing so, this will cut down your workflow significantly. In this tutorial, we will go over 5 different syncing methods that can save you a lot of time in post production. We will also discuss when to use each syncing method in certain situations.
