In reviewing George Barr’s “Take Your Photography to the Next Level”, I noticed two things. 1. George Barr stitches a lot of images together (a topic for another day) and 2. Mr. Barr uses Helicon Focus quite a bit.
Helicon Focus is designed (per their website) for:
micro photography (camera + optical microscope)
macro photography [...]
Originally saw this video at ProPhotoLife.com and found it to be very useful. I just need to get a reversing ring to try this out at home. I tried it handheld the other day, but with two zoom lenses, it was a bit of a challenge to get a focus. Definitely be easier [...]
Motorcycle Mama, originally uploaded by Sheba Wheeler.
I learned about this cool lighting technique during a Colorado Strobist event. To get this purple background cast, I used a purple gel on a 430EX strobe that was tapped to the bike frame. The strobe was triggered by a PocketWizard which shot purple-colored light onto the solid white [...]
Spin the Bride, originally uploaded by Sheba Wheeler.
I fell in love with this technique when my fellow photographer Bruce Norman explained how to capture an image like this using flash at a Colorado Strobist Event.
A slow shutter speed between 1/6 - 1/15 with a quick burst from a single strobe off to the side will [...]
For my 34th birthday earlier this month, I treated myself to a solo photography road trip/vacation. I picked up a copy of the book “A Guide to Colorado’s Best Photography Locations” by Andy Cook and chose a sightseeing spot to check out, deciding that I would head up Interstate 70 about four hours away from [...]
Motion: Panning, originally uploaded by Sheba Wheeler.
Panning is another great motion technique photographers can use to imply action or movement, but it may require several attempts to master it.
Clear Creek, originally uploaded by Sheba Wheeler.
One of the coolest camera techniques a photographer can play around with is “freezing” an object in motion to bring about a different perspective. To test out this concept, I took my camera to a still heavy and fast running Clear Creek in early Autumn and used a manually [...]
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Backyard Visitor, originally uploaded by Sheba Wheeler.
Wildlife photographers spend their lives scouting the globe for the best locations to shoot animals. But if you don’t have the funds to book a flight to Africa or the Amazon, try shooting closer to home.
So you were blessed this holiday season with a new digital camera, but you don’t have any idea how to make it work? Local camera-specific instructional classes and web forums have got you covered no matter what brand you are packing.
Selective coloring…you know the process of taking a B&W image and only showing something in a vibrant color in the photo. Yeah, looks really cool but how the heck do you do it?
Get ready because it’s actually very easy and one of the first photo editing (processing) tips that was passed on to me.
First find [...]