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Logos are everywhere. We see them on nearly every commercial product on the market. Many photographers feel the need to have their logo on every piece they create and share online. DESIGNEVO is an online company that produces logos for any purpose. I was approached by them and ask to try their online service and […]
We are now heading into that time of year that many people go out traveling for vacation or holiday. If you are a photographer that means traveling with your “gear”. We like vacations; we get to go new places and take lots of exciting photographs. But you know who else likes vacation time? Thieves. There […]
Now that the icy grips of Winter and the way-too-wet Spring weather have finally gone away, it is now the time that photographers like when we can go out and enjoy our passion for photography. One thing I love to shoot this time of year is Butterflies. As a photographer they offer a good challenge […]
What is the end game of photography? To make a photo, right? Not always a print but nonetheless an image of some kind is the final goal of most photographers. The tools needed to complete what can sometimes be a world altering task are simple. At their minimum, you’ll require some type of otherwise light-proof […]
If there’s one thing about photography that confuses newcomers(and often the rest of us) it’s the idea of aperture. What is it? Why is it so complicated? How does it affect your photos? Well, aperture isn’t complicated or impossible to understand, it’s just unfamiliar. And like most unfamiliar things the more you learn to about […]
Brace yourself because here it comes…it’s another discussion about black and white photography. Don’t worry, it’s not going to be the same old “which is better?” or even worse, another “how to convert your photos to black and white” type of articles. Admittedly, I have written on both of those subjects extensively before but this […]
There is a misunderstanding that has come to light that I would address and discuss. The issue relates to the in-camera White Balance that is set when your camera was converted by Life Pixel. Somewhere along the way the misunderstanding has occurred and people believe that when a camera is converted we set a magical, […]
I said the next thing we would talk about was Converting Hyper Color to Monochrome, so here we go. When I started testing the new Hyper Color Infrared last year, I was surprised by the images that came straight out of the camera. The color tones of the sky, the intense magentas, and reds made […]
With the introduction of the new Hyper Color Infrared, you now have the ability to create stunning IR images that do not require channel swapping. For many photographers, this means they can easily go straight from the camera with many images. In the past few months of experimenting with Hyper Color, I’ve also found a […]
We all know about presets in Lightroom and all the great things they can do your post processing. Presets help make your editing easier and make achieving a constant styling much more efficient. The biggest benefit of using presets is that they speed up your post processing so you can get back to making photographs, […]
For the past few months I have been testing a new Infrared conversion filter, and I am happy to finally be able to show it to you. It’s called Hyper Color. So, what is Hyper Color? Basically the next evolution in Infrared photography. I tried initially to compare to other types of IR and say, […]
What if I told you that sharpening as we know it in photography isn’t real? That might be a little hard to believe but the truth is that it is actually impossible to make an image physically sharper after it has already been made. Sharpening a photo is simply an illusion. We can make a […]
There are times when the most simple of explanations eludes us. When it comes to photography, or more specifically to the point of making strong photographs, we must be fully aware. Not just aware of our settings and camera placement but also our intent. Oddly enough, it’s frightfully easy to lose this awareness during the […]
Street photography is often one branch of photography that is for the purists. For those who are less concerned about aesthetics and more about the subject and the story that it tells. It’s about capturing unique and often fleeting moments that can be funny, powerful or even sad. It’s a genre of photography that is […]
Food and travel often go together. After all, food is one of the key elements of a destination and can really make us fall in love with a place. The great thing about photographing food for travel photographers is that it provides a great opportunity to capture unique photos without taking up too much of […]
When you first start out in photography it can feel daunting. There is so much to learn, not mention the time it takes to put into practice what you learn. The good news is that most people go through the same thing when they start out and with patience and practice it will soon become […]
Every year at this time, the Missouri Botanical Gardens, in St. Louis puts together an Orchid display unlike you will see anywhere else in the United States. I’ve been lucky enough each year to have the opportunity to shoot the exhibit before it opens to share the images as a way of encouraging people to […]
Lately, there has been an increasing interest of Anti-Reflection (AR) coatings in the infrared photography community. One company has boldly stated that their internal AR coated IR filters can reduce or even eliminate lens hotspots. To be fair, years ago we also experimented with AR coatings on internal filters but for a different purpose, to […]
Photographer Gerald Macua’s travels have taken him across the globe and although he always liked photography, it wasn’t until digital cameras became easily accessible that became serious. Having historically used film cameras, he made the switch and bought a D7000 and then a D800e a few years later. He says “I started getting more serious […]
Often times I open my photo gear reviews by talking about what a great time it is to be a photographer. Really, I should specify that it’s an excellent time to be a buyer of photography products. There’s just simply so many choices out there these days than there was even ten years ago for […]
