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A Simple Explanation of Aperture

A Simple Explanation of Aperture

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 […]

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Bare Bones Photography: What Gear Do You Really Need?

Bare Bones Photography: What Gear Do You Really Need?

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 […]

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The Case for Black and White Photography

The Case for Black and White Photography

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 […]

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Master White Balance

Master White Balance

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, […]

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Turning Hyper Color to Monochrome

Turning Hyper Color to Monochrome

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 […]

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How to work the Colors in a Hyper Color

How to work the Colors in a Hyper Color

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 […]

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Speed Up Your Processing with Lightroom Import Presets

Speed Up Your Processing with Lightroom Import Presets

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, […]

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Introducing Hyper Color

Introducing Hyper Color

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, […]

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Smarter Sharpening with the High Pass Filter in Photoshop

Smarter Sharpening with the High Pass Filter in Photoshop

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 […]

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Remembering Why You Shoot

Remembering Why You Shoot

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 […]

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5 Things That Could Be Letting Down Your Street Photos

5 Things That Could Be Letting Down Your Street Photos

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 […]

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6 Tips To Help You Capture Great Food Photos On Your Travels

6 Tips To Help You Capture Great Food Photos On Your Travels

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 […]

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8 beginner tips to help you become a better photographer

8 beginner tips to help you become a better photographer

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 […]

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The 2018 Orchid Show … with Lensbaby

The 2018 Orchid Show … with Lensbaby

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 […]

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Profiled Photographers – Gerald Macua

Profiled Photographers – Gerald Macua

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 […]

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Review: K&F Concept TM2534T Professional Tripod

Review: K&F Concept TM2534T Professional Tripod

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 […]

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Photogenic Places – A Simple Guide to Photographing Moscow

Photogenic Places – A Simple Guide to Photographing Moscow

Once voted the unfriendliest city in the world, Moscow has certainly had its dark times throughout history. But there seems to be a new vibe, and this is a city boldly looking to shake of it’s reputation and heading into a new era. The eyes of the world will be on Moscow and Russia this […]

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A Quick Guide to Local Adjustment Presets in Lightroom

A Quick Guide to Local Adjustment Presets in Lightroom

If you use Adobe Lightroom, I’m sure you’ve heard of develop presets and how they can jump start your creativity. But did you know that you can also create and save local adjustment presets just as easily? In this article I’m going to show you how to create and save your own local adjustment presets […]

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Glass Ball Photography

Glass Ball Photography

If you look around online you’ll notice an increase in “Crystal Ball” or “Glass Ball” images.  They have become so popular that there are now social media groups dedicated to them.  When it comes to Glass Ball photography, most people fall into 3 catergories:  #1. You Love it.  #2. You don’t really care either way.  […]

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4 Things About Infrared to NOT Believe.

4 Things About Infrared to NOT Believe.

As I look back on 2017, between online training and our workshops, I’ve had the pleasure to interact with a few hundred photographers, most new to Infrared photography.  I love the enthusiasm people have when they start off with Infrared, but unfortunately too often when they search online they receive information about Infrared photography that […]

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