I always hear comments like “I don’t use my 1.4x and 2.0 converters because they make my images soft”.
That is true that both the converters will make a photo “softer” if you compare it to an image not shot with a converter, BUT the image does not become unusable!!
Two factors that will influence the sharpness, one is technique and the second is the sweet spot of a lens.
Technique: When you add converters you are increasing your focal length, it sounds very obvious but most people forget about the impact of that. Longer focal lengths increase the chance of camera shake. … Continue Reading
Many fine art and landscape photographers sell limited edition prints that are signed and numbered. I have not done this but have always assumed that if I purchased a print form a photographer and my copy was for example, number 88 of 250, that there would never be anymore prints ever printed after 250.
Apparently the William Eggleston Trust might have seen it differently. One of their collectors says they have ‘repackaged’ the same images in a new format and new framing and are selling those as a new product.
From Photo District News:
A major collector of William Eggleston’s work filed suit against the photographer yesterday in a U.S. District Court in New York City, accusing Eggleston of devaluing his vintage dye-transfer prints by selling new, large-scale pigment prints of those same images. The suit by Jonathan Sobel, a collector who owns more than 190 of Eggleston’s works, was prompted by a March 12, 2012, auction at Christie’s of 36 new digital pigment prints of Eggleston’s work. The sale brought in more than $5.9 million.
It seems to me that the image is whats in limited edition not the ‘package’ that includes the image. What do you think?
In this series of gritty grungy techniques I have shared several that I though created a good gritty look. All have been different approaches and provided different results from HDR to just doing it in Camera RAW.
This technique is the first that uses a software plug-in and I think I like it the best as far as the gritty grungy result. The plugin I used was Topaz Adjust and here are how I set the sliders.
First, here is the original RAW file and you can see the the face is dark under the hat brim.
A stock photo client calls you with an assignment. The photo buyer likes your photography and enjoys working with you and now wants you to shoot a project.
Commercial clients who purchase your stock images are likely to assume you shoot assignments. If, up to now, you’ve only shot for stock, consider this article a primer to prepare you for taking the step into assignment photography.
Unlike shooting stock, assignments are not speculative and have specific client requirements. Often these requirements are unavailable in a stock photo. For example, the client may want a photo of its product–with the logo prominent in the image–being used on a backpacking trip.
Assignments require planning, estimating/budgeting and production. Most often you are required to prepare an estimate for the client that will pull all of the elements together. … Continue Reading
One of the most common questions I am asked in my nature photography classes is “what kind of equipment do I need to take good bird and wildlife pictures?” I usually answer this with basic equipment suggestions and some basic tips for getting into bird and wildlife photography.
Let me start by saying that today’s dslr (digital single lens reflex) camera bodies are more than capable of producing high quality images. They all have more than enough megapixels to give the average user a large enough digital file to use for web sharing, printing, entering contests, whatever you choose to do with it. So, there is some good news already if you are a beginner. Don’t worry about the megapixels!
Why did I mention dslr cameras and not point and shoots? Although many of today’s point and shoot cameras are also capable of producing excellent quality images, they are not yet able to interchange high quality lenses with different focal lengths and specific purposes. I don’t really even like to call them point and shoot cameras anymore, I prefer to call them “all in ones”.
This is great to see how he sets everything up.
Related Posts: Photographing Butterflies by Connie Toops, Photographing Hummingbirds With Multiple Flashes
You may already be out there shooting spring flowers or looking for places to shoot. Whether you are finding flowers to photograph depends on where you are. Up here in the Pacific NW, many areas are still locked in winter conditions with blizzards and rains….and only dreaming of spring wildflowers.
No matter where you are though, here are 6 reports on spring wildflowers in the SW and Smokys:
National Parks Traveler: Spring In the National Parks: Where Can You Find Wildflowers?
Ron Niebrugge: Arizona Wildflowers
Gary Regnar: Texas Wildflower Report
Great Smokys: Smoky Mtns Wildflower Report
California: Wildflower Hotline
Wild in Arizona: Wildflower Report
If you have anything to report, please leave a comment.
In this third installment on creating gritty grungy look to your outdoor people portrait images, we’ll look at a simple approach that can be created right in camera raw. This does not get any easier and it certainly provides a gritty and grungy look, albeit a light one.
Here is the raw file and as you can see the shadow on his face is a bit strong so the first thing I did was brighten the face using the Adjustment Brush in ACR. … Continue Reading
I have been not only a nature photographer during my career but also have had a passion for shooting recreation and adventure activities outdoors.
I believe that nature photographers who find themselves challenged in today’s markets would do well to shoot people outdoors as well. Not many do, but the expanded markets for people outdoor images would be welcome to most photographers I think.
One nature photographer who does both landscape and adventure photography is Jerry Monkman and it was nice to see that Jerry’s latest book addressed not only nature photography, but adventure and recreation photography as well. … Continue Reading
