Advanced Burn and Dodge
In my pursuit of ever more control of my retouching, I have come up with a new way of "sculpting" images.First I guess I need to explain what I mean…
Lightroom vs Photoshop
A lot of photographers are using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 to process their digital images. I do use Lightroom (LR) to catalogue images, and for some very basic edits, but I…
Merry Christmas
Truck Parade, 2014
Contrary to popular opinion, I must have been good this year. I had an opportunity to ride with Santa in the Christmas Truck Parade. It is a different view watching…
Taken with a 20mm wide lens. Notice the car really seems to recede. I was maybe half a metre away from the rear bumper.
Also notice the exhaust pipes...
Using a Zoom Lens
There are many articles, youtube videos, and general opinion on prime lenses (one focal length) vs zoom lenses. The most common advice is that primes are sharper, and often generally…
Photography is named wrong
The word "Photography", as many people know is from Greek roots basically meaning light writing or light painting{{1}} However I think the art should be called "Photoandrias{{2}}" meaning "light sculpture" When…