August 2010

Photo Editing – Can this image be saved?

August 29, 2010

Photo editing can work miracles, but some pictures come out of the camera so bad that not even Photoshop can help them. I was worried that this image would be one of them. Before is on the left, after on the right. What do you think? Was I able to salvage it? Is it worthy [...]

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Photography at Night – Tips & Tricks For Photographing Your Family in Low Light

August 26, 2010

The photography class I’ve been taking (Bring on the Night by Austin Photography Workshops) is wrapping up tonight. I will miss the class, and the 3 hours a week dedicated to practicing with my camera. There is simply nothing like an in person class for improving skills. The subject matter was way out of the [...]

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One Scene, Three Shots. And Action Recipes Too.

August 14, 2010

(Action lovers alert: See the end of this post for the action recipes I used to make these images pop!) Photography as I know it just wouldn’t have been possible with film cameras. I tend to take lots of pictures of any one subject until I get it right. Developing every image I take would [...]

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Create Photos with Heart Shaped Bokeh

August 7, 2010

Nighttime Photography is the latest class hosted by Austin Photography Workshops that I’ve participated in. I love it and have learned lots of juicy tidbits about getting great shots at night, some of which I’ll share next week. The lights at night have so far been my favorite subject for photographing, and this past week [...]