Back in April,I mentioned the 123di Digital Photography Course,and gave an overview,gleaned from their web site,of the course contents. It appeared to be a pretty comprehensive computer based training course,but I didn’t have the time,at that stage,to properly review the details. I’ve now spent many hours going through [...]
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 | As a previous post explained,I’ve recently bought the Canon 100mm f2.8L macro lens using my earnings from a great July! I happened to buy it used from a seller on Amazon –I had been following sales on eBay,but then I saw a seller on Amazon offering the lens with an included Canon [...] I recently bought a new macro lens (paid for with an excellent month of sales in July!),and my research identified the real need for a macro focusing rail if I was going to do this properly. The Velbon Super Mag slider was the result. I bought the Canon 100mm f2.8 for two reasons –[...] I have been searching for some time for an easy to use flash diffusion system. I use a white umbrella when I am taking a head and shoulders shot,but for quick use in the studio (ok table top..),the umbrella is a bit big and gets in the way. I’ve been working a lot [...] I spent Saturday at the Maryland Barn Storming event near Frederick where you get to visit eight historic barns in the area,including a fantastic home created out of an old barn. This event happens every year,and is well worth supporting if you are in the area. For me,this was also a great [...] I’m keen on realistic HDR images,and one of the restrictions in Canon firmware (at least in the 5D Mark 2) is that you can only take three exposures automatically,which normally means that I take one normal one,one at -2 stops and one at +2 stops. While this captures most of the information,[...] I use Adobe Lightroom every day in handling stock images and adding keywords etc.,and I noticed that the program is on sale at Amazon for $149 instead of $299. I’m not sure how long this will last,so snap it up before it goes!! Here is the product link if you are interested: [...] Late in 2010,I bought the X-Rite Color Checker Passport and did an initial review of this color management aid. I’ve been carrying this small plastic case around in my camera bag,and I do pull it out and take a photo of the color panels when I’m taking an image in tricky lighting conditions. [...] I get a lot of satisfaction and some of my enthusiasm from reading well written photography guides –I’ve been known to read a 500 page guide to Photoshop from cover to cover which is not always recommended! I was browsing the web for new photography articles and came across an amazingly comprehensive digital photography [...] Field test of X-Rite ColorChecker Passport device for accurately setting white balance and color profiles for your digital photographs [...] |
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