Some Thoughts on Reviews and a Quick Follow Up to the Tiffen Dfx Review
Hey everyone. First, don't forget to scroll down to the next post. I'm giving away a ticket to my upcoming Lightroom seminars. Next... I wanted to post a quick follow up to the Tiffen review from yesterday. I realized from some questions I got on the social media...
Review: Tiffen Dfx V3 Lightroom/Photoshop Plug-In
I've been wanting to try out Tiffen's Dfx V3 Lightroom and Photoshop plug-in for a while now. So I installed it a few weeks ago and started diving in. I've gotta tell ya up front. I'm a total onOne Software and Nik Software snob. For a while, I've felt that all I...
If You Spend $15 on Photography This Week, Spend It On This
Okay, I did something today that I haven't done in years. I printed a bunch of 4x6's. The ones you see right at the top of this post (from a recent family vacation to New Jersey). Full disclosure though... my post today has two purposes. First, it's to help my friends...
The Story Behind the Photo (Week 3)
This photo probably goes down as one of my "not so smart" moments in photography stories. Now, I'm not saying what I was doing the evening I took this photo was the height of life-threatening by any means, and I'm sure there's many people reading this, that have done...
Lightroom Presets – Portrait Black & Whites
You'll see there are 4 presets in this download. One of them is an all-purpose B&W effect that I use most of the time. But there's a few others for outdoors, beaches (which is a little different than the general outdoors one, and indoor portraits). Remember,...
I’m Starting to Hip My House
I was running out of the house for work this morning and I snapped a photo of my new wall. I'm really embarrassed to say that I have many walls in my house with no photos on them. It's not for lack of having photos though - it's just a matter of me being lazy and not...
What Do Dave Black, Jackson Hole, and the Grand Tetons Have in Common?
What do they have in common? The fact that they'll all be together and I'll get to hang out with (and near) them for a few days. I'm thrilled because I just booked my trip to Jackson Hole, WY and Grand Teton National Park in late September. The Grand Tetons have been...
The Story Behind The Photo (Week 2)
Hey everyone. I had some great feedback from last week's post so I'm back with another "The Story Behind the Photo" post. This time around I've got a photo of my cute little niece, Ella. I think the story offers a lot of insight for anyone wanting to take photos of...
Lightroom Presets – Black & White for Landscape Photos
You'll see there's 4 presets in this download. I went through my photos and realized that most of my landscape photography falls into several categories (canyons, beaches, photos with lots of green in them, and photos with a lot of sky in them). So I created the...
What I Learned from Joe McNally About Being On The Other Side Of The Camera
Today is Joe McNally's birthday and it got me thinking about all of the wonderful things I've learned from Joe over the years. Sure, like many out there, you'd think most of it was about using flash. But I've learned just as much from watching Joe about "how" to be a...
The Art of the Black and White Print
A while back Dan Steinhardt from Epson and Josh Haftel from Nik Software proposed a class for Kelby Training on Black and White printing. Of course we jumped at it because this is always a hot topic. Plus, you really can't get two people more knowledgable and relevant...
Tips For Getting Smooth Long-Exposure Water If You Don’t Have An ND Filter
Last week, I co-hosted DTown TV with RC Concepcion and I mentioned a little trick that I used on the photo above (click on the photo to see it larger). It has to do with getting that smooth silky water effect (or anything in motion for that matter) when you don't have...