Enjoying our messy office with perfectly sorted data
Michèle Grenier
This is what it looks like at my desk. And I know yours probably looks like it, too — although you’d never admit it publicly. Well, I am! And I’m
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Michele Grenier is a commercial, advertising and event sports photographer based in Quebec City, Canada. She is also an author, speaker, educator and a Skylum brand ambassador. She works with clients such as Gestev inc., Lululemon, LYFT-RX, MissFit, Mitsubishi, Sony Canada and XPN World.
THE hottest deal to get RIGHT NOW — 5DayDeal
Michèle Grenier
Some things (read: Deals) don’t last forever. It’s the case for the new 5DayDeal Complete Photography edition. What is 5DayDeal? Run by the 5DayDeal.com team (Griffin, Valery, Sydney, Brooklyn and
What is CrossFit? The sport explained in 10 powerful photos
Michèle Grenier
CrossFit is becoming more and more well known. Some of you might wonder, ‘what is this discipline exactly?’ Jump into my world as I share my top 10 photos to
Vision vs. reality: Artistic liberties in an action portrait
Michèle Grenier
OK, you know what? I’ve kept this secret for too long. This pic does not entirely reflect the reality of the moment it was made. Here’s why I’ve decided to
How to recover exposure, get rid of noise and stylize an image under 90 seconds
Michèle Grenier
OK, let me be straight. I do sometimes completely screw up my exposure. Here’s what I like to do to fix an image (almost) as fast as I’ve taken it.
Single image HDR: The sundae technique
Michèle Grenier
If you’re just like me, you don’t walk around your photoshoots with a tripod and don’t (or can’t) take multiple images to create a bracketed HDR. Well, good news my
How I boost shadows and recover details in my images
Michèle Grenier
When I shoot events, I rarely have great (let alone perfect) lighting. That’s why I had to find an efficient way to edit my photos that could get the most
I got my new Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens … and it’s incredible!
Michèle Grenier
I preordered the much-anticipated lens a month and a half ago and finally got it last week. I was pretty excited since I had two very big sports events to
I did it … I switched to mirrorless!
Michèle Grenier
Yes, I said it!!! I sold my DSLRs and bought a brand new, out of the box, mirrorless camera body. Here is the last of my “DSLR to mirrorless” journey
Will I switch from DSLR to Mirrorless? The final round
Michèle Grenier
I’ve now been playing around with the Sony a9 and the Olympus OM-D E-M1X for a few weeks and gotten to know them quite a bit better. I shot sports
Will I switch from DSLR to Mirrorless? My first photoshoot experience with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Michèle Grenier
As I already mentioned in my very first article, that I am looking at upgrading my photography gear (my two Nikon D750 cameras). As this is a pretty expensive move,
Will I switch from DSLR to Mirrorless? My first photoshoot experience with the Sony a9
Michèle Grenier
As you might already know, I am seriously thinking about changing my DSLR gear in favor of mirrorless. Because it would require a very important investment — perhaps one of
Will I switch from DSLR to Mirrorless? First hands-on with the Sony a9 and the Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Michèle Grenier
This article follows “Are you considering switching your DSLR to mirrorless? I am.” I just got two mirrorless bodies a couple of days ago. One from Sony and the other
Are you considering switching your DSLR to a mirrorless? I am
Michèle Grenier
I’ve been using DSLRs from the day I started doing photography. But frankly, with the growing quality of the Mirrorless market, I feel quite tempted to do the big jump
How to attract and keep more clients
Michèle Grenier
Being a photographer obviously implies taking pictures. But being a photographer also requires many other skills in order to be successful. Some of those skills are not about photography. They
5 tips to use NOW to reach your goals faster
Michèle Grenier
I made a point in 2019 to take control of my business. I had a great 2018 but I know I can do more — and do better — to
Tips to recover tough exposures
Michèle Grenier
Sometimes, even the best of us have to deal with underexposed images. Here is a comparison between three popular RAW developing software plus important tips to help us in our
Reflections on beauty standards and photo editing, part two
Michèle Grenier
The golden ratio or golden mean — have you already heard about it? It’s a very popular composition rule in the photographic world. But did you know there is a
JPEG editing: from “oh …” to “OMG!” with Aurora HDR 2019
Michèle Grenier
Have you snapped some lower resolution images with your smartphone and you’d like to give them a little (make that BIG) kick to catch all the attention on social media?
Editing hundreds of images in minutes with Luminar’s batch processing
Michèle Grenier
Batch processing is a huge time saver in my editing workflow. It allows me to be more efficient and deliver images faster to my clients with the exact look, format
Reflections on beauty standards and photo editing, part one
Michèle Grenier
In the past, retouching a model’s face or body for magazines covers or ads has often been a source of ethical debate. Now in 2019, it seems like reshaping one’s features