A while back, I saw a photo my friend Gary Alan Brink posted of the Fallasburg Bridge in Lowell, MI. It featured a car driving through the covered bridge, creating for quite the night scene. I had long been a fan of the bridge but had only ever photographed it during the day. I wondered what I could capture after seeing his inspiration. I decided to bring my Lume Cubes along, thinking that I could light paint the bridge, similarly to how this barn shot turned out. But upon arriving at the bridge, there was one problem — there was no easy … [Read more...] about Creating one-of-a-kind landscapes with Lume Cubes
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Long exposure tricks: Use a low camera angle
Last week, I went out and photographed after our first big snow in West Michigan. I kept my pack light, taking just my Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II, 12-100mm f/4 PRO lens, NiSi 10-stop neutral density filter and a Vanguard Alta tripod. We received about five inches of snow overnight, and it was that wet snow — perfect for sticking on trees. I made my way east to the Fallasburg Bridge in Lowell, a suburb of my hometown Grand Rapids, Mich. I was amazed at the scene. While I had photographed the Fallasburg Bridge several times before, I had never … [Read more...] about Long exposure tricks: Use a low camera angle
Quick Tip: Open Almost Any Image in Adobe Camera Raw
Want to open almost any image in Camera Raw? It turns out that you can! You can, in fact, open TIFF and JPEG files using the Camera Raw plug-in. Here's how... In Photoshop, choose File > Browse in Bridge to switch to Adobe Bridge. Select the desired files. Choose select File > Open In Camera Raw. While you won't see any of the major benefits for image quality a raw file offers, you can use the Camera Raw dialog box to adjust the images. This is also a much easier way to open several photos and sync the same settings … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Open Almost Any Image in Adobe Camera Raw
4 Tips For Long Exposure Cityscapes
Autumn and Spring are great seasons for making cityscapes. The weather is cool but not cold, and the sun sets early so you can make nighttime pictures at a reasonable hour and there will still be plenty of traffic on the roads for making light trails. Shooting long exposure cityscapes is enjoyable and it's a great way to see your own city with fresh eyes. Let me share a few ideas that will help you have a better experience as you practice nighttime cityscapes. 1. Don't Get Hangry Not surprisingly, long exposures take a lot of time. Bring … [Read more...] about 4 Tips For Long Exposure Cityscapes
Shoot Anywhere With Platypod Ultra
I've become a fan of Platypod Ultra. It's got all the best features of the original Pro and the larger Max, and it fits in my back pocket. It goes everywhere I go from road trips to long hikes. I use it in airports, cities, and other places tripods just aren't safe to use. Let me show you some of the ways I've been employing Ultra in my photography and you'll see that you should have one, too. Group Portraits This is an easy way to use Ultra, and since it's small and light you can have a solid platform for your camera with you all the time. … [Read more...] about Shoot Anywhere With Platypod Ultra
Adobe Stock Contributor Portal
Submitting photos to Adobe Stock has just become a whole lot easier thanks to the new Contributor Portal. Most stock photo photographers will tell you that keywords are a very important part of their success in selling their images. Adobe Stock has just made the process even simpler in the new Contributor Portal and the Keyword Suggestion Tool. Although its Beta, I found it to be very effective: I uploaded several sample images - without any keywords in the metadata - and 5 keywords were automatically generated. It's pretty impressive how … [Read more...] about Adobe Stock Contributor Portal
Simple Triptych in Photoshop
A triptych is three images that share a common theme displayed as a single piece. In this video I'll be making the simplest form of this by displaying three images in equally sized and arranged rectangles. In this video I'll cover; Opening multiple images from Bridge Changing the units of measurement with the Ruler The New Guide Layout in Photoshop CC Copying images and the keyboard shortcuts The Paste Into command Resizing Adding a stroke Adding a drop shadow Copying layer styles Creating a triptych with … [Read more...] about Simple Triptych in Photoshop
Photographer of the Day: Kevin Einzelgänger
Category: Nature Photographer: Kevin Einzelgänger Title: Untitled Reflections are a powerful element in any photo. When the reflection and source object make something new, the result can be magical. Such is the case with this bridge in this image. Coupled with its reflection, the bridge forms a ring which feels like a portal to another place and time. Wonderful. Photo originally shared in Photofocus' Flickr group. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Kevin Einzelgänger
Workflow Options In Adobe Camera Raw
There are times when, at the very outset of editing, you’ll know the dimensions of the image you want to create. In this post we’ll take a look at the Workflow Options in Adobe Camera Raw that can set this out for you. What’s Wrong With Cropping? Nothing. The Crop Tool is great, but you’ll notice that it works in ratio and not pixels or measurements. There may be times that you would like to constrain the image to Pixels, Centimetres or Inches, when wanting to post to Facebook for example. That Little Link In Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) … [Read more...] about Workflow Options In Adobe Camera Raw
