Tag: Photography Tips

  • Beach Photography

    Beach Photography

    Like most people, I love the beach, I love shooting there, and I always love great ocean and beach pictures. I grew up on the beach and have spent a lot of time in the water—hours a day surfing on summer break or between semesters. It’s safe to say I’ve learned a thing or two…

  • Fixing Color Banding in Photos and Video

    Fixing Color Banding in Photos and Video

    One of the things you’ll notice if you’re a photographer, videographer, or motion graphics designer is color-banding artifacts when converting your work to 8-bit web formats. This happens because each color of an 8-bit image only has a color range of 256 values. So, say you have a sunset that’s orange and shifts into purple…

  • Yosemite Falls – Selective Coloring Technique

    Yosemite Falls – Selective Coloring Technique

    This is a shot of the Yosemite Falls. I singled out the color of the man at the base of the falls to really capture the scale of the falls.  This trick is pretty easy to do, and there are a few ways to do it. I did it with Lightroom. Here is how.

  • 5+ Great HDR Photography Tutorials For Your DSLR

    5+ Great HDR Photography Tutorials For Your DSLR

    Achieving a good HDR photo can be challenging and take a lot of time and finessing. You really need to learn the post-processing software inside and out to get it right and to find your own style.

  • UV Filters – Should You Use Them?

    UV Filters – Should You Use Them?

    Should you use a UV filter? Let’s dive into why having one on your camera can be helpful and when it’s simply not required.

  • The Latest on Rolling Shutter Solutions and Fixes

    After all the big updates to DSLRs this year it would seem they are still the only choice for the filmmaker on a budget.  And it seems none of the manufacturers have done anything to help the distortion (also known as skew, or temporal aliasing) from the rolling shutter.

  • Fixing dead or stuck pixels on your DSLR

    Something every photographer should know but might not be aware of are dead or stuck pixels on your DSLR sensor. It’s something that is very common with DSLRs and often goes unnoticed. The reason is, apps like Lightroom4 and Aperture automatically remove them.  I only noticed it on my camera because I shoot a lot…