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Notes on ultra long exposures

you — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:40:26 +0000

A while ago – I had written about long exposures and have also provided a handy PDF cheat sheet (See references below for link). For a new series that I am working on, I needed to quickly figure out shutter values for for stacking filters. I thought I will share that table with fellow photographers who [...]

HDR Field notes: The middle exposure…

you — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:21:34 +0000

Well, I am talking about the exposure for the middle image – the one correctly exposed image So, whats so special about this middle image? For starters – this is the one exposure that determines the extent of the +/- EV data captured. Almost everyone who has attended a workshop knows that every photographer pointing [...]

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Product review: HDR Expose

you — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:24:03 +0000

Let me start by saying that I normally dont write reviews. In some ways, I feel one shouldn’t be constrained with the choie of tools, but to rather use all available tools as required to generate your final image. So, Why did I write this review? Simply because – after using the software on a [...]

Understanding Art

you — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:49:31 +0000

My recent trip to Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the works of Picasso and his contemporaries has been an epiphany in some ways. The exhibit I am of course referring to is the Picasso exhibit. As a photographer – I find these exhibits very enlightening. If you are an aspiring fine-art photographer, I would [...]

On critique

you — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:53 +0000

When you post an image for critique on one of the several photography forums – and ask for critique. Most likely chances are – You will get it. There are at least 50% of the population out there that don’t like you shit. Then there are others that may offer some tips to make it [...]

Observations…

you — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:30:23 +0000

As a photographer – I am often looking at all things or possibly everything subconsciously from the eyes of a photographer…. I recently watched the movie Alice in Wonderland with my kids. As a photographer – this is a wonderful movie – visually and technically compelling – keeping your eyes glued throughout the movie. I [...]

Lessons from the field…

you — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:24:37 +0000

Having recently traveled to Santa Fe, NM – Here are a few things on what worked and what could have been done better. I had borrowed a Nikon 25mm PC-E lens for this trip. My intention was to capture those adobe buildings (Architecture) with least distortion. I also wanted to take panoramic shots with the [...]

UniWB – A good tool for good HDRs

you — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:08:31 +0000

Well, I must first admit that this topic is neither new nor my own finding/tip. I did however find out about it a while ago, and have been using it for a while now. This along with the other tips on HDR and Skin tones will bring out the best from your RAW image… It [...]

A thing or two about Dynamic Range…

you — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:39:20 +0000

This is not an another post about what is Dynamic Range, introduction to HDR and other such things. There are several articles on the Internets for that. This article is about the usability and practicality of Dynamic Range of a DSLR (D700 for example), and some tips on shooting for HDR. The DXO Mark list [...]

Thoughts for this week

you — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:39:07 +0000

Well, I recently taught a workshop on HDR at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. One of the things that i was asked about was what camera was best suited for this work? So, here are a few thoughts on that aspect: My DSLR preference has always been a Nikon. My P&S preference has always [...]