Digital Photography
New Gadgets
27/02/10 17:14
Some gadgets to make life easier
Hoodman 3.0 loupe
Glare free LCD viewing loupe
for all LCD screens
+/-3 diopter adjustment
German optics
rubber coated body
detachable lanyard
carry case
fits up to 3” LCD screens
This loupe makes it simple and
painless to view the LCD screen
in the brightest daylight.
Adorama Double
Bubble Spirit level
Hoodman 3.0 loupe
Glare free LCD viewing loupe
for all LCD screens
+/-3 diopter adjustment
German optics
rubber coated body
detachable lanyard
carry case
fits up to 3” LCD screens
This loupe makes it simple and
painless to view the LCD screen
in the brightest daylight.
Adorama Double
Bubble Spirit level
| Crystal clear housing slips on a camera shoe mount or lays flat on its side. The use of a bubble level aligns the camera with the subject matter, eliminating "tilted" photographs. Landscape, horizontal, or portrait, vertical, formatted pictures benefit from the use of the Flashpoint Bubble Level. QTVR panoramic photography requires the digital camera to be absolutely level with the horizon. Without a bubble level, this becomes just a guess and can cause much more computer correction work later. Eliminate tilted portraits. Reduce the amount of time computer correcting each tilted portrait with the addition of the Flashpoint Bubble Level to your arsenal of important photo gear. |
Aperture 3 and texturing
19/02/10 20:20
Linking Pixelmator as the external editor
in Aperture allows for texturing of HDR
photos in a swift and seamless manner.
Inserting all the texture photos into iPhoto
in a folder called texture layers
Select a photo in Aperture for external
editing (it will duplicate the photo)
and link to Pixelmator as the external
Editor. Select {Photos} {edit in pixelmator}
When Pixelmator starts select {view}
{show photo browser} select Texture
Layers folder from iPhoto.
Drag textures to Layers and merge
with overlay
in Aperture allows for texturing of HDR
photos in a swift and seamless manner.
Inserting all the texture photos into iPhoto
in a folder called texture layers
Select a photo in Aperture for external
editing (it will duplicate the photo)
and link to Pixelmator as the external
Editor. Select {Photos} {edit in pixelmator}
When Pixelmator starts select {view}
{show photo browser} select Texture
Layers folder from iPhoto.
Drag textures to Layers and merge
with overlay
Aperture 3
10/02/10 19:28
Brushes
Adjustment Presets
Import
Organization and Library Management
Metadata
Search
Image Adjustments
Faces
Places
Web Publishing
Video and Audio
Slideshows
Photo Books
Printing
AppleScript
User Interface and Overall Design
Performance
64-Bit Support (requires Snow Leopard and Intel Core 2 Duo processor)
Adjustment Presets
Import
Organization and Library Management
Metadata
Search
Image Adjustments
Faces
Places
Web Publishing
Video and Audio
Slideshows
Photo Books
Printing
AppleScript
User Interface and Overall Design
Performance
64-Bit Support (requires Snow Leopard and Intel Core 2 Duo processor)
HDR tools
09/02/10 20:24
Computer “darkroom”
Mac Pro
Aperture from Apple
Photomatix Pro for HDR & Tonemapping
LightZone for editing
Nik Dfine for noise reduction
Nik Vivenza 2 for editing
Nik Sharpener raw and post
Nik Color Efex
Nik Silver Efex
Pixelmator
Books :
_Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range_ by Ferrell McCollough
_The HDRI Handbook_ by Christian Block
Nikon D5000 is great for HDR
Shoot bracketed +2EV, 0 ,-2EV
Aperture priority
Shoot raw
Tripod Proline by Dolica
Cable release
Check the histograms after each shot ( Left, center, right)
Mac Pro
Aperture from Apple
Photomatix Pro for HDR & Tonemapping
LightZone for editing
Nik Dfine for noise reduction
Nik Vivenza 2 for editing
Nik Sharpener raw and post
Nik Color Efex
Nik Silver Efex
Pixelmator
Books :
_Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range_ by Ferrell McCollough
_The HDRI Handbook_ by Christian Block
Nikon D5000 is great for HDR
Shoot bracketed +2EV, 0 ,-2EV
Aperture priority
Shoot raw
Tripod Proline by Dolica
Cable release
Check the histograms after each shot ( Left, center, right)
Good News for HDR
29/01/10 11:33
Good News
Not only do all of my non-CPU
Nikon F lens work on the D5000;
in addition if properly setup with
a light meter, the D5000 will
auto-bracket with the old
non-CPU lens as well.
My auto-bracketing is set to 2EV
when I match the lens aperture
with the lens aperture on the CPU,
the D5000 will auto-bracket by
changing the speed up 2EV for
one shot and to 2EV below for
the other all well.
Hoo-rah thanks Nikon.
Not only do all of my non-CPU
Nikon F lens work on the D5000;
in addition if properly setup with
a light meter, the D5000 will
auto-bracket with the old
non-CPU lens as well.
My auto-bracketing is set to 2EV
when I match the lens aperture
with the lens aperture on the CPU,
the D5000 will auto-bracket by
changing the speed up 2EV for
one shot and to 2EV below for
the other all well.
Hoo-rah thanks Nikon.
Digital Photography
22/01/10 11:10
When I first started into Digital Photography,
I was underwhelmed by the output of the process.
It did not provide the same quality of product.
The digital process did not exceed what was available
in film.
Someone suggested that I needed to use Photoshop.
I found Photoshop very expensive and it has a vertical
learning curve for photographers.
It simply was not cost effective for a photographer.
It is great product for graphic designers.
Recently there have appeared software products
created specifically for photographers.
Some of the newer photography software products
are LightZone; Photomatix Pro.
These produce quality digital output.
A new plateau has appeared in photography :
HDR (High Definition Range imaging)
This is a technique used over seventy years
ago by Charles Wyckoff.
It involved hours of darkroom work.
Today with digital cameras and powerful
workstations, it takes place in minutes.
I was underwhelmed by the output of the process.
It did not provide the same quality of product.
The digital process did not exceed what was available
in film.
Someone suggested that I needed to use Photoshop.
I found Photoshop very expensive and it has a vertical
learning curve for photographers.
It simply was not cost effective for a photographer.
It is great product for graphic designers.
Recently there have appeared software products
created specifically for photographers.
Some of the newer photography software products
are LightZone; Photomatix Pro.
These produce quality digital output.
A new plateau has appeared in photography :
HDR (High Definition Range imaging)
This is a technique used over seventy years
ago by Charles Wyckoff.
It involved hours of darkroom work.
Today with digital cameras and powerful
workstations, it takes place in minutes.
First Blog
19/01/10 18:28
I have put away my Nikon F and 35mm film forever.
I’m now fully committed to digital photography
and the dry computer “darkroom”.
I’ve experimented with digital with a series
of Olympus cameras:
I took the plunge yesterday;
I went Adorama Cameras
http://www.adorama.com
I bought a refurbished Nikon D5000 12 MP with
a refurbished 18- 55 mm AF VR zoom for a price
so low you will have to call “Sy” at 1-888-216-7400
extension 2265 and ask him.
If you call him I’m sure,
he can help you too.
Tell him I sent you.
I’m now fully committed to digital photography
and the dry computer “darkroom”.
I’ve experimented with digital with a series
of Olympus cameras:
- 3 MP C-720
- 5 MP C-50
- 12 MP SP-590uz
I took the plunge yesterday;
I went Adorama Cameras
http://www.adorama.com
I bought a refurbished Nikon D5000 12 MP with
a refurbished 18- 55 mm AF VR zoom for a price
so low you will have to call “Sy” at 1-888-216-7400
extension 2265 and ask him.
If you call him I’m sure,
he can help you too.
Tell him I sent you.
