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Category Archives: Photography
Flash is Our Friend
Last week when I mentioned using flash for outdoor portraits, I know a few of you cringed at the thought. As a wedding photographer in the early nineties, I had to use flash and use it well. The film ISO … Continue reading
Posted in People, Photography
Tagged bounce, daughters, family, flash, indoor, nikon SB-600, speedlight, tips
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Outdoor Portraiture
Been seeing this topic come up on a few photography boards this week as the weather gets warm and sunny. People start to get outdoors with family and friends. The photographers bring their cameras ready to capture special moments and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 18-200mm vr, catchlights, character, divine, flash, florida, green, lens, nikon D70, orlando, outdoor, portrait, sb-600, speedlight, walt disney world
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I forgot to Zero Out my Camera!
That was what I was saying out loud this week (inwardly I was thinking much stronger stuff) when I discovered I had forgotten to change a setting on my camera from the night before. This caused me to take terrible … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged apple aperture 2, baldwinsville, hdr, high dynamic range, new york, nikon D70, paper mill island, photomatix, red mill inn, sunset, tokina 11-16mm, uwa, wide angle, zero out
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Book Review: Practical HDR
When I first learned about High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography last fall. I was very excited about it. I had some early successes but some were not coming out as I had hoped. My December trip to Walt Disney World … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged book review, david nightingale, hdr, high dynamic range, practical hdr
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