The last week or ten days have been very hot and humid. Frequent threats of rain kept the clouds overhead almost all the time. When they were not totally covering the sun and creating a dreary sky, the clouds were very puffy, huge, varied in shape … [Read more...] about Hot Weather – Good Infrared
Lightroom
Automated Image Correction
Many image editors offer a button "Auto" to quickly adjust your photographs, but most of them generally fail and grossly misadjust the image. The latest version of Lightroom does a pretty good job, but I want to introduce a new piece of software in … [Read more...] about Automated Image Correction
A New Infrared Camera: Canon M5
I have been doing infrared photography for quite a while now which started with a Canon G7 point-and-shoot converted for this purpose. With that camera, I took many photographs from the window of commercial airplanes as I flew from Providence to Salt … [Read more...] about A New Infrared Camera: Canon M5
Infrared Channel Swapping in Lightroom
Lightroom has had some weaknesses when it came to processing infrared images like channel swap and white balance. The primary problem has been and continues to be the range of white balance options not being wide enough into the blue end of the … [Read more...] about Infrared Channel Swapping in Lightroom
Lightroom Local Adjustments
At a very broad level, we can say that all adjustments in Lightroom are local adjustments because they affect certain parts of the image. When you use a slider, say Highlights, you are affecting change only in those areas of the image that fit the … [Read more...] about Lightroom Local Adjustments
A Simple Christmas Gift
As all are gathered for a festive dinner with family and friends, somewhat exhausted after days of shopping and gift wrapping, I wanted to send a simple gift to all: A few pieces of knowledge. Lightroom information that may help you work more … [Read more...] about A Simple Christmas Gift
Lightroom Presets – Sleek Lens
A little over a month ago, I received an e-mail from a representative of SleekLens saying "I am writing to you today because I really like your landscape shots and would like to propose something for you. We sell professional workflows to … [Read more...] about Lightroom Presets – Sleek Lens