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 case you have not heard about it. Automated image … [Read more...]
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 Lake City over a course of four years. … [Read more...]
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 slider. That has had a fix for quite some time which I … [Read more...]
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 tonal range for highlights. You control the amount, … [Read more...]
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 efficiently in Lightroom. Movable Guides Lightroom has … [Read more...]
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 photographers who are looking to cut down time editing … [Read more...]
Art Of The Fine Print
I have always considered a print to be the ultimate representation of photography. It provides unencumbered enjoyment of the work and the photographer's commitment to a particular vision in print. It can be expensive for sure, but holding a print in hand and enjoying the tactile feeling of the paper … [Read more...]
Set Lightroom for Your Camera
Lightroom has come a long way since its original beta version. In many ways, the changes have been for the better, bar a few that changed the nature of some of the tools. There are countless tutorials, tips, tricks that will produce "epic spectacular" images. What I will share with you today will … [Read more...]
Add Title and Caption Metadata to JPEG Files
Embedded metadata in image files is not limited to EXIF recorded by the camera. You can, and more often than you think, you should embed simple information like your name, copyright notice, the title of the image and the caption. Depending on the operating system and the photo editing software you … [Read more...]
Your Display Profile May Be Wrong
How is that for a bold statement! But it may very well be true, even if you do it regularly on schedule. Display calibration and profiling is a must for all digital photographers. There is no escaping that if you want to produce an accurate representation of your work not only on your monitor but on … [Read more...]