Fall 2022 Adobe Updates
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Let’s take a quick look at what is new in Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom Classic as announced at Adobe MAXX 2022
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Why Use On Camera Flash?
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I saw a question from a user this week that I thought was pertinent. The user has heard over and over that on camera flash is “bad” but wanted to know when and if it made sense. I think that this is a great question so let’s take some time to think about this.
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When You Hear Shutter Speed, what do you think of first?
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Hey folks. Simple question to start us off. If I say “shutter speed” to you, what is the first thing you think of?
Answers of course vary, but the most popular answers relate to a) prevent camera shake and b) stop motion. Neither is wrong. but the challenge with commonality is that it is so darn common. As photography is a visual art form, let’s look at how we think about shutter speed informs us as to how we see things.
Read MoreDo I Need Full Frame?
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If there is one comment / question that never gets old is the one that goes along the lines of “should I go to a full frame sensor?” The real question routes to whether you are better suited to a 36mm x 24mm sensor the same as an old 35mm film frame over something smaller.
The answer is always, it depends.
Read MoreSome Varied Tips Learned Over The Years
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Join me for a selection of photography tips that are proven to work.
Read MoreBest Practices for Scanning Slides, Negatives and Old Prints
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Hey folks. This topic comes to me as a request from a subscriber. The photographer asking has a lot of slides that need to be scanned to be converted to digital files. I will also look at dealing with negatives for colour and black and white.
Read MoreEmbracing Film
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It sure looks like a lot of photographers are including film photography as part of their engagement. For those of us who started in film, this is very interesting, at least it is for me. Let’s look at some of the pros and cons of shooting film in the third decade of the 21st century.
Read MoreSpeedlights or Strobes?
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When do you know you need to step up your lighting from speedlights? What are the pros and cons of going to strobes? You’re in the right place because this is where you will find the answers!
Read MoreTen Top Photographer Tips - from a top session guitarist
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Music and photography are quite similar, so this article’s tips are drawn from tips for musicians from an interview with Bill Frisell in the September 2022 issue of Guitar Player magazine.
Read MoreShoot for the "Feels"
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You’ve probably heard that the path to competence is 10,000 hours of doing. I think that this is misleading. 10,000 hours of work done poorly does not make competence. We need to make sure that what we are doing over time is the best work we can do at the time.
Read MoreCan I Be Successful With Just One Lens?
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Can one lens cover most of what you shoot? It’s quite possible. Read along to get some ideas to consider.
Read MoreOnly One Softbox for Your Speedlight?
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Is there a single softbox to use with off camera flash that covers most all the bases? Yes, I believe that there is. Join me to learn more
Read MoreAll About Ring Flash
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Hello readers. This past week on the Make Batter Photos and Videos Podcast episode 164, Gordon and I talked about tools for macro photography. I shortly received a few requests for a deeper explanation of ring lights, and specifically ring flash so here we are.
Read MoreSlow Shutter Flash and Second Curtain Sync
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Flash with slow shutter speeds and with second curtain sync provides enormous creative potential. Join me to learn how this works.
Read MoreMaking a Slideshow with Your Photos
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Hi folks! Welcome to The Photo Video Guy. While I accept, but don’t really understand, that most still photographers are not interested in doing video, many of use are interested in putting together a nice slideshow. So let’s see how to do that fun and simply
Read MoreThe Return of APS-C : Is It All Just Hype?
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Is all the current hype about APS-C sensors justified or is it just around to get you to think that what you own and use needs to be replaced?
Read MoreWhy Don't Photographers Do More Video?
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When we look at the specs for every new camera being released, every one of them offers really incredible video capability. Yet it seems that it goes unused. Why is that?
Read MoreI'm Not Dead Yet - The Call of the DSLR
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While the future of camera development is clearly in the mirrorless space, that doesn’t mean that the DSLR is no longer a valid tool for photography.
Read MoreNon-Subscription Lightroom and Photoshop Alternatives
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Not everyone is comfortable with paying an ongoing fee for subscription software. Initially we saw a lot more in the flow updates coming out of subscription models than from traditional license modes. The purpose of this article to to talk to an alternative for Lightroom and an alternative for Photoshop.
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