Using Your Histogram & Exposing to the Right By Michael Clark on Pixiq Quote: When talking about how to expose an image, I am going to assume that you already know how to work with your camera by adjusting the shutter speed and aperture. Because correct exposure is such a critical topic to the success [...]
DXO Optics Pro and Lightroom Comparison
April 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
I’ve been using DxO Optics Pro for about a month now and have fallen in love with it. I’ve been a happy Lightroom (LR) user. My workflow consisted of dropping my CF card into a reader and using LR to convert the Canon RAW CR2 file into a Digital Negative (DNG) file. I was happy [...]
Metadata and your Photos
December 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A recent podcast by Derrick Story podcast, titled “Mark Your Photos“, talks about adding metadata to your photos to ensure you’ve got your copyright info and other data (exif, etc) embedded in them. This is a great tip that a lot of beginning photographers don’t think about. While you may only be taking photographs of [...]
Richard Earney’s Inside Lightroom 2 Book Review
August 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve read a few books on Lightroom 2 and found most lacking. While not lacking much Richard Earney’s Inside Lightroom 2: The serious photographer’s guide to Lightroom efficiency, there are some deficiencies that cause me to prefer Scott Kelby’s Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) book slightly over this one. [...]
Scott Kelby’s Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Book Review
June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been walking reading and using Scott Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers and am amazed at how easy Kelby makes things seem. The book is the ONLY book I’d recommend for Lightroom 2. It walks you through everything you’ll ever need to use in Lightroom 2 and provides screenshots for [...]
From a Snapshot to a Photograph
May 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
I’ve talked about the difference between a snapshot and a photograph before (here and on EricBrown.com here and here). I still take snapshots for the most part but I’m learning. I’m also learning that I can take a regular snapshot and, using tools like Adobe Photoshop CS4 as well as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 , [...]
Dallas Blooms – More photos
May 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just uploaded a few new Dallas Blooms photos from last month….did a little playing in photoshop with actions, selective color and other fun tools. I’m learning Adobe Photoshop CS4 as well as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and all the things a person can do with these great tools. If you want to view more of [...]
Camera Dojo releases Monochrome Lightroom Presets
April 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Camera Dojo has announced the release of a Adobe Lightroom Monochrome Tools Preset compilation. The announcement: We are very excited to announce the release of our new preset pack for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom called Dojo Monochrome Tools. This new set is designed to cover most of your B&W and Monochrome needs. With 27 different presets [...]
My Digital Workflow – an intro
March 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
