This is a part of series of posts on the Sony a7RIII. You can find all the posts about that camera in the Category List on the right sidebar, below the Articles widget. There’s a drop-down menu there that you can use to get to all the posts in this series; just look for “a7RIII”…. [Read More]
Archives for July 2018
QD connectors and large lenses
Up to now, I’ve never found a good solution for managing large lenses in the field. You want to be able to sling the camera and lens over your shoulder for easy carrying, but, especially when you’re using a tripod, a strap is an encumbrance. If you or a bystander catch your hand in it,… [Read More]
A new use for the Lightroom Dehaze tool
The Dehaze tool in Lightroom is pretty amazing. Of course, like most powerful photo editing tools, it can produce some awful effects when used inappropriately or with too much enthusiasm. But yesterday I found a new use for it: taming specular reflections. I started with this image: Note the bluish reflection on the cucumber that’s pointed at… [Read More]
8-bit filters in Photoshop CC
Last night I was working on an image that had a lot of small imperfections in flat areas that had been emphasized by Helicon stacking. In Photoshop CC, I created a duplicate layer, and applied the dust and scratches filter. Oops. Contouring. I scratched my head and tried a median filter. Same damn thing. Thinking… [Read More]
Screen captures with a7RIII pixel shift
This is the 52nd in a series of posts on the Sony a7RIII You should be able to find all the posts about that camera in the Category List on the right sidebar, below the Articles widget. There’s a drop-down menu there that you can use to get to all the posts in this series;… [Read More]