Back when I was using 4×5 and 8×10 sheet film, if I really cared about an image, I would make two identical exposures. I’d make the first normally, then flip the film holder over and do it again. When I developed the film, I’d sometimes do all of one side of the holders in one… [Read More]
Goodbye to the darkroom sink
I moved into my present house in 2000. When construction started, I was still doing some chemical photography, so I put in a darkroom and moved my 1980’s era Cal Stainless sink in. By the time I got settled — oh, that punch list — that phase of my photographic life was waning rapidly. I hardly… [Read More]
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]
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