tasra52 Post Processing Challenge

tasra52 Post Processing Challenge

Now that I’ve completed my 365 photography challenge, I’ve decided to take on a weekly post processing challenge. One of my first areas of focus is workflow and keeping track of what I’m doing. Unlike some photographers, I really enjoy the process of post production on my images. Taking an image from pre-visualization to capture [...]

Lightroom Preset and Photoshop Action Recipe for High Texture Photographs

Lightroom Preset and Photoshop Action Recipe for High Texture Photographs

Alright serious and aspiring photographers, today we’re getting down to the nitty gritty details of using Lightroom presets and Photoshop actions to create highly texturized images. After returning from WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) convention this year, I was struck again by how highly valued and esteemed the images were that were composites with [...]

Learning to Photograph Smoke Trails—A Photo Series & Tutorial (D139)

Learning to Photograph Smoke Trails—A Photo Series & Tutorial (D139)

That’s right. I’ve decided to do a series of daily photographs capturing smoke trails. It’s a challenge in lighting, set up, creativity and focus. In addition, there is an element of the capture that you can’t control: the smoke trail. So I’m setting out over the next few days to see what I can learn [...]