Photo Story: Roseate Spoonbill Flapping its Wings – Plus a Processing Tip
A Roseate Spoonbill was on my shot list for a January photography trip to southwest Florida. With as much bird photography as I have done, I had never need or photographed one in the wild. Roseate Spoonbill Flapping its Wings…
A Terrific Technique for Ultimate Noise and Sharpness Control in Nature Photography
Grasshopper Sparrow (Above Photo) My preferred look for Nature Photography is a near noise free background with a sharp subject. I don’t know why but I just don’t like a noisy background of my nature photographs. In this blog, I’ll…
Amazon Prime Members Use Cloud Drive to Backup your Photos for Free
For photographers looking for an online backup solution, subscribers of Amazon Prime can now store unlimited photos and videos on Amazon Cloud Drive as part of their Amazon Prime subscription. The Amazon Prime subscription also includes free 2 day shipping…
Topaz Impression – Turn Your Photos into Works of Art
Topaz Impression Oil Painting II Preset (Above Photo) Topaz Impression is a plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom that will help turn your photographs into works of art. Topaz Impression has over 100 presets to get you started in creating a painted…
Photo Story: A Stack of Fall Pumpkins
Nothing symbolizes fall like pumpkins. They are used as Jack-O-Lanterns on Halloween, used for fall decorating, and the main ingredient for pumpkin pie. I photographed this large stack of pumpkins with a fisheye lens to give an up close, wide…
How to Clean up the Backgrounds of your Nature Photographs – Part 2
Trillium Wildflower Background Replaced (Above Photo) This is part 2 of a 2 part blog series on techniques to clean up the backgrounds of your nature photographs. In part 1, I discussed darkening and blurring the background to hide the distractions…
How to Clean up the Backgrounds of your Nature Photographs – Part 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Background Replaced (Above Photo) In order to create appealing nature photographs, the background of the photograph needs to be clean and free of distractions that can lead the viewer’s eye away from the subject. This includes all types of nature…
Using Pinterist for Planning your Travel Photography Trips
Pinterest is a terrific tool for travel photography inspiration allowing the photographer to create a bucket list of places to visit. Pinterest is also a great tool for travel photography planning as well. On Pinterest, you can create boards specific…
Using Pixoto to Gauge the Popularity of your Photos
Pixoto is a lot of fun. On Pixoto you can post your photos and see how they rank, vote on other people’s photos, enter in challenges, and win awards. Pixoto feeds the competitive nature in photographers, trying to win awards…
Where Did the Oil Paint Filter go in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014?
Port Sanilac Lighthouse using the Oil Paint Filter in Photoshop In April 2014, Adobe announced that they would no longer support the Oil Paint Filter and it would no longer be available starting with Photoshop CC 2014. Adobe based the removal…
