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86 – Inkjet paper review 2 – Museo Silver rag, Portfolio rag – Moab entrada bright

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:06:21 +0000

Photography podcast #86 is the second podcast devoted to high end inkjet papers and it reviews and discusses 3 of them. I LOVE photo papers (traditional and digital) and I just bought a new Epson 3880 inkjet to test inkjet papers with….and of course make larger prints. There’s LOADS of creative possibilities when you try new inkjet papers so I hope the review of these 3 papers is useful to many listeners/readers.

All 3 of these papers are highly recommended. Museo Silver rag is a thick (300 GSM) light cream coloured paper with a medium gloss finish and a slight texture. Museo Portfolio rag is a thick (300GSM) matte paper with a cream colour and very slight texture. Moab Entrada 300 bright is a thick (300GSM) double sided matte paper with a white colour and slight texture. Just as an FYI, if i say a paper has a cream colour, others may say on first glance, no it’s white. However, take that paper and put it beside something like regular plain white laser paper and the creamy base tone is more apparent.

Note as well that the 2 matte papers have optical brighteners in them. I also talk about ICC profiles again. Here is where they go on your computer after you download them. MAC= MAC HD > Library > ColorSync > Profiles
Windows PC= C: > Windows > System 32 > Spool > Drivers > Color

Detail from Parisian self portrait on Museo silver rag - ©Marko Kulik

Parisian self portrait on Museo silver rag - ©Marko Kulik

Detail from Reflection at Dorwin - 2009 on Museo portfolio rag - ©Marko Kulik

Reflection at Dorwin - 2009 on Museo portfolio rag - ©Marko Kulik

Detail from Parisian self portrait on Museo portfolio rag - ©Marko Kulik

Parisian self portrait on Museo portfolio rag - ©Marko Kulik

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Epson 3880 at B&H
Podcast 62 – Monitor/printer calibration
Podcast 63 – I1 Extreme and ColourMunki review & printer dialogue boxes when printing.
Museo Silver rag – Buy Museo silver rag at B&H
Museo Portfolio rag – Buy Museo portfolio rag at B&H
Moab Entrada 300 bright- Buy Moab entrada bright 300 at B&H
Main assignment on our photography forum – Minimalism
Level 2 assignment on our photography forum – Sidelight to create texture in B/W

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85 – Inkjet paper review 1 – German etching – Fine art Baryta by Hahnemuhle

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:15:46 +0000

Photography podcast #85 is the first of several podcasts that will review and discuss inkjet papers. Let me say it right now, I LOVE photo papers (traditional and digital) and I just bought a new Epson 3880 inkjet to test inkjet papers with….and of course make larger prints. There’s LOADS of creative possibilities when you try new inkjet papers so I hope the review of these 2 papers (German Etching and Fineart Baryta by Hahnemuhle) is useful to many listeners/readers. Both papers are Highly recommended. German Etching (310GSM) is a textured matte creamy white paper. Fineart Baryta (325 GSM) is a glossy white paper with an ever so slight texture. Ansel Adams called the print ‘the performance’ and these days there’s tons of paper choices to get your prints to sing.

Detail from The Wanderer II on German Etching paper by Hahnemuhle - ©Marko Kulik

Detail from Steam Vents at VNP - German Etching paper by Hahnemuhle - ©Marko Kulik

Steam Vents at VNP - German Etching Marko Kulik

The Wanderer II - German Etching - © Marko Kulik

Detail from Snow Pod on Fineart Baryta from Hahnemuhle © Marko Kulik

Snow Pod on Fineart Baryta from Hahnemuhle © Marko Kulik

The Wanderer I - Fineart Baryta Hahnemuhle © Marko Kulik

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Epson 3880 at B&H
Podcast 62 – Monitor/printer calibration
Podcast 63 – I1 Extreme and ColourMunki review & printer dialogue boxes when printing.
Hahnemuhle papers – Hahnemuhle ICC profiles
Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper at B&H
Hahnemuhle Fine art Baryta Paper at B&H
Comment about back button autofocus on Nikonians – Thx F8&Bthere!
Testimonials link if you’re feeling wordy

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84 – Back (rear) button autofocusing

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:12:15 +0000

Photography podcast #84 is based on a single comment by Richard from our forum where he mentions rear-button autofocus to aid in sharpness. This technique was developed by Canon about 20 years ago but I first heard of this technique on the MPB podcast (link in shownotes – thx for finding it for me Martin!) about two and a half years ago. Basically this technique REMOVES autofocusing from the shutter release button and assigns it to a button on the back of the camera. Especially when tracking a moving subject, this is a great technique and will likely get you more keepers. It will also STOP your autofocus from tracking things that you don’t want it to.

Finger positions for rear button autofocus

Ducks - Even though ducks are entering/exiting the scene, autofocus is not lost on the central duck which I was tracking. The autofocusing cannot 'hunt' for any other duck because I am tracking and locking focus on only 1 duck.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Excellent Rear button autofocus article by Canon
Rear button autofocus discussed on the Martin Bailey Podcast
July 2010’s – Perspective and/or Leading lines assignment
Publicphotograpgy.org – Celebrating the rights of photographers - Publicphotography.org – Flickr group – Publicphotography.org – Facebook group

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83 – Photography 20 steps from your door

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:47:50 +0000

Photography podcast #83 is based on a suggestion by Casil403 (Thanks Casil!) from our forum. This podcast describes the exercise of photographing whatever you want with the restriction that it must be 20 steps from your door. This restriction forces you to “see” what you are otherwise too busy to see. It’s an excellent exercise that really gets you to zero in on your sense of sight. Feel free to try this exercise for yourself and post the image somewhere and link to it in the comments for all to see. The photos below are images taken within 20 steps of my own door.

20 steps from my door by Marko Kulik

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Rain cover for your DSLR and flash (at B&H)
Rain cover for your DSLR (at B&H)
June 2010’s – Motion assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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82 – Light-painting portraits – Interview with Patrick Rochon

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:20:53 +0000

Photography podcast #82 discusses painting with light AKA light painting with master light painter Patrick Rochon. In a nutshell, light painting is (usually) the art of using portable lights like flashlights to ‘paint’ a subject in a dark environment while the shutter stays open on a tripod during a long exposure. In this podcast Patrick describes and shares some of the tips and tricks he uses to create his amazing light painted portraits. The majority of Patrick’s body of work, like the image below is non-digital, was shot on film, and has not been Photoshopped.

: Patrick Rochon – From the Butoh Dancers Series

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Podcast #8 – Another podcast on light painting
Patrick Rochon on Photography.ca
Patrick Rochon’s website
10 Amazing Light Graffiti Artists and Photographers
Light painting group on Flickr
May 2010’s – Vintage assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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81 – Multiple exposure photography

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:50:08 +0000

Photography podcast #81 discusses multiple exposure photography. Basically multiple exposure in photography involves getting more than one scene on a frame of film or on a single digital file in camera. Many digital and film cameras can do this but if yours cannot, I briefly describe how to do this using a graphics program (that uses layers) like Photoshop. In this podcast, I use the word serendipity quite a bit. Just in case you’re not familiar with it, it means finding/discovering something that you did not expressly seek. It’s one of my favourite words in the English language.

: Homeless in Paradise – Honolulu 2010 – by Marko Kulik

: Inside Isabelle II – by Marko Kulik

: Self Portrait – Wailea, Maui – by Marko Kulik

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Master multiple exposure photographer Jerry Uelsmann
Freeman Patterson - multiple exposures (a few are on this page)
April 2010’s – Different point of view assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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80 – Clean your camera’s sensor – cleaning camera lenses

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:56:37 +0000

Photography podcast #80 talks about how to clean your DSLR camera’s sensor. It describes the wet technique and the dry technique and it’s not as scary as it seems. We also talk about how to clean your camera’s mirror as well as cleaning camera lenses and general camera care.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Original suggestion thread for this podcast from our photography forum
The visible dust website – Camera and camera sensor cleaning products
The Copperhill Method of sensor cleaning – They sell cleaning kits and products as well
SensorKlear by Lenspen demo on Youtube
Camera and camera sensor cleaning supplies at B&H
Lenspen SensorKlear to clean camera sensors at B&H
Air blower at B&H
March 2010’s Light and Shadow assignment on the Photography.ca forum
Hat tip to photographer Dominic Fuizzotto for his insight on sensor cleaning.

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79 – Customizing your camera for free

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:56:48 +0000

Photography podcast #79 talks about how to customize your camera using the custom settings functions in your camera’s menu. There are many, many, many useful ways to customize these settings for the way YOU personally shoot, but many photographers don’t use these settings or are afraid to touch these settings. Many features that your camera offers are set to OFF by default, and the only way to access them is by turning their custom function on in the custom menu of your camera. A quick and easy example is high ISO. On my former 30D from Canon, this setting was set to off so my highest normally available ISO was 1600. With one setting change in the custom function menu the highest available ISO becomes 3200.Ã‚Â This podcast encourages you to play with similar (and even better) settings in your camera.

: Nikon D700 customization menu

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

The Nikon D700 at B&H
March 2010’s Light and Shadow assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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78 – Winter photography gear

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:50:46 +0000

Photography podcast #78 talks about how to enjoy winter photography. Many photographers avoid shooting in the winter becauseÃ‚Â it’s too cold and they feel uncomfortable. What a huge mistake. There are so many spectacular winter scenes to photograph and the cold can be tamed with the right gear. The majority of the podcast is dedicated to how to keep your entire body warm on a cold winter day. We talk about shooting at different levels of coldness including very cold temperatures like -20 degrees C (-4 degrees F) and colder. We also touch on tips like avoiding condensation and preserving battery power.

Winter photography gear

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Le Baron – Awesome camping/fishing store in MTL. Great products.
SSG Silk Winter Glove Liners at Amazon
Fox River Four Layer Glomitt on Amazon
Polar Ex Glomitt Fleece Mitten/Gloves – Medium-Gray
Gordini Da GORE-TEX-Ã‚Â« Goose II Mittens Mens
Heat Max Hot Hands hh2
Lorpen Hunting Extreme Primaloft Socks on Amazon
Toe-sters battery powered foot warmers

February’s song title to photograph assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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77 – Neutral density filters – Graduated neutral density filters – Interview with D. Wiggett

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:36:27 +0000

Photography podcast #77 features an interview with Darwin Wiggett where we talk about neutral density filters and graduated neutral density filters. Darwin explains why we use these filters and how to use these filters effectively. We discuss hard edge versus soft edge, physical versus software filters, we even talk about reverse graduated neutral density filters. For newbie photographers that have just hatched, Darwin goes over polarizing filters as well.

Left - Screw on neutral density filter. Right - The Cokin system

Left - Lake with no filter. Right - Lake with polarizer and-2-stop hard edge grad. Notice how much 'poppier' this shot is. The grad reduces the sky's intensity. The polarizer adds contrast to the clouds in the sky and intensifies its colour. It also removes the water's reflections thus saturating its colours. Ã‚Â© Darwin Wiggett

Left - Tire with Polarizer and-2-stop-hard-grad. Right - Tire with a Polarizing filter plus a 2-stop-hard-edge grad and-a 5-stop solid-ND filter. Note the movement of the foreground brush and the softness in the clouds. This was achieved by using the solid ND filter to get a slow shutter speed. Ã‚Â© Darwin Wiggett.

The effect of a polarizer on its own. Left - No polarizing filter. Right - The polarizing filter lets you see through the water by eliminating the water's reflectivity. With the reflections removed, the colour is much more saturated. Ã‚Â© Darwin Wiggett

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Seven Rules for Effectively Using a Polarizer
Filters, holders and vignetting: building a filter system that works with your lenses
The Terrific Triple Threat
Fields of Gold (or was that blue?) Three Camera Filters all Digital Photographers Should be Using
Filters for Outdoor Photography
January’s macro or close-up assignment on the Photography.ca forum
Cokin filters at B&H (Disclosure – Aff links – help support our site)
Singh-Ray filters at B&H
Lee filters at B&H

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76 – Point and shoot cameras – Review of Canon G11

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:53:21 +0000

Photography podcast #76 talks about point and shoot cameras and reviews the Canon G11. We talk about the advantages and limitations of point and shoot cameras. We also talk about the most important reason for photographers to get a point and shoot camera and that reason is NOT quality.Ã‚Â Finally I give a quick review of the Canon G11. I recommend this camera but I’m also brutal about its faults.

Image from Canon G11 - ISO 100, F-7.1, 1/100

Canon G11 manually focused at ISO 100 - Click to see the nice noise

Canon G11 manually focused at ISO 800 - Click to see lots of noise

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Canon G11 at B&H (Disclosure – Aff links – helps support our site)
January’s macro or close-up assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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Thanks to Glenn Euloth (Iguanasan), Fortytwo, Crystalb, jacklabel, Bambi, JuiCe and Yisehaq who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks as always to everyone that sent comments by email about our last podcast. Although ALL comments are appreciated, commenting directly in this blog is preferred. Thanks as well to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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75 – How to buy your first DSLR

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:46:37 +0000

Photography podcast #75 is geared toward photography enthusiasts that have not yet purchased their first DSLR camera. It encourages you to save money on your first DSLR camera body because you’ll need it for the lenses and accessories as you improve.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Canon 50D at B&H (Disclosure – Aff links – helps support our site)
Eos Rebel XSI (450D) at B&H
Nikon D3000 at B&H
Photography forum discussion on buying your first DSLR
December’s night photography assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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Thanks to Greg Nuspel, Benny, jacklabel, Jimmy Brown, Michael Van der Tol, Aaron Hockley, raiven, Antz, Dominic, Bambi, Fortytwo, Crystalb, Yisehaq and Kent WilsonÃ‚Â who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks as always to everyone that sent comments by email about our last podcast. Although ALL comments are appreciated, commenting directly in this blog is preferred. Thanks as well to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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74 – Hyperfocal distance – How to use the hyperfocal distance

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:54:22 +0000

Photography podcast #74 is all about the hyperfocal distance and how to use it in landscape photography. In a nutshell, hyperfocal distance is the distance you focus at to get greater depth of field when focusing on an object in the distance. In this podcast we define what hyperfocal distance is and how to use it for both traditional (film) photography and in digital photography with new DSLRs and lenses.Ã‚Â We also talk about when not to use the hyperfocal distance in landscape photography.

Hyperfocal distance chart from dofmaster.com – used by permission; thanks Don Fleming!Ã‚Â This beautiful application from the dofmaster.com site clearly shows that by focusing at the hyperfocal distance you gain over 4 feet of sharpness toward the foreground when you use a 5omm lens at F-16 and focus at 27.1 feet instead ofÃ‚Â where the object actually is at 50 feet.. Try this test for yourself; shoot 1 shot the regular way and 1 shot using the hyperfocal distance. This application already lists the most common digital cameras and takes their crop factors into account.

Left image shot normally while right image was shot at the hyperfocal distance. Even at this small size you can see that the right shot shows a bit more sharpness in the midground while the background looks similar in both shots. The effects are more noticeable when you print at larger sizes.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Dofmaster’s awesome depth of field calculator that also calculates hyperfocal distance
Dofmaster’s depth of field calculator for free use with an iphone (need to connect to the Net – use this URL from an IPhone ONLY – NOT from your computer)
Dofmaster’s simulated depth of field calculator for free use with an Non-iphones (need to connect to the Net)
Dofmaster’s Itunes depth of field calculator App for $1.99 (No Internet connection required)
November’s ‘landscapes in portrait orientation’Ã‚Â assignment on the Photography.ca forum
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My Facebook profile – Feel free to “friend” me – please just mention Photography.ca
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Thanks to Kat, Glenn Euloth (Iguanasan), Bambi and Alex Maxim who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks as always to everyone that sent comments by email about our last podcast. Although ALL comments are appreciated, commenting directly in this blog is preferred. Thanks as well to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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73 – Landscape photography tips – improving boring landscapes

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:29:29 +0000

Photography podcast #73 is all about landscape photography and how to improve your landscape photography. Many newbies and advanced amateurs consistently wonder if their landscape photography is any good. This podcast offers up a fair pile of tips to help get your landscape photography to the next level. Some of the things we talk about include; lighting for landscapes, the background and the foreground, what makes landscapes interesting, exposure and landscape photography, filters in landscape photography, tripods and post production.

Yosemite Valley, Winter 1940 by Ansel Adams

Note the points of interest in the foreground, background and midground, note the full range of tones and note how skillfully our eyes are being guided. This is no accident, it’s the result of great planning (the light) execution (exposure/filters/composition) and finishing touches (darkroom post-processing – done these days using a graphics program).

Fishing spot by Kat

Kat has a great handle on the range of tones, exposure and composition here and I really like this shot. It’s missing just a little something of interest IMO to get the big “WOW!” Perhaps if a large rock was dropped in the midground with moving ripples that would have done it…. this shot is so close it just needs a hint of something “extra”.

Fly with me…across Australia (part of a series) by Mad Aussie

This one contains the “Wow!” factor for me. Great colour, range of tones, exposure and composition. Note the reflections in the foreground, the rocks in the midground and that awesome sky in the background. I love how the midground and background seem to meld into one another.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

The Ansel Adams gallery
Darwin Wiggett – Fabulous landscapes
Rule of thirds podcast
Histogram podcast
October’s “Scary-Mysterious-Halloween”Ã‚Â assignment on the Photography.ca forum
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Thanks toÃ‚Â jacklabel, and Kent Wilson who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks as always to everyone that sent comments by email about our last podcast. Although ALL comments are appreciated, commenting directly in this blog is preferred. Thanks as well to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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72 – Exposure compensation

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:41:47 +0000

Photography podcast #72 discusses how to use exposure compensation. It’s a fairly simple concept that just means deviating away from (or compensating against)Ã‚Â the camera meter’s recommended exposure to make the image brighter or darker. We also talk about which camera modes you’ll want to use exposure compensation with, and I discuss why program mode sucks and should be avoided. Even though exposure compensation in photography is an easy concept, I discuss the reasoning behind it, why I frequently use it and why you should too.

The exposure compensation dial on the Canon G10

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:

Original suggestion thread from our forum – Thanks Iggy!
September’s “New Beginnings”Ã‚Â assignment on the Photography.ca forum
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My Facebook profile – Feel free to “friend” me
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Thanks to Nijip, jacklabel, jabber and Tom Restis who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks as always to everyone that sent comments by email about our last podcast. Although ALL comments are appreciated, commenting directly in this blog is preferred. Thanks as well to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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71 – Portable flash

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:03:09 +0000

Photography podcast #71 discusses the principles of using a portable, external flash. We talk about how flash works, the different types of portable flash, on camera and off camera flash, using a portable flash as a main light source versus a fill light, bouncing the flash, sync speeds and more.

Depth of field guide

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Podcast #33 – Studio lighting for beginners
Podcast #47 – Flash sync speeds
PocketWizard from B&H
Peanut slaves from B&H

August’sÃ‚Â “Water”Ã‚Â assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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70 – Getting sharper images – common problems

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:06:31 +0000

Photography podcast #70 discusses why sometimes our photographs do not appear sharp enough.Ã‚Â We touch on several important factors that all compromise image sharpness. For newbies in particular, we also mention the depth of field guide which clearly tells the photographer the zone of sharp focus (in feet and inches or centimeters and meters depending on the guide) to expect with a given aperture and lens.

Depth of field guide

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Portable depth of field guide from B&H
Free depth of field table for most digital cameras

August’sÃ‚Â “Water”Ã‚Â assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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69 – Street photography tips

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:05:54 +0000

Photography podcast #69 discusses street photography; what gear to use, what to shoot, how to shoot, should I ask the subject’s permission before I shoot etc. This topic was suggested by TJD of our photography forum, so many thanks TJD! One thing I forgot to mention during the podcast concerns model releases. If you never plan to sell the image, in Canada and the U.S. at least, you probably (I’m not a lawyer so this advice is worth what you paid for it as opposed to 2oo bucks an hour) don’t need one. If you plan to sell the images you shoot, then it makes good sense to bring a release form with you.

Rue Mouffetard, Paris and Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Robert Doisneau

July’s Heat” assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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68 – Creating a photography portfolio

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:48:52 +0000

Photography podcast #68 discusses how to to prepare a portfolio for clients, agencies galleries etc. Even though we are in the digital age, when it comes to presentation, nothing beats a beautifully printed photograph. This podcast shares some tips and tricks on putting together a great portfolio.

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
Presenting photography to galleries – Podcast #53
June’s low shooting angle assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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67 – Orton Imagery – The Orton Effect – Interview with Michael Orton and Darwin Wiggett

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:52:50 +0000

Photography podcast #67 discusses how to use Orton Imagery (AKA the Orton effect or the Orton Technique) to give your photographs an ethereal/painterly feel. This technique was invented by Michael Orton in the mid 1980’s using 2 pieces of overexposed slide film sandwiched together. The principles of this technique can also be used in graphics programs like Photoshop to achieve a similar effect. This podcast contains 2 interviews; one with Michael Orton discussingÃ‚Â the technique’s history, and one with Darwin Wiggett,Ã‚Â discussing his method for creating Orton Imagery using Photoshop and other graphics programs. Darwin’s step-by-step is outlined below and his Photoshop action is also included. Thanks a ton Michael and Darwin!!

Orton Imagery by Michael Orton - Click to enlarge

NMP2823 - Non-Orton image by Darwin Wiggett - Click to enlarge	NMP2823 - Orton image by Darwin Wiggett - Click to enlarge
NMP9058 - Orton image by Darwin Wiggett - Click to enlarge	NMP6435 - Orton image by Darwin Wiggett - Click to enlarge

Here’s how to create Orton Imagery Using Photoshop. Portion reprinted from from Orton Imagery – A Ã¢â‚¬Å“How toÃ¢â‚¬Â guide for Photographers by Darwin Wiggett. Thanks to Nature Photographers online magazine for allowing me to reprint this.

Digital Technique to Create Orton Images

Here, there are many ways to simulate an Orton slide sandwich. You can do it the same way as outlined above for slides overexposing two separate images and then in the computer stacking the images together in software and blending them. Personally, I prefer to take my existing digitized photos (either from film scans or digital camera files) and running them through the process below to see if they work as Ã¢â‚¬Å“Orton ImagesÃ¢â‚¬Â.

Here is the step-by-step recipe for making Orton images in Photoshop:

Open any image you wish to try the technique on. Make a duplicate of the image (Image>Duplicate). Close the original image.
Lighten the image as follows: Image>Apply ImageÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ then in the dialog box that comes up change the bending mode to Ã¢â‚¬Å“ScreenÃ¢â‚¬Â and the Opacity to 100%. This will give you an appropriately overexposed image.
Duplicate this overexposed image (Image>Duplicate).
Blur this second image (Filter>Blur>Gaussian BlurÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ and in the dialog box use a Radius setting of 15 to 50 pixels Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the higher the pixel setting the blurrier the photo and the more Ã¢â‚¬ËœpainterlyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ the imageÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ but you can go too far!). Experiment with different settings, for my tastes and for the size of my digital files (50-100 megabytes) a radius of about 25 pixels works perfect.
Now select the move tool from the Photoshop tool bar (or just press Ã¢â‚¬Å“vÃ¢â‚¬Â on your keyboard for quicker access to the move tool). Hold down the Ã¢â‚¬Å“shiftÃ¢â‚¬Â key and use your mouse to drag and drop the blurry image onto the sharp one (donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t let go of the shift key until after you release the mouse button or the images wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t be in perfect alignment).
Bring up the layers palette in Photoshop (F7 is the keyboard shortcut). Under the word Ã¢â‚¬Å“LayersÃ¢â‚¬Â in the layers palette will be a menu box of blending modes. Change the blending mode from Ã¢â‚¬Å“normalÃ¢â‚¬Â to Ã¢â‚¬Å“multiplyÃ¢â‚¬Â.
Now Ã¢â‚¬Å“flattenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ the two layers by pressing Ã¢â‚¬Å“CTRL+EÃ¢â‚¬Â or by clicking on the sideways triangle in the layers palette to select Ã¢â‚¬Ëœflatten imageÃ¢â‚¬â„¢.

There, you now have an Orton image – if you like your new masterpiece save the file!

Dwayne Oaks from our photography forum also lists the way he uses the Orton effect using NX2 software. Thanks Dwayne.
1-use midtone (levels) slider to brighten photo (2.04)
2-select gaussian blur, set radius slider to (15.85)px and opacity to (100)%
go to blending mode and select (multiply)
3-readjust (levels) sliders if necessary
4-in the case of my work to get the muted colors just turn down
the saturation

Links /resources mentioned in this podcast:
More of Darwin Wiggett’s work on Timecatcher.com
Photographing Creative Landscapes: Simple Tools for Artistic Images and Enhanced Creativity by Michael Orton
Dances with Light by Darwin Wiggett
Download Darwin’s Orton Action
June’s low shooting angle assignment on the Photography.ca forum
See and vote on May 2009’s member images

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66 – Becoming a Photography Assistant

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:41:03 +0000

Photography podcast #66 discusses how to become a photographer’s assistant and this topic was suggested by new bulletin board member Ray. Thanks Ray!Ã‚Â Becoming a photography assistant is a great way to learn how photography is done in the ‘real world’ with real world pressures. It is a great way to decide if being a professional photographer is really what you want to do. This podcast suggests some good ways to get your foot in the door. If visitors reading this have additional ideas, leaving a comment would be most appreciated.

Links mentioned in this podcast:
May’s Nostalgia assignment on the Photography.ca forum
See and vote on April 2009’s member images
Photography jobs (different USA listings – some for photography assistants)

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65 – Color casts – correcting color casts – Interview with Dominic Fuizzotto

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:43:03 +0000

Photography podcast #65 features an interview with Montreal Wedding photographer Dominic Fuizzotto. In the interview we talk about why colour casts happen and how to correct colour casts.Ã‚Â When images have a colour cast they usually just don’t look right and it is our job as photographers to get rid of bad colour casts.

The image at left has a strong yellow/orange cast. We see the cast in the bride's dress which is NOT white. The cast is removed in the photo on the right and the bride's dress is now white. Thanks to Dominic Fuizzotto for these examples.

One IMPORTANT thing that I forgot to mention in the podcast is that on the rare occasion you may actually WANT to introduce a colour cast into an image as in the photo below. This can be done easily in Photoshop but it can also be done by using gels on lights or by setting your camera’s white balance to the wrong setting on purpose.

This image has a deliberate green/yellow cast. Most times you don't want this but sometimes like in this shot, it works and adds to the shot.

The colour wheel in photography

This is the colour wheel that most photographers use whether they know it or not.Ã‚Â White light is made of red, green and blue light. The complimentary or opposite colours of red, green and blue are cyan, magenta and yellow respectively. In order to reduce a colour cast, we need to introduce its opposite into the image.Ã‚Â Therefore, if an image has a blue cast we reduce that cast by adding yellow into the image.

Links mentioned in this podcast:
Dominic Fuizzotto Photography
April’s portrait assignment on the Photography.ca forum

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64 – Finding good photography subjects

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:44:04 +0000

Photography podcast #64 talks about how to find good photography subjects and was a suggestion by our photography forum member F8&Bthere. Sometimes we go through periods where it’s difficult to get out there and take photos. Often this happens in winter time when it’s too cold. Sometimes though it happens just because we are blocked. This podcast offers up quite a few tips and ideas on finding interesting photographic subjects for indoor and outdoor shooting.Ã‚Â Use it as a laxative to help unblock you.

Links mentioned in this podcast:
F8&Bthere’s original suggestion thread
Additional ideas from 365 photos in 2009 (thanks raiven)

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63 – Review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:54:27 +0000

Photography podcast #63 features a review of the Colormunki and the i1XTreme monitor/printer/projector profiling systems. These are hardware systems that use a spectrophotometer to measure the color from hardware devices like monitors, printers, projectors (and in the case of the i1XTreme, scanners and cameras as well). So many of us are printing from our homes, offices or home-offices and we want accurate colours from our RGB or CMYK printers. These hardware devices absolutely simplify this extremely confusing process and both products come highly recommended. After the review, we ask Joe Brady of MACgroupUS in a telephone interview, to clarify what we need to do in Photoshop’s printing dialogue boxes to assure us of a good monitor to printer print. This is a common area of confusion for many photographers trying to print on their own printers.

UPDATE – In the podcast I say that the ColorMunki is restricted to use on 3 monitors. This restriction has been lifted.

The ColorMunki

i1Xtreme

Photoshop's dialogue boxes

Links mentioned in this podcast:
colormunki
i1XTREME

ColorMunki summary tutorial on Youtube
X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 1 of 2 – Monitor Setup from colorHQ.com
X-rite Eye One ( i1 ) 2 of 2 – Monitor Adjustments from colorHQ.com
Podcast #62 – Monitor – printer calibration (an introduction) – Interview with Joe Brady
Purchase the colorMunki at B&H – Purchase the i1XTreme at B&H (what I reviewed) Purchase the i1 Photo at B&H (a good alternative if you don’t need the extra bells and whistles).
Joe Brady Photography

Link I forgot to mention – Just like there are better monitors for photography, there are better printers with good print drivers that work well with the 2 systems reviewed in this podcast. 2 recommended printers Epson R1900 and Epson R2880 at B&H

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62 – Monitor – printer calibration – Interview with Joe Brady

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:04:13 +0000

Photography podcast #62 features an introduction into monitor calibration and profiling and printer calibration and profiling by way of an interview with Joe Brady of MACgroupUS. Joe clears up many common questions that we have when it comes to monitor profiling and tells us straight up why hardware devices that profile your monitor are vastly superior to the profiling software that comes with monitors. We talk about colour space, ICC profiles and how (unfortunately) the average photographer is using a bad monitor and a flawed workflow to proof their work. The next podcast will feature a full review of the colormunki and i1XTreme hardware profiling devices graciously loaned to me by MACgroupUS.

This image is just to illustrate a point. On the left is an image off of an UNcalibrated Eizo Monitor. On the right is that same image on a mid-range monitor that I thought was somewhat calibrated. Side by side you can see how the Eizo has a greater tonal range and less of a cast. The results are WAY more dramatic when you see the resulting prints with your eyes. When you actually calibrate and profile the monitor using quality calibration hardware, you get the best (or close to the best) result that the particular monitor can deliver. This usually translates to a wider tonal range with whites being whiter and blacks cast free as well, compared to the pre-calibrated monitor.

Links mentioned in this podcast:

colormunki
i1XTREME
colormunki training – Videos on using color munki along with color theory
Guess what it is thread

Assignments on our photography bulletin board:
March 2009 Photo Assignment – Wind
March 2009 – Assignment – photographing words – Wind

Thanks as always to Susan, Steven K, Jlabel, Kent Wilson and Tony who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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61 – What makes a Photo Great

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:09:10 +0000

Photography podcast #61 talks about what makes a photo great. Given that most of us try hard to produce the best photographs we can, in this podcast we are trying to come up with the criteria needed to create great photographs. I offer my personal opinion on the matter and I’d love to get comments telling me that I’m on to something, or comments telling me that I’m full of it. These two photographs below fit the bill for what I call great photography. I dare you to challenge me on these photos, I dare you. This podcast is based on a suggestion from Mad Aussie in our forum. Many thanks Mad Aussie!

Afghan Girl - Steve McCurry

Melancholic Tulip - 1939 - Andre Kertesz

Links mentioned in this podcast:
What makes a photo great? (Original thread that inspired this podcast)
Guess what it is thread
The image game
Marko’s January 2009 pick for best member image
Nominate other member’s photographs
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance:an Inquiry Into Values

Assignments on our photography bulletin board:
February 2009 Photo Assignment – Love/Passion/Romance and Red should be a feature
Februrary 2009 – Assignment – photographing words – Shadow
Februrary 2009 – Post processing assignment

Thanks as always toÃ‚Â Susan and Benny who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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60 – Panning and the Weston Portrait – Interview with Laszlo of Montreal

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:27:06 +0000

Photography podcast #60 features an interview with photographer Laszlo of Montreal. In this interview, Laszlo deconstructs a portrait of Loblaws owner Galen Weston so that we may learn from it. In the interview he describes the various techniques used to create this image including panning, balancing the flash and the ambient light as well as his choice of shutter speed and environment for this image.

Galen Weston by Laszlo - Click to enlarge

Links mentioned in this podcast:
Laszlo’s website
Laszlo’s Paul Anka portrait
HDR Podcast #59

Assignments on the bulletin board:
January 2009 photo assignment – Warm and Cozy

Thanks as always toÃ‚Â Steven K,Ã‚Â Susan, Michael Van der Tol, landon9720, Yisehaq, Frank and Gary H who posted a blog comment about our last podcast and to all the new members of the bulletin board.

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59 – HDR – High dynamic range photography – Interview with Joseph Cartright

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:35:42 +0000

Photography podcast #59 talks about HDR (High dynamic range) photography in an interview with fashion photographer and HDR instructor Joseph Cartright. In this podcast we discuss how to create an HDR photograph and be warned, this is an intermediate level podcast. That said, Joseph reviews many of the terms that confuse digital photographers these days, so part of the podcast (especially the beginning) reviews concepts relevant to all digital photography. In a nutshell an HDR image is made of 2 or more shots where the same scene is photographed with bracketed exposures and then put together with software in order to extend the dynamic range (get additional information in the highlights, midtones and shadows) of the scene.

Here’s a few terms as explained by Joseph that are good to absorb right away;
- Latitude – Refers to how much you can be ‘off’ of the correct exposure and still have a usable image.
- Dynamic range – Refers to the usable range of data you can capture between the highlights and the shadows before you lose data. (If you overexpose too much there is no data in the whites or highlights and if you underexpose too much there is no data in the blacks or shadows).

HDR Image by Joseph Cartright - Click to enlarge

HDR Image by Trey Ratcliff - Click to enlarge - Original image http://stuckincustoms.com/2008/12/14/my-five-favorites-from-vancouver/

Links mentioned in this podcast and HDR references – Joseph Cartright Photography

Software:
Photomatix – http://www.hdrsoft.com/
FDR tools – http://fdrtools.com/front_e.php
Software overview – http://wiki.panotools.org/HDR_Software_overview

Reference Sites:
http://www.hdrlabs.com/siggraph/
http://www.hdrlabs.com/siggraph/index_files/Witte_HDRI_Tips_Tricks.pdf
http://www.creativepro.com/article/photo-murals-make-you-think-big-really-big
HDR tutorial by Trey Ratcliff

Assignments on the bulletin board:
December photo assignment – The Holidays
December assignment – Photographing words – Winter

Thanks as always toÃ‚Â Steven K,Ã‚Â Susan, EJC, Dan, JK and aophoto who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks also to Mark3351, Alex Ross rana, djKianoosh, Rikki, eroder, The_Camera_Poser and benjamindicaprio for joining our bulletin board and posting a few times. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

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58 – Lenses – the basics – Photography podcast

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:13:29 +0000

Photography podcast #58 talks about lenses and what lenses new photographers should be looking to get. We talk about normal lenses, wide angle lenses, telephoto lenses, and we even touch on dedicated macro lenses. A good lens is MUCH more important than a good camera because it is the lens that focuses the image. Put a cheap lens on a $1000-2000.00 camera and you’ve made a BAD overall investment and your images will suffer. Put a good $500-1500.00 lens on a good cheap camera and you have made GOOD investment. Thanks to danalive for suggesting this podcast.

Assorted lenses for photography

Links mentioned in this podcast:
dpreview.com
Macro on the cheap podcast

Thanks as always toÃ‚Â Steven K,Ã‚Â Susan, Michael Van der Tol and aophoto who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks also to Jesllo, Gem, fallintocolors, Ryan Morgan, spleisher, Marta, johnc24, bleaches,Ã‚Â mcnay55,Ã‚Â Matt2682, fangelico, Moghedian, danalive, kearneycation, mnoble, ludovic slightlyimperfect, len, V-Town, outty, walasy, Bandit, and herr_andersson. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

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57 – Interview with photographer Phil Borges – Photography podcast

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:19:14 +0000

Photography podcast #57 features an Interview with photographer Phil Borges at the 2008 Photoplus conference and expo in New York. (That conference/expo was excellent and packed full of cool new products and world renowned photographers/instructors including Phil Borges as guest speakers/lecturers – Very much recommended and I’m going back in 2009).
In the interview Phil very briefly discusses his career and some of his bodies of work in photography, talks about his artistic style and technique, and shares the way he currently prints his work.

Photograph by Phil Borges - Chema, 77 of Bulava, Siberia. From the series: Spirit of Place - Siberia

Links mentioned in this podcast:
Current exhibits by Phil Borges
Phil Borges’s feature on photography.ca
HP Z3100 printer
Hahnemuhle papers

Thanks as always to Jen, Steven K, Clusty, JD andÃ‚Â Susan who posted a blog comment about our last podcast. Thanks also to dmagick, wdawson, Lisa Scott, bloveless, dudley206098, SoftServeCo., Duane, Saarto1221, Elle, jmayoff, krphotogs, jasonhightower,Ã‚Â omhubbard, aophoto, Amaranth, barbiepurl, jillcatrina, johnyymathew, jayps, fsendel, Mike Guilbault, jecky55, and DAVIS125 who recently joined the photography.ca forum and posted a few times. We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

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