Entries from Ann-alog: a pixel remix tagged with 'tips'
Use Camera Calibration settings to speed RAW conversion workflow
Five camera calibration settings compared (hi res available in my Flickr stream When I was making the master Highway 89 image files, I downloaded some new camera profiles that Adobe released for their Camera Raw functionality. Once I got...
Combine flash and holiday lights for fun portraits
(D70, 18 mm, ISO ??, f6.3, 2.0 sec) Here's a fun technique for shooting at the annual Christmas at Temple Square photowalk tomorrow, or for evenings out with friends and family during the holiday season. And best of all,...
Print-a-week Challenge: week 2
Print me often! Did you make your work print yet this week? I did a revised version of a shot from the Highway 89 project that I want to give as a gift. The earlier one had "issues" with...
Hard choices, or no choices: RGB vs CMYK
Side-by-side comparison an RGB image (left) and proof view in CMYK (right) I put off the CMYK conversion for the Highway 89 project as long as I could. I got a good set up straight from the printer will...
Winners and losers-Riverton rodeo
Riverton, Utah Shooting JPG, because I inexplicably lost a CF card between house and arena, so I needed to conserve space. Hang on to your hat, cowboy. Riverton, Utah I like to keep my white balance at Daylight, unless...
Out with the old: 4 things to do in early January
Angel detail, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City What's the last thing on your mind in these final hours of 2008? Updating my website isn't on the top of my list. But I hate it when it gets...
Winter weather photography tips
Taken at the 2007 Temple Square photowalk I, for one, am hoping for some wet weather for the December Photowalk because of the reflections of the lights in the wet concrete at Temple Square. The Highway 89 project has...
Learn photo composition with pen and paper
Defiance House, courtesy Bruce Hucko When I started working at my photography, I found plenty of technical resources to learn of metering, depth of field and focal length selection. When I wanted to improve my composition and framing, it...
Aspen and sky
Another look at the great aspencade of 2008 in Grand Teton National Park My photographic life got simpler when I started wrapping a rubber band around each camera battery after I charged it. The rubber band necessarily comes off...
Fast manual metering check
He's roped before Last week at the Triple Sage ranch horse competition, my aperture-priority metering was fluctuating as I tracked the rider around the arena. I quickly switched to manual metering, and pulled a "trick" out of my hat...
Grand Canyon Lodge at sunset
Sunset behind the Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim Even though the sunset didn't bounce into the Grand Canyon the day I was there, I did make the files I needed to composite this image. I knew in...
Inevitable dust - North Rim, Grand Canyon NP
Sunrise at Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon National Park I scored a last-minute reservation at the North Rim for the last night of my tour through Arizona for the Highway 89 project. Not that I spent much time in...
Why shoot JPG to learn to shoot RAW
A JPG and unprocessed RAW file saved on the D70 chip I was asked if I shot my digital files in RAW or JPG, and how to explain the power of RAW files to a beginner. I remember when...
Regardless of the price of gas...
Lower Yellowstone Falls Regardless of the price of gas, visitation at the two biggest NPS units on Highway 89 was at record levels in June. The USA Today reported that Yellowstone had 612,000 tourist visits in June, while the...
Using sunrise/sunset data to plan an outing
Chapel at San Xavier del Bac, Arizona At our last Photowalk, we got to the Great Salt Lake almost 3 hours before sunset, which gave us some time to kill. We did so profitably, but it made for a...
Glowing research results - Temple Square flowers
Three separate shots with filtration as labeled, camera mounted firmly on tripod (click image to enlarge) Two early morning trips to Temple Square, including our first "impromptu" Photowalk (yay Harley and Aaron for braving the alarm clock) have yielded...
Diffusion filter
Downtown dining, Salt Lake City I read an article years ago in Outdoor Photographer about using a diffusion filter+warming filter+high ISO to get an interesting look for mid-day photography. Might have been a Bob Krist article, seems like the...
Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona
The Vermillion Cliffs from the Hwy 89 viewpoint north of Bitter Springs I spent this week alternating among book chapter edits, the shocking backlog of Photoshop work, and the downright appalling backlog of housework. Progress, but no completion on...
Neon - Flagstaff
Neon street scene outside the Montevista Hotel, Flagstaff, Arizona I have been accused (in a friendly way) of holding back my best pictures from my recent trips, so here's one of my favorites from the Flagstaff advenutre. I've learned...
