Today I took delivery of some new inkjet paper that I wanted to try out. It’s a traditional Baryta paper from First Call Photographic and I have to tell you that it’s excellent. And not only is it excellent, its exceptional value as well. In terms of papers you might know, it’s quite similar to … Continue reading Paper Bargain
Category: Digital Photography
Favourite Filters
I have written here many times about my love of software used in the image creation process and in particular filters. But this wasn’t always the way. At one time I was a hard core Photoshop users and believed there was very little any filter could do that I could do using Photoshop. But times … Continue reading Favourite Filters
Friday Image No.80
Yet another snow scene for this Friday’s image I’m afraid. It’s another of the images I shot a few weeks back and I seriously need to get out to shoot some new material. Unfortunately, the weather still isn’t good whenever I have some spare time. Fingers crossed for tomorrow when I will try again. Anyway, … Continue reading Friday Image No.80
Pulling Shadow Detail from RAW Files
A couple of weeks back I showed a post of Lulworth cove shot at sunrise and passed comment about how easy it now seems to be able to lift detail from extreme shadows with the Sony A7r. Someone mentioned that it would help if rather than me talking about seeming blacks in the RAW file, … Continue reading Pulling Shadow Detail from RAW Files
Topaz Texture Effects Discount
Topaz have just contacted me to say they are offering a discount on their new software Texture Effects until the end of January. Rather than the usual $69.99, its discounted down to $49.99 when you use the discount code EASYTEXTURE. Here’s the link http://www.topazlabs.com If you’re not familiar with Texture Effects, it’s well worth trying … Continue reading Topaz Texture Effects Discount
Friday Image No.77
When I look at this image it’s easy to forget how difficult the conditions were. This is a three image stitch using the Sony A7r with a Canon 16-35 L series lens. One shot, even with the wide angle of the 16mm wasn’t sufficient to catch the entire scene. Metering was another problem. The contrast … Continue reading Friday Image No.77
The Rain Has Stopped
Today there was a break in the rain so I took the opportunity to go for a walk. Ordinarily I would take the RX10 for such outings as I don’t need to worry about leaving anything behind. It’s a great all in one camera. Today though I decided to take the Panasonic GM1 with its … Continue reading The Rain Has Stopped
No Photography but More Filters
Happy New Year. I don’t know what the weather has been like where you live but here it has been dreadful of late. It has rained and then rained even more. Between Christmas and New Year many areas around here were flooded with record levels being recorded in every river in Lancashire. To give you … Continue reading No Photography but More Filters
Focus Stacking
One of the great advantages of small sensor cameras for the Landscape photographer is the increased depth of field that can be achieved, even at relatively wide apertures. For example, I shoot most of my landscapes with the Olympus EM5 set to f/8.0 where the image quality is still excellent and depth of field … Continue reading Focus Stacking
Friday Image No.76
I thought for this week’s Friday Image I would share a photo I shot during a recent holiday in Dorset. This is the beach just outside Bournemouth and was one of the few times that it stopped raining. The wind however was ferocious pretty much the entire time. I have decided to share both the … Continue reading Friday Image No.76
The Lightweight Photographer 