The clean-up of my image library backlog continues and I suspect it will be ongoing for some time. I worked out recently that I have nearly 300,000 images in the backlog – that’s going to take some time to work through. On a positive note I am certainly getting the desired distance (in time) from … Continue reading Friday Image No. 59
Category: Digital Photography
Lightroom Panorama Tool Tip
I am fast becoming a fan of the new Photo Merge to Panorama feature in Lightroom 6 (Creative Cloud). I can use the Stacking feature to easily group the photos in a panorama series so that I don’t mix them up with single images. I can then create the new merged panorama as a DNG … Continue reading Lightroom Panorama Tool Tip
Sony RX10 Takes on Europe’s Strongest Man
There is a long held Christmas tradition in many UK homes and that is to watch the World’s Strongest Man competition. One of the heats leading up to this annual event is Europe’s Strongest Man, and that’s where I went at the weekend, my daughter having bought me tickets as a birthday present. The competition … Continue reading Sony RX10 Takes on Europe’s Strongest Man
HDR Problems in Lightroom
If you are a Lightroom user you are probably aware that the recent release of version 6 included Photo merge for panorama and HDR photography. In fact, that seems to be pretty much all that was in the new release. In the past I have written about the merge to panorama but not about HDR. … Continue reading HDR Problems in Lightroom
Thanks for the Ideas
This is just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has contacted me with ideas for future tutorials on Lenscraft. I will be working on these over the coming months as I seek to build out the materials available. There are some where my expertise doesn’t extend or where I don’t feel qualified … Continue reading Thanks for the Ideas
Do You Want a Fisheye Lens
I noticed the other day that Olympus has a new 8mm fisheye lens about to launch. Ordinarily I am a huge fan of Olympus equipment and especially there lenses. But this one, I’m not even interested in. The reason is the price. I’m sorry but £799 for a fisheye lens is way overpriced. It’s not … Continue reading Do You Want a Fisheye Lens
New Lenscraft Tutorials
I have been hard at work over the past month developing further tutorials for my Lenscraft website. All are free in the hope they will help photographers everywhere (as well as promote the Lenscraft website). If you find these helpful please pass on the link to others: Simulate Film Grain Using Photoshop Layers Simulate Film … Continue reading New Lenscraft Tutorials
Not Following my Own Advice
I recently wrote a short tutorial titled “The Best ISO Setting”. Whilst you can of course read it by following the link, it comes down to this, the best ISO to use is the one that lets you capture a sharp image. It’s much better to suffer a little ISO noise than have a shaky … Continue reading Not Following my Own Advice
Sony RX10 – Is now the time to buy
I just received an email from WEX Photographic saying that I can pre-order the RX10 MKII. Whilst they don’t list the release date, it must be soon. The price is just short of £1,200 and browsing the spec, the thing that hits me is that it seems quite similar to the current RX10 model. Sure … Continue reading Sony RX10 – Is now the time to buy
Topaz DeNoise June Discount
Topaz are running a $20 (25%) discount in June on their DeNoise software. If you haven’t tried it, it’s worth downloading the free trial. It can be a little strong (but very effective) so best to use with low settings unless you have a really noisy image. Here is the link Topaz Labs and the … Continue reading Topaz DeNoise June Discount
The Lightweight Photographer 