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Damien Lovegrove’s Two New Wedding DVDs
Damien Lovegrove has released a couple of new wedding DVDs; Lighting Winter Weddings and The Big Day – the Lovegrove Way. I’ve received a copy of each from Damien to review and after watching them both several times, I have to say they are excellent. Full reviews to follow!
Here’s a link to my review of one of Damien’s earlier DVDs – Using Natural Light on Location DVD by Damien Lovegrove
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Tagged Damien Lovegrove, DVDs, Lighting Winter Weddings, review, The Big Day - the Lovegrove Way, tutorial, weddings
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Straight Out of the Camera
It’s a phrase that I often find people smuggly stating about their photographs and I often wonder,
Does that make the photograph any better?
After all, it’s not as if image files coming out of a camera are untouched by any form of processing as each digital camera will carry out its own manipulation of the image before it’s spat out.
As far as I can recall, I don’t think I’ve taken an image that couldn’t be improved with some post processing. What does that say about me? What does that say about my camera?
The whole point of me shooting in RAW is the latitude I get for post processing. I’m not yet quite arrogant enough to think I won’t need it.
Perhaps, my photographic karma will suffer the consequences of post processing, but I don’t think straight-out-of-the-camera shots are big nor clever.
Am I wrong?
Work Out Sunrise and Sunset Positions All Year Round
There’s nothing quite like the drama of a sunrise or a sunset to really bring a landscape photo to life. If only there was a way to know exactly which direction the sun was going to rise or set when planning a shoot. Well, you can do just that for absolutely free!
All you need is:
- A copy of a sunrise/sunset chart
- A compass
- The sunset/sunrise time
- A timepiece
With these handy charts, you can see exactly which direction the sunset and sunrise is going to be all year round. Print one off and stick it in your wallet, purse or keep a copy on your phone!
In-Camera Neutral Density Filter
As a photographer, there are certain times when you might want to use a relatively slow shutter speed in order to increase exposure time. An example of such an occasion is when photographing a scene containing moving water and you want the movement of the water to be captured as a milky mist for dramatic effect.
Also posted in Blog, Equipment, Software
Tagged digital sampling, Neutral Density Filter
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Why Didn’t You Use HDR?
An interesting question recently came up in a forum regarding one of my HDR composite Buttermere landscape images,
Why choose HDR?
High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging techniques aren’t new. They’ve actually been around since the 1930s, but have only really become accessible in mainstream digital photography relatively recently with the release of HDR software aimed at the amateur and professional market.
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