Q&A Friday from Yellowstone
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a Q&A Friday so today’s will be that day folks! But, before I start answering a few questions I just want to remind people that I really do enjoy answering questions so if you have any please feel free to drop by the blog or email me and I’ll do my best to add it to one of the future Q&A sessions.
Mining old images
Now that I’ve amassed a photo library approaching nearly 75,000 images, I’m finding myself going back to review my not so obvious choices. The one sure fire way to look at an image in a new light is consider playing with some preset.
GIMP- Free image editing software
I wouldn’t say GIMP is an Adobe Photoshop killer by a long shot, but it’s definitely an alternative for those looking to do more than just crop their images. Not to mention you can’t beat the price – FREE.
It’s all about good optics
I decided to rent a Canon 85mm and the Carl Zeiss 85mm manual focus. For years, I’ve always focused on the camera body, but now I tend to think more in terms of the optics.
Odds & Ends
I’ve fielded a few questions lately about image stabilization and if it is really worth it. In particular, this individual was looking at the Canon 70-200 (2.8) with image stabilization (I.S.). I.S. is extremely helpful in correcting for hand shake and allowing photographers to shoot at slower shutter speeds. There have been countless times I [...]
