by Rob Knight | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog, Lightroom Tips
I was stitching a panorama together in Photoshop CS6 the other day and I wanted to do a little dodging and burning on the final image while I was there. As I was making layers and painting masks I felt like I was moving in slow motion. I finally gave up and sent the...
by Rob Knight | Nov 5, 2012 | Blog, Flash tips, Photo Tips, Reviews
I have been interested in macro photography for a while now, but I have been reluctant to buy a dedicated macro lens. I wasn’t sure I would use a macro lens enough to justify the expense. Most macro lenses are in short-telephoto focal lengths, and that is not...
by Rob Knight | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog, photo
I have been to Las Vegas a lot over the past eighteen years. I used to shoot a lot when I went, but I had gotten out of the habit of even carrying my camera out there. I decided I wanted to shoot a bit on my most recent trip. My wife and I were celebrating our sixth...
by Rob Knight | Oct 25, 2012 | Blog, Photo Tips
I like to travel light and I don’t carry many specialized tools that only do one job. I recently purchased the B150-B Macro Focusing Rail from Really Right stuff. I mainly bought the macro rail to use with the new Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Lens, but I knew it would also work...
by Rob Knight | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog, Photo Tips
I was hired recently to help a man named Bill Nelson with his digital workflow. Bill has been making pictures since he was fourteen, and that was sixty years ago. He is a professional architectural photographer and he sells fine art prints through a few art dealers....
by Rob Knight | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog, Photo Tips
I am amazed by the image quality that is possible by today’s digital cameras. It wasn’t that long ago that you had to invest thousands of dollars to get a DSLR with decent, much less “pro”, image quality. Now you can get a nice DSLR with a zoom lens for well under a...
