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Chuck Westfall’s Tech Tips - August 2008

16 August, 2008 (11:21) | Photography, Techniques, Technology, Training, Tutorial | No comments

Each month Chuck Westfall from Canon USA answers questions with insightful answers in The Digital Photo Journalist.This months issue he covers: 

How Panning works on the IS lenses
Display problems
Using 8gig SD cards in the 1D Mark II
Removing aspect Ratio in DPP when preset in the Mark III
Handling Tilt and Shift lenses

 

And don’t forget to read the [...]

Flash Metering: Evaluative vs Average

18 July, 2008 (15:59) | Flash, Jim Dicecco, Lighting, My Photography, Photography, Techniques, Training, Tutorial | No comments

When working with the Canon flash system, either the pop up or the External flash, you have two options or metering: Evaluative and Average.

Most people never figure out how the two differ, for in fact the look the same in many situations.  Here I show where the differences would most likely be noticed.

Canon Digital Learning Center - Live View: EOS Rebel XSi

15 July, 2008 (11:18) | Canon, Photography, Techniques | No comments

Canon has posted an excellent artical about the new XSi Live View Mode on the Digital Learning Center.  It explains some excellent examples of how and when to use Live View. 
It covers subjects like:

When Live View useful.
How to turn Live View on.
Autofocus with Live View.
Shooting with Live View.
Activating the Grid Lines

Visit: Canon Digital Learning Center [...]

Ansel Adams’s Yosemite

28 April, 2008 (16:59) | Photography, Techniques | No comments

Posted on the New York Times website is an interesting artical on Ansel Adams’s work in Yosemite.  Narration is by his former assistant Andrea G. Stillman.  Click here to experience this artical.

Dance-0117 Orton

17 April, 2008 (18:36) | Dance, Jim Dicecco, Lighting, My Photography, Orton, Photography, Techniques | No comments

Dance-0117 Orton Originally uploaded by occecidI further enhanced the dreamy effect through a technique known as Orton photography. Two of the same photo that are over exposed one full stopped are combined. One is sharp while the other is out of focus. The effect is a soft photo with a sharp core.
Dance Theatrics is a group [...]

Eagle @ 1200mm hand held

17 April, 2008 (18:14) | Canon, Class, Event, Jim Dicecco, My Photography, Nature, Photography, Seminar, Techniques | No comments

2008 Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Tulip Bouquet

17 April, 2008 (17:41) | My Photography, Photography, Techniques | No comments

HDR with low contrast pictures.