Category: Techniques
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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.
17 April, 2008 (17:41) | My Photography, Photography, Techniques | No comments
HDR with low contrast pictures.