Lee put together this little intro video and I promised her I would post it on my blog. She put it together from a couple of trips to the Dallas Arboretum. Enjoy!
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Aperture 2.1 Released
March 28, 2008 – 6:59 pm
Aperture is the professional RAW image file processor from Apple. It’s excellent software. All of the images on my website have been processed in Aperture. With today’s 2.1 update the door has been opened for the development of plug-ins by third party developers. This means that many of the great plug-ins available for Photoshop CS3 may soon be usable within Aperture without the need to export the files to PS for processing.From Apple’s press release…
By clicking on one or more images within Aperture, users can choose from a menu of installed plug-ins and apply specialized imaging operations to either TIFF or RAW images. Apple is working closely with key developers to bring the most requested plug-ins to Aperture such as:
- Nik Software’s Viveza plug-in, powered by U Point technology, which provides a powerful, precise and easy way for photographers to selectively control and adjust color and light in their digital images;
- PictureCode’s Noise Ninja plug-in that delivers advanced high ISO noise analysis and reduction;
- Digital Film Tools’ Power Stroke plug-in that features a simple, stroke-based interface to quickly mask and intuitively perform targeted adjustments;
- The Tiffen Company’s Dfx plug-in that provides an expansive suite of creative filters and effects;
- dvGarage’s dpMatte plug-in, which is a high performance chroma key tool for creating seamless composites, and the HDRtoner plug-in that enables the selection of multiple photos to create a single high dynamic range (HDR) image; and
- Image Trends’ plug-ins that include Fisheye-Hemi to quickly and effortlessly correct fisheye lens distortion, ShineOff which automatically removes shine from faces and PearlyWhites that automatically whitens and brightens teeth.
Rob Galbraith has the most extensive right up on the update that I have read. You can read it HERE.
RadioPopper Taking Orders This Week (I hope)
March 26, 2008 – 9:34 pm
The RadioPopper is a new device that has the potential to really shake up the way photographers handle remote lighting. Until now there has been no reliable way to control the settings of remote flashes from the photographer’s location. The RadioPopper seems destined to change all of that. Finally, i-TTL with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System) with reliable long distance and outdoor use. I can’t wait to get these to use at receptions! And if that isn’t enough, how about high speed radio flash sync all of the way up to 1/8000 second!! The product is the brain child of Arizona wedding photographer Kevin King. It is awesome to witness true American ingenuity at work. You can read more at Kevin’s BLOG and his WEBSITE.
Saturday At The Dallas Arboretum
March 26, 2008 – 6:57 pm
My Mom was in town for Easter week from Tennessee. She, Lee and I spent part of the the day Saturday at the Dallas Arboretum. It was a beautiful day and the tulips were especially colorful. Here are a couple favorite shots. The first shot was taken with my Voigtlander 58mm SLII manual focus lens on a Nikon D300. The second shot was with the same camera with my new lensbaby mounted. That lensbaby is pretty cool but the focus is very touchy. The last shot is just a fun silly shot of Lee with the lensbaby.
Cora and Jeremy
March 21, 2008 – 12:02 pm
Curves
March 18, 2008 – 2:04 pm
I really enjoyed the light of the green wall. The photo shows the detail of her dress in a subtle and abstract manner.
FAQ for Brides on Rob Rife’s Blog
March 14, 2008 – 8:11 pm
Rob Rife is a wedding photographer in Cleveland Ohio. I came across his blog and he has some great explanations for frequent questions asked by brides of photographers. Some of his blog posts thus far concern…
- Meals for photographers
- Guests and their cameras
- Wedding Photography pricing
- Chain Studios
- Insurance
- Backup Gear
- Image Copyright
Rob obviously spent a great deal of thought and time and these posts. There’s some great information so check it out.
Frozen Moments
March 14, 2008 – 5:46 pm
This is one of my favorite bouquet toss images. I shot it at one of my weddings this summer. It is just one of those photos that shows how much is contain in a moment, a brief slice of time.