Jacobjacobi
Greve de Lecq
I feel as though I've learned as much about photography is these past two weeks as I had in the 12 months preceding them. I am far from having had the practice to put it all into place, but I believe that I am a better photographer for it. I've done 4 things to help me get here:
1 - Invested in the videos and e-books of Ian Plant. They are just brilliant.
2 - Invested in a Wacom tablet and pen. It makes precision changes so much easier.
3 - Invested in a new Macbook Pro. This makes editing so much more a process of implementation, rather than one of waiting. This is especially true when I apply subtle adjustments - I need real time feedback, not spinning balls. Seeing images at this level of detail just inspires me to take sharper, cleaner images.
4 - I've stopped using ND grads and instead use bracketed exposures and use channel masks to blend. It's a 10 fold improvement in technique and means that I can process shots that I used to leave on the memory cards.
4.1 - I shoot in f/16 and manually focus using the little viewfinder indicator to help me know if I am in the right ball park.
This is a simple comp, but is still a blend of 2 shots as the rocks were in deep shadow when exposed for the sky. 2 blended Silver Efex Pro layers again.
Greve de Lecq
I feel as though I've learned as much about photography is these past two weeks as I had in the 12 months preceding them. I am far from having had the practice to put it all into place, but I believe that I am a better photographer for it. I've done 4 things to help me get here:
1 - Invested in the videos and e-books of Ian Plant. They are just brilliant.
2 - Invested in a Wacom tablet and pen. It makes precision changes so much easier.
3 - Invested in a new Macbook Pro. This makes editing so much more a process of implementation, rather than one of waiting. This is especially true when I apply subtle adjustments - I need real time feedback, not spinning balls. Seeing images at this level of detail just inspires me to take sharper, cleaner images.
4 - I've stopped using ND grads and instead use bracketed exposures and use channel masks to blend. It's a 10 fold improvement in technique and means that I can process shots that I used to leave on the memory cards.
4.1 - I shoot in f/16 and manually focus using the little viewfinder indicator to help me know if I am in the right ball park.
This is a simple comp, but is still a blend of 2 shots as the rocks were in deep shadow when exposed for the sky. 2 blended Silver Efex Pro layers again.