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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Please leave me your comments, suggestion or thoughts about my photoblog. I would love to hear what you think.
Thanks. Mike.
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beautiful pictures!
Thanks for my first comment to this photoblog Natalie. I appreciate it.
Hi Mike,
Nora and I came to your blog after reading about its existence in you Christmas Newsletter.
Wow, how wonderful!
Your subjects, perspective, coloration, and clarity really bring your artistic vision to a beautiful presentation. We kept saying "these ought to be in advertisements!"
Being a 'car guy' I especially liked the Ford pickup, and I am forwarding it on to a friend who is hot rodding a similar one.
Loved looking through them and going to keep your blog as one of My Favorites.
Thanks,
Les and Nora
Breathtaking!
I came across your blog while doing a Google search for white balance settings. My jaw is still dropped. Photography has been a passion of mine for many years now. I'm an amateur photographer and learning everything on my own as I go. I get very frustrated because my pictures don't come out the way I see them. My camera's owners manual is dog-eared and tattered from me reading through it everyday to try and make my photography better. Your pictures are so crisp, that's what's missing. I've read and re-read through your site and I can't figure it out. Is it a HD lens (is there such a thing)? A combination of settings? Just Photoshop? I would really appreciate any advice or guidance you have to offer.
itsthemotherload@gmail.com
Thank you for your time!
Cara
Hi Cara,
Thank you for your very nice comment. I am glad you liked my photos.
Here is my 2 cents on my process.
For sharp photos I shoot between f/2.8 and f/5.6 to get a good depth of field with multiple subjects. If I am shooting a single portrait, I like to shoot down to f/1.8 to get a nice soft background.
I always shoot in RAW when I am doing a professional (paid gig) shoot.
By default DSLR do not put a lot of sharpening in the RAW or JPG photos, so you will need to do that in the post processing.
One trick I use for sharpening is to use a high-pass filter in photoshop.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/sharpen-high-pass/
There are some others, but this one is easy and quick to do.
I also like using photoshop actions for color treatment. There are a lot of free ones out there. Search for free LOMO, Split-Channel, Kubota actions.
If you are having a difficult time getting a good focus on your lens, it might be back focusing. This happens with some lenses that are not calibrated correctly from the manufacture. You might want to take it in and get it tested.
http://photo.net/learn/focustest/
I enjoyed your photos on your blog. Great shots. Lots of fun with the kids. I am glad you are enjoying it so much. I have been a designer for the last 25 years, I have been shooting for a long time, but I just started doing portrait work for about 2 years now.
Take care and keep in touch.
Mike.
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