What In The World Is HDR ?

1 EV is equivalent to 1 F-Stop of brightness These Contrast Ration (CR) figures are approximate Dynamic Range Today, many people think HDR refers to the practice of merging bracketed exposures with software, but HDR actually applies to everything in an imaging workflow - capture,...

22 Great Quotes By Duane Michals

  Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Duane Michals. “Trust that little voice in your head that says ‘Wouldn’t it be interesting if…’; And then do it.” – Duane Michals “Don’t try to be an artist. Find the thing within you that needs to...

New Epson Legacy Papers

“Legacy Papers marry the artistry of revered European paper making with the latest advancements in inkjet coating technology. Working with the finest paper mills in Germany and France we first specify the type of base required for each of the Legacy papers. Once the base...

Taking The Time You Need To Develop Depth

This is a selection of the images that started my series Revelation over twenty years ago. I had been planning on making related images in the arctic and antarctic for more than ten years. The series Revelation was on my mind when I first went...

Is It A New Or Updated Edition?

Revelation XLIII Digital technology offers interesting new possibilities for print editions. The appearance of the print may change. It has long been an accepted practice that artists will change the rendition of their images over time. Ansel Adams famously remarked,  “The negative is comparable to...

The Aesthetics Of HDR – Choose Your Preferred Look

image without HDR software processing image with HDR processing in sky only image blending 50% normal and 50% HDR processing image with heavy HDR processing using Photomatix HDR imagery is expanding today’s photographic aesthetics. Identifying the characteristics of contemporary HDR images will help classicists and pioneers alike. The...

Creative Detail Enhancement with HDR Software

  HDR software is most typically used to render shadow and highlight detail, but it can also be used to enhance tonal separation and detail in any range of tones, even in images with extremely low contrast. The very same tools that are used to...

26 Quotes On Personal Callings

Enjoy this collection of quotes on personal Callings. “I believe there’s a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.” ― Oprah Winfrey...

24 Great Quotes By Photographer Chris Rainier

Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Chris Rainier. Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Chris Rainier. “I am a storyteller who uses a camera.” – Chris Rainier “I always knew that I wanted to be involved in seeing and understanding from seeing around...

Landscape Masters – Michael Kenna and Paul & John Paul Caponigro

“B&H’s OPTIC 2016 Imaging Conference provided numerous opportunities to talk with some of the most respected nature and landscape photographers working today, but the highlights of our two days at OPTIC had to be our chat with Michael Kenna, the event’s keynote presenter, and our conversation...