Save 10% On Black & White Mastery Workshop / Dec 12-16

 Workshop Black & White Mastery December 12-16, 2016 Find out more here. Test the latest Epson printers, inks, and papers. They’re the best ever! Learn the heart of Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop including the latest advances. This workshop closely follows the content of my most...

Quick Answers To The 5 Most Asked HDR Exposure Questions

How many shots do you need to make an HDR merge? The most common answer is three. The real answer is … it depends. First, it depends on the contrast ratio of the scene. Second, it depends on the exposure value (EV) increments you use...

XDR – HDR Merges Are A 4 Step Process

Today’s cameras (including smart phones) can create great looking HDR images on the fly, but to get optimum results it’s best to do this manually. In camera solutions render artifacted JPEGs and give you little or no control over how the results look. For optimum...

What Is Exposure Value ?

In photography, exposure value (EV0 is a number that represents a quantity of light. Each increase or decrease in number indicates a doubling or halving in the amount of light; often referred to a stop of light. Insights Members can login to read the full...

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,...

My Newsletter Collects Great Resources On Making The Most Of Shadows & Highlights Without HDR

Find out about my Fall Foliage workshop here. Check your inboxes! My newsletter Insights collects great resources on making the most of shadows & highlights without HDR. Sign up here.

How Frustration Makes Us More Creative – Tim Hartford @ TED

“Challenges and problems can derail your creative process … or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with...

5 Ways To Use Abstraction

1 – Simplify 2 – Clarify A Structure 3 – Show A Process   4  – Visualize A Concept 5 – Create A Pattern To one degree or another, every photograph is abstract. At a minimum, photographs are flat rather than three-dimensional. Some photographs are more...

Photographers Celebrate The Power Of The Print

“The industry’s most respected photographers, brought together for the new Print Your Legacy campaign from Epson, talk about what drew them to photography, the inspiration that drives their work and the stories behind their most famous images.” Hear these photographers celebrate the power of the...

The Story Behind Epson's New Legacy Paper – Video

Epson’s new Legacy Papers are the finest papers I’ve ever used. Find out more about Epson Legacy Papers here. Hear what other photographers are saying about them. Use them in my digital printing workshops.