Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Lightroom Hedge


Lightroom Hedge, originally uploaded by cubagallery.

I took a good friend camera shopping yesterday and we were talking about creatively composing shots. And after seeing this image, it becomes clear to me that there must be some sort of vision toward the potential direction one will take in digital processing. The character of this image is enhanced with its choice in rich color values that assist the lines that move your eye vertically up and down them composition. It is all framed very nicely with lighting effects and vignetting.

If you are interested in Lightroom 3 Beta (free).


And tutorials from Cuba Gallery available for those that are interested here.


Enjoy!
Jay

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Web Posts...industry Pros

Here are some links to other sites that are inspiring to me.

GreyscaleGorilla Blog
Photography and Post Production blog

ProLost
Industry Professional Blog

Digital Photography Review
Best source for equipment review...very thorough.

Every Photo Shot For The Conan O’Brien Title Sequence
Timelapse...maybe not the best starting point, but really cool!

Enjoy!

Getting Started

Hi Everyone,

Digital SLR cameras have clearly made it into the consumer market. This is an amazing thing because the lines between professional and amateur have become quite blurred. My hope that I can use this blog to demonstrate this and hopefully provide some good processes or workflow for digital photography behind the lenses and in post processing on a computer.

When discussing with someone what equipment they should use or what software is best, there really isn't one. It just depends on what results are intended. What I mean is that all we really want to do with photography is capture a moment, tell a story or just document some experience. Regardless of skill level, I recommend certain techniques that are fundamental to digital image creation, not just photography, but anything you may see on your computer screen. We can get into the details more later...

In attempts to keeping our minds open and thinking very broadly, I will start this blog with posts of other sites at various skill levels. This will provide good reference to see what is important to the pros. I will then try to pull concepts from these sites and compare them to my "opinions" about workflow.

Please ask questions and make comments...as it will influence the direction this blog travels.

Regards,
Jay