Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 14, 2009, 11:04 pm
I’m not talking about negative in a bad way.  The negative I’m talking about is the negative space that helps define the subject of your image.  Generally speaking, negative space is the...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 13, 2009, 11:05 pm
Like so many photographers around the world, I participated in a Help-Portrait photo event this past weekend.  And, like everyone involved, I am so pleased to have made the choice to help.  It’...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 10, 2009, 11:05 pm
We’re just one day away from the Help Portrait project and I am really excited to be involved.  We had a bunch of people signed up in the DC area so we are going to be hosting several events in...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 9, 2009, 11:30 pm
Hey everyone, I just got word of this but I wanted to drop in a quick post to help spread the news.  My buddy Scott Kelby came up with a great t-shirt idea design that he is selling online to raise m...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 9, 2009, 11:04 pm
While wandering around Barnes&Noble last night, I found a book by Rob Sheppard that I had not seen before called the New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing.  The odd thing is that the book has ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 8, 2009, 11:05 pm
If you aren’t familiar with duotones or tritones and quadtones for that matter, you should watch today’s video on how to apply one to your black and white images.  The duotone process all...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 7, 2009, 11:26 pm
♦ – I just love this time of year.  It seems that there is a never ending stream of deals that just pour into my email in-box.  The other day I received one from Epson that is worth taking a...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 6, 2009, 11:05 pm
I was going over some of the supplies I would need for next week’s Help Portrait shoot that I am participating in and I found that I needed some new background paper.  I didn’t want anyth...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 3, 2009, 11:03 pm
The big problem I have when I go Christmas shopping is that I always end up finding great things for myself.  So this year, I thought I would share a few of those things, just in case you need to pic...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 2, 2009, 11:06 pm
I’m still under the weather, which is why I didn’t get a chance to update the blog yesterday but I wanted to go ahead and put up this video that I made this past weekend on dodging and bur...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Dec 1, 2009, 11:05 pm
Drawing by Ollie Crafoord Hey everyone, I’m feeling a little under the weather so my post for today is going to be a little delayed.  Fear not, there is no H1N1 running through my veins, just ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 30, 2009, 11:23 pm
A few weeks ago I received a copy of Ralph Clevenger’s book, Photographing Nature.  I finally got some time to sit down with it this past weekend and boy am I sorry I didn’t open it up so...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 29, 2009, 11:58 pm
Vincent Speaks - This past weekend I was checking out the blog of photographer Scott Wyden, when I saw a familiar face staring back at me from Scott’s interview page.  It was none other than m...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 26, 2009, 11:02 pm
I really love my Lastolite Hot Shoe Ezy-box for portable lighting scenarios.  It creates a beautiful, soft light using just an off-camera flash like the Nikon SB-600 or 900.  The only problem is tha...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 25, 2009, 11:36 pm
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US and I am going to be spending the day at home with the family, enjoying some turkey, playing with my kids, helping a bit in the kitchen, and just being overall tha...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 24, 2009, 11:04 pm
I remember the first photo shot by Walter Iooss that really caught my eye.  It was Dwight Clark’s amazing catch at the end of the San Francisco 49ers – Cowboys game back in 1982 that ende...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 23, 2009, 11:04 pm
I was reading a comment on the blog yesterday from Piet Osefius who told me about his blog that’s all about the Lumix LX3 camera.  The blog is written for the Dutch population but lucky for me,...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 22, 2009, 11:07 pm
The Publish Services feature of the new Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta is very similar to the Export function in previous versions of Lightroom.  In  LR2, I actually have a plug-in that allows me to export ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 19, 2009, 11:02 pm
I love shooting with a DSLR.  The flexibility, control, and image quality are really hard to beat.  There is a problem though with having a camera system that weighs 4 pounds and is the size of a br...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 18, 2009, 11:05 pm
Adobe Lightroom Update - Adobe has released a new update for Lightroom over at the Adobe Labs.  The latest update, version 2.6, addresses a fix for PowerPC users in ver. 2.5 as well as a ton of new ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 17, 2009, 11:05 pm
A few days back I ran a tutorial on correcting perspective by using the Lens Correction filter.  I failed to do one thing after applying the filter that would have made the perspective correction loo...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 16, 2009, 11:04 pm
I know, this is a bit self-promotional but I figure, what the heck.  The holidays are just around the corner and you or someone you know might be in the market for a new digital SLR camera.  Well, a...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 15, 2009, 11:04 pm
Last week I posted a quick tutorial on watermarking images in Photoshop using a simple action.  There is another option for creating dynamic watermarks for your images.  There are two caveats though...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 12, 2009, 11:05 pm
I just returned from the first meeting of the Northern VA / Washington DC Help-Portrait group.  The group has been growing in the past few days with about 50 volunteers signed up to help.  There wer...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 11, 2009, 11:08 pm
I got a call yesterday from a buddy who was asking if I knew of a way to protect jpeg images on a disc so that they couldn’t be printed.  I knew where he was going with this.  He wanted to del...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 10, 2009, 11:14 pm
Help Portrait Just a few quick items for your consideration today.  First is a little follow-up from Scott Kelby’s post yesterday about Help-Portrait.  I had heard about the project some time...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 9, 2009, 11:02 pm
After writing about my desire to add a second line in my ID Plate in Lightroom I received a suggestion from blog reader Andy Klafter.  He wondered if I had tried pressing Option-Return to get a new l...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 8, 2009, 11:12 pm
Birthday Thank You - Before I get into today’s post I wanted to give my thanks to each and every one of you that took the time to wish me a happy birthday on Friday and throughout the weekend.Â...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 5, 2009, 11:05 pm
Photo by Jessica N. Diamond Hi Everyone.  Today is my birthday so I am giving myself a no blog birthday present.  I have lots of stuff planned for next week so I hope you enjoy your weekend and che...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 4, 2009, 11:08 pm
I really like this photo of the Petronas Towers except for the fact that my wide angle lens and camera angle made for some really bad perspective shifting.  It’s not easy to photograph one of t...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 3, 2009, 10:04 pm
I was reading an email that I had received from someone that had purchased my Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots book and they asked me a great question.  How do you know what F-Stop to start w...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 2, 2009, 10:05 pm
I really love my Black Rapid R-Strap.  It’s the perfect accessory for shooting on the go.  The strap offers much more comfort when walking around with my camera and makes it super accessible w...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 2, 2009, 7:19 am
I’ve been home for about 24 hours now but my body is so confused that it might take 24 more to get me back on track.  What with the 12 hour time difference, 21 hours in the air, and a little Da...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 31, 2009, 1:42 am
I’m sitting here in a Kentucky Fried Chicken resturant in Petaling Jaya at about 2:15 in the afternoon, passing the time with a quick bite to eat and enjoying the free Internet access as I wait ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 26, 2009, 10:36 am
My weekdays have been very busy teaching a photography class but I did get out this weekend with some of my students to take in some of the sites in and around Kuala Lumpur.  Friday Night was spent t...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 am
The orchid garden in the Singapore airport I mentioned in a previous post that I had purchased a Netbook computer to use in my travels in place of my trusty MacBook Pro.  I am happy to report that I...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 19, 2009, 7:09 am
Yes, it’s true, I am half way around the world in Malaysia.  I have been here for a couple of days and just now got hooked up with some Internet access (I simply refused to pay the $20 a day th...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 14, 2009, 11:01 pm
Are you putting all of your back-ups in the Optical Storage basket? I read an interesting article the other day at ZD-Net that basically was predicting the coming demise of optical storage.  This wa...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 13, 2009, 11:01 pm
Photo by Matt Kloskowski While in attendance at the last Photoshop World I had the pleasure of speaking on the Peachpit Stage.  It was a little intimidating for me, especially since there were some ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 12, 2009, 11:05 pm
The other day I posted a before and after photo that I had processed in Lightroom.  The really impressive thing about the process is the amount of detail contained in a RAW image.  That and Lightroo...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 11, 2009, 11:19 pm
This isn’t really a photography sort of thing but I just thought it was so cool that I had to share it with you.  This past weekend as I was looking for something on the Internet, I came across...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 8, 2009, 11:16 pm
Unfortunately I have a lot of things going on this week so I don’t have time for a lengthy post but I did want to share this with you.  I was spending a little time in Lightroom with a few imag...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 7, 2009, 11:39 pm
While I was walking the Expo floor at Photoshop World I stopped in at the Adorama booth the see what was new.  They were showing off their new printing service called AdoramaPix and the one thing tha...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 6, 2009, 11:03 pm
Time is running out for you to place a bid on one of the limited edition prints to raise money for the Walk4Hearing fundraiser.  Rob Jones from Towner-Jones Photography has been hosting the silent au...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 5, 2009, 11:04 pm
Yesterday I posted some images from my shoot in the Las Vegas Boneyard.  Included was one pano that I made by combining 3 images shot with a 10.5mm fish-eye lens.  I had never really thought of maki...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 4, 2009, 11:05 pm
As it is with every Photoshop World, the end came all too quickly.  I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Vegas, even though the dry air was playing havoc with my sinuses.  Friday began pretty early in th...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 2, 2009, 1:21 am
As predicted, the first day of Photoshop World was fantastic.  The keynote them this year was a pro-football theme and the Photoshop Guys were the hosts of the “official” half-time show.Â...
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