Here is the first, more to come later from Downtown Rockland. This was shot with a Nikon D3 at 320ISO using a 24mm Sigma Lens at f7.1 with a 20sec exposure.
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I have for the past year been working with Lightroom 3 for the majority of my editing. I find it to be much easier to learn then it’s big brother Photoshop. It is a program made by photographers for photographers so as they are building it the needs of photographers is always a big consideration. Recently I found some presets from a software company called onOne perfect presets. (http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/perfect-presets-lightroom) This link will take you to the web page to download your free presets. Presets can be used in Lightroom for many different functions from changing white balance to exposure, noise reduction, cropping, and much, much more. Here I am going to show some examples of how to present a photo in a different view. I have chosen one of my favorite new photos from a session with Brighde Curtin to show many of the different settings you can achieve with the click of a single button. Here are some different examples of presets I have in Lightroom3 They are all labeled as to what the preset effect is on the photo.
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Last Friday the Nikon Corp. unveiled the brand new Nikon D4. WOW! professional photographers take note. I must start saving my pennies so I can get one of these amazing cameras. Here is an article with a video and some photos of this amazing new camera. Nikon D4: Nikon’s flagship DSLR is lighter, faster, easier Nikon’s latest flagship DSLR, the Nikon D4 not only upgrades the specs, but provides functions to allow pro-photographers to work more efficiently by Alvin Chong It’s been slightly over two years since Nikon revealed the Nikon D3S. When Canon announced the EOS-1D X late last year, Nikon enthusiasts were curious as to how Nikon would respond to the low-light and speed monster. Nikon fans need not wait any longer: Nikon unveiled the Nikon D4 last friday. Click here to read and view the video
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Here are some photos from around the area taken today. I used my Nikon 300s with a Sigma Pro 24-70 f2.8. Click on the photo to see a larger version
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So these are not resolutions for the new year per say, just some things I need to do this year to satisfy myself. These are in no particular order, but some are more obtainable then others. First off I have to get out of the house much more. I work at home and because of that I never shut down. I must find an office that is very affordable and hopefully this is the year I get to open my gallery and studio in a retail location as well, but will work on what is obtainable first and that is to find an office, accessible to the walk-in public. Shoot more, shoot different, shoot smarter, shoot less sports and more weddings, portraits, family, models, and still life’s. To shoot more I just need to get off my butt during the day and get out and about more. The smarter is to shoot what the other photographers are not more often. No need of radio and three photographers covering a game in the midcoast of high school sports when other games are going on and no one is there. By shooting less sports, having time to shoot more of everything...
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