Archive for April, 2008

Outdoor Portraits - Flash as Main Light »

By Karl Peschel on Apr 23, 2008 in camera flash, lighting | 0 Comments

The lighting gurus over at Strobist have posted another great article. David shows you how to use your flash as the main light for outdoor portraits.
Bright midday sun is a terrible time for photographing people. Harsh light, heavy shadows, "raccoon eyes", and the heat all make for bad pictures. The secret to success is to [...]

Photo Tools for Fat Wallets »

By Karl Peschel on Apr 15, 2008 in Digital SLR, tools | 0 Comments

We photographers are well aware that this isn’t a cheap hobby. Many of us have spent thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses, flashes, workshops, books, and computers and software. It all adds up quickly.
If you’ve still got a decent balance in your bank account, perhaps some of these pieces of photo equipment can be added [...]

Lightroom 1.4 Update Fixed »

By Karl Peschel on Apr 11, 2008 in Lightroom, Photoshop | 0 Comments

Adobe has just released the latest updates to Lightroom and Camera RAW. Besides fixing the problems created in the last update (LR 1.4 and CR 4.4), they’ve added support for a few more cameras.
If you kept Lightroom 1.4 (hoping for a new update from Adobe) and converted files to DNG you’ll need to run that [...]

Photography Students Save with Pentax »

By Karl Peschel on Apr 9, 2008 in Announcement, Digital SLR | 0 Comments

Pentax has set up a special rebate program for photography students. They are offering various rebates on DSLRs and lenses purchased between April 1 and June 30, 2008. Fill time High school and College students are eligible for these rebates.
You can save $75-100 on the K200D and K20D bodies and $50-75 on a wide variety [...]