Master Photographer Peter Lik takes his best pictures just after sunrise and just before sunset when the suns rays are barely visible and the lighting is very soft and full of color. He also bemoans shooting midday as the light is harsh, colors wash out and it is difficult to capture detail. While Peter will get [...]
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Summer Shooting: A Battle of Contrasts
Posted in Filters, Photography Basics, Schutzhund Portraits, Tips, tagged aperture, Betty Lindblom, blinds, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, lens, LinkedIn, Peter Lik, photography, point of view, Polarizers, portrait photography, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, Schutzhund trials, Twitter, Understanding Exposure on May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Eli Looking Very Regal and Relaxed
Posted in Filters, General, Leroy v. Rietnesse Schutzhund Routines, tagged Canon EF lens, Facebook, lens, Leroy v Rietnisse, Outkast Photography, photography, Polarizers, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, shutter speed, Twitter on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New photo of Eli (Leroy v. Rietnisse, taken the other day while experimenting with the Polarizer filter. Delighted with the results, which required NO adjustments for color, focus or exposure.
Holy Grail of Schutzhund Photography: Tips for Photographing Dark Sable and Black Dogs
Posted in Action Photography, Filters, Photoshop Techniques, tagged Canon EOS 7D, Clone Tool, dog sport, dog training, Eraser Tool, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, LinkedIn, long bite, Paul Timpa, photographers, photography, Photoshop, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Twitter on March 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ask any Schutzhund photographer, experienced or just getting started, the one thing that eludes all of us is photographing dark sable and black dogs so they appear in the photo perfectly exposed as the richly textured magnificent animals that they are rather than the usual black blobs against bright backgrounds. Thanks to professional photographer Paul Timpa, I think we may have a line on how to work around this vexing problem.
Polarizer, Neutral Density Filters: Two Options for Reducing Glare and Reflection – Part 2
Posted in Filters, tagged Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, lens, LinkedIn, Paul Timba, photography, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, Schutzhund trials, Twitter on March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As with polarizer filters, professional photographer Paul Timba offers some very helpful guidance about Neutral Density (ND) filters in his tutorial about lens filters. This post features some of his thoughts, with a few of my own relating his comments to Schutzhund photography.
