Composition - Leading Lines - TWIP (1)
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Photo by Scott Bourne Let’s talk about leading lines. You can use leading lines to bring the viewer’s eye into the picture. In the example above, I use the ladders and rails to bring the viewer into and eventually out of the photo. Since I think all good photos should have the same traits of a good story, i.e., a beginning, a middle and an end, I like to use lines, especially leading lines, to ...
Panasonic DMC - LX3 Unboxing - TWIP (2)
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Scott’s 10 Wildlife Photography Hotspots - TWIP (2)
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Photo by Scott Bourne #1 Bosque del Apache, New Mexico is my number one wildlife hotspot. 18 miles south of Socorro, New Mexico. More than 300 species of birds migrate to the Bosque each year. #2 Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, WY is home to bears, buffalo, pronghorn sheep, moose, birds and more. Watch out for overbearing park rangers though. #3 Northwest Trek Eatonville, Washington is a great place to photograph deer, elk, moose, ...
TWIP » Model Releases - TWIP (3)
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Photo by Scott Bourne I am CONSTANTLY receiving e-mail from TWIP listeners who would like a sample model release. Because I am not an attorney, I cannot give legal advice. What I can do is let you see a copy of the standard model release that I use. If you decide to rely on this, do so at your own risk. It’s never let me down, but your location, jurisdiction and circumstances may dictate whether ...
Does Your Camera Offer an RGB Histogram? - TWIP (1)
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Photo by Scott Bourne If your camera does offer an RGB historgram, use it. Here’s why: If you rely on a standard histogram to determine whether or not you’ve blown your highlights or lost detail in your shadows, then you’re only getting about one third of the information you need to make an accurate decision. Most modern cameras offer a regular histogram mode by default that merely represents the green channel. Unfortunately, this is the ...
Exposure & Basic Camera Controls - The Shutter - TWIP (1)
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Photo by Scott Bourne This article is dedicated to controlling the shutter. On older cameras, the shutter speed dial is engraved with numbers. You’d turn the dial and line up a number with a mark on the camera body. Today, you have an LCD to display the numbers, usually on the top panel of the camera and inside the viewfinder. On the older cameras, the series of numbers went something like this 4, 2, 1, ...
Nikon Announces New 50mm F/1.4 Lens - TWIP (1)
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Photokina announcements are starting to pour in. We received Nikon’s latest news release announcing the launch of the AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G lens… Cologne, Photokina 2008 – Nikon Europe is pleased to announce the introduction of a new wide aperture fixed-focal length NIKKOR lens, the 50-mm AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G. This lens has a fast maximum aperture of f/1.4 respectively for a bright viewfinder experience, beautiful background blur with shallow depth of field. It also ...
Using Photoshop To Convert To CMYK - TWIP (1)
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Photo by Scott Bourne Occasionally, photographers will need to convert an image to CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) from RGB (Red, Green, and Blue). This is because most of the printing/publishing world relies on the four-color processes, and Photoshop’s native mode is only three colors. While you can convert from RGB to CMYK with the click of a mouse button in the Image Mode dialog box, it will produce the same kind of results ...
An Oldie But Goodie - TWIP #1 (1)
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Just taking a quick trip down memory lane for those of you who never saw this. The first ever TWIP podcast was recorded on the main stage, live at Macworld 08. Alex and I decided to just do it and I grabbed Steve off the show floor to help. He was giving a talk with me 20 minutes earlier in the camera pavilion and I had to explain what a podcast was to him The ...
Simple Sunset Trick - TWIP (3)
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Photo by Scott Bourne There are many ways in post to make your sunset photos sing. But what if you don’t like to mess around in post? Here’s a simple way to jazz up your sunset photos in the camera. Under-expose. If you purposely under-expose, you’ll over-saturate the colors in the sunset. When I made this image, the color spectrum wasn’t as full as I’d like it to be so I simply under-exposed by one ...
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I find myself underexposing most of my tricky shots, just to make sure I don't blow the highlights. This is another good reason to underexpose.
10 Things I Know Now That I wish I’d Known Back Then - TWIP (8)
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Photo by Scott Bourne - 1981 As I was looking at some old portfolios this week, I realized that back in the day - I kind of sucked. Don’t get me wrong, I made some good shots *including the one above* and sold lots of images. But I am shocked at how bad some of that early work was. I didn’t have a clue back then. If I’d only have known just a few of ...
Lensbaby Announces The Composer - TWIP (4)
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I’ve been following Lensbaby literally since their first day in business. It’s a company founded by photographers. They NEVER seem to let up. They’ve just announced a completely new lens, based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease. The new Composer retains its position after being bent and is easy to use even with one hand. Photographers no longer have to squeeze the lens to focus, but ...
This is How I Roll - TWIP (1)
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Photo by Marc Katz Several of our readers sent e-mail asking more detailed questions about the gear that I took with me on my recent expedition to photograph bears on the Katmai Coast in Alaska. In addition to the pictures I’ve posted on Flickr and the video I’ll be posting today, I made this illustration in Photoshop, based on a photo made of me in action by Marc Katz. Note the bear on the far ...
TWIP » Canon Announces New Full Frame Camera & G10 - TWIP (4)
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Two news releases just sent to us directly from Canon… CANON U.S.A. INTRODUCES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EOS 5D MARK II DSLR CAMERA FEATURING FULL-FRAME HD VIDEO CAPTURE The Canon EOS 5D Mark II Escalates Full-Frame Digital SLR Photography to the Next Level HD Movie Recording Capabilities, DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor, and 21.1 Megapixel Resolution LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 17, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the EOS 5D Mark ...
Flash Memory Basics - TWIP (2)
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Photo by Scott Bourne Here are some basic things for those new to digital photography to ponder. 1) Know the difference between Compact Flash and Secure Digital (CF and SD). Most DSLRs and digital point-and-shoots use CF. But some of the newer cameras, and even some DSLRs use SD cards. 2) All flash memory cards are not created equally. If you shoot Nikon, buy Lexar cards if you can afford them. They are optimized for ...
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Alaska Photo Diary Part 2 - TWIP (1)
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Cama’i from Anchorage. (That’s sort of like Aloha from HI.) Well the first of three air legs of my trip is done. I am safely in my hotel. My gear all made the trip without incident. TSA in Seattle didn’t give my big 200-400 f/4 VR lens a second look. Perhaps all the big glass that came in and out for the Olympics sensitized them. I’ll spend the day in Anchorage. Then tonight our team ...
Monopods - TWIP (2)
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Photo by Scott Bourne You can’t always carry a tripod. Sometimes, a monopod will do. Monopods (also called unipods) are usually lighter and smaller than tripods, but don’t offer the same level of stability. Monopods do offer some obvious advantages. They are less expensive than tripods and they are light enough to carry almost anywhere. They allow you to compose and shoot almost as fast as you would if you were hand-holding, where tripods require ...
TWIP » Alaska Photo Diary Part 3 - TWIP (2)
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I’m here in Kodiak where we meet the chartered seaplanes. We then fly to Geographic Harbor where we’ll pick up the chartered boat and finally embark on the final leg of the journey that will hopefully take us to the bears. I’m trying to take some time to reflect on what I want to accomplish during this trip. One thing that sets pros apart from amateurs is we go into a photo shoot with specific ...
