ICM - Intentional Camera Movement
There are many ways to enhance a photograph, whether it is in the field or during post processing. There are times when I like to play with some creative processes in my landscape or still life work. One of those is ICM, or intentional camera movement.
Shot too Tight? Extend that Canvas!
'Putting on the polish' is a very important and necessary step in photography especially if you shoot in RAW. So 'putting on the polish' can be as simple as converting the RAW file to a TIFF, JPEG, or other format with just a little adjusting. Or, it can be as complicated as joining numerous images together, applying luminosity masks, and a host of other things. But today, I want to show you how to fill in the canvas and how to extend the canvas which I use quite often.
Make a Custom Grid in Lightroom | Sacramento photographer
Here is a simple tutorial showing how to make a custom grid in the Lightroom Print module. Lightroom has a number of grids that are already imbedded in the Print module.
What I Learned Photographing the Night Sky {northern California photographer}
I'd like to share with you a bit of a tutorial of what I learned photographing the night sky. Recently, I've taken some time to learn how to photograph in the (almost) dark nights. Because there is so much ambient light in our world now, it's next to impossible to find a truly dark sky which is needed for the natural light of the stars to really pop. Although I live in the country, it is still difficult to find a sky with little ambient light.
Using the Calibration Panel in Lightroom
Learning and using the calibration panel in Lightroom.