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HDR for Environmental People Pictures? Give It a Try! <BR> by Rick Sammon

HDR for Environmental People Pictures? Give It a Try!
by Rick Sammon

Posted by | Jan 27, 2019 | 0

“I hate HDR.” Do a Google search on that topic and you’ll find tons of examples of poorly processed HDR (high-dynamic range) images—images with haloes, images that look oversaturated with exaggerated details, and images that look grotesquely grungy. Do a Google search on “I love HDR,” and you’ll find images that don’t look like HDR images—images with a natural look.

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Lightroom Classic’s Range Mask Explored <BR>by Rob Sylvan

Lightroom Classic’s Range Mask Explored
by Rob Sylvan

Posted by | Jan 13, 2019 | 0

Range Mask is a new addition to the local adjustment tools (Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, and Radial Filter) in Lightroom Classic (and Camera Raw 10.x), which provides a way to fine-tune the area being adjusted by color or luminance values within the photo. This means that you’ll only see the Range Mask option after you’ve applied one of the three local adjustments, and then scrolled to the bottom of the local adjustment panel.

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The Prime Portrait: The Difference Between f/2.8 and f/1.4 <BR> by Tom Bol

The Prime Portrait: The Difference Between f/2.8 and f/1.4
by Tom Bol

Posted by | Dec 9, 2018 | 1

My lens assortment has grown and evolved throughout my career. I started with all prime lenses, as they were optically superior during that time. But zoom quality improved, and I started using two main lenses: 24–70mm and 70–200mm, both f/2.8. Optically, they were sharp, and the convenience of zooming through the focal lengths was terrific. Every five years or so, a sharper, quicker auto-focus version would come out, and I’d be first in line to upgrade. With these two lenses, I was good to go.

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