February 7, 2017

In this weeks video I’m in white sands with the family and we’re going to talk about how light reflects and how those reflections can trick us. What we think is not always what actually is in photography and if you know how light moves, we will be able to catch it.

Sorry for the lower definition video. For some silly reason it did not save the HD. But the concept comes across anyways. Watch the video and let me know if the comments things about light that have tricked you. — Gav

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January 20, 2017

With great releases like Alchemist and Natural HDR 2, 2016 was a great year thanks to you. We have bright ideas for making 2017 better, but I wanted to give you direct input into our development this year by asking what you would like to see us make here at Seim Studios.

You can choose your top 2 from this poll and let us know what you would like to see. If there’s something you need a solution for that’s not on this list, just shoot us an email @ effects@seimstudios.com so we can consider it for a future release.

Thanks for your time and for sharing your ideas with us.

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January 13, 2017

So I drove down to Texas for Imaging. I got my master’s from PPA this year! That was great, and I also have a few videos of some cool stuff from the show floor. Take a look!

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January 11, 2017

washington starscapes

This is another starscape I made in Washington. I’ve been working to do exposures that are long, but not so long that the stars trail. This one I exposed at 10 seconds.

I had to use 12,800 to do it, but the detail is great and it prints beatifically. This went loan as 2016 International Competition. — Seim

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January 11, 2017

The Bottomless Pit, Oregon, USA.

I took this one along the Oregon coast at Thors well and I waited till the sun was setting right behind the scene and pushed the dynamic range to the limit to get in all in a single frame. I tried to use the rock on the far left as a frame stop and debated where the frame should end, but I feel the offset is right.

A7r2, 24mm Canon TSE II, ISO 400, 15 sec at F11.

The detail is perfect. I apply zone technique to plan the foreground and maintain dynamic range all the way into the sky with a single ARW file on the a7R MK2.

The prints look great and I hope to have one frame soon so I’ll keep you posted. — Gav

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