March 9, 2008
The good guys over at LR News found this little gem and we wanted to pass it along.
It’s a pdf E-book with lightroom tips put out by the Image Space blog. It’s nicely done with a lot of good tips, and the best part… IT’S FREE.
If you want to sharpen your LR knowledge a bit this is a good way to it.
March 8, 2008
By Gavin Seim — Will the need for flash start to fade and noiseless high ISO cameras surface? Will sensors become so sensitive that they can actually make a scene clearer than what it is, such as removing fog when desired? Will they soon be able to see through objects, and interpret what’s on the other side?
We digital photographers live in an ISO sensitive world. It used to be that ISO 800 was high, 1600 was really noisy, and 3200… Well, could you even shoot that high?
The megapixel race is no longer a huge factor in a pro camera purchase, and now the attention has rightly turned to ISO and noise. In the early digital days a high ISO, or long exposure would quickly get filled with noise. Today we have two major brands. Canon, who though they are getting better noise to ISO ratio’s, their ISO settings have seriously fallen behind of their biggest competition Nikon.
With a Canon you can shoot at ISO 1600, and expand out to 3200, and on the 1D MK III you can go up to 6400. Nikon’s latest on the other hand goes to 6400 and well beyond. On the Nikon D3 there’s even an ISO 25,600. No that’s not a typo, and though there’s certainly a fair bit of noise at that level it’s clear that Nikon has taken a step ahead in terms of ISO. This article is really not about who’s better however since this is simply a race of brands that will ultimately benefit all consumers. The real item of note is these advancements could change the way we do photography.
Pretty soon we may not have to worry about noise, and we can start changing the ISO level to change exposure instead of shutter or aperture. Here’s an article comparing the noise on the 5d, and the D3. Also heres a post on beckers blog where he run the D3 through the paces.
Now the battle of brands will rage on, but the question is with noise getting lower and lower, and ISO getting higher and higher where is it all going? Noise levels are getting so high that the cameras have almost night vision capabilities! All I know is this. I love the flexibility of high ISO, and the fact that we have heavy competition in the field means we’ll be getting better technolighy sooner.
What do you think? Your comments below!
March 8, 2008
Theres a never ending debate about which is better or more practical. Though many pro’s shoot in RAW there are also a lot of great JPEG shooters.
I want a quick easy workflow no matter what I’m editing. The problem with presets, is that a preset made for RAW (and most are) will work lousy on a JPEG file. Most of the time this is not even addressed when presets are given away or sold, so a user may find presets that work lousy and not know why.
Today we want to plug our sister site Seim Effects. They’ve been selling photographers Lightroom presets to speed up their RAW workflow. Today marked the launch of the latest Power Workflow set that’s entirely RAW & JPEG compatible. This requires two completely different sets that are each modified for the file format their to be used with.
The good news is they both come in the collection so now whether you shoot RAW or JPEG you can have great presets, and speedy workflow.
March 7, 2008
Well it’s finally here. Power Workflow 1.7, with full RAW & JPEG compatibility.
This was a bug project, but I’m so glad I did it. Many presets will simply not work properly on JPEG files, and there are many JPEG shooters out there. Well with the new version there’s a complete set of presets for both!
There’s also some other cool enhancements in version 1.7, and I’m really excited about the new Power Workflow. It’s making the Lightroom workflow amazing, and saving us hours upon hours off our editing time.
If you already own them you should have an update email in your inbox, and if not you can get them in the store right now for under 30- bucks.
March 4, 2008
Dragging the shutter is a technique that has been discussed on PPS episodes many a times, and can be a vital tool in getting flash images to look great. It’s a technique with which you maintain a more evenly exposed image (subject vs background) by manipulating settings like shutter speed in relation to your flash.
Neil Van Nekirk a past PPS guest on Episode #9 is an expert in the art of manipulating his light in active situations, and has done a nice article revisiting the idea of dragging the shutter. Even if your an experienced shutter dragger it still a worthwhile read…
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