Archive for April, 2013

Shooting A Car For eBay

Posted on: April 25th, 2013 4

Keeping It Simple

Shooting a car isn’t easy. It has lots of reflective surfaces, and is big…..too big to shoot indoors unless you have a huge studio space. My wife, Lucille, wanted to sell her 2006 Honda Civic on eBay, and needed a good exterior shot. As someone who almost always over-complicates things, my first thought was, “Uh oh, gotta hang a bedsheet in the driveway to act as a big softbox, get out by studio lights”…..you get the idea. Well, I wound up doing something really simple, with NO extra lighting (just the sun), and got a pretty good shot!

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The Develop Module in Lightroom 4 – Part 2

Posted on: April 17th, 2013 0

The Basic Section

In this video I show you the “Basic” section in Lightroom 4. You will spend most of your image editing time right here. The Basic section, combined with the tools in Part 1 give you amazing image-editing power!

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The Develop Module in Lightroom 4 – Part 1

Posted on: April 15th, 2013 0

This video introduces you to the Develop Module in Lightroom 4. We look at the Crop Tool, the Spot Healing Brush, the Gradient Tool, and the awesome Adjustment Brush. This is Part 1, because the Develop Module is way too awesome for one 15 minute video!

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Using TriggerTrap with Flash

Posted on: April 11th, 2013 1

TriggerTrap Can Trigger a Flash!

If you watched my previous video on TriggerTrap, you learned that using TriggerTrap in “Bang” mode carries with it a significant shutter lag. FYI, in “Bang” mode, your camera’s shutter can be activated by a sound via the mobile TriggerTrap app plus the dongle, which connects to both your iPhone and camera. Well, you can also trigger a flash, and do so with any perceivable lag. Watch the video below to see how:

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