Monthly Archives: August 2010

Lightroom 3.2

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Michael Willems

Lightroom 3.2 is out. If you are a LR3 user, get this free upgrade now! Bug fixes and new camera and lens support, as well as direct publishing to Smugmug and… to Facebook. This will make MY life easier, that … Continue reading →

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Gizmo of the day

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Michael Willems

The gizmo of the day is this Photoflex bracket: Intended mainly to put two small flashes in a softbox. For which it works well. Adjustable just like it should be. But I have another use for it. You see, I … Continue reading →

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Nature close up

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael Willems

Nature can be beautiful, as in the snap I made in downtown Toronto yesterday afternoon: Sometimes, as in this example, nature is best seen close up; sometimes better using wide angles. That is the kind of thing we will be … Continue reading →

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iPad Sort Tip

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael Willems

Do you use Lightroom on a Mac? And have an iPad? And want to sort the images you see on your iPad? Perish the thought.  Unless you also want to use iPhoto in parallel to Lightroom (which makes little sense), … Continue reading →

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Notes to my readers!

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Michael Willems

A few short notes to my readers: You can sign up to email notifications; I do a post a day (or more), so it may be useful fo r you to do this; You can ask questions; You can leave … Continue reading →

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Quartier des spectacles

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Michael Willems

You know how photographers always talk about framing as one useful technique? Today’s shot of the day shows some framing, of Montreal (taken yesterday from the 8th floor of the Hyatt hotel at the Desjardins centre). Framed by a frame, … Continue reading →

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Piece it together

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Michael Willems

I have mentioned this before: the need to have your audience piece things together themselves. One way is to use selective depth of field. Like in this snap from a recent outing in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park: You see the … Continue reading →

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Data mining

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Michael Willems

Photography is not about gear. It is about art, expressions, emotion, colour. About the end product, not about what you use to get there. Right. But it does start with gear. I thought, therefore, that you might be interested in … Continue reading →

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What camera?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Michael Willems

Or more importantly, why do I use these big, heavy, costly 1-series cameras? Like my 1D Mark IV? Even in tonight’s course, a student asked me that (yes, you know who you are). Good question. So do they give me … Continue reading →

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Bad light

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Michael Willems

Have you ever thought, or said, the following? Waah. It’s raining, I can’t take pictures. There’s no sun, I can’t take pictures. Don’t you believe it. A cloudy, rainy day is better than a sunny day in so many ways. … Continue reading →

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