Finally! JPEG is good
After a week off from shooting sport I got back to action last night to shoot EMU vs. Toledo game. AS you may know, I shoot RAW all the time, yes even sport! So I thought to give JPEG try again. This time with a new toy, an expodisc. Which adjust the white balance in your camera and give you a close natural colors. The white balance was the reason I shoot Sport in RAW format. However, last night with using the expodisc, I got really nice colors on my photos and the best part… I didn’t have to go through my usual long post processing workflow. I had my shots ready for posting in...
Read MoreWaking up HDR Skills
3 months ago almost all the photos I was taking were an HDR. However, after starting taking photos the paper, I was busy to to do any personal projects. Last week during EMU basketball game I decided to try a 3frames HDR to practice and remove the rust off the little skills I have. When I started working on these frames, I couldn’t believe how rusty I’m! I could’t even remember how to create a black mask on Photoshop! This is the final product after post processing with: HDR pro (form NIK software) and Photoshop. It’s a bad HDR. I don’t like it. It has a lot of...
Read MoreShooting Basketball
When it comes to shooting sport nothing is easy. Your eyes have to be on players all the time waiting for that second when the magic happens. However, some sports are easier to shoot than others. Outdoor sport in a day light is usually easier to shoot because you have enough light to increase the shutter speed and freeze the action with minimum ISO. But if you are shooting indoor where you depend on the available lights inside, you will need fast lenses and more post processing. Especially if you use a cropped sensor camera. I’ve been shooting volleyball for a while now. It’s hard...
Read MoreBig Games
I started to shot basketball recently. It’s much easier than volleyball for sure but it require a different angles and techniques. Last Sunday was the big game between EMU vs. MSU. For the first time there was a spots for photographers. Now I’m not used to that! I like to move around and take shotes from different angels. But because the game was important and the media were all over it, there was a limitations for photographers. Lessons to learn from this experience, GET THER EARLY...
Read MorePhoto of the week
One of the photos that had been chosen by the Echo for the online version of the article. It’s also chosen as the photo of the week.
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