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The Digital Revolution and the Impact on Photography

by RR Jr on January 31, 2012

I wanted to highlight a recent documentary I discovered online called “Press Pause Play” which offers a fascinating look at the digital revolution and all of its implications for artists. I found it extremely engaging, as well as thought provoking in so many ways.

In an age where everyone has affordable access to the tools to be an artist, especially in photography, how do we separate the good from the great. This is one of the very ideas I have been writing about on this blog since I started, and continue to focus on here and in my workshops. We all have access to the gear and technology, therefore getting the next best lens or camera body, or improving your HDR skills is not necessarily going to help you say something meaningful.

So the question becomes how do you stand out? How do you rise above the saturation of imagery in the world today?

Watch the video, and let me know what you think in the comments below.

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The Legacy of Philip Hyde – New Video

by RR Jr on November 17, 2011

There are a small handful of photographers that have influenced and inspired me greatly over the years I’ve been shooting, and one of them is the legendary Philip Hyde. He was a pioneer landscape photographer and conservationist, mostly recognized for his work with the Sierra Club and conservation in the American West.

Hyde said, “For every place there will always be people that want to exploit it, and there will always be people—hopefully—that want to save it and keep it as it is. Even with the risk of inviting the crowds into paradise, better to publish your photographs and rally the troops. What’s in the frame of the photograph matters artistically, to be sure, but what’s outside the frame can destroy it.”

This new video gives a visual and historical perspective to Philip Hyde and his amazing work, which I never get tired of studying and learning from. His son David runs a blog Landscape Photography Blogger that I read often, and I highly recommend visiting as often as possible.

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Creating a Before/After Slideshow In Lightroom

by RR Jr on March 15, 2011

For the recent “Real World Lightroom” workshop, I wanted to show students the creative power of Lightroom 3 as both a RAW processor and a way to make great slideshows for presenting their work. Here’s a short video made using the slideshow module of Lightroom showing before and after versions of some of my recent photographs.

Here’s How I Made It

- For the images, I selected several that would serve as the after slide. Then I created virtual copies of each one and cleared out the adjustments so that they looked like they were just imported. These were manually sorted in the slideshow module so that the before images were in order. Also, I had to make sure the cropping and alignment was the same so that the image wouldn’t seem to shift too much during the fade transition.

- For the intro and outro slides, I created the graphics in Photoshop at 1920 x 1080 resolution, the final output size of my slideshow when exported . Once I exported the slideshow from Lightroom at 1080p, I imported the video file into Premiere Pro CS5 and added the intro and outro slides and music. I could have created the video entirely in Lightroom, but would have lost the ability to have the intro and outro slides show full screen.

- For the background, I modified a cool wallpaper from Bartmelme Design which are available for free – (thanks guys!), and placed it as my background image in Lightroom – a very cool feature.

Finally, I uploaded the video to Vimeo, but you can use any number of other video sharing sites

Hope that inspires you to create your own slideshows in Lightroom and get creative with presenting your work in a way that helps you stand out from the crowd! Any questions or suggestions, please let me know!

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Fine Art Digital Printing

February 25, 2011

Saturday March 26
A whole-day workshop teaching the art and process of producing a fine art print. Covering a complete workflow including RAW file developing, digital color management and profiling, and hands on use of the latest inkjet printers and fine art papers.

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Photographing the Hudson River in Winter-With Lightroom Workflow Video

February 20, 2011 Video Podcast

On a recent visit to one of my favorite locations in the Hudson Valley, I was fortunate to find some very unique weather conditions. Recent sub-zero temperatures and lots of snowfall created some really strong foreground elements, and I was able to “walk” out on to the frozen Hudson to try and capture some interesting [...]

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Behind the Scenes on a Photo Workshop – HD Video

February 4, 2011 Video Podcast

On this episode of the Beyond the Lens Podcast, go behind the scenes on a recent photo workshop to get a sense of what it’s like to spend a week doing nothing but photography. This was filmed on a recent workshop in Acadia National Park, and I want to say thanks to all of the students [...]

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