I had the pleasure of giving another presentation at the B&H Photo Event Space last week to a full room, and it was fun and enjoyable. This was a part II of my original talk on creative developing in Lightroom, and I really wanted to focus more on advanced uses of the Develop module including local adjustments and tonal control. I…
"And what, sir, is the subject matter of that painting?" (Critic) "The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light." (Claude Monet) I often talk about light as being a subject, not because it’s my orignal idea, but because once I began to look at light in that way, it changed my photography. Many others have influenced me in…
“Learning from the Masters” is a regular series where I share useful lessons and wisdom we can learn from others, regardless of their medium. The important thing for me is how we can apply these lessons to photography, and to our lives as creative individuals. “If you want to write you should learn the alphabet. You write and write and…
I’ve been talking a lot about creative workflow recently—in my workshops and talks, and at my recent presentation at B&H Photo. While the word “workflow” is used quite often these days, I think it’s most useful when there’s a specific context and purpose that drives that workflow. In other words, following steps with a specific creative vision instead of the…
“Learning from the Masters” is a weekly series where share useful lessons we can learn from others, regardless of their medium. The important thing for me is how we can apply these lessons to photography, and to our lives as creative individuals. Art Wolfe needs no introduction from me here, I've written about his work and influence on me many…