Using field techniques and digital imaging techniques to maximize depth of field
Blending two exposures in Photoshop
This is a technique that essentially increases the dynamic range of your camera by taking two or more exposures, each optimized for specific elements of the image, and blending them in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (or any image editing program capable of Layers). It’s usually used for scenes that have a foreground in shade and […]
New site design

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Quick Tip for adding GPS info to your images
Use your phone to get gps info for your images
Ekki Múkk
Translated literally, Ekki Múkk is Icelandic for “no seagulls.” Colloquially, it means “not a peep” or “not a sound” or, as I’m about to use it, “no noise.” Night time and northern lights shoots are full of possibilities, and one of these is noisy pictures, especially with older digital cameras like my Nikon D200 or […]
TTG CE4 Lightroom Plug-ins
The Turning Gate (the folks that make the Lightroom Web Module plug-ins that I use to create my website) has released their CE4 versions of the plug-ins. CE4 takes Lightroom web publishing to a new level. Frankly, I’m pretty amazed at how they managed to incorporate many requests from their customers. Keep in mind that […]
Focus stacking to control backgrounds
Use focus stacking to get all the depth of field you need along with great backgrounds.



