I have recently upgraded to Photoshop CS2. My primary reason was interest in doing a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image. So far, I have not actually tried such an image. I was recently reading this month’s Outdoor Photographer magazine. George Lepp shows an example of an HDR image from Hawaii. It is sunset at the beach with black lava rocks. He took 7 images each one-stop apart on exposure. The result is amazing.
Here is how to do an HDR image…
C and I went back to Hakone Gardens. This time, we went in the late afternoon before they closed. That way, we could avoid the harsh midday light. Right before closing, the light was getting nice as shown here.
I just read an article about Photographer/Photo Illustrator David Julian. He has fascinating photo montages. His web site is a hoot with the various parts of the brain lit up for each section. He gives workshops on creativity which makes me curious. How do you teach creativity?
This is another photo from last month’s photo event in Hercules.
Tonite, I gave my talk on Photoshop Camera Raw. I got a little carried away on the write-up. Here is a link to the PDF (warning it is 3 mb so a dialup connection could take quite a while). I took a lot of material from Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 by Bruce Fraser.
This is the Bamboo forest at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga.
Here is another shot from yesterday’s adventure with C. It feels good to take another infrared shot. It has been too long.
Today, C and I went out for my photo shoot in about 6 weeks. We went to Fremont Older Open Space and then Hakone Japanese Gardens. This is from the side of the trail in Fremont Older. These lilies are a California native wildflower that only bloom for a short amount of time. I do not know their real name.
Another picture taken near the San Francisco Art Institute. This is a regular black & white (not infrared).
Tonite went over to C’s house and had a wonderful Thai dinner. This is Tigger. She is very affectionate. I feel a little guilty because the previous shot I had flash turned on. She was very patient to let me take this one. This is a little blurry because it was handheld indoors at nite but good enough for a small posting.
This weekend was the second and final weekend of my fine art digital printmaking course. This segement was taught by Michael Creedon (an instructor at the San Francisco Art Institute). Here are a few of the things that I learned.
This is another shot from my Hercules field trip. It reminds me of a folk art painting of a California poppy.
Last weekend and next weekend, I am attending a Digital Fine Art Printing class. The class is at the San Francisco Art Institute. The first weekend was taught by J. Holmes. Joseph Holmes is an expert at printing. I will try to post his teachings as I absorb them. Here are a few tips.
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