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Completing Your Vision in Post-Processing

March 24, 2015 by Vic Berardi 4 Comments

Red-tailed Hawk / Photo by Vic Berardi
Red-tailed Hawk / Photo by Vic Berardi
Note from the editor (Steve): After reading this great post by my Dad, please check out his new blog, where he’s writing about his travels, his passion for hawks, and other thoughts on life.

That term “vision”—what does it mean? For me it’s simple. When I get home from a day of shooting, I review all my photos. I intentionally look for the images that stood out when I first saw them through my viewfinder. However, I usually get confusingly disappointed when I realize the camera didn’t capture the scene exactly the way I “saw” it—or maybe the way I thought I saw it? [Read more…] about Completing Your Vision in Post-Processing

Filed Under: Philosophy Tagged With: edit, ethics, filter, lightroom, photos, photoshop, post, post processing, vision

How To Protect Your Photos Online

November 20, 2013 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

In a previous post, I talked about the benefits of sharing your photos online. But, even after reading about these great benefits, you might be worried that someone will steal your photos if you post them online.

Well, luckily there’s a few things you can do to help protect your images:

#1 – Add Watermarks

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi

[Read more…] about How To Protect Your Photos Online

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: copyright, exif, iptc, lightroom, metadata, online, photos, photoshop, protect, resolution, steal, watermark

3 Ways To Prevent Posterization

January 31, 2012 by Steve Berardi 18 Comments

Creosote (Larrea Tridentata) / Photo by Steve Berardi
Creosote (Larrea Tridentata) / Photo by Steve Berardi
One of the most annoying problems in digital photography is posterization (as seen in the photo above). It can turn your beautiful sunset photos into a jagged mess. But, luckily there are a few ways to prevent this ugly problem: [Read more…] about 3 Ways To Prevent Posterization

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: 16-bit, 8-bit, adobe, degradation, distortion, exposure, gradient, histogram, methods, photoshop, pixelation, post processing, posterization, prevent, processing, rgb, smooth, ways

New eBook on Wildflower Photography!

March 7, 2011 by Steve Berardi 15 Comments

Wildflower Photography (eBook)Today, I’m happy to announce that the new edition of my eBook on wildflower photography is now available.

The eBook is a complete guide to photographing wildflowers with a digital SLR. It will teach you how to take stunning photos of wildflowers, and how to post-process them in Adobe Photoshop (CS 4 or later and Elements 8 or later). [Read more…] about New eBook on Wildflower Photography!

Filed Under: Wildflowers Tagged With: cs, digital, ebook, edition, elements, equipment, examples, exposure, flower, new, photography, photoshop, second, slr, wildflower

How to Fix a Washed Out Sky In Photoshop

January 27, 2011 by Steve Berardi 13 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
One of the common problems you’ll run into while using a wide-angle lens with a polarizer is a partly washed out sky. The photo on the left illustrates this ugly problem.

It happens because the polarizer works better on some parts of the sky than others. And, since you’re capturing such a wide part of the sky with a wide-angle lens, you’re almost always going to run into this problem.

Sure, you could avoid this problem all together by not using a polarizer on a wide-angle lens, but then you wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the other great benefits of the polarizer: reducing unwanted reflections, and saturating colors. [Read more…] about How to Fix a Washed Out Sky In Photoshop

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: blown out, burn, burned, burning, clouds, darken, dodge, exposure, landscape, photoshop, sky, tip, tool, tutorial, washed out

7 great resources for winter photography

December 8, 2009 by Steve Berardi 3 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
We’re starting to get a good layer of snow on the mountains here in southern California, so I figured now’s a good time to start getting ready for some winter photos.

There are a few unique problems with winter photography because of the bright white snow and cold weather. So, here are a few resources to help you deal with these problems and capture some great natural light this winter season: [Read more…] about 7 great resources for winter photography

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips, Wildlife Tagged With: birds, exposure, gray card, hawks, landscape, levels, photography, photoshop, snow, snowy, white, winter

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