Posts in Category: Editing
Jeremy Cowart Photography
I realized recently that this blog has been all about me so far, which isn’t really what I intended when I started it. So for the next couple posts I plan on introducing you to other photographers or “artists” that have inspired me, awesome pictures, or stories that have caught my attention.
This first post is about Jeremy Cowart. Although Jeremy only started doing photography as a profession in 2005, he has quickly ascended the ranks to become one of the most respected photographers in the industry. His client list is quite extensive, and if you check out his work you can see why. Go to his website and you’ll probably recognize some of his images. Also, the fact that he took the time to produce a 4+ hour instructional DVD with 7 narrated photo shoots just blows my mind.
But what introduced me to Jeremy’s work and caught my attention was a link shared just before Easter by a good friend of mine, Robb Davidson (another photographer and fellow Cubs fan). It was a link to the below video. Not only do I like this video because of its content, but it inspires me to become more creative. I know it’s 6 and a half minutes long, but I think it’s worth it. Let me know what you think.
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A Portrait of Christ from Jeremy Cowart on Vimeo.
Spring in February
As you all know, the weather in Austin, Texas is slightly different than the weather to which I am accustomed in Illinois. I’m still getting used to the three seasons here: way-too-hot, not-as-hot, one-cold-week-where-everyone-complains. We actually saw some snow during the one-cold-week, which was refreshing. But now it’s the end of February: this means that in Texas and on the major league baseball schedule it is time for spring.
I will be selling my Nikon 55-200mm VR lens since the internal auto-focus motor broke. The repair would cost almost as much, if not more, than buying a new lens. But while I still have it in my possession, I thought I’d use it (and my D300, of course) to capture some spring scenes from the front balcony of my apartment (yes, I have two balconies). As you can see from the below images, it’s not completely necessary to have a lens that can autofocus. Hope you enjoy the “before and after” feature!
The Columbia Yacht Club
Hey everyone! I apologize for not posting more images recently, but I hope you enjoy this one. I sure do. For a little background – this picture was taken during an afternoon that Katie and I spent walking around downtown Chicago last summer. I think it was either the 4th of July or the day before. It was a really hot afternoon, and I really wanted to take one of these boats out on the lake. Anyway, I didn’t bring my Nikon with me, so we ended up taking all the pictures that day with her Canon point and shoot. This picture goes to show you that not all good photographs have to be taken with an expensive camera/lens setup. As long as you can frame a shot and get good lighting, it’s all about using the editing tools at your disposal to obtain an end result.
Below i have posted a two-image slideshow that demonstrates this picture before and after, which I thought might be interesting to everyone. I used Adobe Lightroom 3.0 to create the “after” image seen above and in the slideshow below. I’d love to hear your thoughts, criticisms, and/or questions in the Comments section below. Remember, almost all of the images you see on my blog are also for sale on RedBubble!
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