How to check whether the background of an image is pure white, and different methods you can use to blow out the background to pure white in ACR and Photoshop. [...]
Tags: Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop Posted in Photography Tutorials | No Comments » Last updated 2013/12/22 by Dave Kennard
How to use a monopod as a boom arm on a tripod. [...]
Tags: Boom arm, Monopod Posted in Photography Tutorials | No Comments » Last updated 2013/07/10 by Dave Kennard
How to use a rear lens cap and a step-up ring to create an adapter that will allow you to mount filters on a reversed lens. This also helps protect the exposed rear element of the lens. [...]
Tags: Macro photography, Reversed lens macro Posted in Macro & Close-up, Photography Tutorials | 1 Comment » Last updated 2013/04/08 by Dave Kennard
How to use Google's Nexus 7 tablet to backup photos from a memory card to an external hard drive. The process is not as simple as using a standard laptop, but the Nexus 7 is much smaller and lighter, making it more suitable for use when travelling. [...]
Tags: Backup, Nexus 7 Posted in Photography Tutorials | 8 Comments » Last updated 2015/04/20 by Dave Kennard
Some of my ultraviolet and multispectral (Visble+UV+IR) photos so far. What equipment I'm using for ultraviolet photography, and how some of my lenses compare for UV transmission and UV focus shift. [...]
Tags: Fuji IS Pro, Infrared Photography, Multispectral photography, UV Photography Posted in Macro & Close-up, Photography Tutorials, Photos | 9 Comments » Last updated 2012/12/13 by Dave Kennard
A comparison between the 12MP 450D camera with an APS-C sized sensor, and the 21MP Canon 5D mkII with a full frame sized sensor when used for macro photography. Does the full frame 21MP sensor actually capture any more detail? [...]
Tags: Canon 5D Mk II, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Posted in Macro & Close-up, Photography Tutorials | No Comments » Last updated 2012/08/12 by Dave Kennard
The process of creating a custom lens profile for Adobe Camera RAW, and whether the lens profile actually provides any benefits in terms of automatic Chromatic Aberration correction, Distortion correction, and Vignetting correction. [...]
Tags: Adobe Camera RAW, Miranda 24mm F2.8 MC Macro, Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens Posted in Photography Tutorials | No Comments » Last updated 2015/04/21 by Dave Kennard
How to attach a gelatin / acetate filter to the rear of a lens to allow shooting infrared images with lenses that don't have filter threads. Example photos using a Lee 182 light red filter meant for use with lighting / flash units. [...]
Tags: Fuji IS Pro, Infrared Photography, Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens Posted in Photography Tutorials, Photos | No Comments » Last updated 2012/04/18 by Dave Kennard
Tips for taking the nadir (down) image for a 360° panorama. By following these tips when taking the panorama you can minimise your time patching the nadir in Photoshop. [...]
Tags: Panorama Posted in Photography Tutorials | 1 Comment » Last updated 2012/03/03 by Dave Kennard
The setup that I used for taking some portrait photos using a fisheye lens and flash. [...]
Tags: Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens Posted in Photography Tutorials, Photos | No Comments » Last updated 2011/09/21 by Dave Kennard
