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May 14

Nikon D800/D800E Lens Selection
You may have seen this – Thom’s entry today (May 14, 2012) about lens selection for the D800/D800E. http://bythom.com/ Thom’ s article is quite good, but it misses an important fact about f-stops and diffraction, especially for zoom lenses.  Diffraction effects are related to the physical size of the Entrance Pupil opening.  The general formula [...]

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May 05

Pearl Lips #4
This is an updated version of an earlier rendition of the fierce and fearless model Mimi Graczyk in a makeup effect designed by Yuriko Hegay.  At first I celebrated the few pearls that were out of place, but over time they bothered me enough to visit the image again in Photoshop. For more pictures of [...]

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Basic Fashion Processing #3
Model Mimi Graczyk needed pictures without makeup and retouching to provide to her agency.  Makeup artist Megan Dugan pulled back Mimi’s hair and applied a moisturizer for the picture above.  In Lightroom 4, I made applied color, levels, lens and camera calibration settings.  Otherwise, the picture is not processed. My basic fashion process #3 workflow [...]

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May 04

More Nikon D800E News – May 3, 2012
Amazon.com’s latest estimated delivery date form my D800 of April 30 came and went with no camera on my doorstep, so rather than taking pictures with a D800E, I’m still looking for news about it.  Here is a roll up of links I found interesting… Nikon Admits D4/D800 Lockup Issue I imagine this will be [...]

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April 17

Nikon D800/D800E News Update
I’m still waiting for my D800 from Amazon.com and I pre-ordered both the D800E, too.  Now I’m strongly considering the “E”.    While I wait, I’ve been gathering as much information as I can.  Here is more Nikon D800/D800E news and information from the past week. D800 Problem Report Roundup Lightroom 3 Speed Issue with D800 and [...]

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April 16

My Review of Nikon 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF Nikkor Lens – with 5 Year U.S.A. Warranty
Originally submitted at Adorama Nikon 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF Nikkor Lens – with 5 Year U.S.A. Warranty Nikon 180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF Nikkor Lens – with 5 Year U.S.A. Warranty One of the Sharpest Nikkor’s Ever Made By Preston from St. Louis, MO on 4/16/2012   5out of 5 Pros: Durable, Nice Bokeh, Consistent Output, [...]

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April 14

Nikon D800 News and Information
The photography press is unanimous – the Nikon D800 promises to make a significant contribution to photographers’ toolkit.  I regret the hesitation, but I finally pre-ordered the Nikon D800 from Amazon on March 9th.  I hope to have it in hand by the end of April and able to write a review.  In the mean time, [...]

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April 01

Beauty Photo Session 2012-01-07
Session with model Tiffany Reese and hair/makeup artist Kat Hinkle.  The leading eye closeups are Kat’s own. Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Fashion Video, Lightroom 3, Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2, Nik Software, Photography Tagged: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D, Beauty, Broncolor, fashion, Fashion Photography, Fashion Video, [...]

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March 31

Megan in Magenta Dress by Suzanne Lay
Model Megan Dillingham wears a magenta dress by designer Suzanne Lay, with hair and makeup by Yuriko Hegay for round two of processing of this picture from August 2011.  Using techniques and tools I’ve learned since the original capture, I’ve been reworking images I want to use for my portfolio.  My top pick is this [...]

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March 23

Megan Burns – Hyper Haute #3
With hair and makeup by Yuriko Hegay, model Megan Burns wears jewelry by Erica Dunk/Hyper Haute in new versions of a picture I made last year.  For this set, I’m exercising an improved workflow as well as new versions of tools that recently became available, like Lightroom 4.  This first version is the result of [...]

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