Year: 2021
Nikon Z6 helped with Topaz Sharpen AI
I have found the Nikon Z6, when attached with a flash, sometimes struggles to focus on the subject. Nikon Z6, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4 Art, ISO 10000, ƒ/5.6, 1/40, Flash Slow Sync. Using Nikon's NX software…
Before & After with Lighting Setup
While a photo may look great–seeing the before gives you a peek into what a professional photographer brings to a project. Tesla Service Center – 1875 Greers Chapel Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 With a smartphone…
4 Must-Try DAM Tips from Chick-fil-A’s Visual Asset Manager
[Copied from an article featuring my expertise in Online Searchable Photography Catalog. Here is the original.] If you’ve tasted their chicken sandwiches, you get it. The last time we spoke to Chick-fil-A’s multitalented storytelling extraordinaire, Stanley Leary, he shared…
Things To Do On A Slow Day At Work
“Vision without execution is just hallucination.”— Henry Ford When the phone rings and I are asked to do a project, it is rewarding and prosperous. What do you do when the phone doesn’t ring? In…
Why Organizational Change Often Fails
There are many reasons your organization will fail in the next generation. Most of the reasons are the present leadership not planning for the change. In this post, I want to talk about realistic planning…
Before & After Examples
Chase Bank, 4241 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 Six Strobes were used in addition to the natural lighting. [NIKON Z 6, 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0, Mode = Manual, ISO 400, 1/4, ƒ/8, (35mm = 24)] What…
One Reason You Hire A Professional Photographer
Tony Messano, a creative director who designed my logo, said one day that he would hire photographers to take his vision and improve it. Today's phone cameras are good enough to get some great photos.…
Tips to Speed Up Editing in Lightroom Classic 11.0
Adobe finally put some of the tools in PhotoShop into Lightroom Classic. One is Artificial Intelligence that will find your subject and mask it. As you can see above, I did that with this group…
Practice, Practice, Practice
[DJI Air 2s, Mode = Normal, ISO 100, 1/4000, ƒ/2.8, (35mm = 22)] The pandemic cut the number of jobs most photographers and videographers were doing. It did give us time to practice, but it…
Importance of Getting Together
[NIKON D5, 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 4500, 1/250, ƒ/3.2, (35mm = 200)] This month I have been covering Chick-fil-A's first in-person events since the beginning of the pandemic. They are not…
Keep Your Audience Informed
Doug Parkin, volunteer pediatrician from Arizona is seeing patients during his two month service at the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu, Ghana. [NIKON D2X, Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 800,…