Hi everybody, A week or so ago I posted this image on the Africa Geographic Facebook Page. Since then I have received quite a few questions as to the settings I used for this image. The catch is, the image is actually a mixture of three different exposures so it’s not just as simple as [...]
Photo-Africa Weekly Chat #4
In this week’s video I chat about the (never-ending) Nikon versus Canon debate, a camera strap I quite enjoy and, for the first time, I have also included tutorial on sharpening in Lightroom. Links Mentioned in This Video Moya Wa Tenga Safaris Wildlife Photography 101 Photo-Africa on Facebook M-Rock Camera Strap Adobe Lightroom As always [...]
Guest Post: “Blending Landscape HDR Images” by Hougaard Malan
First and foremost, I want to clear a certain disillusion that has entered people’s minds about HDR. It is in no way some miraculous technique to make a mediocre photo an amazing one ,neither is it the gateway to becoming a great digital landscape photographer. Post processing will always play a minor role in creating [...]
Going Solo in Lightroom
If you have ever gotten confused by all the toolbars in Lightroom try going solo. The above screen capture shows, in red, the panels & sliders you use in Lightroom when processing images. Very user friendly once you know your way around things but it can feel very messy at times as well. If you [...]