Hi All, Lance here. Thought Id share out some interesting news. For those of you looking for some deals on Canon Camera equipment. You might want to check this out. Bon Ton, the mother company of Boston Store is liquidating its COMPLETE 50,000 SQ FT PHOTO STUDIO! Some of the featured items: Canon DSLR Cameras, Models, 1DX, 1DS, 5D, 5D-MK3, 5D-MK4, 1DS-MK3. 30+ Canon Lenses, 24-70, 70-200 & 90 TS-E. Hasselblad Viewfinders, HC Lenses, HC150, 210,80,50 & 35. Other Lenses to include, Schneider, Nikon and Rodenstock. 70 + Speedotron Power Supplies, Models to Include, 2403, 2403cx, 4803, 2405,2403B, 2403C & 2405CX Speedo Heads to include, Models 102 & 202VF Cimera LG & SM Lightbanks, Umbrellas, 100+ Speedo Reflectors 7” to 22”, Bogen Boom Stands, 50+ Tripods, PhaseOne Digital Backs, Cambo and Regal Camera Stands, Large Qty of Mac’s & PC’s with Monitors up to 27”, Plotters, Servers, Copiers & Printers Large Qty of Photo Props, Stock Room Shelving and Pallet Racking. Go to this site to register and check it out! Global PartnersCA Looking for a great deal on a Speedlight? check out this deal from Fstoppers In my world, if you've not had a chance I've been experimenting with a new style editing technique on some of my Zoo photos. Check out my Instagram feed Imagesbylemke! You'll see before and after in any of these images, would love your feedback if you'd like to share with me! Till next time! Happy Clicking Lance
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Talk about a week folks! Last week found some days approaching 60 degrees in my area, which is Southern Wisconson. I had some great days in the field. Seeing Common Loons on small area lakes during a stopover on their migration northward. And that was a good thing indeed, as the Northern half of my state as well as bordering states got hit with a late Winter storm over the weekend. Many places receiving a couple feet, we've gotten my guess of 4-6 inches in our area. So besides the Loon picture this week, I got some pics of some of the Lighthouses in our area getting buffeted by 15-foot waves. That was just what I experienced. Just heard some interesting news this week! Number one, for those of you that have used the NIK Collection, which a few months back Google said they would stop development of. The good news is DXO software has brought them! Here's the statement: DxO Now Owns Nik Software The Second, Macphum software which makes a great set of tools for photo editing for Mac and PC is rebranding themselves. Their new name will be "Skylum" Statement: Macphun is becoming SKYLUM The great folks at MacPhun Software have released the new version of there awesome their Editing software Aurora HDR! This software was co-developed with award-winning HDR Photographer Trey Ratcliff. This software is available for both Mac and PC and can work as a stand-alone application as well as a plugin to Lightroom or Photoshop. Some very cool news today! Affinity Software, makers of Affinity Photo and Design for the Mac. Have announced an Ipad version! A headline on their site, "Engineered for iOS, reimagined for touch." I'm looking forward to downloading this today on my IPad Pro and putting it through its paces! Check out their Website for more info: AFFINITY PHOTO Professional photo editing for iPad
And note, special introduction price going on down has it priced at $19.99! Hi, everyone. Hope if you're a football fan your surviving watching your teams game this week. Last week we dove into starting steps with your new DSLR. Those included going out and shoot, Reading the manual and best ways to saw your images to your cards. So this week we're going to touch on further steps going forward. Start out in manual mode, Today's DSLR's, which are high-end computers are so smart that you can just be passive and let the camera do all the work for you. But switching to the other mode options, you see on that dial open up all sorts of possibilities you expand your creative process. Where I would start would be in manual mode, if you are stepping up from shooting with a compact camera or smartphone you most likely were not adjusting your aperture or shutter speed. Now the time to learn those aspects of your camera and photography. At first, this will seem daunting, as you'll be adjusting your settings for each shot, but keep at it. And do use the autofocus built into your camera. (Note, next time we'll talk about Aperture and Shutter Priority). Get organized! You've got a load of camera cards full of some great images you've taken, but if you don't file them on your computer correctly, this could lead to a mess down the road. I strongly suggest a file folder storage set-up. Main reason being is if you switch photo editing software down the road, it will not be a labor intensive task to move to another program! I currently use Adobe Lightroom; their are so many great programs out there now, so do your homework and see what features you want your program. Note: shortly I will have a short video training on setting up a file folder system, and also thoughts about some of the great photo software out there. Learn your camera limits When you acquire your new camera, the expectations are of course very high. Things you'll want to check is ISO-settings, or how your camera handles low light conditions. You want to take pictures in different light conditions with the different setting and see how your camera handles this. Other things would include auto-focus in low light conditions. And just how fast is your high-speed burst mode if you're looking to capture the action. Protect Your Purchase When you get home from the store or open that gift. Write down your camera serial number and put it somewhere safe. Also take 5 minutes and register online so you'll now if there is a recall or service required. Till next time, Happy Clicking! Lance Hi All, couple callouts to share. Let me state I use Lightroom and Photoshop as my primary photo editing tools, that said I use a number of others as plugins that all offer some great options for editing. One of those is Affinity Photo which as the title says you can get 20% off through the App store. One of the nice things if you an Apple user and use photo's, is it will work as an extension right out of Photo's!
Affinity Photo is now 20% off for the next two weeksIf you haven’t yet bought Affinity Photo this is a great time to do it, as it is now available for a limited time at the discounted price of only £29.99 / $39.99 / €39.99. Till next time, Happy Clicking! Lance Hi All, thought I'd pass along some new release info. MacPhun software has updated its already fine software package of stand alone or plugin tools for photo editing. Some of my favorites in this software lineup include INTENSIFY Pro, Snapheal and Noiseless. You can check out info at: http://macphun.com/creativekit In a retrospect, Abobe Max has release a short video, 25 years of Photoshop. Check bit out at: https://fstoppers.com/historical/adobe-max-time-travels-through-25-years-photoshop-92013 Till next time. Happy Clicking Lance MORE SO THAN IN MANY OTHER FIELDS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, HARDWARE IS GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR DIGITAL DEVELOPING WORKFLOW. IF YOU SHOP JUST BY PRICE YOU MAY BECOME FRUSTRATED THAT YOUR EQUIPMENT DOES NOT PERFORM TO YOUR DESIRED NEEDS, OR WORSE YET! YOUR OUT BUYING ANOTHER CUT RATE SYSTEM IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY GOAL TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT TO LOOK FOR, AND CONSIDERATIONS TO KEEP IN MIND. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT SPENDING THE MOST MONEY, BUT GETTING THE MOST FOR THE SAID MONEY.
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