26
Oct
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 2 Comments
Another video tip from Rick and I, this time on Sunset Silhouettes.
I hope you enjoy it, and as always, if you have any questions or comments use the comments section below or you can reach me via twitter at http://twitter.com/jpons.
Juan
20
Oct
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 4 Comments
Another video tip from Rick and I, this time on waterfall photography.
I hope you enjoy it, and as always, if you have any questions or comments use the comments section below or you can reach me via twitter at http://twitter.com/jpons.
Juan
16
Oct
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 3 Comments
As some of you may know I had the privilege of being invited to be one of the instructors at the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop at beautiful Mt. Rainier in Washington state. There I had pleasure of meeting Rick Sammon in person and we immediately hit it off! Rick is one of the nicest and [...]
3
Sep
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 4 Comments
As I prepare to leave to Mt. Rainier in Washington state to be one of the instructors at the Aperture Nature Photography Workshops I thought it would be appropriate to put together a short list on how to get the most out of a photo workshop.
One of the fastest, easiest and most effective ways to improve your photography is by learning from experienced professionals, and what better way to do that than going on a photo workshop to some spectacular and beautiful destination.
24
Jun
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 1 Comment
The greatest benefit of using photography oriented Digital Asset Managers (or DAM), such as Lightroom or Aperture, for us photographers is the highly efficient workflow provided by these tools when working with hundreds or even thousands of images, while sorting, tagging, culling, processing and developing our images.
Having a well tuned and familiar workflow is crucial [...]
12
Jun
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 9 Comments
Sharpening is a crucial step in your digital workflow, however my experience is that it is also one of the most misunderstood. Every digital image requires a certain level of sharpness (or unsharp mask) applied to it, the reasons are quite technical and they revolve around the pattern in which the pixels are arranged in [...]
23
Apr
2009
Posted by Juan Pons. 2 Comments
Rules, we are surrounded by them, and photography is no exception. From the “Rule of Thirds” to exposure rules, sunny16, etc. photography seems to be governed by rules, and most amateur photographers get intimidated by them quite easily, but there really is no need to be.