Monthly Archives: March 2007

Lessons from the horse track

As i mentioned in my earlier post (Lessons from the weekend – part 4) the last part of the field exercise included a visit to the local horse race track. Notes from this exercise: This was my first action shoot – i had never shot any fast moving things before – as such most of

Color Management 101

Disclaimer: I am not the expert in this subject. Do not read this – you might be better off reading  this 600 page book instead. However, i do know what it is – and if you care for a really short explanation on what the heck it is, and why its important, continue reading…. Note:

Lessons from the weekend – Part 4

This past weekend, i attended a photo workshop by one of my favourite fine art photographers – Tony Sweet. A few notes from my experience: He is human after all! he makes mistakes as well….ironicically this is somewhat satisfying for me… He shared some of his tricks and techniques, which although seemingly small once you

On Soft-proofing…

Fine art purists may not agree to getting their prints from an external agency, but i am routinely sending off my digital images to various online printers for both soft-proofing as well as competetion prints. I generally use Costco for most proofs, while keepers are usually done by WHCC.

Flowers

Now that spring is in the air, the one thing that comes to mind is “Fresh Flowers!”. I recently attended the New York Botanical Gardens, for its popular annual orchid show. I was pleasently surprised at the number of professional “looking” photographers. If you notice, i quoted the term “looking” – intending to signify that

Experiences with Long exposures

While i have had a bit of experience shooting with long exposures in daylight (see earlier post), shooting the yesterday’s Lunar Eclipse was my first experience. Here are a few lessons from it: