Here's a list of cool gifts any photographer will love that won't break the bank. I've had a fantastic year of photography adventures both with my family and my workshop students. Along the way I've found some new photo accessories that help me more easily capture the visual stories I'm after.
I just returned home from Moab to see my good friends at ON1 have released Photo Raw 2018 and they're offering a 30-day free trial. I've been using the 2018 Beta for a while and loving it. Here's what's new and exciting about the software.
If you, or someone you know is looking for an intuitive, powerful, full-function photo editing and organizing platform, then you should download the 30-day trial and take it for a spin.
Our new Google Pixel phones arrived Saturday. Here's a video with my impression after using this flagship Android device for the first day. Yeah, the phone is amazing and it's camera is fantastic.
Here is a dropbox link for you to download a few full resolution shots from yesterday. These are straight out of the Pixel's camera with no edits.
Be sure to buy your Pixel phones direct from Google for the reasons I state in the video.
Here are some pics...
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At Lago Torre, Argentina.
I am often asked what camera gear I carry on my adventures. The answer really depends on where I'm going and what I'm looking to accomplish. If I'm shooting candid travel scenes in a crowded urban area, I'm going to take a different setup than I'd pack for an expedition or a commercial location shoot. Here is a description of what I regularly carry for travel photography and why.
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What filters should I be using? It's one of the most frequent questions I hear from new photographers and students. For today's modern digital photographer I've got great news. You don't need nearly as many as we did in the age of film.
When I shot film I carried an array of filters: polarizers, UV protective, neutral density, graduated neutral density, warming and cooling. Now with the amazing dynamic-range and color flexibility of RAW digital files I only carry the first three. Let's look at each type of filter I currently carry: polarizers, UV filters, and neutral density.
The first filter I ever purchased was a circular polarizer and I haven't been without one since. They allow me to...
Read MoreI've had the pleasure of using the soon to be released Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 and I'm excited to tell you that it comes with a whole host of fun improvements. One of my favorites is how good they've dialed in the Fast Preview features of Perfect Browse. It saves me so much time in the culling process at the front end of my workflow that I created this Perfect Inspiration video showcasing it; although I didn't state it in the video, I'm using a beta version of Suite 9.5.
Fast preview's overhaul isn't the only enhancement though. The Perfect Browse and Perfect Portrait have each received a host of feature and performance improvements and there are new layer and effect tools like luminosity masking. There's a lot to be excited about. You can read more about it at this on1 Blog post!
-Hudson
