Canon 11-24mm f4L-an unscientific review
I just received my new Canon 11-24mm f4L ultra-wide angle lens. This is Canon’s widest lens to date, and Canon claims it has the widest view of any rectilinear lens currently on the market for full-frame cameras. The reviews I have read of this lens are...
Tonal Balancing A Single Exposure Using Luminosity Masks
This week on the blog I am sharing a complete chapter from the new edition of my Developing for Extended Dynamic Range tutorial series. In this chapter I demonstrate how luminosity masks and a technique called masking-the-mask are useful in creating better tonal...
Soul of the Forest
by Zack Schnepf There is a feeling I get when I’m deep in a forest. An experience that quiets my mind and opens my senses. I have this experience in all wilderness, but there is something special about being surrounded by a well balanced ecosystem that is teeming...
An Interview with Marsel Van Oosten from Adrian Klein
With the latest interview and featured photographer spot on Photo Cascadia blog we bring you Marsel Van Oosten. Although based in The Netherlands, and area with little in the way of grand landscapes, he truly paints a picture of what it’s like to be a...
Staying In Shape During Winter – Kevin McNeal
This year I made an early New Year resolution back in November to make sure that I maintained a healthy lifestyle through the winter period. A lot of people like myself commit to goals like this but fall short of achieving this. So how was I going to follow through...
Great Landscape Photographer Carleton Watkins (1829-1916)
Carleton Watkins, 1829-1916, is possibly the most famous early Western photographer. Nearly a hundred years before Ansel Adams was taking his iconic photographs, Carleton Watkins was sharing the awe-inspiring beauty of the Western United States with the world, aiding...
When and How to Bracket Exposures for High Dynamic Range Light
High dynamic range light continues to be a challenge for outdoor photographers. Another term for dynamic range is contrast. As long as the contrast of a scene, from darkest shadow to brightest highlight, does not exceed the camera’s ability to record...
Processing: Before and After Photos
by Zack Schnepf I get one request more than any other, to see what my photos look like before and after I process them. I found this incredibly helpful myself when I was starting out in photography. I’ve done this before and I think I will make it a regular...
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