I won’t make this long. You can click below for info on either workshop. Whether you’re local or traveling in, I look forward to seeing some of you there. There’s also talk of some kind of a PPS meetup, so stay tuned… Gav

by Gavin Seim: Dynamic range is a big deal in photography and I’ve been making a point to study it over the past few years. Last week I joined Kerry Garrison on the CameraDojo podcast, for a new episode on HDR. In fact however, it’s not just a discussion of traditional HDR, but on all things dynamic range.  It’s always fun guesting on other shows (not to mention a lot less work) and I think we pulled together something good here.

Thanks to Kerry for having me. Head over to CameraDojo to give it a listen. Then stay tuned because there’s also a brand new PPS Roundtable coming real soon.

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Two After the Storm. Mentioned on this episode, Gavin caught this image using his E-PL1 with a 20mm 1.7 lens. The detail and quality would be easily adaptable for a 30-40 inch canvas. Processing was done using LR and the Pickles Preset from Color Fantasies.

Today’s Host... Gavin Seim. This week Gavin look at news, the new rangefinder, Photo CS5, stolen images, education and studying, focus ideas and more.

Podcast #69 forum discussion:

Notable Time Indexes:

• 00:00 Introductions and news
• 09:02 Photoshop CS5
• 19:23 Gavin’s W0rkshops
• 23:00 Stolen Photo (see notes for link).
• 32:37 Mastering the Craft.
• 45:30 Talking about focus.**
• 105:55 Outtakes.

HDR Workshop in Twin Cities MN.

Sony NEX5 looks interesting. I figure Canon  and Nikon will get into this game soon. Look out Leica, a new age of rangefinder is coming and it costs less than a grand.

Corrections to the micro four thirds talk. I have the Olympus E-PL1. I’m using the Panasonic 20mm 1.7 however, as it’s widely considered one of the best lenses and it fits both brands. Panasonic’s own body is the GF1.

**Correction to the focus discussion at 46:16. When referring to making us better photographers, I twice said “auto focus” when I meant to say “manual focus”.

OnOne $150 off sale is on the deals page.

Stolen Photos. Not an uncommon problem. Taylor Mortgage used mine on a site designed by 220 (I don’t know who’s the most at fault) The photo has not been taken down, but the bill has not been paid. This is the photo they used.

Gavin’s article about selling large wall portraits.

Geotagging device for Nikon that does not use hotshoe. Looks cool. No Canon version yet.

Barry’s article of calibrating the micro focus of your lenses.

A bunch of good books to challenge yourself with.Eyewitness Art. Composition. It may be a book for juveniles, but you’ll become a better photographer if you read it.

A Painter’s Guide to Design and Composition. It may be written with painters in mind, but it’s good stuff.

The Making of 40 Photographs. A good read from Ansel Adams.

John Singer Sargent: Portraits of the 1890′s. It’s not a cheap books, but you wont go wrong inspiring your portraiture with the masters.

Gavin’s full page ad in Venue Magazine and the ultra simple senior ad V2. Click for larger versions.

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Watch on YouTube.

by Gavin Seim: I just hosted the first “Incredible HDR” (high dynamic range) photo workshop in Central Washington. It was an intimate three day class of six, with attendees from as far as London, so we had plenty of one on one time. The images they made were amazing. I’m really proud of the students and the creative results they produced during the workshop. We covered everything from how to capture HDR portraits, to final edits, controlling light and presentation.

I believe one of the most important parts of good HDR is knowing how to edit it. There’s a lot of really ugly HDR because photographers don’t understand what their dealing with and how to make something magical from it. Going further however I want to remind those playing with HDR that the rules of photography do not go away because a photo is HDR. Interesting subject matter, composition and attention to detail are all very important factors in a great image. The students at this workshop were from varied experience levels but I think every one of them got it and took home something valuable.

I’ll post a few images from students below as well as a few of my own I took during excursions. It seems every time I teach something, I learn something new myself. If you’re interested in learning more about my HDR workshops you can find info here on Seim Effects.

Today I recorded a quick video to look at brushes masking and Luminance tools to control tones. There’s an HQ download version on Seim Effects. I’ll also be speaking on LR at the PPW Fall Conference so if you’re in the region stop by. Why am I still typing? The video explains it all.

The LIVE online Lightroom Workshop with Gavin Seim.

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