HT2288 - Lightroom Mobile Now in My Everyday Workflow
Until recently, I never considered Lightroom Mobile a serious tool. Simply said, my phone screen is too small for me to consider Lightroom Mobile's image processing of any value. Last fall, however, I discovered a use for a couple Lightroom Mobile features that now consistently contribute to my everyday workflow.
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HT2287 - What Causes Rejection
What characteristics of an image you are working on causes you to reject it? What characteristic of an image causes of viewer to reject it? Are these the same things? If not, are we fretting and fussing over elements in our images that are without consequence to our viewers?
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HT2286 - I Dropped a Lens
Oops, crash, bounce, ouch. Not the first time, and I'm sorry to say probably not the last time. The question after dropping a lens is always a concern that some glass has slipped out of alignment. To find out, I did some pixel peeping to see if the lens was performing up to standards.
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HT2285 - Fast Lenses in the Age of DeNoise and LensBlur
I use shallow depth of field less frequently than a lot of photographers, probably because I don't shoot many portraits. Nonetheless, I've always carried a fast prime for those occasions when I might need it. Truth be told, I can't remember the last time I used it. According the EXIF data in Lightroom, it was 6 years ago for a few shots and before that was in 2013. Do I still need a fast prime?
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HT2284 - Five Clichés to Improve Your Photography
It's easy to discount bumper-sticker wisdom as trite and simplistic. One the other hand, K-I-S-S is always good advice.
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HT2276 - I Like That One
Creating art is an act of unrequited faith. We produce and send our work out into the world. Like the author of a used book, we have no idea where or when our work might connect with a viewer, or if it ever will. That's a reality we'd best be comfortable with or that unknown might discourage our productivity.
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HT2282 - Photographer, Storyteller, Artist, Observer
When I first picked up a camera in high school, I set my sights on becoming a photographer. With the passage of time, I started to realize my role as a storyteller. Eventually, I became comfortable with the term artist. Lately, I've been using the term observer. Perhaps we are all a blending of these characteristics.
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HT1625 - DNG Lossy Format
Does anybody use DNG Lossy format? I've been doing some tests and I can't find any reason to NOT use it, but there might be some. I suppose the first question would be is it that critical to cut my RAW file sizes in half? Am I that desperate for conserving hard drive space? Or is this a technology that we can easily ignore.
HT1624 - Routines
One aspect I miss from the world of analog photography are the necessary routines that allowed me to be productive without having to stretch my creativity. Sometimes it's really lovely to just be employed in things that don't require too much brain power but yet give us a feeling of accomplishment. Welcome keywording and meta data updates.
HT1623 - After Learning the Basics
We all know the old maxim that learning never stops. That's true, but I think it does definitely slow down. There is a bell curve to learning and that applies to photography, too. Eventually doing replaces learning and that's where the trouble sets in.
