0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on May 21st 2013
It’s been a busy month at Craft & Vision. First of all they released some Lightroom presets, then the third edition of PHOTOGRAPH magazine. Today they have released Vision is Better 3, a new ebook by David duChemin.
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on May 08th 2013
It’s hard to ignore the number of photos being produced on camera phones using apps like Instagram. Who would have thought that adding filters to photos to create a retro or vintage look would be so popular? Not only that, but it’s often surprisingly effective.
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on May 02nd 2013
Toxic Warmth Heavy
In my last article I wrote about using Lightroom presets to simplify the task of processing portraits (you can catch up here). One of the benefits of using presets is that you can buy, or download for free, presets created by other photographers. It’s reasonable to ask yourself, before making a purchase, whether buying presets can really make a difference to your images.
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 30th 2013
Old Polar Lightroom preset
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about processing portraits (you can read that article here). I touched on using Lightroom Presets, and today I want to explore that topic a little more deeply.
One of the biggest advantages of Lightroom 4, for me, over other software such as Photoshop CS or Canon’s Digital Photo Professional (DPP) is the ability to save the settings that I used to process an image as a preset.
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 23rd 2013
You may be aware that I write articles for other websites as well as this blog and my magazine and ebook commitments. I thought it would be fun to create a page with links to articles that I have written. I’ve tried out a few different options and finally settled on Pinterest. It looks beautiful and is easy to use. You can see my Pinterest page here (you don’t have to be a Pinterest member to access it).
5 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 16th 2013
I’ve spent the last six months taking and processing a lot of portraits. I tried out lots of software to see which works well for me. My conclusion? Lightroom 4 is by far the best option out there. Other software has its place for specific features, but for versatility and ease of use, not to mention quality of results, Lightroom comes out on top (the portrait above is processed with Lightroom 4).
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 09th 2013
A treat for you today – Craft & Vision have released their second free ebook. It’s called Craft & Vision 2: More Great Ways to Make Stronger Photographs and you have to do to obtain your copy is click on the link and go and download it.
3 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 05th 2013
Canon EOS cameras use three types of autofocus (AF) system:
0 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on April 02nd 2013
Up until the release of the EOS 1D-X the EOS 1D Mark IV was Canon’s most advanced professional camera. Photographers who bought one will use it happily for many years to come. Some readers may also be tempted to buy one on the second hand market, as a relatively economical way of purchasing a 1 Series camera.
1 Posted by Andrew S Gibson on March 29th 2013
If you look around online about the EOS 5D Mark II* you will inevitably come across negative comments about its autofocus performance. Is that justified? Well, partially (in my opinion). I see no good reason why the EOS 5D Mark II has only one cross-type AF point when the EOS 40D (released earlier) and EOS 50D (released at the same time) have nine cross-type AF points.
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