Photoshoot and Beyond
When you make edits in Lightroom, those changes are usually stored in your Lightroom catalog settings. That’s useful right? But not always. What happens if the catalog is lost or damaged? What about if you want to open a photo up in another application outside of Lightroom? Well there’s an easy change to fix this.…
A great musical parody. A little humor for those trying to go pro.
This is article #3 in the DSLR Video Weekly series. If you’d like the whole thing in one shot, check out the book Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots. If you’ve been shooting photos, you’ve probably developed many of the skills that are used to tell visual stories. Composition skills help you frame the shot,…
This post also appears on DPBestflow.org This is Part 4 in our series on planning a project (don’t miss Part 3) The stage where all of the video elements are connected is referred to as postproduction. Here you will ingest the material into a computer environment so the files can enter the working stage. This…
This post also appears on DPBestflow.org This is Part 3 in our series on planning a project (don’t miss Part 2) The production stage is where all your hard work comes together. Every project will have a unique configuration of gear. Special lenses to get the desired shots as well as lighting to create the…
This is article #2 in the DSLR Video Weekly series. If you’d like the whole thing in one shot, check out the book Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots. Every coin has two sides. So, although there is much to love about shooting video on a DSLR video camera, there are some drawbacks that will…
This post also appears on DPBestflow.org This is Part 2 in our series on planning a project (don’t miss Part 1) Successful video projects rarely just happen; in fact, they often involve a great deal of planning. Budgets need to be created, contracts drafted, crews booked, and schedules made. A video shoot has many elements:…
This post also appears on DPBestflow.org This is Part 01 in our series on planning a project. If you do not make informed decisions early on in a video project, it may result in an enormous amount of time spent “cleaning-up” or “fixing it in post.” This can compromise the quality and vision of the work…
Often when I crop, its all about precision. I frequently need to crop to a specific aspect ratio. Sometimes its for the screen (video projects and slideshows) as well as print output. In these cases, I need the shape of my photo to precisely match my target. Fortunately Lightroom makes this easy Step 1: Select an…
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