Ezra Morley

Your 5D Mk III can certainly shoot HDR, in fact it even has built-in HDR processing! Here is a short article and a video explaining how to set your settings for taking HDR shots.

I’m pretty sure @jamesstaddon has a 5D Mk III now, so he can probably help you with any specific suggestions with regards to camera settings. I have a couple of…[Read more]

Nice! Looks like you got the hang of it pretty well. 🙂

Adorama does printing through their “printique” division. They would produce very high quality prints (depending on the quality of the files you provide them, of course. 🙂 )

If your friend is not set on canvas, check out metal prints as an alternative for decorations/wall hangings. I got a small metal print one time, and they’re really nice!…[Read more]

Do you have more pictures, or at least higher res photos? That would help with identifying them. 🙂

It looks like there are probably 2 different possibilities for the flash:…[Read more]

I wonder if RawTherapee could be used to achieve this effect. Perhaps buddingphotographer could advise on this.

RawTherapee is not really capable of that sort of editing, although if the one color you want to emphasize is distinct enough it might sort of work… If you’re already comfortable in GIMP, you can do a “selective color” edit much more…[Read more]

Hi @buddingphotographer, Great to see you again on the forum! I had a glance at your recent blog post and really liked your use of graphs to illustrate picture quality settings and file size.

Thanks. 🙂 Glad you found the blog post helpful!

Editing seems to be pretty subjective to me, as different photographers may look at the same picture and…

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Hi Gabe,
You’re right. There are several basic, universal principles for photo editing that apply no matter whether you’re a Lightroom or Google Photos editor. 🙂

Not to toot my own horn, or anything, but I made ~30 minute video tutorial on how to edit photos in RawTherapee. While it is somewhat program specific, (obviously) I intentionally…[Read more]

I sell on Ebay, and that works fairly well. (except the 9% of item value that Ebay takes out. 🙂 )

Keep in mind also that PayPal takes their ~3% cut from eBay sales.

I don’t use Facebook personally, but I’ve heard that Facebook Marketplace is a pretty good way to sell stuff these days. (It’s similar to Craigslist, but probably more effective).…[Read more]

How (if it’s possible) would you undo the automatic adjustments that LR does, since they (unlike in darktable) don’t appear in editing history?

It’s impossible in LR to my knowledge. Yes, RT does also apply some auto adjustments, but they can be turned off by selecting the “Neutral” (or “Flat”) profile if my memory serves me correctly.

I’ll also have to bear in mind that both DT and LR do some automatic per-camera touchups upon import, too.

Right, that was the next thing on the tip of my tongue. 🙂

I’d be more inclined to trust DT’s histogram, because LR does a lot of things behind the scenes. Have you checked RawTherapee’s histogram to see how it compares?

I’ve heard of a…[Read more]

Are these files JPG files, or RAW? If you take the exact same RAW file and view them both in LR and DT at the same time do the histograms line up?

@bennett-family, a very helpful Lightroom plugin for this task is Jeffrey’s “JPEG Export Quality Tester.” It can bulk export the same photo at different quality settings so you can easily compare them and see the differences. I recommend FastStone Image Viewer for comparing the exported files, because it allows you to select up to 4 photos at on…[Read more]

Welcome to the world of “cloud” subscriptions. 🙂

The trend in technology seems to be moving towards “automatic” updates that don’t require user interaction. Windows is the most egregious example. Windows 10 downloads and installs updates (usually) without any user interaction, except when a restart is required.

The only potential negative…[Read more]

I have followed Don Komarechka’s snowflake photography for quite a while, and I know he does a TON of focus stacking. Here’s a video where he talks about some of the tricks he uses. I don’t use PS myself, so I’m sorry I can’t be more of a help…

I basically want it for a second lens and to give me more options.

Hmm… 🙂 A 50mm lens sounds like a nice addition; it’s fast and will make nice bokeh for portraits. But if you don’t have a pressing need/usage case for it, I’d recommend waiting to see if REALLY need another lens, or if it’s just a case of LBA (lens buying addiction) cropping…[Read more]

Wow, that’s the kind of question that I like to sleuth for. 🙂
For starters, here’s a thread that might shed some light on the subject: https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/50180/high-speed-sync-flash-with-430ex-ii-off-camera That thread gives a couple of options: (Expensive) PocketWizards or cheap Chinese triggers that advertise HSS…[Read more]

Ouch!! 🙁 You said you just bought it recently… Where did you buy it? I hope it was Adorama or B&H so you can return it! That sounds like a serious problem that definitely needs to be looked into by a professional.

Looks like you’ve got some excellent advice already, @erambeck!
Just a bit of perspective… 20 years ago, none of us had ever heard of a camera that could take usable pictures at ISO 6400, much less anything higher! We modern photographers are spoiled with our fancy sensitive equipment that can get details out of murky shadows that would have…[Read more]

GIMP is mainly for photo retouching: cloning, local edits, etc… You don’t want to use GIMP for your main RAW editor. If your budget is limited, RawTherapee is what you need for a RAW editor. If you’re wealthy, Lightroom is the golden standard of photo editing. 🙂

See here for a full length tutorial of RawTherapee:…[Read more]

I would say this is a great upgrade from Gimp.

That’s the understatement of the year!! 🙂 Affinity is WAY ahead of GIMP in terms of lossless editing, and polished interface, and features. I never looked back at GIMP after biting the bullet and purchasing Affinity.