James Staddon

Here’s what I was able to come up with!

I would say @dfrazer‘s reason #2 or #4 would be the greatest contributor to what you’re seeing. Thankfully it’s not terribly fuzzy!

Also, just wanted to mention, changing image Resolution could result in it looking visually blurry on a screen if you happened to “Resample” it when changing the Resolution from 72 to 300. It’s Photoshop’s word for,…[Read more]

Well done! I like the trees framing the edges. If only Polaris could have been included (the star that all the other stars revolve around), that’s my only thought!

Hey @creative-click-photography, I hope you found what you were looking for on the webinar last night in answer to your questions? https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar011519/ Feel free to continue the discussion here!

So, I didn’t have as much time to spend on the critique of this photo as I would have liked on the webinar last night (https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar011519/), but basically, what I wanted to say about it is that though the image itself is not technically attractive, it’s authenticity is what is attractive. I think that is why I like…[Read more]

Yeah! The exposure difference between the house and sky is very minimal! That is unusual for sunrise/sunset, so makes for a very great situation for photography. It was nice you were able to listen in last night. Here’s a link to the webinar if you ever want to watch it again. https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar011519/ God bless!

Hey @ryanben2, just wanted to let you know I made a couple quick comments about your photos here if you’d like to watch it. Here’s the link: https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar011519/

I’m so glad you were able to make it to the webinar, @elianafranzenburg!

It was so neat to see how one of your pictures (once edited) worked well for the assignment in combination with @dan-cope‘s. I’ve attached the merge here for everyone else to see it. Sooooo wish it I had done the merge ONE day earlier….I talked to Esther and she said she…[Read more]

Ok folks, here’s a replay link to the webinar where we critiqued the submissions for this assignment in case you missed it! https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar011519/

A winner hasn’t been chosen yet, but here are the two runner ups! Will post ZFP’s decision here when it’s made!

Great questions! I’ll try to tackle ’em tonight on the webinar! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-15/

Very nice sunset, indeed, @ryanben2! Jump in on the webinar tonight, let me know you’re on, and I’ll critique your photo in more detail! https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-15/

That is SO pretty, Naomi! And I didn’t even notice you had done any “septic removal” work in LR. I think it’s neat that you were able to figure out a way to get the sky and house both to be properly exposed without any fancy equipment too. I can go into more detail on the questions you asked in the webinar if you’re on.…[Read more]

Well, it doesn’t look like any photos similar to what Esther and the curriculum team were looking for have been submitted….BUT I think with a little work in Lightroom and Photoshop I could get some of @elianafranzenburg‘s photos to work. Let’s see! I’ll edit them tonight on the webinar to show you how I’d process them for this assignment.…[Read more]

Well done, guys, on perhaps the most difficult assignment to date!

Ziesemer Family Publishers is currently reviewing the cover designs I sent them (which I’ll show to you tonight on the webinar!) and we’ll see if we have a winner before too long! The winner will be announced here on this topic.

In the mean time, I’ll look through all your…[Read more]

Huh, I’ve never experimented with extension tubes! What have you learned so far?

Sorry you were never able to get your photo uploaded @cretan! The max file size allowed is 8MB. In Photoshop Elements it should be fairly easy to save a copy of your photo and upload it after downsizing it to like 1200px longest edge. Want to try that and try uploading again?

thanks James for this group photo

Glad you can use it!

see the video and chat at the same time.

Yes, @bennett-family, instead of opening the webinar in YouTube you can “popout” the chat box by clicking on the three dots icon. Then, as @momparfitt was saying, you can have them side by side in different windows.

It would certainly be worth adding a new lens or two to your bag, especially if you’re shooting a wedding! And they don’t have to be expensive or name-brand, as long as you can get wide apertures like @josiahw was saying.

If you’re on a cropped sensor, then 50mm may be telephoto enough if you’re not afraid to walk up and get close when needed. I…[Read more]