Logan Lamar

@kina, I heartily and totally recommend Affinity for a Photoshop alternative (much, much more inexpensive!), I don’t know that I’d recommend Darktable or RawTherapee as a Lightroom alternative/Raw developer (complex and hard to use, in my opinion. I’d recommend Skylum’s Luminar, which is around $69 right now).
However, if you have a Mac, the…[Read more]

If you can use iPhoto, you have a Mac, because I’m pretty sure it’s not available for PC users. Apple’s new program, Photos, replaced iPhoto back in late 2014. I suppose PC might also have a program called “Photos” (not the most original name in the world).

But it is sounding like you are on a PC… generally speaking, if you have a start menu in…[Read more]

Ah! Yes! Another Apple user!

When you say resolution, I assume you mean changing the amount of pixels in a photo (e.g. changing a 5184 x 3456 pixel image to 1500×1000). Photos—really a more powerful editor than it lets on to be (give Apple a win, as I don’t think Windows 10 has anything similar built-in)—actually has something to do this. I’m usi…[Read more]

You could try shooting in shade, or putting the sun off to the side of your subject (not directly behind you, but not directly behind your subject).

Yes, you can use that reflector to your advantage. If you look closely, that’s probably what they used for the portrait you showed.

Another option is to use an external flash with a head that goes up and down (and might swivel); these normally have a little card in it that pulls out. This will reflect some light on your subject, but it will also…[Read more]

@morganwriter1gmail-com… I remember when I got visit the inside of the space needle! I was ten years old, and I brought my little point and shoot and took some photos, then later I traveled to the East Coast and got a lot of pictures of the Statue of Liberty… and then very painfully learned the hard way why we photographers regularly transfer…[Read more]

I’ve gone through three point and shoots (a Nikon S210, a Canon Powershot A630, and a Nikon L830), my parents have had a couple (both Canons), and four of my siblings each had one at one point in time (all Nikons).
Rule of thumb that I’ve found to be true:
Most cheap Canon point and shoots have a manual mode (and possibly even aperture priority…[Read more]

@silas… YES!!! That’s amazing! It’s unique, it looks like it came straight out of a backwoods cabin—which matches your last name well—and the font and images you picked are perfect for your genre. You even specified your genre in your business name, which is even better to help people find you.
Nice job!

Briefly, nice job using black and white! I don’t know if this is the look you were going for, but to make it look even more like it was from that time period, I’d consider using a slower shutter speed and maybe adding some grain to the final image. Study images from that time period and try to see how your image compares to them. Right now, I thi…[Read more]

I could get some shots of the milky way… behind a thick layer of overcast clouds. I don’t think your tract maker is looking for an image that portrays faith 😉 . Pacific Northwest weather tends to be better in the daytime when the clouds get a chance to burn off, unfortunately.

I used to take the cards out of my siblings’ cameras (three of us had point-and-shoots) and I would flip that switch to prank them! Other than for that reason, I don’t use it.
I think @blessingscaptured‘s idea is a good one, though! Normally for me, however, when I haven’t downloaded a card, it’s in my camera and it’s super rare for me to fill a…[Read more]

did you intend to suggest a contest of sorts between us “lenspirationers” to see who could produce the best photo with a Scripture verse added? If so, I think it’s a great idea.(Especially because I have a few photos of the sort hibernating on backup drives that I haven’t done much with 😛 .)

@theodore @elianafranzenburg @bensharpeningcharacter…[Read more]

@bensharpeningcharacter, it’s a bit sad that this is the last VP for a while! Would you consider opening up another opportunity (perhaps a contest) for us “lenspirationers” to submit our own VersePics, though this year?

Thanks,
Logan

I personally use AdBlock Ultimate, which does have a similar element blocking tool. But I’m on a Mac, and have it for Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.

@bennett-family, I’m glad the throw the ISO into Auto trick worked! I’ve never actually tried it myself (it sounded like it would work in theory, though), so I think I might have to give it a shot the next time I shoot an event with difficult lighting (my next one I’m foreseeing I’ll be asked to shoot should be outdoors though in the sunshine, so…[Read more]

Hey @elianafranzenburg, @rmadaris, and @morganwritergmail-com!
Thanks for your input! I entered this picture into my county fair right before I submitted here (we’ll see how it does). They needed an 8×10, and so I was able to take care of the sprigs being too close together earlier by cropping them out altogether. As for the other sprig crossing…[Read more]

@hayhand02, @buddingphotographer, @rmadaris, I unfortunately did not get any meteor photos for at least two reasons. The first was that on Sunday night (the night of the shower), I was feeling very exhausted. A few of my siblings had gotten ill, and I was coming down with it too. The thought of getting up at two in the morning didn’t appeal much…[Read more]

Nice job creating an actual logo! I just now got around to doing that for my pics.
Things I like about your logo:

1) You picked a unique font. Good for you! You didn’t go with the default font. Think about movie trailers or covers. Do you ever see one with an exact font you recognize? (e.g. “they used Futura or Times New Roman”).

2) You…[Read more]

@buddingphotographer, wow, thanks for that DIY intervalometer hack! It works, and that saves me $30! (not to mention I wouldn’t be able to get one in time before Sunday night…).

And @rmadaris, thanks for your tips. Are you sure, though, that it would be best to utilize my ultra wide (but rather slow) 10-18mm? The fastest aperture I can get on…[Read more]