My Favorite Photos

JPEG Wins

favoritephotos — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:58:01 +0000

Shooting in RAW is okay, for me, if I have to do a bunch of editing. But I have found that my acceptance rate with stock photography is much better with JPEG. Why? Because I don’t tend to have to edit them much after the fact. The most common error I still encounter is artifacting however it is much less than before.

The other good thing about JPEG is it uses much less memory…

RAW vs JPEG

favoritephotos — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:41:36 +0000

I have been experimenting a lot in RAW for stock photography but I seem to have many of the same issues that I had with JPEG. ARTIFACTING! This seems to be a problem. I have read on the subject and there are ways to correct it but none that seem simple. The rest of the issues can occur with both file formats, such as no clear focal point or poor lighting. So after months of shooting in RAW I am going to test things out and shoot in JPEG for a while.

If anyone has any brilliant ways to reduce artifiacting I am all ears. That is without photoshop or other expensive editing software.

Inspiration

favoritephotos — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:35:47 +0000

I am extremely ready for the warmer weather. I feel like there has not been much inspiration in my photography. I want color and lots of it. I am so glad spring has started.

What are You Looking At?

favoritephotos — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:06:42 +0000

Funky Beetle

favoritephotos — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:19:14 +0000

My sister’s the biologist expert and she says this is a beetle so I have to accept that but he is weird looking.

Walk Bridge

favoritephotos — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:03:01 +0000

Bridge crossing the Boise River down by the old Albertson’s cooperate office.

Personal Lesson in Lighting

favoritephotos — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:51:13 +0000

I thought I would head down to the library and take a few pictures of things that looked smart. I contemplated taking my tripod but figured it would only get in the way. “There should be plenty of light in the building, plus I have my off camera flash.” Well here is what I learned:

Indoor lighting is nothing compared to outdoor lighting, I was shooting with a shutter speed of 1/10. Kind of hard to hold that still.
The subject had a reflective surface so the flash was not working to my liking plus the angle I was shooting at didn’t compliment the flash either.
Time wasted!!
I SHOULD OF TAKEN THE TRIPOD

Split Tree

favoritephotos — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:12:50 +0000

Interesting trail with a tree split on each side of the fence.

Ornamental Grass

favoritephotos — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:26 +0000

No-Rip Nylon

favoritephotos — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:07:24 +0000

Lighting and diffusion are very important when taking pictures and for those of us that are financially limited it is difficult to buy some of the professional lighting that is available, especially the quality equipment. However, there are options… It is easy enough to make a light stand with items from Home Depot such as PVC pipe and a shop clamp on light but what about diffusion? My research has lead me to no-rip nylon. It spreads the light well and allows for the color of the light to shine through rather than a tint of some kind. I originally found some at JoAnn Fabrics but I have been there twice since looking for it and their customer service sucked. It was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Next option, which I found very useful was to order the fabric from Hancock Fabrics online. Much easier and way less frustrating!