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UPDATE :: LR4 Now Supports the 5D Mark3!! Adobe has just launched an update to Lightroom 4 with native support for the 5D Mark III!! You can download the Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate here. The process described below should still work for users trying to get their 5D3 files into Lightroom 3. I do not [...]

With the current economic environment which, let’s be honest, is pretty sucky – people are looking to expand their job prospects as much as humanly possible. In this era of social networking, LinkedIn has become the de facto site for networking professionals. Of course, Facebook still rules the web, but your future employer doesn’t want [...]

As an engagement photographer I strive to have a perfect – or at least near perfect – shooting environment for my clients. While the definition of a “perfect” setting varies from one photographer to another, for me this usually entails a sunny (or mostly sunny sky). I just love working with sun glare in my [...]

As a portrait photographer here in Denver, I often receive calls from potential clients looking for “headshots”. This is a pretty non-descript way of defining a portrait, and could mean one of a dozen different types of images: corporate headshots, family photos, senior portraits, or headshots for actors, realtors, mechanics, or even pro-bowlers. To be [...]

After shooting a Holiday Cookbook cover photo for D. L. Adams Associates’ annual Christmas mailer, I realized that I had a firm grasp on the nuance of lighting and composition for holiday photography. However, a recent shoot I did for JetLinx Denver required me to come up with a unique and creative approach to satisfy [...]

A PHOTOGRAPHER’S TALE I’ve found that my interest with photography continues to grow as I find new challenges and aspects of imaging to undertake. This couldn’t hold more true with my discovery of (and now likely a serious addiction with) off camera flash, and the new levels of creativity it brings to my photography. Off [...]

Shooting candid family photos is one of my favorite forms of portrait photography; it allows me to capture families interacting in their natural state, without contrived poses or forced smiles. With newborns and infants this can be a little bit of a challenge, simply because they aren’t always in the cheeriest of moods. To me, [...]

Since upgrading to the Canon 7D I have been experiencing repeatable auto-focus problems with my ultra-wide angle Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens. The problems occurred whenever using any of the manually selected AF points outside the center point. Focus would be inconsistent, often resulting in images with soft focus, or totally out of focus. Since the [...]

Tracking a moving object with a camera to capture the motion, or “panning” as it is commonly referred to, can be a fun and exhilarating part of photography. However, it can be equally as frustrating when the resultant images are severely blurred and lacking any detail whatsoever. While I am by no means an expert [...]