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Tuesday Photo CHat #7 – Free Inspiration and Knowledge, Photo Critique and more

inspiration, Meetings, photo contest, Photography, Tips & TricksBy CesarMay 6, 2020Leave a comment

Summary from our Tuesday Photo CHat from 05/mai/2020 when we discussed Post-lockdown activities in our group, 2. News and resources from the Photo World
(documentaries, videos, fun and educational sources)
3. Questions from the group
4. Photo critique
5. Photo Challenge #4:

Tuesday Photo CHat and Photo CHallenge Final

inspiration, Meetings, photo contest, Photography, Tips & TricksBy CesarApril 29, 20204 Comments

Summary from our Tuesday Photo CHat from 28/Apr/2020 when we selected the winning photo from a CHallenge, discussed further activities and a new Photo CHallenge. We presented a way to post images to Instagram using a computer instead of a mobile.

I am Back! And an Excellent Video With Portrait Tips

News, Portrait, Tips & Tricks, VideoBy CesarNovember 27, 2012Leave a comment

Hi everybody! Sorry for the loooong pause between posts, but I was traveling on assignment and doing some business contacts through Egypt. I was promised a steady web access but that didn’t really happen because I spent most of the time inside boats/ships. Now that I am back I just found a very nice video showing an…

Video Tips: How to Light On Location Portraits

News, Tips & Tricks, VideoBy CesarOctober 3, 2012Leave a comment

This is a nice video with lots of useful tips on how to setup and perform an on location shooting for business portraits. Don’t get too overwhelmed by the bunch of techy and expensive gear the guy uses, you can easily replace them using some knowledge and a lot of creativity. Among the replacement list you…

Tip: Lighting & How to Control Fire on the Set

lighting, News, Tips & Tricks, VideoBy CesarAugust 23, 2012Leave a comment

This very nice video shows the making off of a comercial shoot in which the fire took a major role. Using fire brings two different things into account. At first there is the danger and caution needed to handle flames safely. After that there is the mixed lighting achieved using whatever studio lights/natural lights +…

Lightroom: FREE Tips (6h videos)

Lightroom, News, Tips & Tricks, VideoBy CesarJuly 2, 2012Leave a comment

I just cannot get enough tips and training. Better yet if I don´t have to pay for it. Gavin Seim shared some free videos with many Adobe Lightroom tips well worth watching. If you want to get them, try this post

Tip: Learning to See the Light

lighting, News, Tips & Tricks, VideoBy CesarJune 21, 2012Leave a comment

There is no doubt that light is a vital element in photography, if not the most important. A couple of days ago I had the pleasant to interview one excellent photographer, teacher and a person who I learned to consider a friend: Edu Fuica. It was so funny and so nice I refuse to call…

Lawyer Suing Apple for Loosing Son’s Birthday Pics

News, Tips & TricksBy CesarJune 18, 2012Leave a comment

I guess absolutely everybody already understands back-ups are a major necessity. At home with several hard drives, on the cloud, with hired services… Doesn’t really matter as long as you do it, a lot, always. But what if the back-up medium fails? Whose fault is it? Lawyer Perminder Tung considers Apple is to blame for the…

CheatSheet: Know ALL Your App’s Shortcuts for FREE

News, Photoshop, software, Tips & TricksBy CesarMay 28, 2012Leave a comment

This is a very cool app! Stefan Fürst seems to  be the dude behind this nifty little App that helps a lot, even more if you are a shortcut freak like I am.If you own a Mac and run OS10.7 or later, this might be for you. CheatSheet runs on the background and anytime you hold…

Simple, Cheap and Portable Camera Stabilizer

Equipment, News, Tips & TricksBy CesarMarch 9, 2012Leave a comment

Camera shake is a killer for both photos and video. No news this far. But this idea is simple, effective and cheap, what makes it almost genius. Watch the video and see how to reduce vertical camera shake with a simple and easy to carry solution. The video was posted on Youtube on chuvak1’s channel,…

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