Saturday, May 30 is the season opening of Governors Island. As part of the festivities,the island will host the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic. For those of us who don’t hob nob with blue bloods while planning weekend getaways to the Isle of Capri, this is a rare opportunity to attend a world-class polo match…for [...]
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Polo Match in NYC? You bet.
May 26, 2009Lightroom 101: The Basic Panel
May 8, 2009In the video below, I give an overview of the Basic panel in Lightroom. Geared towards Lightroom novices, this offers a solid workflow for accomplishing the initial edits to your images.(This video is available in HD format. Set HD to On in the top right corner. To enlarge the video, click the full screen mode [...]
Radio Interview: Boston
April 20, 2009I just finished a taped interview with host Sybil Tonkonogy of 1550 Magazine, WNTN AM in Boston. In this half hour chat we discussed my latest book, the pleasures of New York City, and of course the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry. The interview airs Friday, April 24 at 11 a.m. and again on Monday, April 27 [...]
Cherry Blossom Festival
April 16, 2009Here in New York, the cherry blossom season is just around the corner. And the best place to see them in all their splendor is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Each year the Garden hosts a wonderful Sakura Matsuri festival from May 2-3. If you own a copy of The 50 Greatest Photo Opportunities in [...]
Printer Calibration and Profiling
April 10, 2009In the previous post of this instructional series we looked at calibrating and profiling the monitor for accurate display. Now it’s time to ensure consistent and predictable results from the printer. As with monitors, printers benefit from both calibration and profiling. The difference, however, is that unless you own a full-featured RIP, the calibration step, referred [...]
Photo Op: NY Auto Show
April 6, 2009Spring is here, and for car buffs that means the New York International Auto Show is about to get underway at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. The show runs from April 10-19 and is a great chance to photograph a staggering variety of automobiles, from classics to cutting-edge concept cars. If you own a [...]
Monitor Calibration and Profiling
April 3, 2009In yesterday’s post I talked about what to look for when buying a monitor suitable for image editing, but even the best screen will have to be calibrated and profiled in order to function at its peak. I’m purposely making a distinction between these two steps, even though they are performed by the same software. [...]
Monitor Specs
April 2, 2009This post is the first of in-depth looks into the issues discussed here. The choice of a monitor is one of the most critical buying decisions for any photographer who wants to see accurate color. It’s really the lens of your digital darkroom, and as with most things, you get what you pay for. A [...]
Why don’t my prints match my screen?
March 31, 2009This is the number one question I am asked by students and workshop attendees. It’s a source of endless frustration for those asking the question and further proof to those of us being asked the question, that color management for the masses is still not a reality. This is the first in a series of [...]
Panoramas with Precision
March 26, 2009Panoramas are enjoying a popularity boost with the proliferation of software that allows you to stitch multiple files together into a single, very wide image. It works like this. You shoot a series of overlapping images as you pan the camera from left to right. The software then arranges the images in order and manipulates [...]
