by Caryn Esplin | Feb 13, 2012 | Best, Blog, Instruction, Light Painting
I absolutely LOVE light painting of all types, so if you want to give it a try, Table Top light painting is the perfect way to start out. First, you need to come up with a theme and gather some cool things. You can always borrow items from friends, family or...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 24, 2012 | Best, Blog, Gallery, HDR, Places
Interesting image, but three-level editing cleans and transforms it into art. I often watched my sister, a professional watercolor artist, paint on location. She carefully created a masterpiece from a scene that was often imperfect in real life. For example, in this...
by Caryn Esplin | Oct 8, 2011 | Best, Blog, People
Photoshop World Shootout Winner: 3rd place out of 800+ entries This was exciting news for me because the entries were so amazing. I had fun shooting the models at PSW in Las Vegas. The Westcott continuous lighting setups were beautiful. This was the best part of the...
by Caryn Esplin | Sep 17, 2011 | Best, Blog, Gallery, HDR, Places
Be quick with your tripod! When it comes to shooting in Las Vegas, my favorite spot has got to be The Venetian. I love how authentically they have recreated the grandeur of Italy. When you come in the main valet registration area you step into this grand Italian...
by Caryn Esplin | Sep 4, 2011 | Best, Blog, Gallery, HDR, Places
TRIPLE THREAT: 1. Photomatix 2. Dynamic Photo 3. Photoshop With my Nikon D7000 on a tripod, I captured three different exposures with my Bracket setting. I could see how the sunburst came through the trees, so I was anxious to try HDR on this trio of shots....
by Caryn Esplin | Sep 1, 2011 | Best, Blog, Gallery, Light Painting, People
No tonemapping- I used Camera Raw on the final merged light painting to change up the colors and light. What do you think? Blending 16 images into one merged light painting I took dozens of photos, at about ten seconds long each, while painting the light in with LED...
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