The Digital Photo Experience

Noise Reduction in Lightroom 3

By now many of you using Lightroom have either upgraded or at least tried the demo. There are many new and wonderful features, but the one that has given me perhaps the most bang for my buck is the vastly improved noise reduction. Previously, we could certainly take an image into Photoshop or even a [...]

STOP! And take that shot!

One of the best tips to improve your photography is to pick up your camera every day. I used to think this was so difficult. Who has time for this? Between going to work, errands, and living your non-photographic life, carving out a few minutes for photography can be difficult. Instead, live a photographic life! [...]

More New York City Wallpapers!

PC & Mac widescreen wallpaper

Photographing New York City (part of the Digital Field Guide series by Wiley) is in stock at Amazon.com and bookstores everywhere! I’ll be posting one wallpaper a week from the book or the series for the next couple of months both here and at my website. If you have any requests [...]

Weekend Travel Tips part 2

Last time we discussed bringing and carrying your gear on a weekend photography trip. This time, we’ll cover some technical tips to ensure that you get the best shot and that they make it home safely. Much like always putting the same gear in the same pockets, having a set of procedures that you follow [...]

New York City wallpapers #2

On Amazon.com, Photographing New York City (part of the Digital Field Guide series by Wiley) is now in stock and ready for shipment! I’ll be posting one wallpaper a week from the book or the series for the next couple of months both here and at my blog at jeremypollack.net. If you have any requests [...]

New York City Wallpapers!

In celebration of the May 17th release of my first book, Photographing New York City (part of the Digital Field Guide series by Wiley), I’ll be posting one wallpaper a week for the next couple of months both here and at my blog, JeremyPollack.net
Each wallpaper image will be available in widescreen and standard versions for [...]

Synchronized shooting

There are times when you may end up with two or more sets of images from a single event or photo shoot. Whether it be a DSLR and a point-and-shoot, your camera and a companion’s or two cameras on a BlackRapid DS-R. I will often shoot with two cameras at events when creating a [...]

Forget Photoshop, Launch Lightroom!

“What software should I get first?” is a common question to aspiring photographers, especially when first getting into using DSLR cameras. Or more commonly, “Should I get Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop Elements to start out?” With the term Photoshopped entering the vernacular, it is not surprising that most people think about it first when starting [...]

Lightroom Week: Treatment Tuesday

One of Lightroom’s great strengths is the speed at which it enables us to work with our imagery. Lightroom offers us flexibility and efficiency when ingesting a card full of photos, developing a batch of images, and even exporting to the web or printing. One of the ways in which we can speed up our [...]

Weekend Travel Tips Part 1

 
Day trips are great, but taking a weekend trip for photography can be a great experience and a good way to indulge in your photographic passion for a few days. Not needing to worry about getting home in time or thinking about other commitments for later in the day can be surprisingly liberating! A multi-day [...]