These are my step-by-step choices and reasoning behind making very realistic photos that make the viewer feel like they are looking at a real scene and actually there, not looking at a photo, using ON1 photo software. The version I’m using here is ON...
I worry about damaging my cameras. Who doesn’t? But I finally found one that I don’t fear taking anywhere I go. The Olympus Tough camera. It beats the GoPro hands down in my opinion. Here’s why: I use mine with a circular polarizing filter from Hoya....
I have owned the Lensbaby Velvet 56 lens for quite some time but have only recently been shooting with it and wow, I didn’t know what I was missing! The lens itself is intimidating to me because it is a manual focus and manual aperture meaning that y...
The Revenant is a film to be admired by fans of widescreen images. Emmanuel Lubezki created this by filming with an ARRI Alexa 65 6K camera and lenses of 12 to 21 mm. My desire is to deconstruct and replicate this in an APS-C dSLR and lenses. Last Up...
Ideas for new photos can come from where you least expect it. I don’t know what your commute to work is like each day, but by taking some extra time and traveling some dusty back roads, I’ve found a whole new world of photographic inspiration. We all...
Here is my personal collection of what I consider some of (but not all of) the best sites for a photographer to use: Ken Rockwell – no-nonsense advice and clear information. I highly recommend Ken Rockwell information. The fact that many do not like...
When you see a great shot or say to yourself “that would make a great photo,” you want to be able to actually take that photo – right now. You don’t want to fumble around with your camera and lenses. Here’s a simple, simple way to take shots more qui...
View this post on Instagram Meditation A post shared by Lars Lentz (@larslentz101) on Feb 13, 2015 at 11:54am PST Meditation – a seemingly “new age” type of word that strikes an unhealthy fear of “hippydom” into people everywhere. No, I am not a Kris...
HDR (high dynamic range) image processing can be very cool for some types of photos. Whether done manually or with a dedicated HDR program, it almost always requires shooting multiple RAW images at various exposures then combining them in software du...
View this post on Instagram A Golden Sunrise in St Maarten. 🌞 #photography #photo #scenic #beautiful #landscape #sunrise #sxm #stmaarten #saintmartin #stmartin #island #islandlife #vacation #caribbean #travel #nature A post shared by Lars Lentz (@lar...