Lightroom CC Facial Recognition is an interesting new feature for portrait photography. I had a facial recognition feature in Aperture but found it caused poor performance as it scoured images for faces. Seeing if Lightroom CC facial recognition worked better for me seemed like a good idea. Why Use Facial Recognition? Putting the resource issue…
I’m in the midst of creating a photography portfolio. To be honest, it’s harder than it looks. Here’s what bugs me about the whole process, and why it’s ultimately fulfilling. Why Create A Photography Portfolio The answer for many people is pretty straightforward. It’s a representation of your work to show clients and earn their…
Have you ever wondered what makes some photos pop while others are easy to dismiss? The secret to make your photos pop is understanding what the mind desires and rejects. You can understand how to make your photos pop with five simple steps. How to Make Your Photos Pop What does it mean to make…
After migrating some of my Aperture libraries into Lightroom this weekend, I had a chance to look at some old photos I haven’t seen in a while. Â My God, they suck. It looks like I’m going to spend some time culling photos in Lightroom. The Aperture to Lightroom Migration Here’s my first lesson. Â I should…
I’m concentrating more on portrait photography these days. Like many other photographers without a dedicated space, I spend a fair amount of time finding photography locations. Fortunately, I have friends who are far better at it than I am. One possibility that I’d never considered suddenly opened up some interesting possibilities – AIRBNB. You may…
Despite hours of planning, everyone occasionally runs into problems finding the light. It happened to me this past weekend. We have a local community of photographers, models, and make-up artists who gather quarterly to meet up and do a little shooting. Saturday we met where it all began for this group, at the Maitland Art…