In the last post, we created a “brush” to use when signing or placing a copyright notice on our images. Using the brush, one image at a time, works well. But, when we have a big job, a lot of images we want to protect all at once, it’s not the way to get the job done.
That’s where “batch processing” comes in.
There are lots of ways to batch process a mark. One of the most common is to create an action. However, doing so is a bit complex because we need to create...
Written by Steve Herzberg on March 2, 2010
Sometimes, I wish I had a posse — a group of skilled photo folks to help me with my shoots. All of us who work alone know how difficult it can be to do something complex, particularly on location. Some shoots require an extra set or two of hands, another set of eyes, and a sounding board for ideas.
Written by Steve Herzberg on February 15, 2010
For many, “available light” photography is synonymous with “natural light” photography — the use of the sun as the main light source.
But, for us MacGyvers, the meaning is a bit different. To us, it means using whatever light is “available” — be it the sun or any other source of illumination we can create or put our hands on. It’s a subtle, but...
Written by Steve Herzberg on February 15, 2010
Whether or not it is best to use music during a shoot is open to debate.
Some feel it relaxes the model and helps him or her find a “rhythm” that creates a dance like partnership with the photographer.
Written by Steve Herzberg on January 16, 2010
Nowhere is the pressure of competition greater than in the world of wedding photography. So, I turned to one of the world’s best known and most successful wedding photographers, my friend Hanson Fong, for answers to the question