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Cool Tools: Sofortbild Tethering Software

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Dec 16, 2009 in Quick Focus | 1 comment

I know. Yet another article about tethering? Yes. But, this one will be short. I’ve already written extensively about the topic both in a newsletter article and in a review of onOne Software’s DSLR Remote Pro. In the onOne review I wrote: The upside of shooting tethered is: (1) the ability to...

Camera Profiles and the ColorChecker Passport — The What, Why and How

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Nov 27, 2009 in Featured Articles | 6 comments

For a while it was a mystery. I just didn’t get it. No matter how I set the white balance in my Nikon cameras — be it preset or custom — when I opened my images in either Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) or Lightroom (which are, in essence, the same thing) the White Balance number would be way off....

Cool Tools: Matthews Magic Stand

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Oct 21, 2009 in Quick Focus | 0 comments

My name is Steve. I’m a tool junkie. I’m in love with a light stand. How did it happen? It called to me. The moment I saw it in a Matthews catalog, it called to me. All I could hear were the paraphrased words from a great Heart song: You don’t have to love me yet, Let’s get high a...

Book Reviews: Stoppee, Odell and Deunkel

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Oct 21, 2009 in Quick Focus | 1 comment

To survive in this business climate, to improve our art, to differentiate our work — whatever our goal, we must continue to learn and grow as photographers. Fortunately, there has never been a greater variety of learning tools available. We have the electronic — online courses, webinars,...

Busman’s Holiday: Shooting with Hanson Fong and My New Profoto D1 Airs

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Oct 19, 2009 in Featured Articles | 5 comments

Webster’s: Busman’s Holiday — a holiday spent following or observing the practice of one’s usual occupation. A couple of weeks ago, my good friend Hanson Fong, fresh off an appearance at the Houston stop on the Beauty and Beast tour, took a day off and hung out with me. So, how did we...