photography

Summer Aged

July 12, 2010
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Image above has Photoshop action;  Smooth desaturation by Rocketlaunch I don’t use canned actions much because  every image needs and reacts differently to the action.  So the time involved going through them can be a bit off putting.  I tend to go in phrases and yesterday I decided to see what an action would do [...]

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All Wet

May 10, 2010
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Recently I watched a virtual back lot video from Stargate Studios.  It was a fascinating look behind the scenes.  I’m very gullible when I watch movies and think the actors and crew are really there, it doesn’t occur to me that it’s green screen.  The same holds true with still photography but in miniature.  We [...]

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Fog Stinks

April 11, 2010
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Detroit Michigan Comp Card Photographers Mary DuPrie Well I thought I would give computer hell a rest for now and just do a tech post, yeah!  We all love those. The behind the scenes pic breaks down like this, working from the inside out. The black panels are black venitian plaster troweled on a piece [...]

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This Stuff is Hard!

April 7, 2010
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Detroit Michigan Model Photographers Mary DuPrie That is putting it mildly.  Years ago I gave up trying to make prints from my home office, it was certainly the most frustrating, time consuming thing I’ve tried to do.  I have to admit I now print everything at Costco with no regrets. Tied neck and neck with [...]

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