Oct
31
2009
wayne
On the same day that I was doing that self portrait, I was also testing a couple of new optics I got for my Lensbaby. A fisheye optic and a soft focus optic. Neither of these types of lenses would be something I would use very often, so it was never worth it to buy expensive full fledged auto focus ones. However, once in a while I would see a shot that makes me wish I had one of these lenses, so when Lensbaby released these optics recently for very reasonable prices (both together were under $250) I snapped them up. Test shot gallery after the break.
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no comments | tags: fisheye, Lensbaby, soft focus | posted in Gear
Oct
5
2009
wayne
I use Adobe Lightroom to adjust my RAW images and when Adobe introduced the ability to use different camera profiles I played around with them as any camera geek probably would. At that time I found that I preferred the standard profile to the custom camera ones, so I promptly forgot all about them. Until recently that is. (The following is really only meant for camera geeks)
Update: After some more research I realized I made a mistake when I created the profiles. I’ve uploaded new profiles that were made correctly.
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no comments | tags: camera profiles, camera raw, D300, D700, Gear, lightroom, nikon, photoshop | posted in Gear, info
May
14
2009
wayne
radiopopper units
I just got a new toy. A set of RadioPoppers. If you don’t know what they are, read on. This isn’t a review, I haven’t really used them yet (I just got them yesterday). It’s more of a first impression.
Short Explanation: RadioPoppers lets you control off camera wireless flashes using radio frequency (RF) instead the infrared light that the flashes natively use. Continue reading
no comments | tags: flash, nikon, radiopopper, speedlight, wireless | posted in Gear, Review
Feb
17
2009
wayne
I recently bought a Lensbaby Composer to use at a wedding (I’ll post some pictures later when I’m done with them) and my short review is this: If you’ve ever been interested in a Lensbaby, the Composer is the one buy.
If you’ve never heard of a Lensbaby, take a look at their website: http://lensbaby.com/
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no comments | tags: cool, Gear, Lensbaby, selective focus, tilt shift | posted in Gear, Review
Nov
25
2008
wayne
About month ago I had an older camera converted to an infrared camera. It took a couple of weeks and when I got it back I took it out for a few test shots. I can’t wait to use it for wedding shots.
no comments | tags: black & white, infrared, new gear, photo test | posted in Gear
