Scott Wyden Imagery

The new Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II

February 23, 2010

I recently sold my 70-200mm VR lens (which was in mint condition) so that I could get the new VR II. Why would I do such a thing? The VR (1st version) lens works perfectly on all Nikon Pro SLR’s however when using it with a full frame [...]

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Nonna’s Wall

February 22, 2010

This wall was so cool looking that I had to capture it from multiple angles. Apparently this room had layers of wallpaper which were just peeling away. When I saw this huge patch sticking out I knew the photo would come out incredible. I processed the photo through Topaz Adjust [...]

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A 5511 out take, going back to the archives

February 21, 2010

I said it back in January that when life gets busy and shooting new things isn’t an option to take some time from your day and go back to the archives. (tip)
This weekend I went through some of my 5511 photo sessions and reprocessed this photo. My favorite thing about [...]

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A Zen plea for all PHP and Wordpress guru’s

February 19, 2010

So many of us Zenfolio users love their service but have waited patiently for their WordPress integration. Zenfolio has it planned but with no ETA whatsoever. Zenfolio user Charles Showalter has created and shared a PHP script which he compiled to enable our customers to access their password [...]

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Book Recommendation – A World in HDR by Trey Ratcliff

February 18, 2010

Trey Ratcliff’s book A World in HDR is not only an insight into his life and photography but also contains more tips, techniques and tutorials on creating HDR masterpieces. I highly recommend the book for all photographers getting into HDR photography and even all photographers who already shoot HDR. [...]

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HDR – Hard Wood Flooring

February 17, 2010

I was hired by a company who buys, reconditions and sells foreclosures. They asked me to document the before and after of each home their turn over. This home in particular is in East Orange, NJ. It had this beautiful hard wood floor on the first and second floor of [...]

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Theodore Grimm

February 16, 2010

One of the nice things about seeing underground bands is the chance to get some really interesting shots. When I was at Maxwell’s a couple weeks ago seeing my old band Fairmont play, the band Theodore Grimm was also there. I’m don’t really like their music but they [...]

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An awesome Zenfolio discount code

February 15, 2010

You have read my high praises about Zenfolio. I’m said it over and over just how great they are. For my HDR Workshop Zenfolio offered me a nice discount code to give everyone. This discount code was offered to the HDR Workshop attendees first but now it [...]

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Snowscape

February 14, 2010

For the first time in years we had over a foot of snow in New Jersey. I used the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens to take this photo. My favorite part of this shot is that you would never know it is in color because of how white [...]

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New Nikon 24mm Prime!

February 13, 2010

I already have the older Nikon 24mm f2.0 lens but this may be something to purchase in the future. Gotta love the prime!
Nikon 24mm f/1.4G

Prime Wide-angle Perspective—Ultra-fast f/1.4 Aperture
77mm Filter Size!
Nano Crystal Coat
2 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) elements
2 Aspherical Lens Elements
Rear Focus (RF)
Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM)
M/A Focus Mode Switch
Rounded [...]

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Being a color blind photographer

February 11, 2010

It has its moments. I am not going lie and say I just get by because I don’t. I need help like other color blind photographers out there. In fact, when I was in college and taking the color course I needed help then. My color blindness isn’t as bad [...]

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