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A Photographers Interview with Michael James

March 10, 2010

Please tell us about yourself as a person and as a photographer. Where did you grow up and what sparked your desire to photograph? Were you active with the photography department in high school? Where are you living now?
I grew up in South Jersey. Medford, NJ to be exact. I [...]

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One Day Challenge Topaz Adjust 4 Winner

March 9, 2010

My challenges just keep getting harder each time to pick a winner. This challenge was a fun one since so many people love plugins and Topaz Labs makes some really powerful ones. With the release of the new Topaz Adjust 4 I knew I had to get people to give [...]

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Bare

March 4, 2010

Does your house look like this? This wall and light switch was taken at the same Newark foreclosed home as Nonna’s Wall.
I photographed this with a D700 and the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens.
Post processing in Topaz Adjust. Download it for free to give it a try. Use [...]

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Nikon 70-200mm F2.8G VR II Review from DPReview

February 26, 2010

DPReview gave the new Nikon 70-200mm F2.8G VR II 85% our of 100%. This is a brief summary of what they had to say.
Good: Professional shooters and advanced amateurs demanding the finest optical performance available in a telephoto zoom
Not: Anyone who values portability and convenience over all-out image quality
Nikon’s ‘Mark II’ [...]

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Disfraz, a photo project

February 26, 2010

The word costume translated from English to Spanish is Disfraz. I will be photographing portraits of people wearing costumes. I got the idea from my photos of Melissa’s brother Dave in his chicken costume. You can see some other costume portraits on my Halloween post from November [...]

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Book Recommendation – Practical HDR by David Nightingale

February 25, 2010

Practical HDR was the first HDR photography book I purchased. It is still one of my favorites which I recommend to everyone looking to start shooting HDR. Give it a read. Purchase it from Amazon.com and see for yourself. David includes a lot of great information [...]

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A Photographers Interview with Joanna Kapica

February 24, 2010

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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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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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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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