Moon White Balance
Recently when I shot the moon, I did so in RAW, so I get a few options in post-processing for how I wish the white balance to be. Anyone got any opinions on which one looks best?
High Dynamic Range
Recently I have been working with a technique for digital photography called “high dynamic range”, which essentially takes the highlights from one image and matches them with the shadows from another image shot in the exact same position in a different exposure value. There is also another process that can be applied to an HDR […]
Macro Lighting Options
As many of my readers are aware, I like to do macro photography. This tends to be an interesting lighting situation to stabilize, since macro needs a really narrow aperture for the wide depth of field required to focus something so physically close to the lens. In most difficult situations for photography, the first line […]
Expanding the Photographic Kit Yet Again
I thought for sure after my Summer additions to my “system” I would be finished for a while, but it seems a few things have cropped up that I feel compelled to deal with. Lowepro TopLoader Orion Universal Camera Adapter LumiQuest Pocket Bouncer I have been on an endless search for a new camera bag, […]
Two Topics Selected
I have selected and been confirmed for two of my research topics for this Fall. Theories of Learning (PSYC 320): Topic 20: Behavior modification and insomnia Developmental Psychology (PSYC 331): Topic 21: The development of gender identity in children raised by homosexual couples I hope I have selected topics that will be able to be […]
Flash: Number One Enemy of Good Photos
Most accurately, direct flash is the enemy of good photographs. If there is one thing I have learned about photography, it is that it is all about light. If you have bad light, you have a bad photo. Flash can make things look unnatural or cast horrible shadows. This topic comes up because I was […]
Research Topics
Once again I have a class with Dr. Hogan and we start off day one with selecting our topics. This is for Theories of Learning. Which topic would you pick? Topic 1: The cerebral cortex and memoryTopic 2: Habituation Topic 3: The orienting response Topic 4: Classical conditioning and conditioned emotional responsesTopic 5: Classical conditioning […]
Beginning Last Year as an Undergraduate
Five years ago, on August 23, 2004 I began my undergraduate academic career. At the time I was planning an academic adventure that would last at most 4 years, but was suspected to be closer to 3 years. I had credits ready to go and was almost a sophomore, and I had not been to […]
Schizophrenic Flickr Traffic
My statistics on Flickr have been surprising me lately, I have some days with very high view rates, then other days where there is an absolute slump. Two days ago I had almost 170 hits on my photostream, but today (ended at 8PM EDT), I only had 14. This trend is kind of odd. At […]
Bits and Pieces
Having 32 spare bits, for a total of 64 is making certain pieces of software not work or install on my newest desktop. Last night I decided to install Windows 7 Professional on the desktop. Because the desktop is a 64 bit system, I decided to install 64 bit Windows. Turns out, that was a […]