Many of my recent HDR photographs are being represented and marketed by Trigger Image - a not-so-typical stock photo agency based in England that places much more emphasis on unique styles of photography versus the usual and mundane. The contributing photographers chosen by Trigger are definitely more leading-edge on the creative scale of image making. I would venture to say that my work is more conservative as compared to the other contributors, however, it is still an honor to be selected considering the quality and originality of photographic work displayed on the Trigger Image web site.
One of my favorite features in Aperture 2.1 is the flexibility and ease-of-use provided for monochrome conversions - taking original color digital files to fine art quality black and whites. The ability to apply custom filters and then adjust tonal ranges in each filter is designed with the professional photographer in mind.
Applying the monochrome conversion feature to already processed HDR images produces awe-inspiring results.
Yes, I still use Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge for my HDR work (there’s already talk of a soon-to-be-released HDR plug-in for Aperture), but nearly all of my digital editing, organizing and post-processing work is now completed in Aperture.
My issue with Photoshop is that it tries to be too many things for too many people. Adobe somewhat addressed this issue, as well as answer the competitive challenge issued by Apple’s release of Aperture, with the release of Ligthroom, but by then I was already hooked on both the Mac platform and software. Apple’s software developers just seem more attuned to the shooting professional and quicker to adapt to the needs of these picky and demanding customers.
Though the winter winds, snow and ice are sill upon us here in Ohio, one can’t help but notice the promise of spring with the gradual changes in the light and the small flashes of color. Just last week I was stunned to see a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds fly past me while I was photographing an icy landscape of the prairie at Sugarcreek MetroPark. And then another Bluebird just this past weekend as my daughter Chloe and I were departing Hocking Hills. I’m hopeful for an early spring. Most of all I am hopeful for life renewed and positive changes. Sometimes the Eagle has to drop southward, with talons at the ready, in order to climb to “higher ground.”
Enjoy the following nature, wildlife and landscape photographs of winter waning in Ohio, captured at Sugarcreek and Hills and Dales MetroParks, Calvary Cemetery and as always, Hocking Hills.
It’s been a while since I’ve added a new selection to my online storefront of montage “PosterPrints.” With all the wonderful new photographs captured this past autumn - particularly in Hocking Hills - I thought it would be fun to create a montage of select nature and landscape images that were taken using the high dynamic range technique. Personally I think this body of work represents some of the best nature and landscape photography that I’ve completed to date.
What I would like to do is one more showing and reception here in the Dayton area before my planned move toward Columbus this spring or early summer. These images look absolutely amazing as 24″ x 36″ Giclees prints on enhanced matte paper. I’m looking for a local venue that will host a showing of these prints, mounted but unframed, whereby I could organize an opening reception and then perhaps keep the prints on display for a few weeks or so.
This newest montage print, titled “Autumn Opening,” represents just a small sampling of the images that I have available for print and licensing sales as well as a possible showing. The ImageKind link listed below will take you to my newest online print storefront where this and all of my other montage PosterPrints are available for sale along with a wide selection of papers, mats and frames.
