January 2010

The Ultimate Raw File Tweaker: Colorchecker Passport

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 16:17

<p>As raw files become the common currency of high-end photographry a widening array of tools is arriving to help photographers get the most from them.

The Brain Gets What It Expects

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 15:47

<p>From Dan Ariely's book, Predictably Irrational</p>

My Day with Moose & Joe

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 11:04

One of the downsides of being a nature photographer is limited opportunities to socialize. There's no water cooler at the office. So it's always fun when I get a chance to shoot with some of my friends. I was fortunate today to spend the day with Moose Peterson and Joe McNally while they co-lead their landscape workshop in San Francisco with Laurie Excell and Kevin Dobler. Their DLWS series has become immensely popular.

Wake up in a good mood

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 10:26

<p>My <a href="http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/" target="_blank">six word memoir</a> for today.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cardinalphoto.com/files/David%20Cardinal/Bi_AfrSkimmer_0058_2... style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Bi_AfrSkimmer_0058" border="0&quo

Joe McNally readying a San Francisco "Portrait of a Hero" Firefighter Shot

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 21:55

San Francisco Firefighter on a Rescue Rope

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 21:51

Get a Head Start on A New Lens for the New Year

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 14:01

With the new year I know many of you have new cameras and are thinking about new lenses. Some of the best advice I can give is to rent or borrow any expensive lens before shelling out a lot of money for it. If you have a local camera store sometimes they will credit rentals against an eventual purpose. Otherwise the best pricing and service for online rentals (and local if you're in the San Francisco area) is from borrowlenses.

Restore High ISO Color with a Single Click

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:03

There is plenty of excitement about low light photography made possible by the high-ISO settings and increasingly good noise reduction in the newest cameras. But lost in the shuffle is that color is also lost as we increase the ISO. High ISO images tend to be typified by a 'washed out' look that seriously detracts from the Wow of your image. The good news is that correcting much of that problem is much easier than most people think...

Crowned Cranes at High ISO using Camera Vivid Profile

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:01

Crowned Cranes at High ISO using Adobe Standard Profile

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 10:43

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