Owner at Soft Lite Studios
“I was particularly impressed with the lens mount, as it looks well machined, and in application, it firmly mounts the lens to the camera, with a smooth twist of the wrist.” Introduction: Working on hitting the trifecta, Tamron has released a new lens which includes a very respectable 70-210mm focal range, a quality packaged compact […]
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Introduction: If you are a Sony E-Mount camera fan, and many are, you’ll be happy to hear that Sigma has just announced nine (9) Sigma Art Series lenses, offered as E-Mount versions. If you have previously used any of the Sigma Art Series lenses, you are already familiar with the fit, finish, and quality of […]
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Refresher If you read article one in this series, you are already up to speed on what the premise is here. If not, then the next paragraph will bring you up to speed. Better yet, if you are so inclined, the first article can be found here. In this mini-series, “The Discipline Of Photography,” we […]
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Something for you landscape photographers. Tim Neumann and Lorie McQuirt of Soft Lite Studios have a few insights to share for those wide angle landscapes. “Start to think in layers, draw that viewer in right from the beginning of the scene.”
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The Discipline Of Photography Introduction If you think about it, and I promise there won’t be too much thinking required here, photography is more than just a visual pursuit. Sure the vision quest is the end game, but for that end game to be effective there’s a lot more that should go into the overall […]
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Twirling Images In Photoshop – A Tutorial So the Photoshop twirling craze is once again taking the photography world by storm. About two years ago this twirling thing was all the rage and droves of people were spinning their images out of control. Well, the look is back once again, and this time it would […]
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Part one in a series on the mighty Histogram.
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Eclipse Or Bust, Part Two More Chronology Of The Trek West This is blog article number three, in my series on the Great American Eclipse Road Trip 2017, if you haven’t read the second article it can be found here: Eclipse Or Bust If you are new to this blog series, let me bring you […]
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Eclipse Or Bust The Chronology Continues “Designed as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States and dedicated to “the American people”, The Gateway Arch is a must stop for me, every time I come through St. Louis.” This is blog article number two, in my series on the Great American Eclipse Road […]
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To Eclipse Or Not To Eclipse A Chronological View Into Eclipse Insanity Ninety-nine years ago, that’s the last time a total solar eclipse has passed from the West coast of the United States, to the East coast. An event, that thankfully, I was not alive to see. Not that I wouldn’t want to have seen […]
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