Archive for December, 2007

Portrait Shoot: Mateo

By Luis • Dec 27th, 2007 • Category: portraits

Nope, that’s not me in the photo - you probably just remember my last post with the self-portrait. Nope, I’m not that cute - and obviously, I’m not that young either. That little baby (and a cute little baby at that) is a friend’s nephew and godson, Mateo.
The image you see is one [...]



Get Rid of Red Eye with Photoshop

By Luis • Dec 17th, 2007 • Category: processing

Yes, Photoshop CS2 has a red-eye removal tool, but it doesn’t always work so well. This technique takes a bit more work, but it’s guaranteed to work.

Want to learn more? Read on.



Contact Lens Workflow by Parc Cruz

By Luis • Dec 17th, 2007 • Category: processing

Philippine photographer Parc Cruz has posted a nice tutorial on Flickr for what he describes as his Contact Lens Workflow. Though I don’t agree with him on all the different steps, I definitely can’t argue with the results.



We Do Follow

By LightChasers Photography • Dec 15th, 2007 • Category: news

It looks like somebody forgot to activate the DoFollow WP Plugin over here.  Don’t worry - that problem’s been fixed already.  Hey, better late than never, right?



Photo Project: Shoot Yourself

By Luis • Dec 14th, 2007 • Category: images, portraits

Yes, that’s me in the photo. It’s a self-portrait I shot as part of a self-portrait project on Epic Edits Weblog. Nope, it’s not a particularly glamorous photo - what do you expect for a shot that took only a couple of minutes to prepare? It’s just a simple mirror shot with [...]



Great Photography Sites on DIYPhotography.net

By Luis • Dec 13th, 2007 • Category: news

I got a pleasant surprise this afternoon when I checked my stats and found several visitors coming in from DIYPhotography.net. I’ve been a fan of the site since I first came across it a few years ago so it’s quite flattering to get a link from them. I know my DIY category is [...]



Event Photographers: Sync Your Cameras

By Luis • Dec 12th, 2007 • Category: processing, shooting, tips

I’ve just started processing images from an event that involved two photographers with three cameras - it isn’t fun. What makes my job even tougher is the fact that the clocks on the three cameras aren’t synchronized. Fortunately, I’ve found a way to fix the problem.



We’ve Got A New Front Door

By Luis • Dec 7th, 2007 • Category: images, news

See that little beauty to the left? Pretty, ain’t she? That’s one of the cars I shot recently.
See all the pretty little things beside the car? Those are images from our portfolio. We’ve got a few images there that you might want to check out.
The flash, by the way, is [...]



New Look

By LightChasers Photography • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: news

As you can probably tell, we’ve redecorated.
We’ve got a new magazine-ish look on the main page with three major categories: images up top, gear to the left, and tips in the middle. We’ve also got a sidebar with news (like this post) off to the right.
Mind you, tinkering and tweaking of the design will [...]



4 Reasons to Never Delete Images…

By Luis • Dec 5th, 2007 • Category: processing, shooting, tips

… from your camera. Everybody, it seems, uses the delete button on their cameras. Hey, there must be a reason it’s there, right? Heck, I know I’m guilty of abusing this button too.

It’s about time though that we make this delete button obsolete.