There’s a new kid on the block of HDR Photo Processing, meet Aurora HDR Pro from MacPhun. This new software is a stand alone Mac only HDR machine! With some custom presets for different looks and starting points. You can do layers, tone mapping, export to your favorite apps and more! Go check it out!
Below was my first edit using Aurora HDR Pro!
The weather has been cold lately here in Virginia for a few weeks with warm days here and there. I took the opportunity the cold weather brings and hiked up to the Cascades in Pembroke, VA for some winter photography. This was one I took along the way up to the water fall. You should visit the Cascades at any time of the year for a beautiful dose of nature.
This year my son started a new sport Football so to bring in the new sport I shot a couple football portraits. This one is a composite portrait meaning the subject was shot in a studio location on a white background and then the background was swapped out later in Photoshop. I love shooting these things they are much different than my normal work! These allow me to mix the artistic backgrounds with a portrait, to create a one of a kind portrait.
For more information or if you’d like to have your own Sportrait session feel free to contact me.
I had a quick visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks back… more for relaxation than photography this time around. But I still had my gear with me and managed to shoot a few photographs during the trip. This is one of the Old Mill around sunset while a couple guys were fishing in the water below. The Old Mill is a really neat place to visit if you’re ever in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.
Yesterday I had the chance to get out and photograph this beautiful 200′ waterfall. Photographing waterfalls usually combines a few things I love hiking (usually to get to the waterfall) and water (I’ve loved fishing since I was a kid). A few new pieces of gear I tried out during this excursion included the new Mind Shift Panorama 180. I will be writing a full review on this bag once I get to test it out extensively, but so far I love it!. The second piece of gear was a new tripod setup, which included the Induro AT 214 legs. The tripod legs worked flawless! Work continues on my Ebook where I will help you take photographs like this of waterfalls stay tuned….
You can find this waterfall near Covington, VA and it’s easily viewable from the overlook. Spring is on it’s way and you will be seeing more photographs like this once warm weather is here to stay.
It was another cold and windy morning when I took this photograph on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Devil’s Backbone. The cattle were out and about in the 20mph wind and 30 degree temperature, they didn’t seem to mind the weather or that I was photographing them.
This one was taken with the Canon 6D using the 17-40mm F4L F16 and ISO 100, to create 7 exposures which were edited using Photomatix and Google NIK Collection. When working in the wind there are a few things to remember make sure your tripod is sound and secure. Use the hook to add some extra weight to the base of your tripod if the wind is really bad. I tend to use my own body to try and shield my tripod from the wind which doesn’t always work. Another thing to remember is to catch a few exposures at a really fast shutter speed to make sure you have anything that will move ( ex. tree limbs, flowers, flags, etc..) in focus and perfectly still.
On a side note I really need to find some photography gloves! If anyone out there has a suggestion on gloves drop me a comment or email me at nfirebaugh@gmail.com.
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