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Nov 28
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Topaz Labs Black Friday Deal Get It Now

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Topaz Labs Black Friday Deal

Starting on Thursday November 28th and running through Monday December 2nd, Topaz Labs will be having a big sale on their Complete Photography Collection featuring ALL of their products.

Black Friday Deal

Topaz Labs Collection Sale

They will be selling it for just $199.99! That’s almost 50% off the normal price of $379.99

For that low price you get…

Topaz Adjust
Topaz ReStyle
Topaz Clarity
Topaz ReMask
Topaz B&W Effects
Topaz Detail
Topaz Simplify
Lens Effects
Star Effects
Clean
DeNoise
InFocus
DeJPEG
photoFXlab

To get this sweet deal use the promo code “blackfriday2013”.  You should checkout my reviews of Adjust, Clarity and Restyle for some more information about these products. I use these products to create lots of my images in my portfolio! There’s no better time to buy this collection!

By Nathan Firebaugh

Nov 28
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Happy Thanksgiving

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 Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!  I’m very thankful for all of the supporters of my photography, my family and friends!  I would also like to take the time to thank all of the kind people who have helped me along the way of my photographic journey.  Some of these are  Trey Ratcliff   (Stuck In Customs),  Scott Kublin   (HDR Photography Blog),  Varina Patel   (Photography By Varina), Curtis Warwick  (Really Nice Light),   Jon Beard  (JonBeard.com) and the whole Exposure Roanoke Group!

 

Photo Share – “Burn Off”

This one was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Virginia a few weeks back on a cold and windy morning. I absolutely love landscape photography! There’s just something about getting to a spot, setting up your gear and waiting for the sun to pop up over the horizon that just never gets old!
Topaz Labs Black Friday Event

 

Black Friday Offer

I wanted to let everyone know that Topaz Labs is offering the Complete Collection on sale for $199.99 (normally $379.99) by using the promo code “blackfriday2013”. This is a sweet deal for anyone who’s been thinking about purchasing this software.  You should checkout my reviews of Adjust, Clarity and Restyle for some more information about these products.

Oct 13
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How do you deal with tourists?

By | HDR Photography, Landscapes, Photography, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments
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Making The Most Out Of Busy Photographs

Most of the time I try to wait for a clear shot before I take a photograph…. But sometimes that just never works out. Like for example at Monticello a few weekends ago I found a spot and waited and waited some more… after a few minutes I could see a pattern to the flow of visitors and I decided to shoot a few different shots and hope for the best. I didn’t carry my tripod into the house because only a bag of certain size is allowed… so I did these handheld.  First set of brackets I shot had people on the left side of the fish pond but the front of the house was pretty clear.

I knew I had to get a shot with the pond reflection clear so that’s what I waited for with my second set….

So now I had the whole pond clear of people well… sort of.. I had to use the left half from one and the right half from other. You may be asking the question how did you use these two sets when they are obviously from different angles. I layered them in Photoshop and applied a black mask to one of the layers, taking the white brush I masked a section big enough to see on top of the other layer. Then selecting the move tool I aligned the images based on the location of the house, pond etc.

Dealing with the people in the field and the rail towards the right side of the house took more work using the cloning tool to remake the railings from one just like it on the lest side of the house. 🙂

So remember sometimes you just can’t get a clear shot but doesn’t always mean you can’t get the shot you want!

Aug 08
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Topaz ReStyle Released

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Topaz ReStyle is now available!

If you haven’t seen my mini review of this new product you can check it out here. With a special launch price of $29.99 (using the coupon code “restyleit” until Aug 31st) and a thousand presets I don’t think you could go wrong! Head over to the Topaz website and get your copy for the special price before August 31st. Don’t forget my coupon code NFPhoto to save 15% on all you other purchases.

 

Photo Share – Into The Dense Fog

Yes this one was edited using Topaz Restyle 🙂 this was an old photograph I took at Clingmans Dome in the Smoky Mountains National Park. I never could get the photograph to really have the feel I was looking for… That was until this new product came out and I decided to give it a try… I think it worked perfect!

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Jun 16
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Sunset Through The Flowers

By | Floral, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 4, Nature, Photography, Photomatix, Photoshop, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments

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Sunset Through The Purple Vetch – Blue Ridge Parkway, VA

I took a trip up on the parkway to capture what turned out to be a beautiful sunset yesterday. The tree’s at the overlooks seems to block lots of the views and make for crappy photo’s. So coming up with a good composition is always a challenge! For this one I decide to lay down and shoot the sun rays through the small flowers on the ground. I used the Sony NEX-5N for this shot and captured 3 bracketed shots handheld, with the 18-55mm kit lens.

I then processed this shot using Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom, Topaz Labs Adjust and Clarity. If you haven’t seen my review on Topaz Clarity you should check it out! This is an excellent piece of software to make contrast adjustments in landscape photography.

Sunset Through The Purple Vetch

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