AUGUST 2023, MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

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01 | EXTREME: VERTORAMA IN THE RED ROCKS OF AZ WITH BOB COATES

โ€œWhen making vertoramas, an interesting foreground is important. You also need an interesting background 180 degrees in the opposite direction. That was challenge number one. I thought about possibilities for eight months or so. Ideas were tested but were often squelched as soon as I scouted the locations, not working as I thought it might. Continued the search and finally found a strong possibility.โ€

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02 | Tim Oliver swung into action with a Spiderman Toy Photography shoot

โ€œItโ€™s hot! Damn hot! With temperatures reaching 117 degrees here in Phoenix, Arizona, my normal outdoor wildlife shooting routine has effectively come to a halt. So, to keep my finely tuned photography skills at peak levels (insert sarcastic snort here), I decided to try my hand at toy photography. Jesse Feyereisen is a constant inspiration. He has amazing examples of how to create toy photography correctly. Between Jesseโ€™s posts and a KelbyOne course on the subject, it felt worthy of my effort.โ€

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03 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES WITH EDDIE TAPP

โ€œIt is the โ€˜refinementsโ€™ that make a real difference: tweaking the lighting, angle, using a tilt shift lens for the focal plane (as on other images that show the far side of the display out of focus)... This project is going into an article Iโ€™m working on where Iโ€™ll be discussing color management.โ€

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