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How To: Fully Colour Balance Images With A CBL Lens
Ready To Colour Balance: My CBL Lens Imported Into Adobe Lightroom 3.
The ability to record a high degree of colour accuracy; from camera to digital editing and printing, is a vital aspect in the production of my photographic work. In February I attended several seminars at the Adobe stand during Focus On Imaging and gained some priceless (and free) advice on the importance of colour management.
If you intend to colour balance your photographs effectively you’ll need to purchase a display calibration kit (I use a Spyder 3 Pro) and a CBL lens. For the purpose of this photography tutorial you’ll also need access to the photo management and editing software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Please note that your photographs need to be shot with the camera raw image format.
The Great British Holiday: Blackpool
The BBC documentary 'Great British Holiday: Blackpool’ on BBC iPlayer.
(Available until 12:44am Thursday 5th August 2010)
“It’s a fight in which billions are at stake, ministers are derided, partners fall out and transvestites have a key role.”
Last night I watched the documentary ‘Great British Holiday: Blackpool’ on BBC iPlayer. Directed by Patrick Forbes, this film offers ‘behind-the-scene’ access to Blackpool Council’s bid to land the UK’s first super casino during the summer of 2006.
Ted Talks: Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites
Since my introduction into associate lecturing at UCLAN in November 2009 I have found that my desire and determination to learn as much as I can about the medium of photography has played an crucial role in how effectively I write assignments, plan critiques and deliver lectures. In order to teach others about contemporary photography in a fresh and imaginative way one should not only be a creative practitioner of the medium, but also have an innate interest and understanding of culture, history, social issues and technology (to name but only a few).
Street Photography: Documenting The Human Condition
Watch ‘Street Photography: Documenting The Human Condition’ by Chris Weeks on Vimeo.
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking about how I can improve my photography blog over these past few days. I came to the conclusion that this blog should not only showcase my new photographic work, but be a place where I can share the things that inspire me and, hopefully, inspire you. An important factor in the development of any creative practice is a willingness to critically engage and appreciate the work of other artists. I mentioned in my blog post last month (Photography Served & The Béhance Network) that there are some fantastic artists who are producing truly inspirational work and so I thought it was about time to share and discuss what really inspires me.
Contemporary Views On Blackpool & Their Origins
Blackpool Beach Summer 2006 by Yannick Dixon
For today's blog post I thought I would share the opening section of the first chapter from my MA dissertation paper. The full paper will be made available in January 2009 as a downloadable PDF for any students wishing to read it.