Here's a post from awhile ago. I'm reposting because I am doing an Action Photography Workshop (motocross, horses and dancers) in the Tampa area Feb 15 -17 next year. Shoot me
to get on the info list.
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I had a ton of fun yesterday here in Florida - the day after recording my new class for Kelby Training -
Light, the main element in every photograph
The class is a follow up to my class,
Composition, the strongest way of seeing
.
In the AM, my friend
took me to the nearby Air Stream Ranch for some HDR photography. The shot above is an untouched HDR image produced by the in-camera HDR system in the Canon 5D Mark III. Kinda amazing when you think about it.
Above: Randy's HDR pano. Quite cool!
Read about the HDR plug-ins that I use on my
page.
Here's a
with some quick HDR tips.
In the PM, my friend Kathy Porupski set up a motocross shoot for me at
. Kathy, a few of her
pals and I had a blast shooting for about two hours.
Kathy and I are doing an Action photography workshop in February. Shoot me an
if you are interested.
I took all the shots with my Canon 5D Mark III. The new AF system is amazing. I used my Canon 24-105mm, Canon 17-40mm lens and Canon 70-200mm f/4 lens. All my gear is listed on my
The shot above is actually a pano, stitched together with Photomerge in Photoshop CS6. I was not sure if the technique would work, but I gave it a try. Try it, you'll like it. I got the idea from my friend Ted Maddux, who successfully used this technique when photographing bald eagles in Alaska.
And here's what the pano looks like with a bit of Photoshop work. I cut and pasted sections of other files into the pano.
Above: a screen grab of my original files for the pano.
Here's a tip: Get up close and personal with your subject . . . but not too close.
Above: My friend
took this shot of me getting down and dirty (very) to get the shot above this one.
Another tip: crop creatively.
Another tip: Subject, background, lighting and position are the keys to a good photograph.
Another tip (for riders): Be careful. PLease!
