Category Archives: Photography

Blazing Quick!

I have been doing a lot of large processing jobs lately, where I have to process hundreds of images for a fairly quick turnaround. I previously had 4GB of RAM memory in my machine, and I was seeing that that … Continue reading

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NEW Photoshop Workshops

How do you turn this …. Into this? This question, and any other questions you may have will be answered when you sign up for a J Lounsbury Photography personalized Photoshop workshop. We are offering both individual and group workshops, … Continue reading

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Keeping the Brain Going

The photography has been REALLY, REALLY slow lately, as I’m sure you have noticed by the lack of blog posts lately. I thought I would take the time to express how important it is to keep your shooting finger going. … Continue reading

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The Sweet Spot

Every lens out there has a sweet spot, which refers to the aperture at which the lens produces the sharpest image. It is all about finding that sweet spot and applying it. The sweet spot of the Nikkor 70-300mm which … Continue reading

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Post Processing in Under 2 Minutes

I like to be in and out of Photoshop as quickly as possible. This ensures I have an efficient workflow and have time left to get back behind the camera! I try and get the image as close to perfect … Continue reading

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A Birdy Day

We had off from school today due to the snow, so it gave me the chance to work on getting some bird photographs. Believe it or not, the most plentiful birds today were the Common Redpolls and the Ovenbird! Here … Continue reading

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Getting it Right in the First Place

Being that I have been talking about Photoshop CS6 a lot, I thought I would put this out there. As a photographer, you need to try and get the image right in the camera and not rely on photoshop to … Continue reading

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A Cotton Candy Sunset

My family and I spent the evening on the lake yesterday, and when the clouds started rolling in, I knew the sunset was going to be something spectacular. This was taken around 7:40. The sun hadn’t fully dipped below the … Continue reading

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Moving the Eye Through the Frame

This is the single most important aspect of visual storytelling. The image above showcases a very tiny house in relation to the mountain. It is also the subject that the eye locks onto, even though it makes up less than … Continue reading

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What an Evening!

I took a trip down to Milford Point yesterday evening to freshen up on my skills for my Shorebird Photography Workshop coming up in 2 weeks. The tide and sunset coincided perfectly. When you are photographing shorebirds you want to … Continue reading

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