Bondi Iceburgs – Laps

This shot was taken today when there was some overcast skys around 10.30am and I happened to be at the iconic Bondi Iceburgs baths. I decided to get creative with my shutter speeds and also how I was going to put the final composition together. This shot is about 7 different images of varying shutter captures.

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The “Hand Made” Viewfinder for shooting digital panoramics – Video Tutorial

A prized piece of equipment that all digital panoramic shooters would like to get their hands on is a viewfinder that comes with owning a fix lens film system so they could preview scenes prior to setting up and shooting them.

Well once you see this tutorial you wont need to want one. When owning the G617 with the fixed camera viewfinder Matt Lauder got sick and tired of having to pull the camera out seach time to view the scene to see if it worked or not. So he devised a simple way to preview every scene without needing the camera.

This tutorials can be found in the “Shooting Digital Panoramics” section of the site. It is a members only tutorial. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

Tripod Set up for Shooting Digital Panoramics – Video Tutorial

I know some of you out there have been waiting a while for these tutorials to be launched… well here is the start of them.

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The key to shooting high quality digital panoramics starts with the setting up of your equipment to get a refined result.

In this tutorial Matt Lauder covers what leveling equipment he uses to shoot his digital panoramics and the setup of the tripod and tripod head so they give him the best results.

This tutorials can be found in the “Shooting Digital Panoramics” section of the site. It is a members only tutorial. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

Mid Morning Shoot using a Fuji G617 and Velvia 50 slide film

Landscape Photographer Matt Lauder takes you through the full light meter reading process for a mid morning coastal shoot using a dedicated light meter, a polariser and the Fuji G617 with Velvia 50 slide film. Explaining the steps and considerations he uses in deciding on the final camera settings for the exposure.

After the capture Matt then shows you the final scanned RAW image from the shoot in photoshop and points how the factors he considered in the field have worked perfectly as planned giving the final result.

This tutorials can be found in the “Film Lovers” section of the site. It is a members only tutorial. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

Setting up a polariser on a rangefinder camera

When you don’t have the ability to look through the lens with rangefinder cameras you understanding and placement of filters has to come down to experience, touch and a few little tricks and tips.

In this tutorial Landscape Photographer Matt Lauder shows you a simple way to set up your polariser on your camera so that everytime you take a shot your polarisation is exactly what you wanted and there is no guessing or wasting shots with too little or too much polarisation.

This tutorials can be found in the “Film Lovers” section of the site. It is a members only tutorial. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

New photoshop video tutorial – Targeting colour with masks – Rubbing Pixels

Sure we have luminosity masks of all shapes and sizes to select, control and manipulate tonal value in an image but what about making detailed selections of colour.

We in this tutorial we bring your attention to a little feature tucked away in your panels that dose exactly that. Giving you this ability to make masks for colour just as detailed as the ones for tonal value will add a new dimension to editing workflow and another technique for your bag of editing tricks.

This tutorials can be found in the “Retouching Techniques” section of the site. It is free for members or available for viewing for $5.99 for non members. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

Horseshoe Falls, Hazelbrook, Blue Mountains, NSW

Shot up to the Blue Mountains yesterday for a spot of waterfall shooting given the weather was perfectly overcast with drizzle. (would have liked a little bit less drizzle).

This one is taken at Horseshoe Falls in Hazelbrook. I have been playing around with a soft mist / glow effect in Photoshop which seams to work well. I think the shot would have benefited from an over exposed shot blended into some of the shadows. Maybe next time.

Got chewed on by a few leaches as well. Bastards…

1 sec | F13 | 100 iso | Polariser | 5D MkII 17-40mm lens @ 19mm

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New Masterclass – Woy Woy Dawn Panoramic

In this thirteen panoramic stitch we look at the full post production workflow from RAW editing through to stitching using PS5 photomerge and then in CS5 we look at the application of colour using the Joseph Holmes DCAM3 profiles.

With the DCAM3 profile we show you how to add the colour where you want it disregarding areas where the colour is too much, we then bring the colour under control and then process the image removing things like light bleeding by targeting the coloured area and removing it without damaging the photo itself.

We then finish off with a few changed in tonal areas to recapture highlights and expand shadows. The tutorial runs for 23 min and 28 sec.

This tutorial can be found in the “Masterclasses” section of the site and is available for members only. Click here to see the tutorial.

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Setting up and Shooting Digital Panoramics – now in production for Rubbing Pixels

After several attempts to record a video tutorial on shooting digital panoramic’s it has become clear that the topic is quite extensive to do all in one hit. I have decided that the topic will be broken down into numerous single tutorials to ensure that the information is as comprehensive as possible for that segment. This will also allow the individual tutorials to be upgraded in the future if needed when new and interesting methods become available and are developed.

The tutorials will cover panoramic set up, to capture, the do’s and dont’s of digital panoramic’s, the equipment, the comparison of digital panoramic’s to film panoramic systems like the Fuji GX617 and the Fotoman 6×24, how to pre visualize the final result and more. The tutorials will be a combination of in the field video integrated with on screen capture to illustrate techniques when and if required.

The videos when released will be contained under their own category on the Rubbing Pixels site and due to the detailed information contained and how they will be presented the tutorials will be for members only.

The videos are currently being story boarded and recording will be starting later this week. You can follow updates and detailed release dates via our facebook page.

New Masterclass – Woy Woy Boats Long Exposure

When the light is harsh and the standard shutter speed is unflattering but the scene has potential what do you do ?

In this masterclass we look at the difference using long exposure has on boat scene and the concept that was being achieved in camera.

We look over the files captured during the shoot and the difference between the B&W and Lee 10 Big Stopper ND filters on shots.

We then head into Photoshop and process the pick of the bunch starting with the RAW file to a final print ready image.

This tutorials can be found in the “Masterclasses” section of the Rubbing Pixels website. This is a members only tutorial. To view the tutorial please click here.