tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64308008924395237072024-03-19T00:42:44.464-07:00Photography by Lisa and TomWelcome to our Blog! We love any chance to take photographs, as well as talk about and teach photography! Photography gives us superpowers, lol, we can freeze time. We are dedicated to teaching camera and post-processing photography. We enjoy all aspects of photography and are excited to share what we know with you -- to inspire you. We use this blog to share our upcoming Workshops, Classes, Tours, newly created photographs, photo ops, photography/post-processing tips, software updates, etc. Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-15915441012875872682024-02-07T01:58:00.000-08:002024-02-07T21:23:55.728-08:00Photo Events, Mentoring, Tips<p><b>Read to the bottom for TIPS and for a free sky image file.</b></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We have a plethora of photo classes, photo tours. and photo workshops planned for 2024...</span></p><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Birds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lightpainting</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Night photography</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Landscape photography</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">UrbEx</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Macro</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Macro Immersion Sessions </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Macro Retreat (with SIX OM SYSTEM ambassadors) (September 6th -9th)</b></span></li></ul></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Birds in Flight Workshop May 2024 (see some pics below) </b></span></li><ul><li><b style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our Birds in Flight Workshop (this is our fourth visit to this magical place) -- check it out <a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523</a></b></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>February 2024</b></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph
Eagles, Owls, Wigeons, Canvasbacks, Waterfowl & More (2/10-2/12) </span></li><ul><li><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/birds021024" target="_blank">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/birds021024</a></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Longwood
Gardens -- Flower Workshop (Monday 2-19) </span></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodflowers21924-a8839" target="_blank">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodflowers21924-a8839</a></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph
Short-Eared Owls, Harriers, Hawks & More Sat 2-24 (AM)</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: blue; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/seos2-24-24-z5far-bxrrh" target="_blank">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/seos2-24-24-z5far-bxrrh</a></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph
Short-Eared Owls, Harriers, Woodpeckers & More Sat 2-24 (PM) </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6430800892439523707/1591544101287587268" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/seos2-24-24p-mtm2km</span></a></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph <b>Wolves </b>Sunday </span>2-25-24 </li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/wolves-022524">lisatom.photos/photo-events/wolves-022524</a></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>March 2024</b></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph CosPlay Models Saturday 3-2-24 Morning </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/steamposh-tlc030224am">lisatom.photos/photo-events/steamposh-tlc030224am</a></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph CosPlay Models Saturday 3-2-24 Afternoon </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/steamposh-tlc030224pm-adbsr" target="_blank">lisatom.photos/photo-events/steamposh-tlc030224pm-adbsr</a></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photograph Eagles </span>(and Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Vultures, etc. Sunday 3-3-24 </li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/eagles02192024">lisatom.photos/photo-events/eagles02192024</a></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Mentoring</b> </li><ul><li>Set aside some time in 2024 for <b>YOU</b><b>. </b>You deserve it. You do so much for others, make some time for yourself in 2024. Googling and watching videos has its place, but there are thousands of answers, versus with a mentor you get the ONE answer that is best for <b>YOU</b>. it is hard to decipher the good from the bad, the antiquated from the current, the useful from the useless. </li><li>We can meet in person and/or on Zoom and you will not have to share your lessons with anyone else, no other students not at your level, no other participants asking questions that don't apply to you, just your agenda. These one-on-one sessions are scheduled for <i>your </i>convenience. That means mornings, afternoons, or evenings. </li><li>The topic possibilities are endless since the sessions are tailored specifically to what <b>YOU</b> want to learn.</li><ul><li>Get inspiration or overcome creative block</li><li>Master Manual mode</li><li>Use and really understand your camera’s buttons, and dials, and customize it.</li><li>Long Exposures</li><li>Night photography </li><li>Portfolio review </li><li>Image critique</li><li>Create a website</li><li>Bring your artistry to the next level</li><li>Obtain quick instruction or refresher for an upcoming trip or event</li><li>Learn selective editing in Adobe Camera RAW</li><li>Learn layers and Masks</li><li>Shorten your Macro photography learning curve</li><li>Create macro and/or close-up photographs </li><li>Be creative with light painting</li><li>Learn how to see and create Wabi Sabi images</li><li>Managing your artistic time</li><li>Make your images have more impact </li><li>Start a personal project </li><li>Master the art of creating dynamic images of ordinary objects.</li><li>Put together a portfolio of your favorite photographs.</li><li>Learn off camera (portable) flash</li><li>Take better photographs of your pet</li><li>Take better photographs of your child/grandchild</li><li>Take better photographs of people </li><li>Take better street portraits </li><li>Learn advanced post-processing</li><li>Take pictures at the location of your choosing</li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sessions are $100 per hour, any topic. Email us the topic you are looking to master and we will arrange a time. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Taking a big trip or workshop? Let's do a refresher session before you go</li><ul><li><a href="http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom2hours" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom2hours</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Two Hour Session (any topic)</li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/create-your-own-2hour">lisatom.photos/photo-events/create-your-own-2hour</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Five Hour Session (any topic)</li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/create-your-own-2hour" target="_blank">lisatom.photos/photo-events/create-your-own-online-5hour</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Image critique or Portfolio Review </li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/review" target="_blank">lisatom.photos/photo-events/review</a> </li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We will create a website for you using SmugMug (Smugmug fees not included).</li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/createyourwebsite">lisatom.photos/photo-events/createyourwebsite</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Make 2024 your year of growth -- purchase 20 one hour sessions and get four additional sessions included $2000. We can do 1-2 sessions per month and by the end of 2024 you will be in a different place photographically and artisitcally. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom2024" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom2024</a> </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Setup Your OLYMPUS or OM SYSTEM Cameras: Get up to speed fast (2-hour session) </li><ul><li>Anytime (based on your schedule)</li><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/setupcamera">lisatom.photos/photo-events/setupcamera</a></li></ul></ul><p><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUXzTl87xWD-RlXj3rObc4KOSaX3wU3beHYEIo-9dyLZNYaBK9xdnxpsAepm-4AMMiMK-ikh9LH2SikKTtgm33_MVh7rRxNxc94d233qJL-Y1P6KYVq1_kFkruJUItzkbcmM90d1NLrneH7Bbi8LY0eJYsYvNjnUk5F22Yk8RIoTMpXw3pDM77fBBjH4C/w640-h480/L8709892-2024.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a plethora of photo classes, photo tours. and photo workshops planned for 2024...</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><ul><li>Birds</li><li>Lightpainting</li><li>Night photography</li><li>Landscape photography</li><li>UrbEx</li><li>Macro</li><li>Macor Immersion </li><li>Macro Retreat (with SIX OM SYSTEM ambassadors)</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div dir="auto"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our Birds in Flight Workshop (this is our fourth visit to this magical place) -- check it out <a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523</a></b></div><div dir="auto"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5163" data-original-width="4130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe5k2sTTrr6HXh1uzu7Qt7z1jy9BxzXJIn9rz5_Y5AIBMATqqCeeZBv_nRP2kNbwbPJS14l62I2COsS1V89W7bcDskSesPTLinAx6_kuENf9upwmBk1q-C2apRRymtxakWz9OUmngKnQqu639JNWPHPoq8UbB_8vUOxhnomDh5ErgfYWs80zc5eM4F78g/w512-h640/L8707871w.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1900" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNPyz0-f_Yc6wBjLiuiUqjY5fIPUeM1RFKZaamrozfYtyEz6sdv5ct047urKszXUyAxwq0x4SMzDmYI5qTSbHJrHV4EqW4Yl0gi2g4FXKJc8So_z4q_sYIlGTF-79OFOJOAlAQK4Bkl8ROWrURdx-PhLx_u-hJxpkeoNtIkSc_5czj2woOdiIFda4ig6C/w640-h512/T9550977w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKOz_tJdR8nMQHDxSUVVsF-pboNkweB8H-zKvYmlT78Gbgoa4jZzO8LjZaY7iHbiSpZMtQTjeahBHI84_2FApAClqVtyD49yhxMBvmnV6njpqounHVLZ0lyohqT_N7HRjaUKSyiwJvBzqd3B-imPcYet2vnPGM-fbsMgnTFFyZ9Xg2iFUzyV5gbYWELad/w640-h270/316680008_10223316544604922_5823247697017316914_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: collapse;">Glad that you made it to the bottom ;-)</b></div><div dir="auto"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tips:</span></li><ul><li style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bird photography, especially BIF (birds in flight) is hard. It requires a lot of practice. Just acquiring the bird in your viewfinder is hard, then keeping it in your viewfinder as it moves is hard, and that is without even talking about focusing and exposing. Find some gulls (or pigeons) and spend time practicing. You don't even have to download them at first, just practice and watch your acquisition rate increase) and then work on exposure and focusing after you can easily acquire and follow the birds. </span></li><li style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the winter months, take your memory cards out of your camera before heading home, you want your camera gear to gradually warm up once you are inside so you should not open the camera bag and risk condensation.</span></li><li style="font-family: inherit;">When it's cold outside roll deodorant on the soles of your feet so that they don't sweat (because when your feet sweat they get damp, and then cold). </li></ul></ul><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take some high res images of clouds, skies, and sunsets. You can enjoy them alone, but you can also use them when you want to be creative in your photography or want to make a Holiday card. </span></div><div dir="auto"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit our gallery here </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Other/LisaTomphotos-free-images">photographybylisaandtom.com/Other/LisaTomphotos-free-images</a> to receive our </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">free sky image.</span></li><ul><li style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Download the sky (download password <span style="font-family: inherit;">WI3e6iTbNp) </span>and add it to your skies (Edit, sky replacement, gear, get more skies, import)(see screen shot below)</span></li><li style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are going to provide a complementary texture or sky or such to <i>some</i> of our newsletters. </span></li></ul></ul><span style="font-family: inherit;">For our nature work neither Tom nor I replace skies very often, and when we do, we use our own skies. Since we are primarily nature photographers and teachers/mentors we usually identify a sky replacement if we post on social media. We identify images that have been composited as such because we are so we want viewers to understand a composited image. Most of our Nature images are SOOC (straight out of the camera). However, we do enjoy Photoshop and Compositing and we do occasionally create ART for clients, art shows, etc. where the creative end product is the goal. For a good view on Art check out </span><a href="https://www.dailytexture.com/blog/call-your-art-what-it-is-art" style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.dailytexture.com/blog/call-your-art-what-it-is-art</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div dir="auto"><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Other/LisaTomphotos-free-images" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8sNyjb2I0zb6w5q_v8naLdSOOPZqX4RGp8IdHMxU9Bzawaqbr4Ytb2isx90MhZiuCHzhTdaXtA_qI6nr-BuQ1g7TwufZeDK_iO9fA3-TtWDs4dDbFpwOHui7iCFvutB95HuvTUGER2d1r9599iO3m6bi-6fg1ZCRRbV25mFbu2o-VjdGv5l8wmRqVw9K/w400-h300/6514_020324_171459_OM1M2L-178.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUqo4ebRKVImwFYljTdnMbKJcvemxHvGmpbVM8Mbsm7VlH2uvHxKJJZ0Vqr15Ia7wbHRfgZbz2QNHiB36mDe6OT8k2Ow3WEDBQs6SnjAOF7J_FOEpZSX-j5SU7xF82hg4H-20COIgoSNofc9LyaGJ-YcC56OpigFrZzvUo2ixnukx3ObRO3TXyongHNkv/w478-h640/sky.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="5034" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_xHzwr_0PHCB3BzLcpmkyCyyj-O9Ao9t0AoIU2inC64dGYs_Y9UbA_9reXdQnsEGiBNkaG_7uGBe7vGNQ7WzSBEe4YNBI5zTj5CfPV-Hn53bMA_0OHHpvSblnuAVFeBb8LsB8xVKlieXw3rstMI_68a43I7JlUfK0cH90cxSSO20GvX_LhSRmscYm6YR/w536-h640/compare%200767_090123_181232_OM1L-880%20new%20sky%20my%20sky.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="3014" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabEcWVzI16VUh4HO6cN5qSzir-MXtRtp0deTY9KyM-VJWLxIOc6gutfq-nM5evDp8U9U0gbNj1sgAv8saBvGK4wclWeSw72VQsbHVR9qHVFxDS42hbyUcr3NODXzqpJzDSqOr2HYg3kLFxiSnl5v5YTpWViW5JmGYhk6VQRMI-Dqz99QuyZAPnCEmoRfb/w640-h400/compare%209478_012023_075809_OM1L-937-Enhanced-NR%20sky%20replaced.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lastly, if you are looking for a mirrorless camera, or are currently using an Olympus or OM SYSTEM cameras...the OM1 markii might be for you. Email us or message us and we are happy to discuss the cameras we use. We just received the cameras late Friday. We will be doing a review of the camera soon, but we are very happy with it! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today OM System has announced some new additions (camera and two lenses) to the OM SYSTEM family. As most of you know Tom and I are OM SYSTEM ambassadors. While any camera make/model is welcome on our workshops the computational technolgies in the OM SYSTEM gear along with the light sharp lenses are the perfect fit for us. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Based on the features and our conviction in the improvements we ordered the OM1 mark II cameras for ourselves early this morning. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-OMGear " target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; list-style: none; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;">http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-OMGear</span> </a> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We love creating images with the OM-1 and feel that the OM1 mark II body is for us because of the new features (and the fact that it has the same battery and menu). We are especially looking forward to the larger buffer, the improved wildlife tracking, 14 bit high res (Tom loves high res!), 8.5EV stops of image stabilization, and some new computational capabilities including in-camera 8 stops GRADUATED live neutral density and ND128 added to Live ND. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Order the OM1 mark II from our link and receive a complementary one-hour mentoring session <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We offer this complementary one-hour mentoring session on many purchases from our link <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-OMGear" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-OMGear</a>. FYI, Early orders get a free extra battery with purchase (ships February 26th). Not sure which OM SYSTEM camera body (or lens) to purchase? Message us, we are happy to chat via messenger, phone, zoom to help you decide which is best for your photography. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The new OM-1 Mark II is designed for the outdoors, this new camera has remarkable high-speed sequential shooting, improved autofocus accuracy and reliability, and the world’s first in-camera Live GND – or Graduated ND. This advanced graduated ND filter, minimizes the need to pack extra gear while ensuring you still have all the creative tools you need. The Live GND (Graduated ND) shooting function, a groundbreaking technology that utilizes computational photography to replicate the effects of using a half ND, accurately controlling brightness and darkness within the image to create stunning output. Through Live GND shooting, users can seamlessly adjust filter steps (GND2, GND4, or GND8) and types (Soft, Medium, or Hard) in real-time through the EVF or rear LCD. This innovative approach allows for precise customization of the effect’s position and angle, empowering photographers to craft their envisioned images effortlessly. Without the need for physical filters attached to the lens, this feature enables photographers to leverage half ND effects, even with lenses lacking filter threads, significantly expanding creative expression in genres such as landscape photography. Elevating capabilities further, the OM-1 Mark II enhances the upper limit for step numbers in the popular Live ND shooting to ND128, allowing the camera to handle scenarios requiring larger step numbers.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This gear is able to withstand the most rugged outdoor conditions2, the OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II boasts an IP53-class splash & dustproof design, coupled with a robust body built to withstand freezing temperatures down to -10°C. <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The new M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-600 F5.0-6.3 IS lens has powerful image stabilization for handheld shooting and a focal length of up to 1200mm equivalent; up to 2400mm equivalent when paired with the M.Zuiko 2x teleconverter MC-20. This new lens from OM SYSTEM is designed for bird and wildlife photography, making it effortless to photograph small birds and remote nature subjects – while its compact, weather-sealed construction ensures reliable performance in any environment. <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom150600" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/LisaTom150600</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also new to the OM SYSTEM family is an updated version of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 II, the lightest and most compact option of the three M.Zuiko Digital ultra-wide-angle zoom lenses.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM1M2</span></a></div></div><br /></div></div></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-25970107887695281552023-12-30T22:39:00.000-08:002023-12-30T22:39:50.945-08:00The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book waiting to be written -- Treat yourself to something wonderful!<p>Treat yourself to something wonderful!</p><p>This gift has your name on it. You do so much for others, make some time for yourself in 2024. Watching YouTube has its place, but it is hard to decipher the good from the bad, the antiquated from the current, the useful from the useless. </p><p><b>"The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book waiting to be written"</b></p><p>Topic possibilities are endless as the photography session will be tailored specifically to what YOU want to learn.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Obtain quick instruction for an upcoming trip or event</li><li>Get inspiration or overcome creative block</li><li>Learn selective editing in Adobe Camera RAW</li><li>Learn layers and Masks</li><li>Use and really understand your camera’s buttons, and dials, and customize it.</li><li>Shorten your Macro photography learning curve</li><li>Create macro and/or close-up photographs </li><li>Be creative with light painting</li><li>Master Manual mode</li><li>Portfolio review </li><li>Image critique</li><li>Create a website</li><li>Bring your artistry to the next level</li><li>Learn how to see and create Wabi Sabi images</li><li>Managing your artistic time</li><li>Make your images have more impact </li><li>Start a personal project </li><li>Master the art of creating dynamic images of ordinary objects.</li><li>Put together a portfolio of your favorite photographs.</li><li>Learn portable flash</li><li>Take better photographs of your pet</li><li>Take better photographs of your child/grandchild</li><li>Take better photographs of people </li><li>Take better street portraits </li><li>Learn advanced post-processing</li><li>Take pictures at the location of your choosing</li></ul>We can meet in person and/or on Zoom and you will not have to share your lessons with any other students not at your level or particioants asking questions that don't apply to you. These one-on-one sessions are scheduled for <i>your </i>convenience. That means mornings, afternoons, or evenings. <p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sessions are $100 per hour </li><li>Special (ends 1/15) for 2024....purchase ten sessions and get two additional sessions $1000, in person and or Zoom... </li></ul><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUXzTl87xWD-RlXj3rObc4KOSaX3wU3beHYEIo-9dyLZNYaBK9xdnxpsAepm-4AMMiMK-ikh9LH2SikKTtgm33_MVh7rRxNxc94d233qJL-Y1P6KYVq1_kFkruJUItzkbcmM90d1NLrneH7Bbi8LY0eJYsYvNjnUk5F22Yk8RIoTMpXw3pDM77fBBjH4C/w640-h480/L8709892-2024.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We have a plethora of photo classes, photo tours. and photo workshops planned for 2024...</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Birds</li><li>Lightpainting</li><li>Night photography</li><li>Landscape photography</li><li>UrbEx</li><li>Macro</li><li>Macor Immersion </li><li>Macro Retreat (with SIX OM SYSTEM ambassadors)</li></ul></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Our Birds in Flight Workshop (4th time running this) is on sale for a few weeks -- check it out <a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523</a></b></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5163" data-original-width="4130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe5k2sTTrr6HXh1uzu7Qt7z1jy9BxzXJIn9rz5_Y5AIBMATqqCeeZBv_nRP2kNbwbPJS14l62I2COsS1V89W7bcDskSesPTLinAx6_kuENf9upwmBk1q-C2apRRymtxakWz9OUmngKnQqu639JNWPHPoq8UbB_8vUOxhnomDh5ErgfYWs80zc5eM4F78g/w512-h640/L8707871w.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1900" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNPyz0-f_Yc6wBjLiuiUqjY5fIPUeM1RFKZaamrozfYtyEz6sdv5ct047urKszXUyAxwq0x4SMzDmYI5qTSbHJrHV4EqW4Yl0gi2g4FXKJc8So_z4q_sYIlGTF-79OFOJOAlAQK4Bkl8ROWrURdx-PhLx_u-hJxpkeoNtIkSc_5czj2woOdiIFda4ig6C/w640-h512/T9550977w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tom created these images below today using his TG7. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2FlisatomTG7%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2ig1WptnINi0GInLigRM4Aj0Xx_hQ9dvDllybtmfKQl88HkWKWpr54G6k&h=AT2FXyPl8-vbfH6idPKB84GGNqXEfYa8UHo9vr2OUsATSikgCt5fEHpPMZTYCJibhrvfsnrp83J6L7LLajOrHSgZtrNKlTC83P8-f6U_6UHYGdgbd8wxScUelerEkXe7fw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3rcdsyyvlY6e7fsXyZhNn69rUFroq1Oj7w1rzYdzFNmhKuhiv2_1fEL1WO8j6F9M5kdflIUFxX4lba9Ygh9ipprPABwaijy9veQdt9F-J5UmKQMiWl0fryNjtOoJpIps2xkWLt1quyQD7od191YQ2YvTm3GKd6X7SEo-NNMrpQOFv9Hyo6FSRLlYUoeDYKLlI6XbBUILn1W84" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/lisatomTG7</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He utilized the underwater toughness to place the camera in the flooded road at sunset.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The Ultra Resilient TG-7 is built to perform in harsh conditions:</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- IPX8-rated waterproof for underwater use to depths of 50’</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>Freezeproof to temperatures as low as 14°F</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Shockproof to drops from as high as 7'</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Crushproof to withstand pressure up to 220 lbf</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Dustproof to protect the internal components of the camera</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Anti-fog design prevents condensation from forming inside the lenses</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Tom also loves using the Expansive Macro System of the TG7 which has four macro shooting modes for capturing scenes up close. "Select Microscope mode to capture images with an incredibly short minimum focusing distance of 0.39". To zoom up to 44x closer, switch to Microscope Control mode. Utilize Focus Stacking mode to merge multiple images and create one photo with great depth of field. Focus Bracketing allows you to capture up to 30 images at various focus points which can then be composited in post-production. Having these macro capabilities at your disposal makes it easy to capture the finest details of your subject and visualize creative perspectives that are unfamiliar to the naked eye."</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1920" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusiChltPXvKwpg_51MJy3qfN3NaZKoaS5eDn438i6GqTHVwsA9kHHMuWcSlwmFLmwMxOs9VEoODzGux7vgj9izJEm5SReebdHy9T_ezOBSXUv3g8JB8VEpF0x1RyO70a3XmKjZ66W39Jw3n8lDjlvntgI84MAJvMaO5SqjTdPZ-rEeJMabS8VhtPZufQV/w640-h398/T9761033bw.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1920" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cp2PiMkH8xTrUBrSejboJQHwD8z8kUoQUpBKRfo1NOcnoX5A3YsvV-9AYPYsXvZDxwv-zn9y7p5oDf2lSuVKFShHrmwyHq538OuxPncQBxMCPBg6rEcguiKiLoPEnJa2bltrq_AeMCXPn9XBX-E1XqUcq_l9tR3TEH9byQ60_DgLggcZjG9BxkWs4Iu9/w640-h366/T9761020bw.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1920" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg36m8UT4eikD5QMMCAmstanzKy-zc_dnhyWi9K2zuPjSvCtqL9hYac84ycapT6xZfShesXFYp8jKtfM24fVKJyrhIGkU8baU4gG0xUaFkaZLFZrkj1Lf3zyinBLDtlmaUCbaHJ62oyndxfj4iqLQVlon9U6WuA27ohizNTNrGuUTB8-ypGgwyZpEM55O/w640-h496/T9761021bw.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="3341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1V8zPHXYmZLfnWtXQ6b8RIAbrlROjO2I9qBIZM0m0PRm91Jbi6CEJuyYgDk-IRvSctWDtC71UDEgNS5KJfm2ByBPYtVifYwc5DEAxvkts1_dNNH2fRHQ_OmUQzGtSkzsWchmDEB7-zIZVPX4lOtOZRFHushzPnL3PcxsfGyFl5gBTM4_U5joSBKGbrgf/w512-h640/L8709931w.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDZiOwnjq8lQYYSfQIQUJ5y7no1C8VCMPDwWJpw_r9UOG6gJy1lxtdvWrzt5OxZTvBwISWb2ueGFecObRM7-i9g-nY62gAgPER8Au5nMjAtMM9o4w9QdrX14xe0EUuSasaT4C3G0ECyLa72ljQNtkTfxZCmkB6Ow4TOH5zNfq6bJ2iZzl_PmtAdi3bApd/w480-h640/L8709959w.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-81748764627755108612023-11-17T10:40:00.000-08:002023-11-17T11:03:30.226-08:00Blessings, Workshops, Mentoring and a little Wabi Sabi<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>May your blessing be more abundant than the fall leaves! </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2plrSTw7kzdQ1l8OpPefXsC2tkUn2emPqpzLKSDhBusqX0hyphenhyphenf98C7NwzCLNSGwcPRRH1j6azYC3k3MZtfx61sM8R81eJG8bEwUAWrS6OnO2P6UZD-JGBOIYGXkq77DMBl2FUloi1papA6rkdCZvRPUL7qZC_J-BCBByKypy3W3vp5V3SBJ8M03efiwlD/w400-h300/5491dw_111223_075604_OM1L-937.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This Wabi Sabi sunflower with morning frost image was focus-stacked in-camera (8 images, t</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">aken handheld using the 40-150mm lens on the OM1.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Join us at some of our upcoming photography events. See six upcoming events below.</b></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also offer both in-person (Hamden CT or on-location with travel costs)and Zoom remote mentoring on a wide variety of in-camera and post-processing techniques, as well as camera setupup, subject-specific mentoring (like birds, night, macro, etc.) image critiques, portfolio reviews, website creation, and more. </span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><li><span style="color: #333333;">Mon Nov 20th</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Eagles, Herons, Cormorants, Vultures, etc.</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/eagles112023</span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><li><span style="color: #333333;">Sat. Dec. 9th </span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Longwood Gardens at night</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodnight1223">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodnight1223</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><li>Sun. Dec. 10th </li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Longwood Gardens Flowers</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodflowers121023">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/longwoodflowers121023</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div></span><li style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">January 2024</span></li><ul><li style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b>Photograph and Lightpaint Old Cars and more at Old Car City </b></span></li><li style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Registration opening soon </span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><li style="color: #333333;"><span>January 27 2024 </span>Steamposh Portrait Event</li><ul><li style="color: #333333;"><b>Photography Pirate and Steampunk models at our Hamden CT </b></li><li style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">Registration opening soon </span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div></span><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">May 2024 </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Photograph Raptors ($200 off for registrants before Jan31st)</b></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">Return participants, email us for a discount </span></span></li><li><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/raptors523</a></li></ul><div><br /></div></span><span><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tell your loved one that you want some "TLC" (Tom & Lisa Cuchara, lol) for your holiday gift. We offer one hour mentoring sessions up to 40 weekly mentoring sessions. Email us at PhotographyByLisaAndTom @comcast.net. </span></p></span><ul><span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also offer gift certificates and one-on-one mentoring (camera and/or Photoshop). Our books </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic Places and Rusty Things” http://tinyurl.com/lisatom-urbex and "The Frog Whisperer: Portraits and Stories" www.tinyurl.com/lisatom-frogs also make good gifts. </span><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com" style="font-family: georgia;">LisaAndTom.com</a></p></span><span></span></ul><span></span><span><div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red;">Don't have time or the money right to support us right now, there are other ways to support us as Artists:</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><ul style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Follow us on Instagram </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisatom.photos/">https://www.instagram.com/lisatom.photos</a></li><li>Send us a testimonial about our images and/or events</li><li>"Like" our images on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhotographyByLisaAndTom " target="_blank">Facebook.com/PhotographyByLisaAndTom </a></li><li>Buy us a coffee <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisatom">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisatom</a></li><li>Use our affiliate links for your purchases</li></ul><div><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p></div></span><span><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Happy Thanksgiving! </b></p></span><span><p><b>May your blessing be more abundant than the fall leaves! </b></p></span><span><p><b>Tom and Lisa</b></p></span></ul></span>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-30779973631433888432023-10-23T15:32:00.000-07:002023-10-23T15:32:03.770-07:00Workshops and Online presentations and Nature Oh My<p></p><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">Join us at some of our upcoming photography events, here are details regarding ten upcoming events: Two online presentations, one conference, two workshops and five photo events! We <b><u>also</u></b> offer both in-person (Hamden CT or on-location with travel costs)and <u>Zoom remote mentoring</u> on a wide variety of in-camera and post-processing techniques, as well as camera setupup, subject-specific mentoring (like birds, night, macro, etc.)image critiques, portfolio reviews, website creation, and more. </span></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Oct 28 (Saturday) Huntley Meadows</b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">October 28, 2023 6:45-10:45am EST</span></li><li><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/workshop-huntley-meadows--with-Lisa-and-Tom-Cuchara" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://events.eao.omsystem.com/workshop-huntley-meadows--with-Lisa-and-Tom-Cuchara </span></a></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Oct 29 (Sun.) Experience the Calm and Magic of a National Wildlife Refuge </b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">October 29, 2023 6:45-10:45am EST</span></li><li><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/workshop-experience-the-calm-and-magic-of-a-national-wildlife-refuge-with-Lisa-and-Tom-Cuchara"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://events.eao.omsystem.com/workshop-experience-the-calm-and-magic-of-a-national-wildlife-refuge-with-Lisa-and-Tom-Cuchara</span></a></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Oct 30 (Monday) Online Presentation: Birds, Birds Birds with OM SYSTEM Ambassador Lisa Cuchara </b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">October 30, 2023 2-4 PM EST (UTC/GMT -04:00 - America / New York) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/birds-birds-birds-with-lisa-cuchara">https://events.eao.omsystem.com/birds-birds-birds-with-lisa-cuchara</a></span></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Nov 2 (Thursday) Online Presentation: Wabi Sabi </b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">November 2nd, 6-8pm EST </span></li><li><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/wabi-sabi-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://events.eao.omsystem.com/wabi-sabi-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara</span></a></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 5 Click Conference 9am to 5pm </span></li><ol><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: georgia; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ttv9g9bab&oeidk=a07ejs8ngob215398f4">http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ttv9g9bab&oeidk=a07ejs8ngob215398f4</a></span></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Nov 6 Click Hands-on Workshop Focus Stacking</b></span></li><ol><li>Sign up here <a href="https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/nov-5-learn-focus-stacking-a-hands-on-workshop-with-tom-cuchara/" target="_blank">https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/nov-5-learn-focus-stacking-a-hands-on-workshop-with-tom-cuchara/</a></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Nov 6 Click Workshop Light Painting</b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sign up <a href="here https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/learn-light-painting-a-hands-on-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara-nov-5/" target="_blank">here </a></span><a href="here https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/learn-light-painting-a-hands-on-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara-nov-5/" target="_blank">https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/learn-light-painting-a-hands-on-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara-nov-5/</a></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Nov 11-12 Photograph Raptors (2 spots left)</b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/photograph-birds-mainly-raptors">https://www.lisatom.photos/photo-events/photograph-birds-mainly-raptors</a></span></li></ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>November Photograph and Lightpaint Old Cars and more at Old Car City</b></span></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Email us for details PhotographyByLisaAndTom@comcast.net</span></li></ol><li><b>Dec. Longwood Gardens at night</b></li><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Email us for details PhotographyByLisaAndTom@comcast.net</span></li></ol></ol><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tom and I are super excited to announce that we will be leading three live </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">workshops</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">and two online presentations with OM System. These events are part of the celebration of the 2-year anniversary of the OM SYSTEM brand (on October 27th but the events are taking place worldwide Oct 27th to Nov 3rd). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Note that the online presentations are NOT camera brand specific and anyone will get a lot out of the presentations as they are about noticing the everyday beauty all around us. These events are Nature-based (rather than photography-based or computational technology-based). Please sign up ASAP before they fill up (at their low cost they will fill up fast). </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; white-space-collapse: collapse;">Online Presentation: </b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>Birds, Birds Birds with OM SYSTEM Ambassador Lisa Cuchara October 30, 2023 2-4 PM EST (UTC/GMT -04:00 - America / New York) </b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/birds-birds-birds-with-lisa-cuchara" target="_blank"><b>https://events.eao.omsystem.com/birds-birds-birds-with-lisa-cuchara</b></a></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobKTZXoZBwQ9AZnsSqRUZc6_Q7Kye5qgYuD-ADrEzw-_MxOtdDj_OOyWUtyzwh0JeiTwLNKWCEWXNRGJNSSQJQKbcLK-UjhzIpmcvd7JRaM34jHAhnZW3rA2UjuPL9a6artLDKb0Nf4hAGKYFBpUrZGHvDYeUklAxtaCbTpUidEiL14TIUBM1sOZhS2Xx/w640-h240/Cuchara%20online%20Birds,%20Birds,%20Birds.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div>Research has consistently shown that more contact and interaction with nature are associated with better body and brain health. Bird photography definitely fits the bill (lol) here as encounters with birds are associated with better mental health (even listening to recordings of their songs, even through headphones, can alleviate negative emotions). Luckily birds are all around us, even in urban environments. Your encounters with birds can also be used to tell stories, evoke emotions, generate laughter, promote responsible bird encounters, and to encourage bird and bird area conservation. This presentation will delve into some of the storytelling aspects of birding. Studies show that people who paid attention to the joy they felt for each bird reported greater mental health benefits than those who merely counted the birds they saw.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The top 5 topics covered during this workshop:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- How to get the most out of birds? Be aware. Be patient. Be observant. Be aware. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- How to enjoy birds more? Be curious and Be present </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- We can find more joy by savoring the birds we see and the songs we hear. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- Storytelling with your imagery (Bird portraits are nice, but storytelling is better). </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- Also, seek our “Characters” in your subjects (look for the “odd ducks”) </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- Patience, Perseverance, and Preparation – learn more about your feathered friends and discover that they are not indeed “birdbrains”.</span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Online Presentation: Wabi Sabi. </b></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">November 2nd, 6-8pm EST </span><a href="https://events.eao.omsystem.com/wabi-sabi-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara " style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">https://events.eao.omsystem.com/wabi-sabi-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara </a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB561b5dZgYZEPxGvIa6FZKqYbm67P2Olwmx1MBsTmf-mPqBdJZWgpdWqaINRvNAJL18c4Fr3OF8dP0d9_GC9qZb0qOpgYpF_RcJhyG79ucsE3k1xMv3cKTjiSlSYFEHShZkh0lzEudUQsT0EJlOHqzx5-CgFJ1Y54MF45e-Qmokc7dN4i1qQSyVp3aWlc/w640-h240/Cuchara%20WabiSabi1.jpg" width="640" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We often seek out the flowers, leaves, and such that are perfect, with no blemishes or defects. This presentation highlights subjects that are not perfect, such as flowers that have character, double-headed flowers, decaying fall leaves, the deformed coneflower that stands out as flawed and hence different and beautiful, lichen as it creates abstract patterns, etc. Traditionally Wabi-Sabi in “The Art of Imperfection” but it can be so much more, even a life philosophy as it teaches us to find beauty in everyday life. Wabi-Sabi is a kind of anti-aesthetic, an alternative to the dominating discriminatory ideas we hold about beauty. It is a way of honoring the seasons and knowing that we are always in a state of both becoming and falling away. Wabi Sabi describes the philosophy that beauty can be found in the everyday, in the old, and in the imperfect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The top 5 topics covered during this workshop:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- The philosophies of Wabi Sabi will be unveiled. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- The beauty of imperfect and/or unconventional subjects will be highlighted. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- The concept of slowing down and appreciating the beauty of everyday life will be explored. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- The idea that things that might be overlooked or transient or aged can be beautiful. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">-- Explore the view that “there is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in” </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB561b5dZgYZEPxGvIa6FZKqYbm67P2Olwmx1MBsTmf-mPqBdJZWgpdWqaINRvNAJL18c4Fr3OF8dP0d9_GC9qZb0qOpgYpF_RcJhyG79ucsE3k1xMv3cKTjiSlSYFEHShZkh0lzEudUQsT0EJlOHqzx5-CgFJ1Y54MF45e-Qmokc7dN4i1qQSyVp3aWlc/s1920/Cuchara%20WabiSabi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">Workshop: Huntley Meadows: A Wildlife Watching Treasure in the Washington Metropolitan Area with OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Lisa & <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/tom.cuchara?__cft__[0]=AZVCnkZexKENoc8sY4uhvSmG60eprS5_O6TyCdzllCACcN0yElbW8b6Qqqafs1DB3woIfu22E4yhCIgZ7_qYdyUn24Ur40hYhvtEH-HKwjulJTV3Tn8EdOUzUlpDEx-wWSc&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Tom Cuchara</span></a> October 28, 2023 6:45-10:45am EST</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkPQgC23Lkkznw6lg99z_TtAhbP_n0_jb9uy1cMwb1gCv5qQLynqBvksvKorOeBzMhju-uWzUAxJxDQdhAhK9ymoN9emElAsjODhn4yUBGCggGhOdCWV6W3FEekVY9XR7GdQlWjmZPhSBD5us7nLJpfE2GMzGqtk02oKN3HejxNBGRP-vZA_eRfNV1c7N/w640-h240/Cuchara%20Huntley%20Meadows.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Huntley Meadows Park has some of the best wildlife watching in the Washington metropolitan area. The wildlife sanctuary park is home to majestic forests, wildflower-speckled meadows, serenading frogs, turtles, beavers, vast wetlands bursting with life, and more. Walk with us in the early morning light along the wetland boardwalk that curves through a 500-acre marsh filled with “the most vibrant ecosystem in the region”. Your senses will be awakened as you walk along the trails and boardwalk as you see interesting birds, hear serenading frogs, touch the tree bark, and smell the wetlands and forests (sorry just four senses on this walk, no tasting the mushrooms or the licking frogs, lol). But seriously, seeing the earth and its creatures awaken before your eyes can be transformative.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The top 5 topics covered during this workshop:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 - Your senses will be awakened as you walk along the trails and boardwalk.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2 - Listen for pileated woodpeckers or try to sneak up on serenading frogs.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3 - Watch for signs of river otters, muskrats, beavers, and more.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">4 - Look for mushrooms, leaves, and plants and appreciate their place in this ecosystem.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">5 - Learn some new fun facts regarding bird behaviors.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkPQgC23Lkkznw6lg99z_TtAhbP_n0_jb9uy1cMwb1gCv5qQLynqBvksvKorOeBzMhju-uWzUAxJxDQdhAhK9ymoN9emElAsjODhn4yUBGCggGhOdCWV6W3FEekVY9XR7GdQlWjmZPhSBD5us7nLJpfE2GMzGqtk02oKN3HejxNBGRP-vZA_eRfNV1c7N/s1920/Cuchara%20Huntley%20Meadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>Workshop: Experience the Calm and Magic of a National Wildlife Refuge with OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Lisa & Tom Cuchara October 29, 2023 6:45-10:45am EST</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVkYD5lA4p0Ziq45Xa1ggEWFA9v-CdqOJYGIiuTa_cJh_dwkgU4ojGB3KY4JoZVe1tF93sDJyHi4A_XluoG7fsGgdsDfHKvzk3yD8Qm-WT2kybWdcRPbjLegxpYVBDTHbVgjeKUWrlozxM5w2Nf2-8JWVqt6q419KnOPiPLZfjP0z4KfZugIFsl7D2oBw/s1920/Cuchara%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVkYD5lA4p0Ziq45Xa1ggEWFA9v-CdqOJYGIiuTa_cJh_dwkgU4ojGB3KY4JoZVe1tF93sDJyHi4A_XluoG7fsGgdsDfHKvzk3yD8Qm-WT2kybWdcRPbjLegxpYVBDTHbVgjeKUWrlozxM5w2Nf2-8JWVqt6q419KnOPiPLZfjP0z4KfZugIFsl7D2oBw/w640-h240/Cuchara%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are about 600 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in the USA, so chances are that there is one close to you! NWRs provide unique opportunities to see animals, flowers, mushrooms, and more. The world is a special place early in the morning: the water is still, the sun is just coming up to awaken birds and critters and evaporate the dew. For many, being out in the wee hours communing with nature is rejuvenating. We will stop frequently along the 4-mile long Wildlife drive that takes you through several types of wildlife-rich habitat (tidal marshland, forest, fields, ponds). Look for wildlife such as bald eagles, great blue herons, egrets, ospreys, hawks, foxes, pileated woodpeckers endangered rare Delmarva fox squirrels and more. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The daily fee for the Wildlife Drive is $3 per vehicle and $1 per hiker or biker. Entrance is free to visitors who have a valid Annual, Senior, Access, or Blackwater Pass, or who have a current Duck Stamp. Fees are the responsibility of each attendee.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The top 5 topics covered during this workshop:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 - Experiencing the calm of the early morning at at National Wildlife Refuge</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2 - Observing interesting bird and critter behaviors</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3 - Appreciating the little things and look for pareidolia in nature (hearts, faces, etc.)</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">4 - Viewing majestic nature scenes in large landscapes and small macroscapes</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;">5 - Inspiring you to find 'the odd ducks,' that is, subjects with character</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">experience-the-calm-and-magic-of-a-national-wildlife-refuge-with-Lisa-and-Tom-Cuchara</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Please join us for the 7th annual CLICK! Photography Conference on November 4, 2023, a day of photographic education, inspiration and fun with great speakers, photo ops, photo competitions and more. Click! 2023 Photography Conference</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="Register http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ttv9g9bab&oeidk=a07ejs8ngob215398f4" target="_blank">Register http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ttv9g9bab&oeidk=a07ejs8ngob215398f4
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When: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Emerald Resort (formerly Resort and Conference Center),
35 Scudder Ave, Hyannis, MA, Cape Cod
Who Should Attend: All levels of photographers, phone photographers, digital artists, and anyone who wants to learn more about photography-
Register Today … $150. The cost covers all the speaker programs and photo ops on Saturday, plus morning coffee/tea and lunch.
Staying Over? Special conference rate at Emerald Resort of $120 a night. Use the code CCAC23 if booking online or call 1-866-828-8259) and tell them you’re with Cape Cod Art Center group.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div dir="auto" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Learn Focus stacking, a hands-on workshop</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Date: Nov. 5, Sunday Time: 1:00-4:00 pm Cost: $199</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Limit: 10 people</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sign up here <a href="https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/nov-5-learn-focus-stacking-a-hands-on-workshop-with-tom-cuchara/" target="_blank">https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/nov-5-learn-focus-stacking-a-hands-on-workshop-with-tom-cuchara/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVik2rDvUxbG8P4owiNwXvnmnRVO9MGq9bIfVVpKG35kljXy2Uc8B9_xdts1YCSXAXTAcTytv1evMWd3SK128KupJwKnVsV0Jq5hMAt6HYFb_NNzUK19QHOI96TF4jgNE_PJCRDcVJT2kUpLssDlM-rt4NPDbJ4MUBZxkXuk5sJHFmLMDOJOxQ7-se5oqK/s1900/Focus%20stacking%20blue%20poppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1900" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVik2rDvUxbG8P4owiNwXvnmnRVO9MGq9bIfVVpKG35kljXy2Uc8B9_xdts1YCSXAXTAcTytv1evMWd3SK128KupJwKnVsV0Jq5hMAt6HYFb_NNzUK19QHOI96TF4jgNE_PJCRDcVJT2kUpLssDlM-rt4NPDbJ4MUBZxkXuk5sJHFmLMDOJOxQ7-se5oqK/w640-h360/Focus%20stacking%20blue%20poppy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Focus stacking is a technique designed to achieve a deep depth of field by blending (ie stacking) several images together. Each stacked shot is focused in a different spot, so the combined depth of field is deeper than the depth of field produced by any of the individual images. Focus stacking is designed to overcome the limits of depth of field. That is, focus stacking is only necessary when you are faced with a scene that can not be handled by your camera maximum current depth of field capabilities (f22) and/or when the background would be distracting. Focus stacking can be used for architecture, landscape, flowers, still life, UrbEx, and macro subjects.</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Things to bring:</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Your camera and cards and batteries</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Macro lens (for example Canon 100mm, Olympus 60 or 90mm, Nikon 105mm, Sony 90 or 105, etc.)</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cable release</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tripod (best for taking multiple sequential images). We do focus stack handheld, but when starting our a tripod is preferred.</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If your camera does not have built in focus bracketing or focus stacking then a focusing rail will make your life immensely easier</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Nikon D850 is the only dSLR we know that has it, many Nikon and Canon and Panasonic mirrorless cameras have it, plus Olympus and OM SYSTEM cameras have built-in focus bracketing and/or focus stacking. Nikon calls this focus shifting.</div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Learn Light Painting, a hands-on workshop with Lisa Cuchara</b>
Date: Sunday, November 5 Time: 9am – 12pm (3 hours) Cost: $199</span><span style="color: #050505;">
LOCATION: Cape Cod Art Center, 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630
Limited to 12 people</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><b style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Learn Light Painting: a Hands-On Workshop with Lisa Cuchara</b><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">
Sign up here </span><a href="https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/learn-light-painting-a-hands-on-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara-nov-5/" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">https://capecodartcenter.org/classes-workshops/learn-light-painting-a-hands-on-workshop-with-lisa-cuchara-nov-5/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjekeVw79vttJI3-kbK-r8NFs1Pzi7mfmyo_AIyLvNqur5noHFnzRvEXopVUbLRYU2H5RVNrIGvHx3SaL8pCwSoBURrFDW7Buw8Pg4jXI7UykwzhifAzeJ3Wi1tlSTjYsL20ncEFjK_MqYL3PA9bPd_y1qRNKe4B_BxVvEOcdjZtAudPQrORB4odGKnORN/s9404/Cuchara-lightpaint_04_light%20paint%20comparison%2050171_032520__000938_EM1M3L-122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3527" data-original-width="9404" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjekeVw79vttJI3-kbK-r8NFs1Pzi7mfmyo_AIyLvNqur5noHFnzRvEXopVUbLRYU2H5RVNrIGvHx3SaL8pCwSoBURrFDW7Buw8Pg4jXI7UykwzhifAzeJ3Wi1tlSTjYsL20ncEFjK_MqYL3PA9bPd_y1qRNKe4B_BxVvEOcdjZtAudPQrORB4odGKnORN/w640-h240/Cuchara-lightpaint_04_light%20paint%20comparison%2050171_032520__000938_EM1M3L-122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Join Lisa Cuchara for this hands-on light painting workshop. Light painting is using a hand-held light source like a flashlight or LED light to illuminate and enhance your subject. Your scene or object is brought to life by “painting” with a beam of light. The camera is set to Bulb mode (or Live Time or Live Composite on some cameras) and placed on a tripod during a long exposure to capture the light, giving you time to walk around and illuminate the subject with light. Lisa will cover key tips and techniques. Stations will be set up for you to practice on and create your own light paintings. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This workshop is a follow-up to her presentation at the CLICK! Photography Conference.<b> However, attendance at the conference is not required.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">
Join Lisa Cuchara for this hands-on light painting workshop. Lisa will cover key tips and techniques on how to paint and camera settings, and have — Stations with subjects will be set up with the primary goal for learning how to light paint and how to optimize camera setting for light painting: subjects such as a flower, a crystal ball and a few still life subjects will be included.
Things to bring:
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Your camera and cards and batteries</span></li><li><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Medium range lens (for example 24-70, 25-105, 12-100, etc.)
</span></li><li>Medium range lens (for example 24-70, 25-105, 12-100, etc.)</li><li>Cable release</li><li>Tripod (needed for taking long exposures in the dark)</li></ul></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-87648278761301470622023-03-31T12:24:00.001-07:002023-03-31T12:24:19.123-07:00Photography by Lisa and Tom (March 2023)<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New classes</li><li>Liability waiver now online!</li><li>Some of our upcoming workshops </li><ul><li>Our photo events are typically designed for photographers at all levels. On our photo events you are encouraged to ask us questions and we have lots of patience to explain things a few times so that you understand the topic. You are attending a "Photography with TLC" event (TLC = Tom and Lisa Cuchara), and the TLC is more than just our monogram, it exemplifies the patience and care given during our learning interactions. Our groups are small (typically 5-12 participants and usually with two instructors). This makes it easier for you to get the photographic composition that you want and also allows for more personal attention during workshops and classes.</li></ul><li>Follow us on Instagram @lisatom.photos <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisatom.photos">https://www.instagram.com/lisatom.photos</a></li><ul><li>Tom & I know that you don't always have the time/money to attend our workshops or book mentoring sessions with us, but it's FREE to click on the heart icon and like our Instagram posts, comment on our photos, share our photos, etc. Tom & I appreciate you taking the time to support us.</li></ul><li></li><li>Q: You use OM SYSTEM and Olympus cameras and gear -- do we have to be Olympus users?</li><ul><li>A: No. While we use OM SYSTEM and Olympus cameras and gear we welcome any and ALL types and brands of cameras. You may attend and photograph with any camera: Mirrorless, dSLR, film, iPhone, mobile device, etc. On some workshops we may have Olympus cameras available to try out, you are welcome to try one out (there are some cool and unique features in Olympus cameras. </li></ul><li>New OM SYSTEM 90mm Macro lens </li><ul><li>First Impressions of the 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO With Lisa Cuchara and Emilie Talpin</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6dVH3Mt4tI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6dVH3Mt4tI</a></li></ul><li><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #800180;">Have Tom and I inspired YOU to create a photo -- email us, tag us, send us a link -- we would LOVE to see it!</span></b></li></ul></div><div><br /></div>We will be holding some 2-6 weeks classes, mostly via zoom, some may have a hands on portion, email us photographybylisaandtom@comcast.net if you might be interested: <div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Adobe Camera RAW (basics and masking, making in RAW will <i>transform </i>your photography)</li><li>Manual Mode</li><li>Long Exposures </li><li>Layers and Masks</li><li>Macro photography</li><li>Focus Stacking</li><li>Light Painting </li></ol><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Update: our liability form is now online, complete it when you sign up! Yay, no more paper and printers! </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Please note that all of our workshops require the participants sign a liability waiver. <a href="https://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-Waiver23B">https://tinyurl.com/LisaTom-Waiver23B</a>. Please read and sign it.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Some of our upcoming workshops: </u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="background-color: white;"></p><ul style="color: #333333; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">April 1st </span><b>Spontaneous Longwood Gardens intimate flower workshop poppies, orchids, more</b></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292527609">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292527609</a> </span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">April 6th <b>Night photography Full Moon</b></span></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292085026/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292085026</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>April 7th <b>Tripod photo tour of Ellis Island immigrant hospital, laundry, morgue, etc.</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292548113/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292548113</a></li></ul></ul><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>April 15th <b>Longwood Gardens -- fun and creative flower workshop</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292527620">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292527620</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>April 15th <b>Chanticleer Gardens -- creative flower workshop</b></li><ul><li>https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292606936</li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>April 22nd <b>Macro and Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292597354">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292597354</a></li></ul></ul></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>April 30th <b>Photograph butterflies!</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292027410/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/292027410/</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>May 6th & 7th <b>Photograph Eagles, Nesting Egrets, Nesting Black Crowned Night Herons, and more</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285833962">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285833962</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>May 11-13 <b>Raptors in Flight (guaranteed to fill your memory cards with LOTS of stellar flight images!!!)</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://wildsidenaturetours.com/wildside-tour/raptors-in-flight-workshop/">https://wildsidenaturetours.com/wildside-tour/raptors-in-flight-workshop/</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>May 27-29 <b>Photograph at Chincoteague birds, landscapes, lighthouse, wild horses, etc.</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/278628334">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/278628334</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>June 9-11 <b>Lupine, Spring, Mountains, Streams, Stars and More in NH</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291702603/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291702603</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sept 29- Oct1st <b>Photograph in the Adirondacks - Fall foliage, Waterfalls, Fields, Barns, etc.</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291277120/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291277120</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Oct 13-15 <b>New Hampshire Fall foliage, Waterfalls, Fields, Barns, etc.</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291702603">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291702603</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Oct 9th <b>Photograph Rockport Streetscapes and Seascapes </b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291307680/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291307680</a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Nov 11-12 <b>Photograph Healthy Birds of Prey in Flight</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291254409/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/291254409</a></li></ul></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. By signing up you agree to our terms and conditions, see www.lisaandtomphotography.com/p/workshops.html</span></div><div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">You can also always </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Create Your Own Workshop </b><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb/" style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"> </span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><b>What would YOU like to learn next? </b>Create Your Own Online or in-person Workshop<br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Some possible topics could be: Workflow, Photo Critique, Portfolio Review, Creating a website, Sharing photographs, Instagram, Aperture, Shutter Speed, Manual mode, PS, Layers, ACR, Masking, Importing images into LR, The LR develop module, Reducing Noise, ETTR [expose to the right], Tom or I will spend time with you getting your photography skills to the next level. Sessions can be via Zoom, or in the field (travel extra), or at our Studio (if you are vaccinated and boosted). You can create your own workshop to improve any aspect of photography that you desire. Two hours $199</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">**** Please note: this is NOT happening every Monday night, this is a Meetup engine artifact, we will arrange a mutually agreeable time ****</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Tom and I are OM SYSTEM (formerly Olympus) Ambassadors.</b> We use OM-1 cameras <b><a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM" style="color: #351c75; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM1</a></b>. Email us for camera/lens suggestions. We appreciate you using our affiliate link for camera/lens/accessory purchases <b><a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD" style="color: #351c75; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD</a></b>. While we love our OM-1 cameras and their computational technologies, we welcome ANY kind and brand of camera (from smartphones to dSLRs to mirrorlesss to film cameras) on our workshops.</p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Have Tom and I inspired YOU to create a photo -- email us, tag us, send us a link -- we would LOVE to see it!</span></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Tom and I use DxO PureRAW for noise reduction. I have done side by side comparisons with many noise reduction software (including Topaz Denoise & Topaz AI), but PureRAW is SUPERIOR to all other products and the resulting image is a RAW file. If you want to try or purchase DxoPureRAW (or other DxO or Nik products) we greatly appreciate you using our affiliate link:<a href=" https://tidd.ly/32okP1W" target="_blank">https://tidd.ly/32okP1W </a></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Tom and I are OM SYSTEM (formerly Olympus) Ambassadors. We use OM-1 cameras https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM1. Email us for camera/lens suggestions. We appreciate you using our affiliate link for camera/lens/accessory purchases https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD. While we love our OM-1 cameras and their computational technologies, we welcome ANY kind and brand of camera (from smartphones to dSLRs to mirrorlesss to film cameras) on our workshops.</b></span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p></div></div></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-75388230256907657452022-12-16T13:29:00.002-08:002022-12-29T07:46:27.312-08:00Workshops, Mentoring, etc. <p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Some of our upcoming workshops</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Create Your Own Workshops</b></span></li><li><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Olympus and OM SYSTEM users</b></li><ol><li><b style="color: #2b00fe;">Firmware Updates</b></li><li><b style="color: #2b00fe;">OM/Olympus Camera mentoring</b></li><li><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Use our OM SYSTEM affiliate link and get a complimentary mentoring session</b></span></li></ol></ol><p></p><p>Tom and I love the Peak Design Tripod!!! The first tripod we LOVE, email us for details. We really appreciate you using our affiliate links to make your purchase <a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU</a>.</p><p>Tom and I use DxO PureRAW for noise reduction. I have done side by side comparisons with many noise reduction software (including Topaz Denoise & Topaz AI), but PureRAW is SUPERIOR to all other products and the resulting image is a RAW file. If you want to try or purchase DxoPureRAW (or other DxO or Nik products) we greatly appreciate you using our affiliate link: <a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W " target="_blank">https://tidd.ly/32okP1W </a></p><p>Tom and I are OM SYSTEM (formerly Olympus) Ambassadors. We use OM-1 cameras <a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM1" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM1</a>. Email us for camera/lens suggestions. We appreciate you using our affiliate link for camera/lens/accessory purchases <a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD</a>. <span style="color: red;"><b>While we love our OM-1 cameras and their computational technologies, we welcome ANY kind and brand of camera (from smartphones to dSLRs to mirrorlesss to film cameras) on our workshops.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>1. Some of our upcoming workshops: </b></span></p><div><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Dec. 18th </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><b>Photograph snow geese, eagles, herons, birds, landscapes, sunrise, sunsets, etc </b></span></li><ul><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290335188" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290335188</a></span></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Location is ~170 miles from the GW bridge</li></ul><li style="border: none; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec. 19th <b>Night Photography (CT)</b></span></li><ul style="color: #333333; line-height: 1.4; list-style: disc; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418346" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418346</a></span></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Location is ~50 miles from the GW bridge</span></li></ul><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec. 28th <b>Create more than snapshots -- photograph the Holiday Lights at Hubbard park</b></span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style: disc; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290363442/" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290363442/</a></span></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Location is ~95 miles from the GW bridge</span></li></ul><div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"></ul></div><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">January 26th <b>Creating HDR, Panorama and HDR-panoramic Images</b></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290345312" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290345312</a></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">January 28th <b>Photograph BALD EAGLES (Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Vultures)</b></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290330656" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290330656</a></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Location is ~160 miles from the GW bridge. Limited to four participants.</span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">January 28th <b>Photograph BALD EAGLES (and Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, and Vultures)</b></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290330656">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290330656</a> </span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">Location is ~160 miles (~2hr 40min) from the GW bridge</span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">January 29th </span><b>Photograph Wolves</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290335001/" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290335001/</a></li><li>Location is ~30 miles from the Tappan Zee/Mario Cuomo bridge. </li><li>Limited to four participants.</li></ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">March 2023 </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;">COSTA RICA 2023: Bird & Wildlife Photography with Wildside Tours</b></li><ul><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289647602" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289647602</a></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">April 2023 <b>Photograph Eagles, Nesting Egrets & Black Crowned Night Herons and more</b></span></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285833962" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285833962</span></a></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Location is ~190 miles from the GW bridge</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">May 2023 <b>Photograph at Chincoteague birds, landscapes, lighthouse, wild horses, etc.</b></span></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/278628334" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/278628334</span></a></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Location is ~285 miles from the GW bridge</span></li></ul></ul><div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">You can also always <b>Create Your Own Workshop </b><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb/" style="color: #351c75; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div><b>What would YOU like to learn next? </b>Create Your Own Online or in-person Workshop</div><div>Some possible topics could be: Workflow, Photo Critique, Portfolio Review, Creating a website, Sharing photographs, Instagram, Aperture, Shutter Speed, Manual mode, PS, Layers, ACR, Masking, Importing images into LR, The LR develop module, Reducing Noise, ETTR [expose to the right], Tom or I will spend time with you getting your photography skills to the next level. Sessions can be via Zoom, or in the field (travel extra), or at our Studio (if you are vaccinated and boosted). You can create your own workshop to improve any aspect of photography that you desire. Two hours $199</div><div><br /></div><div>**** Please note: this is NOT happening every Monday night, this is a Meetup engine artifact, we will arrange a mutually agreeable time ****</div></div><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Olympus and OM SYSTEM users</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #800180;">Firmware Updates</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Version 1.3 firmware for the OM-1 was released on November 24<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This update includes the following improvements:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Improved performance of C-AF when shooting still images<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Improved performance of C-AF when recording videos<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Stability of other operations has been improved<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">All information can be found here: <a href="https://learnandsupport.getolympus.com/support/om-system-om-1#section-download-software"><span style="color: blue;">OM SYSTEM OM-1 | Olympus (getolympus.com)</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">If you need a tutorial on updating your firmware, please watch this video:
</span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://youtu.be/saFIpc4o_X0">https://youtu.be/saFIpc4o_X0</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #800180;">OM/Olympus Camera mentoring</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Complimentary 60-90 minute when you purchase an Olympus or OM camera between now and December 31st (2022) or $1000 or more of Olympus or OM SYSTEM lenses using code LTPHOTOGRAPHY in the coupon code (no discount, just a tracking mechanism). </b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Learn how to access the SCP (super control panel), set your My Menu, create custom shooting modes, etc. We can get you up and going FAST. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290375798" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/290375798</a></p><p><b>Tom and I are OM SYSTEM (formerly Olympus) Ambassadors.</b> We use OM-1 cameras <b><a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM1</a></b>. Email us for camera/lens suggestions. We appreciate you using our affiliate link for camera/lens/accessory purchases <b><a href="https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OMD</a></b>. While we love our OM-1 cameras and their computational technologies, we welcome ANY kind and brand of camera (from smartphones to dSLRs to mirrorlesss to film cameras) on our workshops.</p><div><b>Have Tom and I inspired YOU to create a photo -- email us, tag us, send us a link -- we would LOVE to see it!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-54871625136609885602022-10-29T13:50:00.007-07:002022-10-29T13:50:55.152-07:00Upcoming claases and Workshops<p>Tom and I hope to see you on one of our Upcoming workshops, we announce new ones all the time. We also do one-on-one mentoring both via Zoom and in person. </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Nov. 6th <b>HDR, Closeups, Macro and Lightpainting at Farmstead Museum </b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289414243">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289414243</a></li><li>So much to see and photograph ~75 miles from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Nov. 12th and 13th <b>Photograph Birds of Prey in Flight (Healthy, Happy, active Flying Birds)</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289415021">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289415021</a></li><li>Location is ~8hr drive from Hamden CT, but WELL worth it (you can split it into two parts)</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Dec. 3rd <b>Photograph EAGLES (and Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, and Vultures)</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289414880">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289414880</a></li><li>Location is ~160 miles (~2hr 40min) from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Dec. 10th <b>Longwood Gardens -- Lights at Night</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418591/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418591</a></li><li>Location is ~139 miles (~2hrs) from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Dec. 11th <b>Longwood Gardens -- intimate flower workshop</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289421185/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289421185</a></li><li>Location is ~139 miles (~2hrs) from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Dec. 15th <b>Create more than snapshots -- photograph the Holiday Lights at Hubbard park</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418049">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418049</a></li><li>Location is ~95 miles from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><div><ul><li>Dec. 19th <b>Night Photography (CT)</b></li><ul><li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418346/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/289418346</a></li><li>Location is ~50 miles from the GW bridge</li></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1024" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQt3shbZcwbD80mw4humzFagZSrYbFbJy01Yn3rbvYdPK3-VwTRpQseXIzWsff-yrE9JFxq95dRcZSA2FR3XE2ZFsJvv1-GK6KiwUzC2pn9GpGSQHlAne0CtWj5RSrKwac1DykgeLNFFioAp7xFGPi3j52tukM38DQ5Iem0cQK7z_GH0DhzUEfDwPoA/w400-h272/9488-W_071315_135036_Fuji%20XT1_T-HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>You can also always <b>Create Your Own Workshop </b><a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/nnwdxsydcpbkb</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>What would YOU like to learn next? </b>Create Your Own Online or in-person Workshop</div><div><br /></div><div>Some possible topics could be: Workflow, Photo Critique, Portfolio Review, Creating a website, Sharing photographs, Instagram, Aperture, Shutter Speed, Manual mode, PS, Layers, ACR, Masking, Importing images into LR, The LR develop module, Reducing Noise, ETTR [expose to the right], Tom or I will spend time with you getting your photography skills to the next level. Sessions can be via Zoom, or in the field (travel extra), or at our Studio (if you are vaccinated and boosted).</div><div><br /></div><div>You can create your own workshop to improve any aspect of photography that you desire. Two hours $199</div><div><br /></div><div>**** Please note: this is NOT happening every Monday night, this is a Meetup engine artifact, we will arrange a mutually agreeable time ****</div></div><p></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-57850913118982947922022-10-13T04:37:00.000-07:002022-10-13T04:37:59.149-07:00Come photograph at the Silk Mill!<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Come photograph at the Silk Mill!</b></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4560335090851362346" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 888.026px;"><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Yes, the Silk Mill is BACK! Tom & I went in the Spring and it was wonderful. The new owner is using the proceeds of the photo tours to aid in the restoration of the mill, starting with his goal of a new roof before winter. We are holding another workshop in PA the day before. From New Haven this location is ~3 hours and then the silk mill is ~3.5 hours away so you can split the driving up into two smaller segments. </p><p><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Sign up here </b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b>https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/286770551/</b></span></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This historic place has a plethora of images waiting to be created! Storytelling, historic scenes, life after humans, wide-angle, closeups, setups, HDR, lightpainting, and more. Tom will be setting up some photo ops, as well as doing a light painting demonstration.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">See a few of our photographs from our trips to the Silk mill here <a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" style="color: #351c75; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill</a></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1900" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlia-4XqL1CzW8zK08r675TmMD45E9ZDOrfJhRW95d5g-LgUF-bGfN5iW9TllAI3CCjfvh9nrPJ5Z8XY4DKi7wtH2Yd1Ur2tMzJG7FvwN97hYQ1ubW7lwWxoB_O25XYDdkIQ27kvXH_3YWSmviRnrCm5DA_BnYoGfS4Va-0grkGvMMvvzQThXdftQgQ/w640-h470/CucharaLocations134___5364c_082915_154157_5DM3L%20HDR.jpg" style="border: none; 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKdXOuLaDsZ96-h4W26dDrW6K_uHypIDR7-pzENXvZ_rgrn8OTZ-lMl9LvSQrlZ_XlLwBzXP47i39rN5XIgthTBtvBQH_JliHNbt_FyEZNLy7SKCtpTUR7dKfDF2xB67i86Z4s3Zl7QtJ02Fy_T8xI9gg5lD9Jc6_dMM-zDdP7QiCEqJqWTpJT4JgaA/w476-h640/6405_091816_133809_5DM3L-HDR-Pano-1.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ey1QcURKjnRPMtvO5yMBrdqDHwxKXTs9wx6uk06sJxfV7jfM_xtGhAH8G8z_povk-sVw80gO1jhWkEIYIPLk5XoWbVW34mECRyVS9jWGD44uM6YitNIifzOOgscqtjXLaBJI3rtZnxT-GxKi0MgmhijYl1hJ3xbT46JC0DxdZG7xcDxYAgnSJV_j5A/w474-h640/58777c2_112517_110545_EM1-2L-HDR-1.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="474" /></a></div><br /><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdaDcFxtVYfKtO8UtjPD6xaUfeb3YSOHG5kkDF_AJsBAdDBl208CBZOxwUHl0RYMszoArx4uWEO6RxQpKW8pYSCzja_QvRPB0_0PnPhBBH97HjAAwZiCb-538idQt0ENSfZ244W_jiAeCkYCD2IOFJ5yCTo_3TAvoxrsWWjYUcGX0iE0tKkfCjaxk_A/w640-h428/9357_030213_160112_5DM3LAnd6more_tonemapped.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Join us to experience the history of a bygone era. We have been to the silk mill many times!</span></span><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">We always have a small group -- so you can get those wide-angle shots without having tons of people in your scene!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The Lonaconing Silk Mill (also called the Klotz Throwing Company) is located in Lonaconing, Maryland along the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad’s mainline. It is the last intact silk mill in the United States and was in operation from 1907-1957. Initially, silk was imported from Japan and China and the factory produced silk thread. During World War II that changed to rayon. The mill shut down operation in 1957 and has fallen into disrepair.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>How experienced do you need to be?</b> As long as you are willing to learn and experiment then this is a good photo op for you! Bring your camera manual (pdf on your phone/device or paper). Tom and I will also assist you with your compositions. Tom loves setting up shots and then sharing them with our participants.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>People may choose to bring any camera </b>with them a smartphone, DSLR, film camera, and/or mirrorless. ..any camera is welcome!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">You may choose to shoot completely on your own (some photographers come with us mainly for access to these fabulous historic places) and/or to photograph with us for compositional and/or technical advice, and show you what we are shooting and thinking. Tom and I will be photographing, as this is a photo tour, but we are always there for advice and to answer questions, and to inspire -- we love to share and teach.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Please note that all of our workshops require the participants to sign a liability waiver. Download it; then print, read, sign it and bring it with you -- Thank you! <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/cuchara-workshop-waiver" style="color: #351c75; text-decoration-line: none;">http://www.tinyurl.com/cuchara-workshop-waiver</a></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Please note that some locations will have you sign their liability waiver at the site as well.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. You may send someone else in your place. By signing up for our classes/tours/workshops, you agree to our terms and conditions, see http://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/p/workshops.html</p></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-38604056141911842962022-05-06T12:01:00.003-07:002022-05-06T12:01:16.788-07:00One on one flower workshop<p><b>Flower Workshop: Improve your compositions, Backgrounds, Focus, etc. one-on-one</b></p><p>Join me Lisa Cuchara for an intimate flower workshop.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>8am https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285746874</li><li>10:15am https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285746901</li></ul><p></p><p>Work on compositions, backgrounds, etc. Let me help you improve your flower photography! Learn about backgrounds, composition, depth of field, macro, Bokeh, Zoom bursts, ICM (intentional camera movement), and more. If you have a camera that has in-camera focus bracketing or in-camera focus stacking we could also work on that. Any camera welcome!</p><p>Bring your tripod (and cable release if you have one, plus extra batteries). Most lenses will work, my three favorite flowers lenses are my 60mm (120mm equivalent), my 40-150 (80-300 equivalent) 100-400mm (200-800mm equivalent).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5383" data-original-width="4306" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCe0r-0BqpZ7liyIOu75v5upRl70_FXldlerWypUPPg3STRKLgndXFn8H5cF34QmsGupTvoBP1mHGr_IXM-9sGBVgKJ5GI8SN4CHfGZPQi5AUNrzysNV2U7uTmHit6VaJDpAxfft6vFpaityhlMSyJ93qV4VCQi0C3PYTtZ_M9arr_-2gvf5vVYD1vA/w512-h640/2769w_042722_115359_OM1L-954%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5216" data-original-width="3989" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6pd8CWdIPIRWBPn2I7zEtAeVXe3Nj2NzVjcP1Wa4Ve6yiJT9we4AqL5aPS7Ev7qizUTFv04GYk8X0gBuoNjF7U1KrOEN5fl3mRuYyetipxM_oE5fcEVtXmoFyqP4-vUJOv9En229Op-j6p3nadEhFbIWuocIkNqogQZhX5bZOXMBal4YsUQ-btxAcA/w490-h640/Untitled-1w%20copy.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5026" data-original-width="4021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBKKNWFc_3NwHu0nWxpetikoBIofAAjle1888IX6e1Pft--yN9zEUv975tcFldqdQK0p-b_CoFmxBbEn-_X1sN3EHkT5Ghp_m34txor3M97KcrVrsMRj-VV7yxPUixretJK6EL7p7yfEW2tl3TqTdpLNPAsLOpcIjV_1x4HOun9vK8RR5seTKrG22nw/w512-h640/3083bw_042722_122420_OM1L-954%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p>Cost $239. Includes admission and you can take home 10 cut tulips to be able to practice at home!</p><p>Please note that all of our workshops require that participants sign a liability waiver. Download it; then print, read, and sign it and bring it with you -- Thank you! http://www.tinyurl.com/cuchara-workshop-waiver. Please note that some locations will have you sign their liability waiver at the site as well.</p><p>Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. By signing up for our classes/tours/workshops, you agree to our terms and conditions, see http://www.lisaandtomphotography.com/p/workshops.html</p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-45603350908513623462022-05-04T12:53:00.002-07:002022-05-04T12:53:19.266-07:00 Come photograph at the Silk Mill!<p><b>Come photograph at the Silk Mill!</b></p><p></p><p>Yes, the Silk Mill is BACK! The new owner is using the proceeds of the photo tours to aid in the restoration of the mill, starting with his goal of a new roof before winter. We will be having another workshop in PA the day before. From New Haven this location will be ~3.5 hours and then the silk mill is ~4 hours away so you can split the driving up into two smaller segments. </p><p><b>Sign up here <a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285690709">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/285690709</a> or <a href="mailto:photographybylisaandtom@comcast.net">email us</a> for an invoice </b></p><p></p><p>This historic place has a plethora of images waiting to be created! Storytelling, historic scenes, life after humans, wide-angle, closeups, setups, HDR, lightpainting, and more. Tom will be setting up some photo ops, as well as doing a light painting demonstration.</p><p></p><p>See a few of our photographs from our trips to the Silk mill here <a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill">https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1900" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlia-4XqL1CzW8zK08r675TmMD45E9ZDOrfJhRW95d5g-LgUF-bGfN5iW9TllAI3CCjfvh9nrPJ5Z8XY4DKi7wtH2Yd1Ur2tMzJG7FvwN97hYQ1ubW7lwWxoB_O25XYDdkIQ27kvXH_3YWSmviRnrCm5DA_BnYoGfS4Va-0grkGvMMvvzQThXdftQgQ/w640-h470/CucharaLocations134___5364c_082915_154157_5DM3L%20HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SsF5mXeL-KmeiVSoWPpYl58XhfRehoHbpgMTwH4ENxnKEdowzzK7-fF4zrvX7TSI8TjPnbG3lH9HvOUio_byNzlrQCIfzZSIb1iqorYsHlARnsubWRZcPA-TMp742D2lges627C_di7PUrfjuUIZu_ySUgwvsqMxs6B-3A2Ca0P17lAE_dq64t68OA/w640-h426/0161b_030313_101207_5DM3LAnd6more_fused.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKdXOuLaDsZ96-h4W26dDrW6K_uHypIDR7-pzENXvZ_rgrn8OTZ-lMl9LvSQrlZ_XlLwBzXP47i39rN5XIgthTBtvBQH_JliHNbt_FyEZNLy7SKCtpTUR7dKfDF2xB67i86Z4s3Zl7QtJ02Fy_T8xI9gg5lD9Jc6_dMM-zDdP7QiCEqJqWTpJT4JgaA/w476-h640/6405_091816_133809_5DM3L-HDR-Pano-1.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ey1QcURKjnRPMtvO5yMBrdqDHwxKXTs9wx6uk06sJxfV7jfM_xtGhAH8G8z_povk-sVw80gO1jhWkEIYIPLk5XoWbVW34mECRyVS9jWGD44uM6YitNIifzOOgscqtjXLaBJI3rtZnxT-GxKi0MgmhijYl1hJ3xbT46JC0DxdZG7xcDxYAgnSJV_j5A/w474-h640/58777c2_112517_110545_EM1-2L-HDR-1.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Locations/Silk-Mill" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdaDcFxtVYfKtO8UtjPD6xaUfeb3YSOHG5kkDF_AJsBAdDBl208CBZOxwUHl0RYMszoArx4uWEO6RxQpKW8pYSCzja_QvRPB0_0PnPhBBH97HjAAwZiCb-538idQt0ENSfZ244W_jiAeCkYCD2IOFJ5yCTo_3TAvoxrsWWjYUcGX0iE0tKkfCjaxk_A/w640-h428/9357_030213_160112_5DM3LAnd6more_tonemapped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Join us to experience the history of a bygone era. We have been to the silk mill many times!<p></p><p></p><p>Email us after you sign up for hotel information.</p><p></p><p>We always have a small group -- so you can get those wide-angle shots without having tons of people in your scene!</p><p></p><p>The Lonaconing Silk Mill (also called the Klotz Throwing Company) is located in Lonaconing, Maryland along the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad’s mainline. It is the last intact silk mill in the United States and was in operation from 1907-1957. Initially, silk was imported from Japan and China and the factory produced silk thread. During World War II that changed to rayon. The mill shut down operation in 1957 and has fallen into disrepair.</p><p></p><p><b>How experienced do you need to be?</b> As long as you are willing to learn and experiment then this is a good photo op for you! Bring your camera manual (pdf on your phone/device or paper). Tom and I will also assist you with your compositions. Tom loves setting up shots and then sharing them with our participants.</p><p><b>People may choose to bring any camera </b>with them a smartphone, DSLR, film camera, and/or mirrorless. ..any camera is welcome!</p><p></p><p>You may choose to shoot completely on your own (some photographers come with us mainly for access to these fabulous historic places) and/or to photograph with us for compositional and/or technical advice, and show you what we are shooting and thinking. Tom and I will be photographing, as this is a photo tour, but we are always there for advice and to answer questions, and to inspire -- we love to share and teach.</p><p></p><p>Please note that all of our workshops require the participants to sign a liability waiver. Download it; then print, read, sign it and bring it with you -- Thank you! <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/cuchara-workshop-waiver">http://www.tinyurl.com/cuchara-workshop-waiver</a></p><p>Please note that some locations will have you sign their liability waiver at the site as well.</p><p></p><p>Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. You may send someone else in your place. By signing up for our classes/tours/workshops, you agree to our terms and conditions, see http://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/p/workshops.html</p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-71745330082344536692022-03-31T10:20:00.001-07:002022-03-31T10:20:23.116-07:00OM SYSTEM Ambassadors<p><b>Tom and I are excited to share the news -- we have been invited to continue as OM SYSTEM Ambassadors! </b>This is a continuation of our prior roles as Olympus Educators (note that now we are all known as OM SYSTEM Ambassadors). Tom and I are honored to be included in this group of amazingly talented photographers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://learnandsupport.getolympus.com/om-system-ambassadors/lisa-tom-cuchara" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1497" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM5WkHD0GwBwTrdGWR4x3kDt1NjUM7aeabNGIFjkyrdi4x1nP9f56yVjJJKLJdOpEd1XHy9NLd81BLc1Uv1HwpnWV2ONaZfFMEPHm-M1RP7F7BYiyXms1XTWwSOp7ysV5wlkrLQxV99xZTSHEmBYXrLfIXCiM54pV6Mp-24ZFPSGpeSI8Q0nh6rgt8g/w640-h322/lisa%20and%20tom%20om.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Tom and I are excited that we will be representing OM Digital Solutions (formerly Olympus cameras) as OM SYSTEM Ambassadors!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">"Lisa and Tom are photographic artists and workshop leaders who love to share their passion with others. They love photographing almost every subject, but are especially drawn to night photography, light painting, urban exploration, nature photography, and creative photography. Their photography allows them to pay attention to the details, to be mindful, and to appreciate all of the beauty and nuances of our world."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Please note that while Tom and I are OMDS ambassadors </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">and we occasionally offer a workshop specialized for OM SYSTEM users,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ANYONE is welcome on our workshops and we have people come on our workshops with smart phones, film cameras and every make and model of dSLR, point-n-shoot, large format, and mirrorless camera out there. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tajmI5mlsqbHpFsw23OXU_65KaHxRSsYQvbToo_MJDWotD94F3ZaJxj9JjmsRjTA3U7klZ7ZcpnAPN6GKN7PSV6ozk8dB4-BpinkfH5udqc-bbkWTs8QBD58seHw3kNynEPUoxDJ6YlPoGjyfMQygRs6KibDG4qlDurxYfWsGotZGBBGfqmkwHHJQA/s640/271941768_10159750600954493_6061287999217935780_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tajmI5mlsqbHpFsw23OXU_65KaHxRSsYQvbToo_MJDWotD94F3ZaJxj9JjmsRjTA3U7klZ7ZcpnAPN6GKN7PSV6ozk8dB4-BpinkfH5udqc-bbkWTs8QBD58seHw3kNynEPUoxDJ6YlPoGjyfMQygRs6KibDG4qlDurxYfWsGotZGBBGfqmkwHHJQA/s320/271941768_10159750600954493_6061287999217935780_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Our Olympus/OMDS journey. </b>I first was exposed to the amazing Live Composite feature while leading a night photography workshop in the Fall of 2016. One of our participants was able to SEE the night scene developing DURING the exposure. I immediately inquired about the EM1 Olympus camera features and was impressed with many features, but especially the computational technologies. I went home from the workshop and researched and saw that an EM1 mark ii was coming out and I ordered one. Tom and I were Canon for <i>decades</i>, and I tried Sony and Tom tried Fuji, but we both preferred our Canon dSLRs. Upon purchasing the EM1 mark ii the Canon was not making it out of the camera bag anymore. Tom tried mine and we switched to Olympus in 2016 too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then Tom and I went to Cuba and we only brought our Olympus system, which really rocked with the image stabilization, live time, and much lesser weight and footprint. At that time we still thought that we would use the Olympus for macro, night, street, travel, landscape and that we might keep our Canon for birds (we each had a 500mm f4 lens). One month after going to Cuba we went to Florida, bringing our Canon and Olympus systems. We were going to use the Olympus the first day and then compare to using the Canon the next day and so forth. Well, the Canon never ever made it out of the hotel room, so we came home from Florida and sold all of our camera gear and purchased all Olympus. We have never looked back! The ability to easily handhold (and without teleconverter) fast 600mm FFE and now 1000mm FFE lenses is a big deal for our bird and wildlife photography!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Serendipitously, I was presenting a program to a camera club in Pennsylvania and the leader of the Olympus camera club contacted me and asked me to give the same program for them (they had a lunchtime camera club at Olympus). The person who contacted me did not ask or know what camera we were using. At the end of the presentation he said "You should be an ambassador for Olympus" and introduced me to a couple of people. Now I should add to this that I was never one to get into the whole "Canon versus Nikon" debate, it was six of one and a half dozen of the other type of debate. But Tom and I found ourselves organically discussing all of the virtues of the Olympus system. The system can just do things, like focus stacking in-camera, pro-capture, LiveTim, LiveND, Live Composite, etc. that other cameras simply cannot do. and now we have the new OM1 camera and to say the new OM-1 and its computational photography features are incredible is an understatement! The new AI detection AF for birds, mammals, etc. is so much faster than the already outstanding Olympus OM-D E-M1x and this is due to the amazing processing power that was packed into this new body. </div></div><p>We look forward to sharing what OM SYSTEM cameras can help us create thanks to their brilliant computational photography features and AI detection AF, among other things. </p><p>Thank you to all of my followers (and to Get Olympus/OMDS). Stay tuned for future exciting content and announcements in 2022!</p><p>Below, please enjoy our favorite 21 from 2021. That is, our favorite 21 Birds in Flight, Birds, Flowers, Nature and Non-Nature photographs from 2021-- all taken with our Olympus/OM System cameras and lenses! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Olympus/LisasFavorite2021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="6150" data-original-width="8626" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qgGYI31bh-5IJfbIa-0MaQ32konnf8O5RWS85EL4-lnYKzdTWasS1WQFzHLpswMDaPf1rH-2WmbXbEj_GMIS8eylNjQdAp4D2Cp2xQaNUr64xSV_r3Gbc_55_UFuBHy6XZP6K6Rb7DCkM2dgBVSMTHG011DvXgbnL3p0cM47GUyphvke3_aIcBR9wg/w640-h456/birds%20in%20flight%20Lisa21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Olympus/LisasFavorite2021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="6150" data-original-width="8670" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3CDV0J5V26GRd5Iu8nxuVEsMpmyXdpkNGbRMoZodzefZ8qM1YfAbEdElycj8F8I_EY0Kk8Osxm209YL_fQ6nwGEivLDodH7VBwy6tKShkZ9OArvcNoZcodocffL30BB-eL_ZZxBw3IFSQeg2EQEkqaJnbF1t1G56O0OWeMW1GjeLPeKffpID4Jiupg/w640-h454/birds%20Lisa21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Olympus/LisasFavorite2021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="6150" data-original-width="7723" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhskBP2bBJJ4rpg0OpI_WDr2nX1ZXFk-aP4xg9wGQUw1EL4yAY2n5Eo9ENuC7VU9JnkgvqlDH2YAX2MMZlIUt7W0eZZLaVixp-Q1kXoQyoWOQckIOx6CGbyrTxizgifDgRzxtEug-n6Bb4TUzgXsq4NAwZ7OX8rBbkE21aWOxDducf8t-_rbOkmopoeg/w640-h510/Flowers%20Lisa21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Olympus/LisasFavorite2021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="6203" data-original-width="5901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmVCsnZBksS6ofpTCP8pYccdC-0Z6Ser_Bgq3RrNYhTg8cyLaGbeqHzRq_dDemY7NBJlNP2Aabtrt403LnjP_fnwKPzGZL044DlLnWEL067jkPnaOVaOwXIz4tKonpUuWcmzHBqYeNErk5MwCCVubjzXFAWqvFmyNIGT7B0URDh7XsTD54shefiM8Xg/w608-h640/nature%20Lisa21.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHoyDgLtl5fLreOIikmfh3gnGsPbMRwNDusGCr2QsbPVyClwq0HdL2R9nLO1cN5Kv-hbaOg4uVudsxEua6Vowu4DivnEaOP-lYTWmBZuiOMNp6YP3UOlhRE_3wdXeDtrbUQRQfKkBB4LBwcaYQSwzam-7rzR55hqY5iD5F0hYYuAoogvtGJg7gw7ZrQ/s9000/non-nature%20Lisa21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="9000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHoyDgLtl5fLreOIikmfh3gnGsPbMRwNDusGCr2QsbPVyClwq0HdL2R9nLO1cN5Kv-hbaOg4uVudsxEua6Vowu4DivnEaOP-lYTWmBZuiOMNp6YP3UOlhRE_3wdXeDtrbUQRQfKkBB4LBwcaYQSwzam-7rzR55hqY5iD5F0hYYuAoogvtGJg7gw7ZrQ/w640-h426/non-nature%20Lisa21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br />Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-23564764589558099792022-01-29T20:04:00.000-08:002022-01-29T20:04:03.808-08:00Peak Design Tripod<p>Tom and I are in love with our new tripod -- the peak design. <b><a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU">https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU</a> </b></p><p>We first saw the prototype at Photo Expo in NYC Fall 2019. We purchased them as soon as they were available last year and just love them. <b>Small but mighty. </b>We have been using their camera straps and clips and wrist straps for a few years, but this tripod is a game-changer. It folds small but it is sturdy enough for night photography and big lenses. It is easy to use, does not weigh a lot, and comes with an articulating Acra swiss compatible <b><u>ballhead</u></b> (or you can purchase an adapter and use your own ballhead). </p><p>We appreciate you using our affiliate links to make your purchases <b><a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU">https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU</a> </b></p><p><a href="https://www.peakdesign.com/?rfsn=6152920.325a62&utm_source=6152920&utm_medium=affiliate">https://www.peakdesign.com/?rfsn=6152920.325a62&utm_source=6152920&utm_medium=affiliate</a></p><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="446" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialvZs79sARbwMSfSKp1Tqtj78brIP9c6-ldk2Azjr5cVL3QIglMdf6Tr70Z0fW2xE_gLGsKsCCfAHUpHj7JGDcWs8fFiSbh86JqFB-pMrihteNSgpWoSzvgkKd6dg4Rao-uCAlCzjmDSk/w178-h640/2019-08-26-tripod-carbon-fiber.png" width="178" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did purchase the universal head adapter, so when I want to use the Acratech head or my Flexshooter head I just easily pull out the Peak Design center column and slide in the universal head adapter with my other head attached. <b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU">https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU</a> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/2WUfJYU " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidjh8ye8B44wVOe9aOkTfH3XV2xdW8fQCc7Uk0lQMVzGKwJ5yc5dl7kUJzQXPPM8uIjU3qgUdQSOX0Ung5g9cPMyjU4Vf1kUcAaU1sp0W7eJlfLSUIjk133ppt0ZwcDeGAiCIOrWEK2Ti8BNc-QHg1HXSaBMfywOvNRpJDjK0CvDcPUC1ng7ewhymmlg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tom and I use the Nik plugin filters for creative editing. About half of our images are SOOC (straight out of camera) but the other half we enjoy creative editing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nik is on sale for Black Friday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Order here <a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W">https://tidd.ly/32okP1W</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry88vvIOI9SxK9ZGVpl2-mZJdpBH-1iR6wCUwP0Jb3HPR_Pmi8gB4kxq5wQXyfqS1jS2lZEP-AhXzJM-lc7psHFQyCp_KWB6dnMr9j4NyrVC_7Hgpt-EapiyfXpFQzWqpybym2Gja4G2l/w400-h400/DXO_BF_Nik_200x200_EN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I also use the DxO PureRAW for noise reduction. I have done side by side comparisons with many noise reduction software (Topax AI clear replaced Topaz Denoise, but not PureRAW is superior to all other products. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Purchase PureRAW here <a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W">https://tidd.ly/32okP1W</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>FYI, Tom and I do not use the DxO Photolab as we like the control that Adobe ACR and Nik offers</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can compare the default ACR settings (sharpening = 40) in Adobe Camera RAW going into Photoshop (same as the lightroom develop module) here to the next version, where the noise was processed with DxO PureRAW. Images can actually look noisier in Adobe software than in the native software so we have changed the RAW defaults to sharpening = 0 for ORF RAW files)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyrJ91UBaNkWHgDoeWFHsN3MGxaRmPuRLpd50DLBQb68DfaKol8YSd9Wv0gHPs1Mfa1UDvFP1oXi2NClsRMnM4eF1TaEBkAxtR0daokPModJIDDdoYzONA8EUL6wCQNTpykehYO_pB055/w612-h640/ACR+sh40.JPG" width="612" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PureRAW from DxO is a game-changer for high ISO images, like this one, and also for low ISO images where the image was underexposed (typically you want to expose to the right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="883" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi2W27JnRk5RsDRnU8f1XMpok9KA4ge0azU1h118nqXJclqn0a7FQ3jdYRCHmqbsXSm83jYPGChPnCr0lvqWr5ALW3jJF7ZmOmUgF3l7XAJJg-ja0XS4nqBvZGqWuZKZx0bzctQj6Vm-M/w610-h640/ACR+DxO.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tidd.ly/32okP1W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="300" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD28Yk78F4iMh2rF4w3h5wKi7yOIgAc5hSaKlkzUHddlU4zRvWPp88oyf0plPtXzrKwJbZoWet1FGoAhWYu1f_6tMAUhr564ZOIHOSBO0N3zVC53mPSotetjsfa0iWkQV1amRq4NOsKqZ/w400-h333/DXO_BF_Generique_300x250_EN.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-20266989885523203522021-11-24T08:28:00.000-08:002021-11-24T08:28:24.776-08:00Topaz Black Friday Sale<div>Topaz Black Friday Promo Dates. Now through Monday, Nov 29th. Everything is on sale. <b>Use our link <a href="https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130">https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130</a> and enter promo code breaphotos for an additional 15% off</b></div><div><br /></div><div>We just love, love, love their products. Our favorites? Topaz Glow, Topaz AI Clear, Topaz AI sharpen, Topaz Impression</div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 150%;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Image Quality Bundle. </strong><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">Includes</u>: DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Gigapixel AI </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">On sale for <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"> $99.99</strong>, more than 60% OFF the retail value of $259.97</span> </li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Everything Bundle. </strong><u style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Includes</u><span style="font-size: 16px;">: Image Quality Bundle + Video Enhance AI</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">On sale for $199.98, $359.98 OFF the retail value of $559.96</span> </li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Everything is on sale!. </span></strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Get 25% off any individual app, as well as 25% off upgrades </span></li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WFVSyE_yf_M8EYsvFqVLHN8uUXF3GKY4XCwOLcBJM2-B34RddNT8OhssaLc-uf6VN45sZFcOw46nM9orsNhyphenhyphenuryLJWlhP6Q5BZsc32h444NydMvz6A_o7FIivZVHgiZTB-wNA7DAvbur/w640-h400/Topaz-Labs-Black-Friday-Banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />We just love, love, love their products. Our favorites? Topaz Glow, Topaz AI Clear, Topaz AI sharpen, Topaz Impression</div><p>Enter the discount use code breaphotos for 15% off Topaz products. <a href="https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130">https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://web.topazlabs.com/ref/130" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96VWfCq6bhxxPo9dICsPSFLoZ3tYRLkwjDhCzCDTxVdI6S5mrZejfKicd6HEuVRCGcS3R2pLzAkjJrNtcKfDOzAfvcL5iag9Iha0ZHDmgqWSW1saDlNpqlgs5AOoJBCHsyoFu3ZQ4Pwga/w512-h640/Topaz-Labs-Black-Friday-Launch.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-24505577429508304052021-09-05T23:00:00.001-07:002021-09-05T23:00:00.229-07:00Lisa Wins KelbyOne's Photoshop World Guru Creative Category Award<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This week I received two emails from KelbyOne with wonderful news:</span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"It with great pleasure to let you know that you are one of the nominees for our Photoshop World Guru Awards!! <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="l9j0dhe7" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="color: #f1765e; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Congratulations"</span></div></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="l9j0dhe7" style="font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: inherit; inset: -2px -4px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; text-align: center; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"><br /></div><div class="n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s" data-visualcompletion="ignore" style="border-radius: 4px; font-family: inherit; inset: -2px -4px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; text-align: center; transition-duration: var(--fds-duration-extra-extra-short-out); transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: var(--fds-animation-fade-out);"><br /></div></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both nominations were in the creative category</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then last night the winners were announced and I won the Creative Category with Car Face!</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_Cxc60hPgQFrf-zM4kWoVN7zjou3iiKxp5DcJjtey4juuAlxsfKIYaph9sI9FrrIgEg1RDNX0xvYuvSAY2BbCWCTB2utc13-JW_bi3kqFRZWBkrinJotUeTv-yRqBlMylgHTK9WRqlEs/s2048/CarFace+alone+copy+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_Cxc60hPgQFrf-zM4kWoVN7zjou3iiKxp5DcJjtey4juuAlxsfKIYaph9sI9FrrIgEg1RDNX0xvYuvSAY2BbCWCTB2utc13-JW_bi3kqFRZWBkrinJotUeTv-yRqBlMylgHTK9WRqlEs/w640-h640/CarFace+alone+copy+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-21220884042468440162021-09-03T10:17:00.002-07:002021-09-03T10:17:52.870-07:00Seascapes, Birds, Long Exposure, and More for PPA's Photography Workshops, September 11, 2021<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm excited to be teaching a program on Seascapes, Birds, Long Exposure, and More for PPA's Photography Workshops, September 11, 2021 at 6:30am - 1:30pm! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join me (Tom) for this great workshop. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Register by Sept 5th and save! Registration is open and $99 rate through September 5, 2021 ($120 after).</span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Register at (non-PPA members are welcome, note you will need to create a free PPA login). </div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ppa.com/events/seascapes-birds-long-exposure-and-more-9-11-2021?fbclid=IwAR1B6L8taOYIcuDNDho7uPUMYff3dc5UD45dPt-65t5zpqDlRnwCEqfFN7g</span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Come learn how to compose better seascapes, landscapes, and closeups. Seascapes can be wonderful and relaxing to create and popular to sell and compete. We will start at sunrise and get silhouettes and sunrise images, then progress to closeups, sand, seascapes, etc. Bring your ND filter and learn how to create silky ocean scenes. Bring your telephoto lens and I will also show you techniques to get better and sharper bird photographs. This area has a variety of birds like Osprey, Egrets, Clapper Rails, Great Blue Herons, Oyster Catchers, Willets, Terns, and other shorebirds. Come and learn about bird behavior and camera settings to get sharper and more dynamic bird images.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6XredNoeoD7dyTYrd_jFEx7S1wZW0yYn1AW8_nn25ZPD58H7EWuPgGCeERqjchdTtSmrcZA69bXQqdoabcQ_b9rgu9xkNXAsQYY2Sk2HccnAdG8ur-9B31tgGsHp_R13xsbBcNCZ9wc1/s1200/Tom+PPA+%255DPhotoWS_Course_1200x1200+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6XredNoeoD7dyTYrd_jFEx7S1wZW0yYn1AW8_nn25ZPD58H7EWuPgGCeERqjchdTtSmrcZA69bXQqdoabcQ_b9rgu9xkNXAsQYY2Sk2HccnAdG8ur-9B31tgGsHp_R13xsbBcNCZ9wc1/w640-h640/Tom+PPA+%255DPhotoWS_Course_1200x1200+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-14979297947807933052021-07-09T10:22:00.003-07:002021-07-09T10:22:27.851-07:00Best Of’ Olympus Passion Photography Magazine includes our article about night photography<p>The article on live composite that Tom and I wrote made it into this issue of the BEST of for Olympus Passion magazine</p><p>Best Of’ Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – Summer 2021 https://shop.olympuspassion.com/product/best-of-olympus-passion-photography-magazine-summer-2021/</p><p>Composed by 391 pages with a selection of our most popular articles, all condensed into a single volume and ready to go with you on your smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, notebook, iPAD, etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB6qinJjlhOBrXVRTNSB_RSrdAbolAAf6Yf7OW6DM8agRVxDGH6HTdUcCMpEFJ3XYbJkDEpiCEga_2R1VhMGmp6dyyUxRf9m18GAVCZ3ywEVrtsr8eY8Zgf-9RiWQeTF53S11nr7hcO-Z/s950/Cover-Best-Of-OP-2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="950" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB6qinJjlhOBrXVRTNSB_RSrdAbolAAf6Yf7OW6DM8agRVxDGH6HTdUcCMpEFJ3XYbJkDEpiCEga_2R1VhMGmp6dyyUxRf9m18GAVCZ3ywEVrtsr8eY8Zgf-9RiWQeTF53S11nr7hcO-Z/w640-h420/Cover-Best-Of-OP-2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>From interviews to tutorials, we present you a fine set of exclusive contents.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Just another occasional photographer Santtu Per Kiö</li><li>My adventure with Olympus Sylwia Ratajczyk</li><li>Capturing Star Trails using Live Composite Lisa & Tom Cuchara</li><li>Beautiful locked world Lívia Czank</li><li>The right tool for the job Ingo Urbig</li><li>User friendly Zachary Matenchuk</li><li>Time for a stable world Fernando Gainzarain</li><li>Fine Art Photography using Olympus Hatta Patria</li><li>Dog’s life through a lens Nina Kalkkinen</li><li>You can’t go wrong with Olympus Adam Dybowski</li><li>City landscape work using Olympus Toby Lehner</li><li>Olympus experience in Yangshuo, China John Salvino</li><li>Moments in time Drew Whitley</li><li>I usually do not photograph what I see, but instead, what I would really like to see Konstantinos Sahlos</li><li>It’s the little things Chris McGinnis</li><li>Lives captured in parts of a second Cliff Harvey</li><li>My ‘Olympus-feeling’ Szilveszter Nemeth</li><li>No one will see the world the way you see it Andreas Tornberg</li><li>Still life photography an obsession Ron Mayhen</li><li>Altering course John Pryke\</li></ul><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-57754460294211794152021-06-30T08:17:00.001-07:002021-06-30T08:17:00.228-07:00Super Resolution is in LR now (ACR since March)<p>Super resolution has been in <a href="http://www.lisatom.photography/2021/05/have-you-tried-abobe-acr-super.html" target="_blank">ACR in Photoshop</a> for many months (since March) now, but it is finally directly in LR</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Have you tried the Abobe ACR Super Resolution yet?</b> It is awesome! It increases the pixel count 400%. Enhance allows you to increase image quality for making large prints or increasing the resolution of a cropped image. It is coming to Lightroom "soon" (soon is Adobe's timeframe, stated in March), but for now, right click, edit in, open smart object in Photoshop which will open the file in ACR).</p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Bottom line: Work well and it is Better, Faster, and Easier (workflow wise) than Topaz Gigapixel. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Why/When use Abobe ACR Super Resolution? </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">-- for older cameras with less megapixels </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">-- to crop an image to get bigger birds/subjects </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">"Super Resolution, introduced in Camera Raw 13.2, helps create an enhanced image with similar results as Raw Details but with 2x the linear resolution. This means that the enhanced image will have 2x the width and 2x the height of the original image, or 4x the total pixel count. This feature supports the same file types as Raw Details, plus additional file types such as JPEG and TIFF. Super Resolution is especially useful to increase the resolution of a cropped image." <i>https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/enhance.html</i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Tip -- If you want to go make your image 4x the size of your original size, open the file in ACR, save the dng (2x) and then re-open it in Adobe Camera Raw and run the enhance feature again on this saved copy (you can’t just run it again in Camera Raw without opening it and saving it again).</div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I compared Abobe ACR Super Resolution to Topaz Gigapixel, which I have used in the past and it works, but it is clunky and slow. Workflow wise Topaz Gigapixel does not interpret RAW files well, so I have to open the file in ACR and save it as a TIFF and then open it in Topaz Gigapixel, takes a while to process. See our comparisons below. </p><p><i>From Julianna Kost https://jkost.com/blog/2021/06/lightroom-classic-10-3-support-for-apple-silicon-premium-presets-super-resolution-and-more.html</i></p><p>• In the Develop module, choose Photo > Enhance or, right-click in the image (Control -click on Mac) and choose Enhance to display the Enhance Preview dialog. </p><p>• Applying Super Resolution automatically enables the Raw Details feature to create the highest quality image possible when working with raw files. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpidoig89rC3WKcSy6T5FosFAGN7YdLD0MbSDf4gxn3zD4M1i7X-fmK0oL1imPtfvdFlXk5w3hzv0IL5iIQTe08Id5QR_ELjlwpYLuEzml5H8TLBCn2SR6m5Vt6baWu8W6iqkJrYhd0MVL/s926/enhance_details.png.img.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="926" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpidoig89rC3WKcSy6T5FosFAGN7YdLD0MbSDf4gxn3zD4M1i7X-fmK0oL1imPtfvdFlXk5w3hzv0IL5iIQTe08Id5QR_ELjlwpYLuEzml5H8TLBCn2SR6m5Vt6baWu8W6iqkJrYhd0MVL/w640-h392/enhance_details.png.img.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>• Any adjustments made to the source photo will automatically be carried over to the newly created, enhanced DNG.</p><p>• While you can’t apply Super Resolution multiple times to the same original, you can apply Super Resolution and then enlarge the image further when exporting or, within another application such as Photoshop (using the Image Size command).</p><p>To learn more about how Super Resolution works, check out this post by Eric Chan https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/03/10/from-the-acr-team-super-resolution.html#gs.4grl9h</p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-29479454579482319742021-06-28T08:44:00.003-07:002021-06-28T08:44:29.195-07:00DPreview Interview: Olympus Educators Lisa and Tom Cuchara on how Olympus has transformed their outdoor photography<p>Check this out! DP review interviewed Tom and I, publishing a story and several of our images.</p><p>"In this interview, they explain their background, the various kinds of photography that keep them creatively inspired, and why they chose to make the switch to Olympus's Micro Four Thirds system for their bird and nature work."</p><p> https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/5058762659/interview-olympus-educators-lisa-and-tom-cuchara-on-how-olympus-has-transformed-their-photography</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWteCmU0PQ9bAf_Qg8DDH2WHsVKfd0s6vevQjsblLqz7McvikvZILpg9atoe0D7nmIw4q4DV_TheygdqfSDJVgcZXz7czSRYn6QcHbgNCA_nEPp_kbbTgMntY2lq5F29MBf5uqSqK1xg_g/s1124/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="775" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWteCmU0PQ9bAf_Qg8DDH2WHsVKfd0s6vevQjsblLqz7McvikvZILpg9atoe0D7nmIw4q4DV_TheygdqfSDJVgcZXz7czSRYn6QcHbgNCA_nEPp_kbbTgMntY2lq5F29MBf5uqSqK1xg_g/w442-h640/Capture.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-64383339346118420522021-05-29T22:40:00.000-07:002021-05-29T22:40:14.101-07:00<p><b>Have you tried the Abobe ACR Super Resolution yet?</b> It is awesome! It increases the pixel count 400%. Enhance allows you to increase image quality for making large prints or increasing the resolution of a cropped image. It is coming to Lightroom "soon" (soon is Adobe's timeframe, stated in March), but for now, right click, edit in, open smart object in Photoshop which will open the file in ACR).</p><div>Bottom line: Work well and it is Better, Faster, and Easier (workflow wise) than Topaz Gigapixel. </div><div><br /></div><div>Why/When use Abobe ACR Super Resolution? </div><div>-- for older cameras with less megapixels </div><div>-- to crop an image to get bigger birds/subjects </div><div><br /></div><div>"Super Resolution, introduced in Camera Raw 13.2, helps create an enhanced image with similar results as Raw Details but with 2x the linear resolution. This means that the enhanced image will have 2x the width and 2x the height of the original image, or 4x the total pixel count. This feature supports the same file types as Raw Details, plus additional file types such as JPEG and TIFF. Super Resolution is especially useful to increase the resolution of a cropped image." <i>https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/enhance.html</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Tip -- If you want to go make your image 4x the size of your original size, open the file in ACR, save the dng (2x) and then re-open it in Adobe Camera Raw and run the enhance feature again on this saved copy (you can’t just run it again in Camera Raw without opening it and saving it again).</div><p>I compared Abobe ACR Super Resolution to Topaz Gigapixel, which I have used in the past and it works, but it is clunky and slow. Workflow wise Topaz Gigapixel does not interpret RAW files well, so I have to open the file in ACR and save it as a TIFF and then open it in Topaz Gigapixel, takes a while to process. See our comparisons below. </p><p>The new <a href="https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/03/10/from-the-acr-team-super-resolution.html?fbclid=IwAR3eJiOG8KusctEQedIzFXNvTD8ztkZEJcIrUlRS5lfJnfdoqeWN_yyXweU#gs.wplht4" target="_blank">Abobe ACR Super Resolution</a> is easy -- built right into ACR (right click and click enhance and check Super resolution) and it creates a dng file. </p><p><i>Note: Starting with Adobe Camera Raw 13.2 (March 2021 release), Enhance Details is renamed to Raw Details.</i></p><p><b>Enhance provides a set of features such as Raw Details and Super Resolution to help improve image quality using Camera Raw. </b></p><p><b>Raw Details</b>, previously called Enhance Details produces crisp detail and more accurate renditions of edges, improves color rendering, and also reduces artifacts. The resolution of the enhanced image stays the same as the original image. This feature is especially useful for large displays and prints, where fine details are visible. The supported file types are raw files. </p><p><b>Super Resolution</b>, introduced in Camera Raw 13.2, helps create an enhanced image with similar results as Raw Details but with 2x the linear resolution. <b>This means that the enhanced image will have 2x the width and 2x the height of the original image, or 4x the total pixel count.</b> This feature supports the same file types as Raw Details, plus additional file types such as JPEG and TIFF. Super Resolution is especially useful to increase the resolution of a cropped image.</p><p>When you click super res you will see it processing and end up with a Digital Negative (DNG) RAW file. </p><p>FYI, any edits/adjustments that you made to the source photo will automatically be applied to the enhanced DNG and you can edit the enhanced DNG just like any other photo.</p><p>FYI, Right now it is only in ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) and not accessible via the filter camera RAW. It is coming to Lightroom soon. </p><p>FYI, You can use Super Resolution on a JPG file, you just need to make sure that your ACR is set to open JPGs (see Figure 5 below)</p><p>FYI, It is coming to Lightroom "soon" (soon is Adobe's timeframe, stated in March), but for now, right click, edit in, open smart object in Photoshop which will open the file in ACR).</p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">How to use and find Super Resolution. </span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Figure 1. Open your RAW or JPG file in ACR (when you open a RAW file in Photoshop it automatically opens in ACR, but for a JPG file to open in ACR you must change a file handling setting, sett Figure 5). Right click (PC, or Control click MAC) and then select Enhance (PC shortcut Ctrl Sh D)</span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxwa4w7IPon9sUxlOEcyXBe-S5nWCEvQFwm-x8FjW_13aisFvJ-yeBHUoT7aAqvbKI7Hr6ehUZZDTXSkeHMJCNKctQwqpdmoYR9CzP7ut10wtHu6e50Ixr3Yn6CaR44xXGhP4nakDGUG/s1492/superenhance+from+JPG+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1492" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxwa4w7IPon9sUxlOEcyXBe-S5nWCEvQFwm-x8FjW_13aisFvJ-yeBHUoT7aAqvbKI7Hr6ehUZZDTXSkeHMJCNKctQwqpdmoYR9CzP7ut10wtHu6e50Ixr3Yn6CaR44xXGhP4nakDGUG/w640-h478/superenhance+from+JPG+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Figure 2. From the filmstrip select one <i>or multiple images </i>and click on the three dots and then enhance shortcut Ctrl Shift D on a PC. The pixels will increase 2X width and height for 4X image size. This means that if you significantly crop a small subject (birds always seem smaller on the computer than when you were photographing them, lol) and still have a lot of pixels left. </span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W2cX1Xf0A6wt8xiVsKAQjM4VLYJwZ4VKO69FYgZna5jrCSTBFe0V9458HrOhkw2bcLOYT2ge-0DRVvhDkwH8p30J2HxxmmUDxIYsfxxjJIuQi6SinlAUoxZhPBJokmg5wNte4afXIPNl/s876/superenhance+from+JPG+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="876" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W2cX1Xf0A6wt8xiVsKAQjM4VLYJwZ4VKO69FYgZna5jrCSTBFe0V9458HrOhkw2bcLOYT2ge-0DRVvhDkwH8p30J2HxxmmUDxIYsfxxjJIuQi6SinlAUoxZhPBJokmg5wNte4afXIPNl/w640-h444/superenhance+from+JPG+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Figure 3. RAW files from most cameras and JPG files can be enhanced using Super Resolution (circled here in red). Note that RAW details (greyed out here for this JPG file) can only use used on RAW files.</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfIZVfAfRyevB4fZHyRJAjhmxiXsO0Ru1Af5A0unk6OHgKtgI0dgNun3A3vIRBxVaBlkHvi49hXjWBrrQcwDoBaUP-8orERQWEy2zNnQni3fUV0pUNRzwe0sED6sQf50qvu42o7ULBTU/s1502/superenhance+from+JPG.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1502" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfIZVfAfRyevB4fZHyRJAjhmxiXsO0Ru1Af5A0unk6OHgKtgI0dgNun3A3vIRBxVaBlkHvi49hXjWBrrQcwDoBaUP-8orERQWEy2zNnQni3fUV0pUNRzwe0sED6sQf50qvu42o7ULBTU/w640-h478/superenhance+from+JPG.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Figure 4. If you are only opening one file at a time and do not have the filmstrip enabled click on the icon in the bottom (circled here in red) to enable the filmstrip. </span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Ke3YLWxVXmZyTYGT0-aW3olIdiCiZYP93lek_SeiZOtRvm8aPKTR5abae07hdJb-RvczGZiAGfLJGanLSTZyYPj4o9pU6xFht08DCDDClDwYu4pShz6oO1qH9kiawgjV_vnCohAVjFc/s1362/raw1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="1362" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Ke3YLWxVXmZyTYGT0-aW3olIdiCiZYP93lek_SeiZOtRvm8aPKTR5abae07hdJb-RvczGZiAGfLJGanLSTZyYPj4o9pU6xFht08DCDDClDwYu4pShz6oO1qH9kiawgjV_vnCohAVjFc/w640-h158/raw1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Figure 5. If you want to use Super Res on a JPG file make sure that your ACR is set to open JPGs. Open ACR, click on the gear upper left (circled here in red), and then click on file handling (circled here in red) and drop down to open JPGs in ACR (circled here in red)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanEJ3d3ewkf5LCozbbL0F1btWQkcY2FAUiHI30GpeidPAjgASIHbUt9IiesOOSNdhRy3pJacdR6Nlz7KMLZnulOgaITUZQ29D2pjZJg9wlMg7rKQTVsse_4ErVYR8ql-3p9FRKzSNfShC/s1495/raw2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1495" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanEJ3d3ewkf5LCozbbL0F1btWQkcY2FAUiHI30GpeidPAjgASIHbUt9IiesOOSNdhRy3pJacdR6Nlz7KMLZnulOgaITUZQ29D2pjZJg9wlMg7rKQTVsse_4ErVYR8ql-3p9FRKzSNfShC/w640-h480/raw2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cropped a lot of the pixels to crop in on this 5184 x 3888 Smew photo to 3533 x 2826. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5184 x 3888 Smew photo to 3533 x 2826 cropped. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I used Enhance Super Res and cropped I had 7275 x 5820 pixels!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPe9Czd-TXB3959C_h6bI1z_esxU_OQygsDvhoDRntrdwkCoFRDiWdlCgmxa_16dJ6pOHSvIP-WZwD304HgzAylz7EEkyLHOeV2I4Um8PrFNDn68AyaRs8cpMnHm_5JUaHKRae8hwRV8/s2048/RAW+to+enhance+super+res.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPe9Czd-TXB3959C_h6bI1z_esxU_OQygsDvhoDRntrdwkCoFRDiWdlCgmxa_16dJ6pOHSvIP-WZwD304HgzAylz7EEkyLHOeV2I4Um8PrFNDn68AyaRs8cpMnHm_5JUaHKRae8hwRV8/w418-h640/RAW+to+enhance+super+res.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cropped the 5184 x 3888 photo to 3533 x 2826 (top)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enlarged in PS 7275 x 5820(middle)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enhance Super Resolution 7275 x 5820(bottom)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k9MwgSDxyrKays6XCBCmkgVttRr5hXfoZ0jF-1layLw0m5FednpU7MvKSDtQOz7ws-hxtIkjsUcIXCVOCvFudzOdpiOJ5MBEHUimkIyAoeWgJ4tgnuA2ABDMKU71WUvhw1yjQqU8dG6m/s2724/ropped+trasnformed+enhanced.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k9MwgSDxyrKays6XCBCmkgVttRr5hXfoZ0jF-1layLw0m5FednpU7MvKSDtQOz7ws-hxtIkjsUcIXCVOCvFudzOdpiOJ5MBEHUimkIyAoeWgJ4tgnuA2ABDMKU71WUvhw1yjQqU8dG6m/w271-h640/ropped+trasnformed+enhanced.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 100% </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top Left: cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Left: GigalPixel 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upper Right Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Right Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj8AzG_ULaX3JPPdPzupgBki5HpHt3VsBrr9o0T5uprBXcDCH4n2H_jRAo92jMYaf5dlZtXy5jsjJiw_HCwX23HOsuTDwcB_qR4vpvpxlFWHcFDTaX7RdYsp4dSdbFDgeNVU0WSyaW8es/s1596/smew+compare2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1596" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj8AzG_ULaX3JPPdPzupgBki5HpHt3VsBrr9o0T5uprBXcDCH4n2H_jRAo92jMYaf5dlZtXy5jsjJiw_HCwX23HOsuTDwcB_qR4vpvpxlFWHcFDTaX7RdYsp4dSdbFDgeNVU0WSyaW8es/w640-h472/smew+compare2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 50% </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top Left: cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Left: GigalPixel 7275 x 5820 (notice the chromatic aberration)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upper Right: Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Right: Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlNjYlJXzkHWGh6xWWJR6djXxi5mFKF9CptqU5IMM6822tr3zZ4a0ePUElAjWK_9RCa2rEOfckFsfyzQ1BvDMP2hBWkKuDpKVwBK8Vu3tPjQOVIQ1hmg_-1K4ZtCSLzp_kBMKOdC2hcxj/s1596/smew+compare2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1596" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlNjYlJXzkHWGh6xWWJR6djXxi5mFKF9CptqU5IMM6822tr3zZ4a0ePUElAjWK_9RCa2rEOfckFsfyzQ1BvDMP2hBWkKuDpKVwBK8Vu3tPjQOVIQ1hmg_-1K4ZtCSLzp_kBMKOdC2hcxj/w640-h472/smew+compare2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div>cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5liwKy-KI_f1zsWtwSvIrBQ1KKCvo9ksWYQRTWM-555AskLK2Y4RwbjDld8bfvmxns04Sbd7GQ2nSCneYoHXNk8bhGekst1YW7GqxeEFhBgBpqQAuk5kK5I5_5jx3md2R7H6FwXMldvU/s1054/smew+cropped.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5liwKy-KI_f1zsWtwSvIrBQ1KKCvo9ksWYQRTWM-555AskLK2Y4RwbjDld8bfvmxns04Sbd7GQ2nSCneYoHXNk8bhGekst1YW7GqxeEFhBgBpqQAuk5kK5I5_5jx3md2R7H6FwXMldvU/w570-h640/smew+cropped.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div><span><br /></span></div><div>Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd9Qv2dZuMgRrUeUYe3CiX7wuVH5FZsj53vJ5zRAXROJq9fOvr0UBQw5JsAg-sXvQqf5J4RPobsXZDN8I_G-xsujng8anhT7MVCrOuQyBwHUmb9P-te0on-Ydxlaagg28GSckiC57YrBw/s1058/smew+transformed.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd9Qv2dZuMgRrUeUYe3CiX7wuVH5FZsj53vJ5zRAXROJq9fOvr0UBQw5JsAg-sXvQqf5J4RPobsXZDN8I_G-xsujng8anhT7MVCrOuQyBwHUmb9P-te0on-Ydxlaagg28GSckiC57YrBw/w568-h640/smew+transformed.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div>Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><div>You can especially notice the pattern of the feathers on the top of his head. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gx-zC3HC3j7t3qsSYnBXy3WFoALZfK6WPOwGRF8hqsiDgDmijV11OGRWYacHmzB1q9DQhXkAEAnofdnUhDs5xCoyEyyDAdlPhuy_2MdsaChqhfD9A9EuzjFDEr_iZGwiBRu6g56b0pgF/s1060/smew+enhanced+super+resJPG.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="941" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gx-zC3HC3j7t3qsSYnBXy3WFoALZfK6WPOwGRF8hqsiDgDmijV11OGRWYacHmzB1q9DQhXkAEAnofdnUhDs5xCoyEyyDAdlPhuy_2MdsaChqhfD9A9EuzjFDEr_iZGwiBRu6g56b0pgF/w568-h640/smew+enhanced+super+resJPG.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this example, the Topaz Gigapixel is not as sharp and has more chromatic aberration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPyZ3y4VCz0yAPiO7U0g5zeRynn816VwK0jYruppeN6c1wByL67bJu1kH1z1_no5kKcgybn5Usbt0GGx8536dilUXo2RKsv_mv8x_L_8GqBs2uSIt4eaeeUu67T_wKNY3wk69569d1XM/s2048/ACR-enhance+versus+Topaz+Gigapixel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPyZ3y4VCz0yAPiO7U0g5zeRynn816VwK0jYruppeN6c1wByL67bJu1kH1z1_no5kKcgybn5Usbt0GGx8536dilUXo2RKsv_mv8x_L_8GqBs2uSIt4eaeeUu67T_wKNY3wk69569d1XM/w418-h640/ACR-enhance+versus+Topaz+Gigapixel.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9b3s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a last-minute workshop announcement -- the birds are displaying, nesting, and some have chicks! More information and sign up here </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"> </span><span color="var(--blue-link)" style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/278281005</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9b3s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span color="var(--blue-link)" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9b3s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1672" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfuMUlV7HEwaAO1PqjQQUGwiUA8_UlGrjS8X5m44kTvJ4poGMD4Ua4wGgcUGFetP1Ni4rs7Uj0Chk0TgqRm6JcxgmapLtAz-t4hdYnwiP30RHNb167ncINxglG833f_0yP-uMYr3LQH53/w640-h388/birds-0521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="je43-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="je43-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="je43-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Come with us to photograph:</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="765v0-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="765v0-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="765v0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Eagles</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="foeqd-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; 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font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="dojkh-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Great Blue Herons</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="65mm6-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="65mm6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="65mm6-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Cormorants</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="c596g-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="c596g-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="c596g-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">-- Baby ducks, Green Herons, and more</span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="bc9h9" data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">-- See some images here: </span><span class="py34i1dx" color="var(--blue-link)" style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/Exhibitions/Bird-workshop1</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" color="var(--blue-link)" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The workshop includes tips on approaching and photographing wildlife, capturing birds standing, wading, fishing, and in flight, composition, lighting, exposure, etc.</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="614bt-0-0" style="direction: ltr; 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font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicph24cRzvxGHyAUQnu0dzRyN2lFx6Aj04sclwCjuIbX7Z2s8iaz1gFEYqBqx-Lxd8tEH6tCxLv3gYORWnNh2VEtnY1Il4S_mEOAZuqqYK9O0EENcMF7KzqJKRRhIkKBoDRs_KW4WK3008/w640-h512/_3609482w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-36369862370151696882021-05-01T12:09:00.003-07:002021-05-01T12:09:28.536-07:00Workshop -- Cloud stacking, Long exposure, HDR, and Landscape Photography at Gillette Castle -- May 9, 2021 at 9:00am - 5:00pm<p>Workshop -- Cloud stacking, Long exposure, HDR, and Landscape Photography at Gillette Castle -- May 9, 2021 at 9:00am - 5:00pm with Tom Cuchara</p><p>Sign up here: <a href="https://www.ppa.com/events/cloud-stacking-long-exposure-hdr-and-landscape-photography-at-gillette-castle-5-9-2021">https://www.ppa.com/events/cloud-stacking-long-exposure-hdr-and-landscape-photography-at-gillette-castle-5-9-2021</a>. Signing up here does not register you, you must register via the link above. <b>**Please note: you do NOT need to be a PPA member to attend**</b></p><p>Come and photograph at the dramatic Gillette Castle in Connecticut. We will be photographing the Castle and the structures, the river, the clouds, the pond with its archway. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="2048" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl59W1GY4joWmBxVFQEM7VRd16EefQ_x6H6n5JnsaKkSfsUgWd9S9ALtflTVAaovsFBWiyBIUqPAZS7Ny68UgaujKnRaPeI33qj4yGCoOpa5axCGJ5cHlN2V-aRRhGi9ZMrUCvEupaNhzE/w640-h586/00163_102018_140713_EM1+M2T2-HDR-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Come and learn about composition, how to see light and shadows, determine how many exposures are needed for HDR scenes, how to take creative long exposure photographs, and more. The Castle, pond, and structures on the grounds will provide a plethora of photographic opportunities. </p><p>Bring your ND filter and we can have fun and make people disappear. The ND filter can also be used for some dramatic cloud stacking. You will learn how to capture all of the details in the highlights and shadows by capturing multiple exposures (which are later tone-mapped to reveal the true dynamic range of the image). </p><p>Participants will also be invited to a brief demonstration of tone mapping the HDR exposures one evening after the workshop.</p><p>Things to bring:</p><p>--Lunch and water</p><p>--Layers (clothes)</p><p>--Camera with mid-range lens (24-105, 17-40, 12-100, etc.)</p><p>-- Tripod for long exposures </p><p>--ND (neutral density) filter (if you do not have one you can still attend -- you will be able to do most of the things, just not long exposures or cloud stacking)</p><p>-- Masks (for times when social distancing cannot be done. FYi, we add a lanyard to our mask, making it easy to hang around our neck when not needed)</p><p>**Optional things to bring (if you have them, not required)** </p><p>closeup lens like a 60mm, 100mm, or 105mm macro </p><p>70-200 or similar lens</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNH8mhAAWigiZK40fcO8CLtOnZOtw54A2hx3wE1QeRC2nvUVPmAXHp2O4FLem4WJCWHfrd9NhdarASYjWJSvyUL_I4cWnSGwzxFKGI62ZuwzW4vWLA7-zP8UAJZ3Ux47Ief8CMhJio9OT/w640-h480/40010w_110120_112100_EM1M3T-124.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-U0MaoQTFke0Z1Ih-OXT94Raup4Zyc2RAFV7Owxm-MSHVHY5u1T6PTu6JvxL9IWOy-lMef-HnjKoXLexJBHp_vaSmo1pmKO_z_GpmpXy6dDX6MshoiucY_Di3eisQOWu9iO8m6hwi_aI/w640-h480/40110_100420_110055_124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrTI7mCwm3ufXhUzuQ4geOm89oEb9odOCTMJOLL-N2TLg6_OJWbzrrH6LYlrcx4KY8_A8cEm5qRDu54_8QtYnyPCPH25pmZs17SIe9Ai1dnsxq-oP0_l_vhmH-07ula1-HRVTqonFLYXU/w640-h496/80012b_060819_114624_EM1X-T.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hyC7eBHKb_2zCrxpekr4owjyxOEWGgV5nw1BZfTAAwbkMwj-OJxux5LvrDhqhtYWRn0KpmRezzw9gbhJSHHx0XlWMD_-tbJfJ09HOC_2EjbqqC0KMFaHO06HGWFJ83LoQnqCoT31X93f/s2048/6100029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hyC7eBHKb_2zCrxpekr4owjyxOEWGgV5nw1BZfTAAwbkMwj-OJxux5LvrDhqhtYWRn0KpmRezzw9gbhJSHHx0XlWMD_-tbJfJ09HOC_2EjbqqC0KMFaHO06HGWFJ83LoQnqCoT31X93f/s2048/6100029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hyC7eBHKb_2zCrxpekr4owjyxOEWGgV5nw1BZfTAAwbkMwj-OJxux5LvrDhqhtYWRn0KpmRezzw9gbhJSHHx0XlWMD_-tbJfJ09HOC_2EjbqqC0KMFaHO06HGWFJ83LoQnqCoT31X93f/w640-h480/6100029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDbH1IH0oYf36Ye1SNnjVTdRucg6niQMTSesalnYPtjyo_gBkXZ2GwCSWWrmzwsh4xCwooyGfAMlMgAX7mU9-XC_0SCHhrR8xF5t18iNFkHxM2UxsjQu0dH4mNDoQM-uVttX4xAdRV4S0/w640-h480/_5250245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-49879211303414543772021-04-15T02:28:00.000-07:002021-04-15T02:28:04.142-07:00Sleepy Hollow Cemetery workshop 4/18<p>Join us for a photography workshop at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 4/18</p><p>For more information here: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/276962453/">https://www.meetup.com/photography-by-lisa-and-tom/events/276962453/</a></p><p>You can sign up on the site above, or email us at photographyByLisaAndTom [at] comcast.net and we can send you a Venmo or Paypal link.</p><p>We have after-hours access to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery! All skills levels and all kinds of cameras welcome. Beginners to Advanced, all welcome! dSLR, Mirrorless, cell phone, film, medium format, etc.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05tgzWajpbNsD2qoPy_Pf_SXKNR1Bt8O66PGYEUkLT7yH0z4U8Cf3pqWLvneLu5kRlSI65R2v0z-O2RbzBqmFaSJ8KRnPZtGCkIf0G2vJ11ZOxtaGiDjfo-29drgsEEBkbIGBysMOcgyP/w480-h640/80011w_110720_184626_EM1M3L768.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMQbJD7RQK2wKxpWoBckDfM87x8Xw5f4g93IV3qBuzp98n8Jw5zWmmzDE_hYYXvMh2kEVGWMCyvub67x3eS6ZUpd2tIUpr87ULP2nW0D1TUrOTq5-NIivbFHIeHJTVA40dEFWCpBo7-Yb/w480-h640/80068w_110720_205820_EM1M3L768.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="2048" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUIBhO851MGR8Vm29v1s1acwbDoNQmsIyLYgzz3xsbgbKt2ev8DSO6J5QJ33iuIp5zVWBKXuCwlzA0whxCb0gEmiKrdULVw2zmjymQjmLFSaK3lFEzcqxDw9FRJJErkLUt3MbnvjKC3gK/w640-h446/80083bw_110720_213132_EM1M3L768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Check out a few photos from previous nights there <a href="http://www.breaphotosgalleries.com/Locations/Sleepy-Hollow">www.breaphotosgalleries.com/Locations/Sleepy-Hollow</a></p><p>Things to Bring:</p><p>-- Camera and wide angle lens (24-105 type; faster is better if you have more than one lens to choose from)</p><p>--all camera makes and models are welcome!</p><p>-- extra batteries</p><p>-- Sturdy tripod</p><p>-- Cable release (you will be shooting for more than 30 seconds so you need a cable release)</p><p>-- Water, Snack (there is a bathroom on the premises)</p><p>-- Sturdy shoes (hiking boots provide good ankle support)</p><p>-- Appropriate outdoor clothing, fingerless gloves, hot hands, layers for cold weather</p><p>-- RED Flashlight (Walmart sells them or use red cellophane or red overheads from staples and tape). You MUST bring some sort of red flashlight. You may not use a white flashlight as it interferes with your night vision, and it interferes with exposures.</p><p>Please note that all of our workshops require that participants sign a liability waiver. Download it; print, read & sign it and bring it with you -- Thank you! http://tinyurl.com/cuchara-waiver16</p><div>Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. By signing up you agree to our terms and conditions, see www.lisaandtomphotography.com/p/workshops.html</div><div><br /></div><div><div>COVID. </div><div>We will be following and adhering to state and CDC mandates going forward until we are clear of the threat of spreading the virus. Please note that the pandemic is ever changing so our mandates may change based on state and local government, CDC recommendations, legal advisement, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is what you need to know and comply with:</div><div>• Anyone who is sick with COVID-like symptoms must not attend.</div><div>o If you signed up for a workshop and have a positive COVID test please contact us ASAP. If possible we will transfer some or all (depends on the direct cost if we paid for a location) of your workshop to a future workshop.</div><div>• Anyone who has a fever over 100 degrees must not attend the event. Please check your temperature BEFORE you leave home.</div><div>• Anyone who has knowingly come in contact with a COVID positive person within the past two weeks must not attend the event.</div><div>• Face Masks (not gaiters and not vented masks) must be worn when inside or when in close (6 feet) proximity of another person.</div><div>• When you are outside and more than six feet away from others, you may remove the mask.</div><div>• FYI, We wear a lanyard attached to our mask when outside to make it easier to put the facemask on and off.</div><div>• People who arrive with symptoms or not wearing a mask properly will be asked to leave, no refunds.</div></div><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430800892439523707.post-2618200381977717082021-03-20T18:46:00.000-07:002021-03-20T18:46:27.600-07:00Abobe ACR Super Resolution is amazing! <p>Have you tried the Abobe ACR Super Resolution yet? It is awesome! It increases the pixel count 400%</p><p>Enhance allows you to increase image quality for making large prints or increasing the resolution of a cropped image.</p><div>Bottom line: Work well and it is Better, Faster, and Easier (workflow wise) than Topaz Gigapixel. </div><div><br /></div><div>Why/When use Abobe ACR Super Resolution? </div><div>-- for older cameras with less megapixels </div><div>-- to crop an image to get bigger birds/subjects </div><p>I compared Abobe ACR Super Resolution to Topaz Gigapixel, which I have used in the past and it works, but it is clunky and slow. Workflow wise Topaz Gigapixel does not interpret RAW files well, so I have to open the file in ACR and save it as a TIFF and then open it in Topaz Gigapixel, takes a while to process. Six comparisons are herein. </p><p>The new <a href="https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2021/03/10/from-the-acr-team-super-resolution.html?fbclid=IwAR3eJiOG8KusctEQedIzFXNvTD8ztkZEJcIrUlRS5lfJnfdoqeWN_yyXweU#gs.wplht4" target="_blank">Abobe ACR Super Resolution</a> is easy -- built right into ACR (right click and click enhance and check Super resolution) and it creates a dng file. </p><p><i>Note: Starting with Adobe Camera Raw 13.2 (March 2021 release), Enhance Details is renamed to Raw Details.</i></p><p><b>Enhance provides a set of features such as Raw Details and Super Resolution to help improve image quality using Camera Raw. </b></p><p><b>Raw Details</b>, previously called Enhance Details produces crisp detail and more accurate renditions of edges, improves color rendering, and also reduces artifacts. The resolution of the enhanced image stays the same as the original image. This feature is especially useful for large displays and prints, where fine details are visible. The supported file types are raw files. </p><p><b>Super Resolution</b>, introduced in Camera Raw 13.2, helps create an enhanced image with similar results as Raw Details but with 2x the linear resolution. <b>This means that the enhanced image will have 2x the width and 2x the height of the original image, or 4x the total pixel count.</b> This feature supports the same file types as Raw Details, plus additional file types such as JPEG and TIFF. Super Resolution is especially useful to increase the resolution of a cropped image.</p><p>When you click super res you will see it processing and end up with a Digital Negative (DNG) RAW file. FYI, any edits/adjustments that you made to the source photo will automatically be applied to the enhanced DNG and you can edit the enhanced DNG just like any other photo.</p><p><b>How to use and find Super Resolution. </b></p><p>FYI, Right now it is only in ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) and not accessible via the filter camera RAW. It is coming to Lightroom soon. You can use Super Resolution on a JPG file, you just need to make sure that your ACR is set to open JPGs (see Figure5 below)</p><p>Figure 1. Open your RAW or JPG file in ACR (when you open a RAW file in Photoshop it automatically opens in ACR, but for a JPG file to open in ACR you must change a file handling setting, sett Figure 5). Right click (PC, or Control click MAC) and then select Enhance (PC shortcut Ctrl Sh D).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxwa4w7IPon9sUxlOEcyXBe-S5nWCEvQFwm-x8FjW_13aisFvJ-yeBHUoT7aAqvbKI7Hr6ehUZZDTXSkeHMJCNKctQwqpdmoYR9CzP7ut10wtHu6e50Ixr3Yn6CaR44xXGhP4nakDGUG/s1492/superenhance+from+JPG+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1492" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxwa4w7IPon9sUxlOEcyXBe-S5nWCEvQFwm-x8FjW_13aisFvJ-yeBHUoT7aAqvbKI7Hr6ehUZZDTXSkeHMJCNKctQwqpdmoYR9CzP7ut10wtHu6e50Ixr3Yn6CaR44xXGhP4nakDGUG/w640-h478/superenhance+from+JPG+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Figure 2. From the filmstrip select one <i>or multiple images </i>and click on the three dots and then enhance shortcut Ctrl Shift D on a PC. The pixels will increase 2X width and height for 4X image size. This means that if you significantly crop a small subject (birds always seem smaller on the computer than when you were photographing them, lol) and still have a lot of pixels left. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W2cX1Xf0A6wt8xiVsKAQjM4VLYJwZ4VKO69FYgZna5jrCSTBFe0V9458HrOhkw2bcLOYT2ge-0DRVvhDkwH8p30J2HxxmmUDxIYsfxxjJIuQi6SinlAUoxZhPBJokmg5wNte4afXIPNl/s876/superenhance+from+JPG+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="876" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W2cX1Xf0A6wt8xiVsKAQjM4VLYJwZ4VKO69FYgZna5jrCSTBFe0V9458HrOhkw2bcLOYT2ge-0DRVvhDkwH8p30J2HxxmmUDxIYsfxxjJIuQi6SinlAUoxZhPBJokmg5wNte4afXIPNl/w640-h444/superenhance+from+JPG+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Figure 3. RAW files from most cameras and JPG files can be enhanced using Super Resolution (circled here in red). Note that RAW details (greyed out here for this JPG file) can only use used on RAW files.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfIZVfAfRyevB4fZHyRJAjhmxiXsO0Ru1Af5A0unk6OHgKtgI0dgNun3A3vIRBxVaBlkHvi49hXjWBrrQcwDoBaUP-8orERQWEy2zNnQni3fUV0pUNRzwe0sED6sQf50qvu42o7ULBTU/s1502/superenhance+from+JPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1502" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfIZVfAfRyevB4fZHyRJAjhmxiXsO0Ru1Af5A0unk6OHgKtgI0dgNun3A3vIRBxVaBlkHvi49hXjWBrrQcwDoBaUP-8orERQWEy2zNnQni3fUV0pUNRzwe0sED6sQf50qvu42o7ULBTU/w640-h478/superenhance+from+JPG.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Figure 4. If you are only opening one file at a time and do not have the filmstrip enabled click on the icon in the bottom (circled here in red) to enable the filmstrip. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Ke3YLWxVXmZyTYGT0-aW3olIdiCiZYP93lek_SeiZOtRvm8aPKTR5abae07hdJb-RvczGZiAGfLJGanLSTZyYPj4o9pU6xFht08DCDDClDwYu4pShz6oO1qH9kiawgjV_vnCohAVjFc/s1362/raw1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="1362" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Ke3YLWxVXmZyTYGT0-aW3olIdiCiZYP93lek_SeiZOtRvm8aPKTR5abae07hdJb-RvczGZiAGfLJGanLSTZyYPj4o9pU6xFht08DCDDClDwYu4pShz6oO1qH9kiawgjV_vnCohAVjFc/w640-h158/raw1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Figure 5. If you want to use Super Res on a JPG file make sure that your ACr is set to open JPGs. Open ACR, click on the gear upper left (circled here in red), and then click on file handling (circled here in red) and drop down to open JPGs in ACR (circled here in red)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanEJ3d3ewkf5LCozbbL0F1btWQkcY2FAUiHI30GpeidPAjgASIHbUt9IiesOOSNdhRy3pJacdR6Nlz7KMLZnulOgaITUZQ29D2pjZJg9wlMg7rKQTVsse_4ErVYR8ql-3p9FRKzSNfShC/s1495/raw2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1495" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanEJ3d3ewkf5LCozbbL0F1btWQkcY2FAUiHI30GpeidPAjgASIHbUt9IiesOOSNdhRy3pJacdR6Nlz7KMLZnulOgaITUZQ29D2pjZJg9wlMg7rKQTVsse_4ErVYR8ql-3p9FRKzSNfShC/w640-h480/raw2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cropped a lot of the pixels to crop in on this 5184 x 3888 Smew photo to 3533 x 2826. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5184 x 3888 Smew photo to 3533 x 2826 cropped. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I used Enhance Super Res and cropped I had 7275 x 5820 pixels!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPe9Czd-TXB3959C_h6bI1z_esxU_OQygsDvhoDRntrdwkCoFRDiWdlCgmxa_16dJ6pOHSvIP-WZwD304HgzAylz7EEkyLHOeV2I4Um8PrFNDn68AyaRs8cpMnHm_5JUaHKRae8hwRV8/s2048/RAW+to+enhance+super+res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOPe9Czd-TXB3959C_h6bI1z_esxU_OQygsDvhoDRntrdwkCoFRDiWdlCgmxa_16dJ6pOHSvIP-WZwD304HgzAylz7EEkyLHOeV2I4Um8PrFNDn68AyaRs8cpMnHm_5JUaHKRae8hwRV8/w418-h640/RAW+to+enhance+super+res.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cropped the 5184 x 3888 photo to 3533 x 2826 (top)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enlarged in PS 7275 x 5820(middle)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enhance Super Resolution 7275 x 5820(bottom)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k9MwgSDxyrKays6XCBCmkgVttRr5hXfoZ0jF-1layLw0m5FednpU7MvKSDtQOz7ws-hxtIkjsUcIXCVOCvFudzOdpiOJ5MBEHUimkIyAoeWgJ4tgnuA2ABDMKU71WUvhw1yjQqU8dG6m/s2724/ropped+trasnformed+enhanced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k9MwgSDxyrKays6XCBCmkgVttRr5hXfoZ0jF-1layLw0m5FednpU7MvKSDtQOz7ws-hxtIkjsUcIXCVOCvFudzOdpiOJ5MBEHUimkIyAoeWgJ4tgnuA2ABDMKU71WUvhw1yjQqU8dG6m/w272-h640/ropped+trasnformed+enhanced.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 100% </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top Left: cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Left: GigalPixel 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upper Right Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Right Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj8AzG_ULaX3JPPdPzupgBki5HpHt3VsBrr9o0T5uprBXcDCH4n2H_jRAo92jMYaf5dlZtXy5jsjJiw_HCwX23HOsuTDwcB_qR4vpvpxlFWHcFDTaX7RdYsp4dSdbFDgeNVU0WSyaW8es/s1596/smew+compare2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1596" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj8AzG_ULaX3JPPdPzupgBki5HpHt3VsBrr9o0T5uprBXcDCH4n2H_jRAo92jMYaf5dlZtXy5jsjJiw_HCwX23HOsuTDwcB_qR4vpvpxlFWHcFDTaX7RdYsp4dSdbFDgeNVU0WSyaW8es/w640-h472/smew+compare2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 50% </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top Left: cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Left: GigalPixel 7275 x 5820 (notice the chromatic aberration)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upper Right: Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lower Right: Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlNjYlJXzkHWGh6xWWJR6djXxi5mFKF9CptqU5IMM6822tr3zZ4a0ePUElAjWK_9RCa2rEOfckFsfyzQ1BvDMP2hBWkKuDpKVwBK8Vu3tPjQOVIQ1hmg_-1K4ZtCSLzp_kBMKOdC2hcxj/s1596/smew+compare2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1596" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlNjYlJXzkHWGh6xWWJR6djXxi5mFKF9CptqU5IMM6822tr3zZ4a0ePUElAjWK_9RCa2rEOfckFsfyzQ1BvDMP2hBWkKuDpKVwBK8Vu3tPjQOVIQ1hmg_-1K4ZtCSLzp_kBMKOdC2hcxj/w640-h472/smew+compare2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">cropped 5184 x 3888 to 3533 x 2826</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5liwKy-KI_f1zsWtwSvIrBQ1KKCvo9ksWYQRTWM-555AskLK2Y4RwbjDld8bfvmxns04Sbd7GQ2nSCneYoHXNk8bhGekst1YW7GqxeEFhBgBpqQAuk5kK5I5_5jx3md2R7H6FwXMldvU/s1054/smew+cropped.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5liwKy-KI_f1zsWtwSvIrBQ1KKCvo9ksWYQRTWM-555AskLK2Y4RwbjDld8bfvmxns04Sbd7GQ2nSCneYoHXNk8bhGekst1YW7GqxeEFhBgBpqQAuk5kK5I5_5jx3md2R7H6FwXMldvU/w570-h640/smew+cropped.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Transformed in PS to 7275 x 5820</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd9Qv2dZuMgRrUeUYe3CiX7wuVH5FZsj53vJ5zRAXROJq9fOvr0UBQw5JsAg-sXvQqf5J4RPobsXZDN8I_G-xsujng8anhT7MVCrOuQyBwHUmb9P-te0on-Ydxlaagg28GSckiC57YrBw/s1058/smew+transformed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd9Qv2dZuMgRrUeUYe3CiX7wuVH5FZsj53vJ5zRAXROJq9fOvr0UBQw5JsAg-sXvQqf5J4RPobsXZDN8I_G-xsujng8anhT7MVCrOuQyBwHUmb9P-te0on-Ydxlaagg28GSckiC57YrBw/w568-h640/smew+transformed.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Enhance SuperResolution 7275 x 5820</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can especially notice the pattern of the feathers on the top of his head. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gx-zC3HC3j7t3qsSYnBXy3WFoALZfK6WPOwGRF8hqsiDgDmijV11OGRWYacHmzB1q9DQhXkAEAnofdnUhDs5xCoyEyyDAdlPhuy_2MdsaChqhfD9A9EuzjFDEr_iZGwiBRu6g56b0pgF/s1060/smew+enhanced+super+resJPG.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="941" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gx-zC3HC3j7t3qsSYnBXy3WFoALZfK6WPOwGRF8hqsiDgDmijV11OGRWYacHmzB1q9DQhXkAEAnofdnUhDs5xCoyEyyDAdlPhuy_2MdsaChqhfD9A9EuzjFDEr_iZGwiBRu6g56b0pgF/w568-h640/smew+enhanced+super+resJPG.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this example, the Topaz Gigapixel is not as sharp and has more chromatic aberration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPyZ3y4VCz0yAPiO7U0g5zeRynn816VwK0jYruppeN6c1wByL67bJu1kH1z1_no5kKcgybn5Usbt0GGx8536dilUXo2RKsv_mv8x_L_8GqBs2uSIt4eaeeUu67T_wKNY3wk69569d1XM/s2048/ACR-enhance+versus+Topaz+Gigapixel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BPyZ3y4VCz0yAPiO7U0g5zeRynn816VwK0jYruppeN6c1wByL67bJu1kH1z1_no5kKcgybn5Usbt0GGx8536dilUXo2RKsv_mv8x_L_8GqBs2uSIt4eaeeUu67T_wKNY3wk69569d1XM/w418-h640/ACR-enhance+versus+Topaz+Gigapixel.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some people deal with this issue by using select lenses called tilt-shift lenses. Another, easier, less-expensive way is to create a Vertorama (some horizontal images stitched together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.photographybylisaandtom.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-egzIih2jPQ8la62c8VU7t-rdyAm-pFiFLLYJkVrbWRlnv8rVfDj9mIn9IJVVUKBYzQcITjB3Xwdmbs56mgCLgIJQu9h00eZC6cU_3aWcRSOfchItPugcNLH4b2ntx5dYX-b_Vue-Kljb/w300-h400/20975_111120_112511_EM1M3L122-HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRQIyaJ_B8cqrTX_k-m0oHAvdaNEajpTFSJ2waj2aXXoXU0tk1khBqF97ak4utKMUM82juLQmD5wmRlfTNFmDJq2UvNeztVrBWg1GXWpnqNL906i62TsU2ZZ8BdhDTwqMQ9uxLUzgHhR0/s2048/20987_111120_112544_EM1M3L122-HDR-Pano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRQIyaJ_B8cqrTX_k-m0oHAvdaNEajpTFSJ2waj2aXXoXU0tk1khBqF97ak4utKMUM82juLQmD5wmRlfTNFmDJq2UvNeztVrBWg1GXWpnqNL906i62TsU2ZZ8BdhDTwqMQ9uxLUzgHhR0/w512-h640/20987_111120_112544_EM1M3L122-HDR-Pano.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc1oJbRvapjjGBg6jjO-05zb6OUlgE2g3asYgcluFOHWf_xYBQ8dYQ6l3MNp6m5zSyFJ-nKZHd0ciIoj8-EAmbqxuwgUBiSuOYWxlOUzXy8q-TdFwEZg5R-XApUz-8FWOTMYzS28x1E60/s960/Slide15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc1oJbRvapjjGBg6jjO-05zb6OUlgE2g3asYgcluFOHWf_xYBQ8dYQ6l3MNp6m5zSyFJ-nKZHd0ciIoj8-EAmbqxuwgUBiSuOYWxlOUzXy8q-TdFwEZg5R-XApUz-8FWOTMYzS28x1E60/w400-h300/Slide15.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsvuvy_LbHjdGvlUeU6O9J55zrgJHc5EGH3qnZQyROYULHZez6RIUHnnzdR28XG7kycSia0bQ7AhJx34LgyNvOtekCZmez4-X2r7ykB3Ox7k-KjjfQhWRORj-Pbq-wGma1YF4bea0oOL9/s960/Slide50.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsvuvy_LbHjdGvlUeU6O9J55zrgJHc5EGH3qnZQyROYULHZez6RIUHnnzdR28XG7kycSia0bQ7AhJx34LgyNvOtekCZmez4-X2r7ykB3Ox7k-KjjfQhWRORj-Pbq-wGma1YF4bea0oOL9/w640-h480/Slide50.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In ACR (Adobe Camera RAW which is the same as Lightroom develop module) select the images used to make the panorama or vertorama in this case and merge them to panorama. The resulting merge image is a dng file (digital negative), therefore you can edit the file in ACR (or LR Develp module) using all of the RAW tools. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEVwqrJWUnBqKc3baFF15zY0sDMfO0fN29PEIWT6did91Vj8fzjJjO4NOFl7-MjBGpccq3PkIayfGc-EmpWxTszMsqEvXhtG6SsAE-QQIB5_JAIsOwpUnO-CrxEZlUYEQQRIaRatemSQF/s1355/ACR+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1355" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEVwqrJWUnBqKc3baFF15zY0sDMfO0fN29PEIWT6did91Vj8fzjJjO4NOFl7-MjBGpccq3PkIayfGc-EmpWxTszMsqEvXhtG6SsAE-QQIB5_JAIsOwpUnO-CrxEZlUYEQQRIaRatemSQF/w640-h544/ACR+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lisa and Tom Cucharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063133671366949859noreply@blogger.com0