Wedding Photographer Victoria, BC

 

Wedding Season is winding down now.  A quick look at one of my favourite weddings of the summer.  Brad and Harrison:

 

Photoshop CS6 vs CS5

Are there changes that make a big difference? 

Well, yes there are huge differences if you do Animation, 3D and Typograpaphy.  Time Line makes animation actually run smoothly while working.  Likewise for 3D there's a much better interface.  Vector tools are also improved.

For us Photographers... what do we get?  The improvements are not quite as "rock my world" as for animators, but there's quite a bit.

Changes to Filters are an improvement.  Artistic is replaced with Oil Paint which offers significantly more sophisticated effects and while they still look like filters, they look like much better filters. 

The Liquify tool that we use more often than our clients like to admit (for slimming a waistline or jawline) works smoothly.  HUGE improvement in this tool.  It doesn't hang up and it feels more intuitive.

Lens Corrections are simplified.

Colour Lookup offers some neat fast tricks that were previously only available to us as plug ins.

Mini-bridge works properly.

Properties Panel offers some streamlining of work flow.  Some cool stuff there that's easy to get to.

Content Aware Move Tool is new and interesting.  While there is no "one click" solution here, the tool has the potential to speed up the process of removing unwanted objects and improving composition.  Certainly something to add to the arsenal of methods we use to manipulate our photos.

While I'm not planning on upgrading in the immediate future, I see a couple of things in here that I like a lot...

Victoria Photographer - NEW Mobile App!

I'm really excited about this!  I've built a mobile application for iphone and ipad.  Loving the flash website, I was not accessible to smart phones and pads.  This was so much easier than I thought it would be and I can't wait to share it with everyone. 

Google Alexis Yobbagy and check it out on your device!!!

Victoria Photographer, Photographer Victoria... photographing DAVID CUBBERLEY

I've had the great pleasure to be photographing David Cubberley's Campaign for Mayor of Saanich.  Started with his announcement to run and then did his "formal" portrait.  Having a great time covering events he's hosting or attending in our community.  Posting a bunch of my favourites!

Photographer Victoria, BC New Video Products

I've been playing with Video and some new products.  This is an experiment but I'm certainly liking the potential!

PPOC-BC 2011 Image Salon

Very HAPPY and HONOURED to have won the trophy for Best First Time Entry at the Professional Photographers of Canada - BC, Image Quest for one of my entries in the 2011 Image Salon.  Pulled in a Judge's Choice, Honourable Mention in Portrait of a Child and for Salon, an Accepted Image and a Merit Image.  Was a stellar week for me....  :-)

How did it get to be Christmas?

I can't believe the kind of December it's been!  If I hadn't actually shot 94 portrait sessions this month, I wouldn't have believed it possible.  So glad to be on holidays now and looking forward to time with family and friends.  Wishing everyone, everywhere a happy and safe holiday season! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!