Roger A. Dallman Jr. Roger started in photography in 1979, as a secondary job in the Army. He shot "grip and grins" and Army events. He began shooting portraits and weddings on the side for extra camera gear money. He won several photo contests and an Army journalism award. After career assignment changes, he put the cameras aside and sold his darkroom equipment. In 2006, he bought his first digital camera before a trip to Europe and was hooked again.
Today he is a dedicated Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop user-advocate and NAPP member. He is active in photography groups and teaches digital darkroom techniques. He prefers to shoot portaits away from seamless paper and static lighting. He is also a photo retoucher and restores old photos - a handy skill when working on his genealogy hobby.
Mark B. Segal. Mark started shooting when he was 13 and has done it off and on since then. As a Navy brat and then Naval Officer, I got to go to interesting places. I wish I had taken my camera more often. I love the way the camera allows you to dissect the world and shape what people see of it. Photoshop and Lightroom are great tools to help capture what you thought you saw from behind the lens.
I love helping people salvage and restore their photographic memories as links to their past. The patience and dedication needed are usually far beyond what the images are worth, except to the person who owns the picture. Seeing the smile or tears from when you've brought back an image from the cracked, torn and faded pile is a reward in and of itself.
Mark and I are on a quest to get any beginners off the “P,” or program mode, on their camera. If you’re one of those people, don’t run from the room.
We have stated several times that our goal is to get the shot correct in the camera, so we don’t get too dependent on post-processing. And we really mean it – really. But…. Every now and then, this doesn’t work.
Kodachrome They give us those nice bright colors They give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day… Paul Simon Well what happens when those nice bright colors have all faded to a dull shade of gray? As I am working through scanning all my family slides and...
Sorry, we’ve been quiet the last couple of days. The goal is to publish a blog every day, but Mark and I are still trying to work out some kinks. Today, we have a simple tip for everyone: Print your pictures! If you’re older than 20 years old, you probably remember looking at photo albums...
If you run around with a camera in your hands, sooner or later, a relative will ask you to shoot a picture. Right now! She/he/it is doing something spectacular/funny/adorable. You got it…they want a snapshot. From you, the artist! Don’t they understand that you’re a serious photographer and not just some happy snapper? Ummm…not only...
