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.
This blog represents something different from our usual light-hearted look at photography. We’ll get back to those, next time, but this is a serious look at one of the most memorable parts of the trip to Greece. We pulled into the walled fortress city of Rhodes early in the morning. During my pre-trip research I...
One of my favorite Nikon accessories is my GP-1.
The issue today is model releases. Do you need them?
When was the last time you gave some time to a worthwhile cause? Well, you should.
We’ve been talking about moving your camera settings away from the program mode, photo composites, a touch of white balance, and philosophical discussions about snapshots versus portraits. Whew! Are you ready for a break? OK, but only a short one, and we need to stay on target.
I frequently hear negative remarks about photo-manipulation and my part in this evil scam. I want to put my political position on this issue right out front – HUH?
This past weekend, we did a quick family trip to Williamsburg; always a fun time with our big family. (I drove down, so I packed the big and small Tenba!) The hotel we stayed in had an indoor water park, and we planned a couple of days in Busch Gardens. With the grandkids along on...
