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.
The new Lightroom 4 beta is looking pretty good. It has many new features that are useful, and you can bet we’ll highlight them when the final version is released. One of the features I like most is the improved Adjustment Brush. For the first time, all of the basic adjustments can now be applied to specific parts of the image.
As photographers we have lots of opportunities to help others in our communities. Tonight’s blog will showcase a few of those places where you can donate two of the most valuable gifts you have—your time and talent. There are places to volunteer to shoot portraits of military families to send to their loved ones deployed...
This past week marked a critical milestone for Nikon lovers everywhere. As Roger pointed out, the long awaited, much anticipated, Nikon D4 has finally been announced. He has already pre-ordered his. As their press release says, ”The D4 is equipped with a new Nikon FX-format CMOS image sensor (imaging size of 36.0 x 23.9 mm)...
Hope everyone had a great holiday and is ready to pick up the camera and the mouse and get to work for 2012. What is the best gift you can give yourself to improve your skill behind the camera or in front of the computer? Training with professionals who are as passionate about their photography...
Are you ready for the winter weather? This is a great time for photography.
