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Life @ 24 1.4 – Part IV

October 11, 2012 by Justin Balog 2 Comments

Not only is the Nikon 24mm 1.4G great for photographing people, it is equally great for photographing prisons! I shot this image at the Frontier State Prison in Rawlings Wyoming. Definitely an interesting place to visit if you are ever driving the uninteresting stretch of I-80 between Cheyenne and Salt Lake City.

New Processing Tutorial

Here’s a quick look at how I performed the processing of this image using Lightroom 4. You can find all my free processing videos and recommended learning over at my ‘Hub of Creative Learning and Inspiration‘.

This concludes our week long adventure with this glorious lens. I hope you have enjoyed it. I posted a full review and additional photos from this lens here.

Filed Under: Black & White, Lightroom 4, Nikon 24mm 1.4, Nikon D700, One Click, Processing Notes, Rawlings, Travel, Tutorials, Wyoming

Camera+ For iPad Tutorial

September 30, 2012 by Justin Balog 4 Comments

Camera+ is now available on the iPad, and it is AWESOME! Learn what you need to know in this quick tutorial. Click to download the original to follow along!

Filed Under: Adventures In iPhone Photography, Crescent Valley, iPhone Friday, iPhone Photography, Nevada, Tutorials

Photographing Mesa Arch

September 16, 2012 by Justin Balog 4 Comments

Howdy Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I was hard at work putting together a couple new things on the site, I think you will like them. One of them was a how-to video featuring this image of Mesa Arch. In this video I applied a portrait technique I learned over at KelbyTraining.com. If you are already a member, you know how great it is, if not I highly recommend you join. Money well spent!

The New Learning Center ( click here) – I have consolidated all my archived videos, as well as some of my favorite online learning resources into one place. I will be posting new videos here every month so spread the word.
Photographer’s Guide To Moab (click here) – I shot today’s image of Mesa Arch in Moab, UT earlier this year. I put together a travel guide featuring all sorts of other cool photo locations around Moab over in my new travel guide. If you are looking for some inspiration to head to Moab, you might want to check it out.

Note: If you are an email subscriber, you will have to visit the site to watch the video.

Filed Under: Lightroom 4, Moab, Nikon 20mm 2.8, Nikon D700, Processing Notes, Really Right Stuff, RRS Versa 24, Sunrises, Tips, Travel, Tutorials, Utah

iPhone Friday

August 10, 2012 by Justin Balog 4 Comments

Today we have a very special ‘Adventure In iPhone Photography’. I filmed this episode on location in the Flat Tops Wilderness last week. I hope you enjoy it and try shooting some panoramas of your own. Photosynth is the app I use for most of my panoramas. You can find a link to download it here.

Here’s the final version of the panorama from the video. Have a great weekend! We will see you back here on Monday. Until then, get out there and make some magic!

Filed Under: Adventures In iPhone Photography, Colorado, iPhone Friday, iPhone Photography, Tips, Travel, Tutorials

iPhone Friday

July 20, 2012 by Justin Balog 6 Comments

Adventures In iPhone Photography

I’m excited to announce our new weekly series, ‘Adventures In iPhone Photography’. The series will run every Friday and will cover everything from app tutorials and image ‘how-tos’ to the creative process itself. The goal is to provide you a quick hitting 10 minutes of iPhone Photography inspiration you can take into your weekend.

Episode #1 – Getting The Most Out of Sunsets With Snapseed