The Digital Photography Show #87: HDR, Photowalking and More with Jeff Revell.
The Digital Photography Show #87: HDR, Photowalking and More with Jeff Revell..
March 19, 2008 : Today, we talk with uber-enthusiast Jeff Revell about HDR images, photowalking, the newest Nikons, the importance of supporting your local camera store, and a bunch of other interesting and useful stuff.
You can find more Revellian goodness at his blog, which is full of great images and helpful tutorials.
Jeff is a super-nice guy - I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did! Jeff is the newest Friend of The Digital Photography Show, and, I’m warning you Jeff: Once you step into the Circle of Love, there can be no escape! I’m sure we’ll be talking to Jeff again soon.
Jeff sometimes uses Photomatix Pro software for creating his HDR images. If you want to see some amazing HDR images check out these from Smashing Magazine. (BTW, since we recorded our interview, Jeff has put up a video tutorial on how to process HDRs with Photoshop).
I also give the information I left off last week’s show about how to enter the contest for an X-Rite i1Display 2. The name of the product may be a little wonky, but it’s performance is great. Scott Kelby recommends it on his blog here, and, as I always say - if it’s good enough for the Kelbinator, it’s good enough for me. And probably, you, too.
Send the answer to the question we ask in the show to us at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com. We’re looking for the name of X-Rite’s newest product (hint: it rhymes with Bolor Chunky), with the correct spelling, and we’ll pick a correct answer at random to win the i1Display 2, a $250 color calibration solution.
As I say in the show, I’m also looking to produce a version of the podcast in the enhanced AAC format, which will embed links and images into the show itself for those of you who have video iPods (you can also watch the show in iTunes if you don’t). Only problem is, you need a Mac to do it, and I don’t have one. This is shameless, but I’m Brokey McBrokey these days, so if you have an old (but not too old) Mac, or if you’re rich and want to buy me a new one, please send me an email at TheDigitalPhotographyShow@gmail.com and let me know.
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Scott
March 20th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Hi Scott & Michael,
Just wanted to check in here from Boston; I attended Apple’s Aperture 2 Tour event held today at the Sheraton Boston. This is a free event and more are being held throughout the country and the price is right! FREE!!
The presentations and demos of Aperture 2 were well done and there are a couple of features I wish Lightroom had. I don’t think I will be switching, especially since I didn’t win either of the two copies of Aperture they gave away! I also think Adobe and Apple will probably be leapfrogging each other with respect to these two programs.
The best part of the event was a discussion and demo by pro photographer David Bergman. He is a freelance photographer who does a lot of work for Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone Magazines. He went through his workflow process using Aperture 2 for a rock band shoot he did for a friend last night in NYC. I t was amazing to watch him rate 145 photos in real time and end up 2 keepers!!
Take care, Paul
March 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Yes, Michael does sound better! Good job :)
March 20th, 2008 at 11:56 am
“What’s so f-ing real about it?” hah that’s a good one. A completely honest statement that’s refreshing to hear.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
It seems to me if each of us put $1. in Scott’s tip jar, he could get himself a new Mac computer and produce the enhanced AAC version which would benefit all of us. For everything Scott and Michael do for this community, I think we owe it to them to support this investment in a great podcast.
Now all you guys have to do is post a tip jar on your web page.
Come on Gang, let’s support the guys (do I sound like Mickey Rooney in the Andy Hardy series?)…(did I just date myself?).
March 20th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Scott & Michael,
Thanks so much for having me on the show this week. I really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun in the interview. I really look forward to doing it again sometime.
Take Care,
Jeff
The PhotoWalkPro Guy
March 21st, 2008 at 7:27 am
Hey Scott and Michael,
The sound quality of Michaels voice was noticably better this go around. Jeff’s interview was very cool - very informative on the HDR and photo walk scenes. I’ve now added his blog to my list of “must reads” now too! It was also especially meaningful as his thoughts on photo walks and how to make them successful kind of validated the thoughts I had on photo walks too. In case anyone else is interested in that, the written version I did back on Feb. 21st can be downloaded here:
Top Ten Photo Walk Tips
Will be bummed particularly now for the next week or so while you are on vacation, but have a good time anyway! Enjoy that Mark III, and tell us all about the rest of your experiences with it when you get back! Have a great time and Happy shooting! :)
March 21st, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hey guys! Michael does sound a whole lot better.
I must say, I’m so happy to hear more people getting excited about photowalking.
I’ve been working so hard to teach people about it, and now I’m hearing other people spread the word. And that’s a great thing!
Way to go guys! And way to go Jeff!
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 am
enjoyed the interview with Jeff Revell, very interesting to listen too, and informitive. I’m going to start doing HDR shots and prosess them thru corel PSP X2
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:00 am
The interview with Jeff Revell was excellent. I think I would like to organize a photowalk in my local community.
Keep up the good work
March 24th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Very enjoyable show guy (as always). I really enjoyed listening to Jeff and have added his blog to my reading.
Photowalking pretty much describes my whole style of photography and I’m glad it is getting so much attention.
And Michael sounds like a completely different person! Trippy. :-)
March 25th, 2008 at 1:43 am
Hey guys,
Michael sounds great!! What a great interview with Jeff Revell. I am a big fan of his blog. I am hoping to get a photowalk club in Gainesville, Florida. Contact me if anyone is in the North Central Florida Area that wants to start one!
I also use the D300 and just love it!
Cheers,
Laurel
March 25th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hey,
I’m in for the tip jar.. Lets not have this die a quite death.. With all of TDPS listeners out there, it won’t take anytime to get the funds together.
Also, like the others have said.. Great audio.
Later dudes..
Tim
March 26th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Michael sounds much more like he does in person. Maybe this is only me but I can still hear Scott…ha ha. I do not want to pitch in to help because if you all remember the story Scott was in the apple store and returned the Mac -pay attention. Scott doesn’t deserve a Mac let alone use an iPhone. That’s right Scott I’m outing you.
On a serious note does anyone think that HDR is here to stay. Is HDR a possible fad that will be identifiable to this time period we are in? It is the work of software that makes it look different more so than the talent of the photographer. Not that the photographer is not talented to see the picture. I love the results but maybe the images would best stand out on there own without the HDR “gimmick”. I am on the fence.
Michael
March 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Hi all:
Loved the interview with Jeff Revell. He is knowledgeable — in an accessible kind of way — and enthusiastic. Would love to hear him on again. Unlike most commenters, I’m not wild about the new Michael audio set up. Maybe its just because I’m used to the old set up. In any event, it makes Michael sound reallllly mellow. Finally, my thoughts for an upcoming show: a show about lenses. We hear about the camera bodies all the time; how about hearing about the lenses and why you use a particular focal length and aperture for a given situation (e.g., when would you use a 50mm fixed focal length prime as opposed to a 28-70mm zoom?)
March 26th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Hi Joe,
I finally listened to the show. It is nice to sound clear, rather than just the guy in the phone. I have to agree that I sounded a bit too mellow. It had nothing to do with the audio, and everything to do with me and my mood at the time. I’ll keep it mind.
I know we have discussed lenses at times. It is a pretty big topic. I am sure we’d be happy to discuss it again, especially with new lenses being introduced.
We’d love for you (or anyone) to call and leave messages with specific questions about lenses (or whatever) on our skype line. We’ll play your message and address it on the show.
–Michael
March 27th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Great show, guys. This was the first show I listened to (last week’s was my second one, since I liked this one so much that I had to go find more).
So far, IMHO, you guys hit the sweet spot in terms of discussing interesting topics that are useful to your average prosumer - not your average consumer buying their first camera. Keep it sharp and sophisticated, I say!
March 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
The sound was sooooooo much better, a very nice upgrade. Keep up the good work.
I must say I totally agree with what you had to say about the selectable focus points, I like to select either far right or left and when I upgraded from a Rebel to a 5D I was disappointed to see how close these points were to the center. The low end Rebel was better. That said the improvements of this camera clearly outweigh this weakness.
Having gone from APC to full frame I suspect the reason for the loader noise is the larger mirror and you quickly get over it although people do react to it.