Philadelphia Photographer - @Cazillo Photography

Adobe Creative Cloud, Auto ISO, Shutter Priority & Monopods

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:22:00 -0400

How I use a monopod and how to use aperture priority for sports photography.

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Keep Shooting Monday E19! This episode I give my feelings on Adobe's new Creative Cloud pricing structure and remind you to be careful when shooting with your equipment in harsh environments like a 'Color Run'. I answered questions about monopods & remind you why you should never shoot Auto ISO and how to use aperture priority for sports or action photography.

This week's photo assignment is 'Motion'. Post your best motion photo in the forum here http://cazillo.com/c/forum/keep-shooting-photography-assignments/2728-motion-assignment-10.html. Keep Shooting!

Links from this video:

Never use AutoISO! http://cazillo.com/autoiso
3 Legged Thing Tripods on Amazon http://bit.ly/3leggedthing
Amazon.com: Manfrotto monopods http://bit.ly/manfrottomono
Amazon.com: Gitzo monopods http://bit.ly/gitzomono
Buying guide | Adobe Creative Cloud http://bit.ly/ccprice
Photographing a Color Run Will Destroy Your Camera Gear http://bit.ly/ruinedlens

Motion by Cazillo

#1 Photo by Derek

#2 Photo by Bren

#3 Photo by Dennis

#4 Photo by Dennis

#5 Photo by Brad

Motion [Flickr]

Cazillo — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:38:57 PDT

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Portrait, Sports Photo & Macro Photography - #Cazillions Photo Critique

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:34:32 -0400

What ELSE can I do, My perspective when shooting.

Watch Portrait, Sports Photo & Macro Photography - #Cazillions Photo Critique on YouTube

Here are a few photos I critiqued in a quick video, I'm quite busy right now with client work and it seems impossible to catch up. I critique a macro photo of flowers, a sports photo of a bicyclist in a race and a studio portrait. Keep shooting!

Watching The Race [Flickr]

Cazillo — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:17:05 PDT

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Three Parts to a Great Photograph, Picture Styles & Squinty Models

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:43:36 -0400

There are 3 parts to every photograph, mastering them all takes practice.

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Episode #18 of Keep Shooting! Monday I talk about what it takes to capture a great photograph in three parts: light, composition and exposure. In news Nikon released a list of their recommended lenses for the D800E which is also their 'best of', Canon 5D Mark 3 has new firmware 1.2.1 & Adobe is working on a version of Lightroom for the iPad. Post your photography questions below to be featured in next week's show. Keep shooting!

Links from this video:

Seeing the Light in photography http://cazillo.com/light
EOS 5D Mark III Firmware 1.2.1 Available for Download http://bit.ly/mk3firm121
Nikon published an updated list of recommended lenses for the D800E camera http://bit.ly/bestnikkors
Adobe working on Lightroom for iOS, uses cloud compute to edit RAW files http://bit.ly/lightroomios

Memory Mate Created in Adobe Lightroom 4 [Flickr]

Cazillo — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:54:20 PDT

Cazillo posted a photo:

Copyright Gregory Cazillo, All Rights Reserved

Here's the video on how I made this in Lightroom 4 cazillo.com/articles/60-lightroom-post-processing/324-mak...

Making Memory Mates for School & Event Photography in Lightroom

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:27:45 -0400

Layering photos in Lightroom can be done rather easily!

Watch Making Memory Mates for School & Event Photography in Lightroom on YouTube

I set out this week to find a way to make memory mates, or picture packages with layered images for event photography I've been doing lately. I know I can easily do it in Photoshop with an action or script but I didn't want to spend the time to make that action then tweak it. I only had about 20 of these to make, so doing it in Lightroom would be ideal. I found an easy way which works well, then I print them out using my Epson 7800 24" printer. Any questions ask away! Keep shooting!

Event Photography - Keep Shooting! Monday #17 LIVE!

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:08:41 -0400

Recording of the first LIVE Keep Shooting! Monday.

Watch Event Photography - Keep Shooting! Monday #17 LIVE! on YouTube

This show was done live since I had a full weekend of event photography. I also answered questions about mirror lenses, types of lighting I prefer, how to start out taking portraits, and my preferred brand of light stands and background stands. Assignment winners are below, next week's assignment is 'weather' and those photos should be posted here http://cazillo.com/c/forum/keep-shooting-photography-assignments/2703-weather-photography-assignment-9.html#3981. Keep shooting!

My favs from the 'transportation' Photo Assignment

#1 by Dennis #2 by Mark #3 by Josiah

Philadelphia Event Photographer [Flickr]

Cazillo — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:53:21 PDT

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How to Backup & Archive Your Digital Photographs

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:08:56 -0400

How I make sure I never lose a photo!

Watch How to Backup & Archive Your Digital Photographs on YouTube

I've talked about this before I want my photo archive to live on, that requires me to be diligent about backing up and storing my digital photographs. In this video I go over my archives and how I backup my RAW files, PSD files, Lightroom catalogs, etc. I use Retrospect Backup to duplicate everything and keep my data safe. Keep shooting!

Links from this video:

Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drives for photo storage on Amazon.com http://bit.ly/wdred
Sans Digital Hard Drive Bays on Amazon.com http://bit.ly/hdbay
Building your own photo editing PC http://cazillo.com/boypc

DNG Archives, Home Photo Studio & Focusing with Rule of Thirds

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:11:52 -0400

Keep Shooting! Monday #16, do you use DNG?

Watch DNG Archives, Home Photo Studio & Focusing with Rule of Thirds on YouTube

Have you ever questioned your photo archive and wondered if you would be able to open your photographs in 50 years? Here is my method for keeping up to date and making sure my kids will have my entire photo archive to cherish long after I am gone. So far DNG files are a good way to store your photos, but I don't use them all the time. Also in today's video I go over studio lights and if you should buy strobes or continuous lighting. Lastly I answered a question about focusing when using the rule of thirds. Keep shooting!

Links from today's video:

Sigma announces super-fast 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art for APS-C DSLRs http://bit.ly/sigma18
Sigma UK to start shipping USB dock http://bit.ly/sigmausb
Ghost Town Photos Of Boston http://bit.ly/bostonghosttown
And the 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners for Photography Are... http://bit.ly/2013pulitzer
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Beta http://bit.ly/lightroom5beta
Greg's Lightroom 5 Wishlist http://cazillo.com/lr5wish
How to set exposure with flash http://cazillo.com/flashexposure
Studio photography basics http://cazillo.com/studio
How to use your autofocus http://cazillo.com/autofocus

Adobe Lightroom 5 Wishlist

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:53:49 -0400

Comment below with what you want in v5!

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Adobe Lightroom 5 Beta was released this week with some nice new features. Instead of the regular video of what's new, I did a video about WHAT I WANT in Adobe Lightroom 5. Here's a walkthrough video on new features in Adobe Lightroom 5 Beta http://bit.ly/lr5features. Keep Shooting!

My Lightroom 5 wishlist, what do you want to see? Comment below!

Double click when opening catalog on PC
Real books, more labs, separate images sent to lab for individual image corrections
Tethered capture window that doesn't float overtop, give me option to dock it
Automatic backup without prompt, limit by number of backups or space
Predefined keyword list so that more people will use keywording
Custom keyboard shortcuts, p is for pick which I never use, let me set it as print module like D for develop
Network catalogs, allow saving them on network drives
Better master/slave catalog management, easier saving of changes back to the master
iPad App as another slave catalog

Stopping Motion with Flash, Archiving Images, & Marketing Photography

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:42:28 -0400

Keep Shooting! Monday #15, excellent questions today!

Watch Stopping Motion with Flash, Archiving Images, Marketing Photography on YouTube

Today's Cazillion questions were really good! I went over stopping motion with flash and shooting indoors, difference between front and rear curtain sync, what files to keep in your photo archive and some ideas on how to market your photography business. Canon has new rebates as well as new firmware for the 6d, Nikonhacker.com removed video recording limitation from d7000 and d5100, some amazing photos from the International Space Station and free shipping from ThinkTank Photo. Also the new photo assignment is 'vehicles', post your photos here http://cazillo.com/c/forum/keep-shooting-photography-assignments/2678-vehicles-assignment-8.html#3816Keep shooting!

Links from this video:

FREE Shipping from ThinkTank photo with this link http://bit.ly/cazthinktank
New Canon rebates http://bit.ly/caz-canonrebates
New firmware on Canon 6d http://bit.ly/caz-canon6d
Hacking Nikon cameras to remove video recording limitation http://bit.ly/nikonvideo
Nikon gear at International Space Station http://bit.ly/nikoniss
Lightroom keyboard shortcuts http://bit.ly/lrkeyboard
Fire Engine Photographs http://cazillo.com/reo

#1 by Mark #2 by Victor #3 by Paul

1935 Reo [Flickr]

Cazillo — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:32:35 PDT

Cazillo posted a photo:

Owned by The Lionvlle Fire company, Lionville Pennsylvania, Est. 1911. Photograph Copyright Gregory Cazillo, All Rights Reserved. How I photographed it cazillo.com/articles/37-photography/316-reviewing-photogr...

Reviewing Photography of 1935 Reo Antique Fire Engine

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:51:10 -0400

I took some photos of a 1935 Reo Antique Fire Engine, I review my thought process in this video.

Watch Reviewing Photography of 1935 Reo Antique Fire Engine on YouTube

Last weekend I photographed a 1935 Reo Antique Fire Engine which is owned by the Lionville Fire Company. We needed updated photos for an upcoming fundraiser, so we took her out into the historical district and created this photo. I used Sun Seeker Lite iPhone app http://bit.ly/12P1RrD or the Android version http://bit.ly/12P2aTe to help me decide when would be best to photograph the building and location. Keep shooting!

Choosing Exposure, Exposure Clipping, & White Floors in High Key Studio Photos

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:23:24 -0400

Keep Shooting! Monday #14, most important part of a photo is choosing your exposure!

Watch Choosing Exposure, Exposure Clipping, & White Floors in High Key Studio Photos on YouTube

If you don't choose a good exposure then meter it correctly everything else will go downhill from there. Today's video I talk about how I suggest you choose your aperture, shutter and ISO. Also do you need to worry about exposure clipping in your histogram, and how to get white floors in a high key studio photograph. First time DSLR buyers, what should I you buy?

In the news Nikon released new firmware for the for the D4, D3S, D3X, D3, D7000 and D3200 DSLR cameras, DIYPhotography.net posted a long lecture about copyright and your photography, & Adobe released a new version of Lightroom 4.4 and Adobe Camera RAW. Keep shooting!

Links from today's video:

Support us, New Amazon links for German, UK and Canadian #Cazillions http://cazillo.com/support
Nikon's new firmware http://bit.ly/nikonfirmware
Lecture on copyright and your photography http://bit.ly/caz-copyrightvid
New version of Adobe Camera RAW and Lightroom 4.4 http://bit.ly/lightroom44
Color fringing/Chromatic Aberration video http://cazillo.com/colorfringe
Do you need to worry about exposure clipping? Tutorial on Histograms http://cazillo.com/histogram
7 videos on the basics of photography http://cazillo.com/basics
Why you should use VR/OS/IS sparingly http://cazillo.com/vr

Removing Color Fringing or Chromatic Aberrations in Adobe Lightroom

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:13:06 -0400

Ever notice blueish/purpleish edges in your photos? Here is how to remove it.

Watch Removing Color Fringing/Chromatic Aberrations in Adobe Lightroom on YouTube

Chromatic aberrations or color fringing usually show up in images created with lower quality lenses. In some images you will see odd colored edges of dark items against a lighter background. Here is how to remove it which is quite easy right in Lightroom. Keep shooting!

Links from this video:

Images courtesy of Roy Van Ommen http://www.rvofoto.nl/
Extended article on chromatic aberrations on Lightroom Journal http://bit.ly/colorfringe

High Key, Photographer's Copyright, Your First Strobe & Rules of Composition

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:50:27 -0400

Keep Shooting! Monday #13 plenty of news items today!

Watch High Key, Your First Strobe & Rules of Composition on YouTube

Today's Keep Shooting! Monday video I answer some questions about creating high key backgrounds, should you buy a used camera, which strobe to buy first and how to use the rules of composition. I also found a few interesting articles for inspiration and a quick video on the difference between IPS, TN, VA AND PLS LCD panels. Keep shooting!

High Key Photo Assignment images should be posted here http://cazillo.com/c/forum/keep-shooting-photography-assignments/2668-high-key-assignment-7.html#3744

Links from today's video

Please use this link when shopping on Amazon.com! http://bit.ly/caz-amazon
How to create a high key background http://cazillo.com/highkey
Canon strobes: Electronics on Amazon http://bit.ly/canonstrobes
Nikon strobes: Electronics on Amazon http://bit.ly/nikonstrobes
Monoprice Selling Apple-Quality 27-Inch Monitors for Less Than Half the Price http://bit.ly/caz-mono
Video from Techquickie explaining monitor types http://bit.ly/monitortypes
The Photographer's Guide to Copyright from PhotoShelter http://bit.ly/caz-copy
Google Image Search of Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson http://bit.ly/googlebresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson - Inspiration from Masters of Photography http://bit.ly/caz-bresson
Mars Curiosity rover gets back to sending snapshots http://bit.ly/rovergallery

Example High Key photograph.

Blue Sky Winners

#1 by Chris

#2 by

#3 by Gabe

#4 by Mihai

How to Create a High Key Background

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:52:56 -0400

#Cazillion question: How do I create a pure white background?

Watch How to Create a High Key Background on YouTube

The key to making a pure white, or high key, background is to add more light on the background vs the foreground. I like to keep my high key backgrounds about 1 1/2 to 2 stops brighter than my foreground to make sure there is no bleed over onto the subject. Watch the video for more information, Keep shooting!

Links from this video:

How to setup backgrounds, Keep Shooting! Monday #11 http://cazillo.com/ksm11

Color Space, What Camera or Lens to Buy, Out of Focus Photos

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:35:20 -0400

Episode #12 of Keep Shooting! Monday - Help, my photos are out of focus!

Watch Color Space, What Camera or Lens to Buy, Out of Focus Photos on YouTube

Canon released two new DSLRs, the T5i and SL1. Watch the video for their major specs and see if I recommend them. I use a compact surge protector from Philips, and answered questions about out of focus images, what camera or lens to buy, where I got the inspiration for my logo, what picture styles I use and why you should use ProPhoto RGB color space when your lab only uses sRGB.

Two photography posts caught my eye this week. The first was a video by SLR Lounge about how to use the histogram in Adobe Lightroom. The other was a chilling story and photographs from the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. Photographer Roger Sieber captured some amazing images from the surrounding scene in Sandy Hook. The story is well worth the read, head over to Petapixel for the story. Keep shooting!

Links from today's video

A Photographer's First Hand Account of the Sandy Hook Shootings http://bit.ly/cazsandy
SLR Lounge Lightroom Histogram http://bit.ly/lrhisto
Canon Announces the EOS T5i « Canon Rumors http://bit.ly/caznewt5i
Canon Announces Smallest And Lightest DSLR the EOS SL1 « Canon Rumors http://bit.ly/caznewsl1
Philips Travel Surge Protector: Amazon Electronics http://bit.ly/usbsurge
Photography Exposure http://cazillo.com/exposure
15 DSLR Settings You Must Know By Heart http://cazillo.com/15settings
Adobe Lightroom to Photoshop Color Space & Workflow http://cazillo.com/colorspace
How to Choose your next DSLR or Lens http://cazillo.com/buy
How to use autofocus in your DSLR http://cazillo.com/autofocus
Why you should use VR/IS/OS Sparingly http://cazillo.com/vr

Adding Borders to Photos in Adobe Lightroom

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:52:26 -0400

Borders in Adobe Lightroom, who knew?

Watch Adding Borders to Photos in Adobe Lightroom on YouTube

In this video I show you how to install LRMogrify2 from Photographer's Toolbox to add borders to your photographs. Easy and quick, makes the photos below look like they belong together! Keep shooting!

Online Photo Galleries, Blue Skies & Photo Backgrounds

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:10:54 -0400

Episode #11 of Keep Shooting! Monday - backgrounds & blue skies, plus I need your help!

Watch Online Photo Galleries, Blue Skies & Photo Backgrounds on YouTube

Check out my new step & repeat background for the show! I had #Cazillion questions about how to support your backgrounds, password protected photo galleries & getting blue skies in photographs.

I need your help! Comment below with what you want to see in future episodes. The next Keep Shooting! Photo Assignment is 'Blue Sky', check the forum here http://cazillo.com/c/forum/keep-shooting-photography-assignments/2649-blue-sky-photo-assignment-6.html#3554 to post your photos. Be sure to read the rules before you post your photos. Keep shooting!

Links from today's video:

Nikon D7100 now shipping http://bit.ly/caz7100
Your photos on your website, photo gallery http://bit.ly/cazgallery3
Powerex AA Battery Charger http://bit.ly/powerxaa
Rechargeable aa batteries http://bit.ly/aarecharge
Bluecell Pack of 4 AA/AAA Battery Case http://bit.ly/aabatterycase
Travel with Speedlights and a Smartphone? Get One of These - Strobist http://bit.ly/strobistcharger
TEKCHARGE Mobile Power Pack and Battery Charger http://bit.ly/aasmartphone
DIY Canvas Backdrop http://bit.ly/diycanvasbg
Manfrotto Autopoles http://bit.ly/autopoles
Manfrotto Expan Background Paper Drive Set http://bit.ly/paperdrive
Manfrotto Single Background Hook http://bit.ly/singlehook
Manfrotto Background Support Set http://bit.ly/manfrottobgset
Superclamps http://bit.ly/caz-superclamp
Manfrotto 3 Background Holder Hooks http://bit.ly/3bgholder

Pet Portrait Assignment Winners!

#1 Juney #2 Oscar #3 Ziggy #4 Cala #5 Howie #6 Faith #7 Lucy

Pet Photography Tips - Reviewing My Photos of Gracie

greg@cazillo.com (Gregory Cazillo) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:37:16 -0400

Pet portrait tips, what I did right and wrong!

Watch Pet Photography Tips on YouTube

In this video I reviewed my photos from the photography session with Gracie, a friend's Jack Russel Terrier. She is a great dog with a huge personality. BTW coming soon are a couple more sessions with pets and at least one or two with PUPPIES! Keep shooting!