"Soaring Away"
"Soaring Away" ©David A. Ziser I captured this image yesterday morning as were were sitting in Radio City Music Hall waiting for the Pace Commencement Ceremonies. It was the first time I was inside of the venue and was imm...
"Fantasy Landscape”
"Fantasy Landscape”©David A. Ziser I made this image on our first trip to Sedona, AZ a number of years ago. The colors of the desert, dark green foliage, and rick blues of the sky certainly made you feel like you were standing in the middle o...
"A Private Moment”
"A Private Moment”©David A. Ziser I decided to dig back into the archives for today’s image. This one is from a wedding I photographed shortly after switching to the Canon 20D – yep, we’re going back a few years. I should also say that...
"Colors Of The City”
"Colors Of The City”©David A. Ziser It was a perfect time to give it a try – in-camera HDR with my new Canon 5D Mark III. The class was busy, photographing the models against the Cincy skyline and I was wondering from group to group answeri...
Prolost Flat
For shooting video, I’ve set up every Canon HDSLR I’ve owned the same way since the very beginning, and the 5D Mark III is no different.
Start with the Neutral Picture Style
Set Sharpness to zero—all the way to the left
Set Contrast...
"Color My World”
"Color My World”©David A. Ziser This is an image I made in Washington D.C. a few weeks ago. We had just finished photographing at the church and had returned to the Washington D.C. Convention Center. Near the entrance was this large cylindric...
"And Liberty For All"
"And Liberty For All" ©David A. Ziser You guessed it. This image was made during our tour of the Capitol Building on Wednesday. It was my first visit and I was impressed. Heck, I even got a chance to catch a glimpse of Congresswoman...
Images and Impressions of Canon’s 5D Mark 3 HDR Feature: and Easy GPS in Lightroom 4
Good Morning Everyone, After getting yesterday's blog posted, we headed out to see the sights in Washington, DC area. Our first stop was at the Duncan Phillips Museum which was showing an exhibition entitled Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard...
"Hotel Affair"
"Hotel Affair" © David A. Ziser I captured this image late last night after we returned to the hotel from dinner. I’ve had the Canon 5D Mk 3 on my shoulder everyday since I unpacked it a few days ago. I was really...
Test Your Perception of Color with this Browser-based Game
Want to see how your eyes stack up against other photographers when it comes to seeing colors? Try your hand at Color, a simple browser-based color matching game that tests you in how quickly you can match colors. It starts with simple matching, but soon moves onto more difficult challenges involving multiple colors. Be sure...
Colorful Photographs Showing Uniformity
“Mimicry” is a photo project by Dutch photographers Ilse Leenders and Maurits Gisen that’s based around the idea of uniformity. They write, The inspiration of the series Mimicry came from the uniformity of the human beings. People from whom the identity is missing and those who are inconspicuous in our society. Just like animals they...
New Twist To Iconic Photographs [Abe Lincoln + Others Via Fresh Photoshop Colorization]
Might have caught this earlier, but here’s a fascinating look at iconic portraits that were originally shot in black and white that have since been colorized in Photoshop. Normally, I don’t fall for this stuff, but this is incredibly elegant I’d say. Seeing Abraham Lincoln in color just seems to make him more a little...
