Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® Workshop

Judy Hardiman Learning, Photography, Training Leave a Comment

On June 14, 2014 we held our first workshop entitled “Lightroom® 5”.  It was a full-day course that covered the essentials from start to finish.  The course covered material such as importing, creating catalogues, how to organize and manage your photos, how to plan a workflow, editing and creating slideshows.  We had six enthusiastic people from the local area and …

Tim Hortons Camp Day 4 June 2014

Jim Hardiman Nova Scotia, Photography 2 Comments

The  Tim Horton Children’s Foundation  runs six camps for children in Canada and the USA.  These camps are operated to provide a fun camp experience for children who come from economically disadvantaged homes.  On 4 June of each year, Tim Hortons holds a fund raiser for this activity and donate the money that they raise from many of their sales …

Using Lightroom® to Achieve a Better Starting Point When Processing RAW Images

Jim Hardiman Learning, Photography, Training, Video 2 Comments

This Quick Tip covers the use of Lightroom® 5 to utilize Camera Calibration Profiles, Lens Corrections and the removal of Chromatic Aberrations to achieve a better starting point to process RAW images.  Often the RAW images that we import into Lightroom® appear flat and low in contrast making the processing of them difficult and tedious.  I have spoken to many people …

Q & A – About Us

Judy Hardiman Interview, Photography Leave a Comment

Question 2 What do you love most about photography? JUDY:  “For me, it’s the adventure.  I love going out and taking photographs.  I love going to a new town or new city that I have never been to before and wondering what I am going to see.  I just find it so exciting.  And, it doesn’t have to be an …

Great Photographers – Josef Sudek

Judy Hardiman Learning, Photography 5 Comments

As a self-taught photographer and painter, I spend a lot of time studying Art and Photography.  I enjoy learning and I am able to research these subjects at my own pace and focus on topics that truly interest me.  I am fortunate because these two creative activities, Painting and Photography, compliment each other very well.  The Principles of Design and …

Using Lightroom® to Remove Sensor Dust from Photos: Using the Spot Removal Tool

Jim Hardiman Learning, Photography, Training, Video 2 Comments

Sensor dust is a fact of life for those of us using a DSLR.  It is important to use good lens changing techniques and clean your sensor (professionally if you are not sure how to do it) if it gets to the point where dust is causing a problem with your photos.  To deal with problem dust that is already …