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I’m loving how the new Topaz Labs B&W Effects works with infrared and color photography. This photo was taken with a super color infrared converted Nikon D200. I used Stylized Effects, with the Diffusion with Color preset to remove some of the color from the image. The settings were modified from the preset for a little…

An excellent new option for black and white conversion is the new Topaz Labs B&W Effects! This black and white converter allows you to create beautiful creative effects with your color and infrared photos. Topaz Labs built the converter to include the detail and exposure enhancing ability of Adjust, and Simplify’s painterly look. One of…

A very special thank you to the Orlando Camera Club who invited me to give a presentation about Artistic Imagery, the concept and technique of enhancing images. What a wonderful event and great group of friends and photographers! We covered a lot of information, and had a lot of fun too. Big thanks to Tamrac who…

Have you visited Florida’s Everglade’s National Park? Winter provides a wonderful opportunity to photograph a wide variety of bird species, including Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Anhinga, Glossy Ibis, Cormorants, White Ibis, Black-Crowned Night Herons, and many more animals including alligators. The Everglades boasts some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, perfect for…

Travel photography requires a little extra thought to create original imagery in iconic and well photographed locations. There are a couple of things you can do to come away with unique and beautiful photographs that speak about travel, and move past being a snapshot. While snapshots are important and capture candid moments, a little extra…