Pandora sunset photos have become my absolute favorite photos to edit from Disney World. They are probably the closest you’ll get to a pure landscape photo in the parks and this lends well to my editing style. I did a 2-shot blend here along with a copious amount of dodging and burning and light painting. The light painting allows me to mold better the shape and direction of the light within the photo. This adds dimensionality you can’t obtain just by moving a few sliders around.
My alternate title for this shot was going to be Creepin’ on Cinderella Castle. I decided I’d go for the more obvious title in the end… but now since I’m telling you…
I’m embarrassed to admit how many times I started editing this photo, scrapped it and started over. In fact, I think I lost count somewhere after the 10th time. I thought about…
In the never-ending quest to improve my post processing I’m introducing some new techniques with today’s photo. The photo still looks like something I would process but I think is a bit…
I was digging through some older shots (2016) and came across this one which I never processed in the day. I’m glad I didn’t process it because I don’t think my editing…
It’s nice to finally be padding out my Animal Kingdom photo selection with some quality shots. I’ve largely neglected shooting that park for the past 7 years and it really is an…
I’m still digging through my shots from the national parks I visited on my journey to Disneyland. I really liked the sky and sunrays in this one from Joshua Tree National Park.…
The title of today’s shot is a double entendre of sorts. It is sad I only just visited Disneyland and shot Paradise Pier for the first time and it’s already being replaced…
I have wanted to get this shot for quite a while now but never got anything worthwhile. Finally, the sky gave me something interesting to work with and I now have a…
Today I’m sharing my first photo from Sequoia National Park. What an amazing National Park. I didn’t get to spend very much time here or explore but it left an impression. The…