Rod Lawton

Back Up Your Photos Now! You (Probably) Already Have The Software You Need In Windows (And There’s A Free One For Mac Users As Well)
Rod Lawton  |  Apr 01, 2008

If your computer's hard disk fails, and you don't have any kind of backup, you will lose your entire digital photo collection for good. You might not enjoy thinking about it, but it's a fact that has to be faced. In my opinion you shouldn't put too much faith in recovery utilities and specialist data recovery companies. The success of these depends on the...

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Unlocking HDR; Examining Photoshop’s HDR Mode: Are There Better Ways To Deal With High Dynamic Range Images?
Rod Lawton  |  Mar 01, 2008

It's a fact of photographic life that some of the most exciting lighting conditions are also the most challenging. Bright sunlight produces intense colors but also areas of very deep shadow, and with heavily backlit subjects the difference in brightness between the highlights and shadows may be so great that one or the other must be sacrificed. And yet, the conventional...

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Aperture’s Light Table; Layout And Picture Stories: A Newfound Tool For A Lost Art
Rod Lawton  |  Oct 01, 2007

The old-style picture stories once popular in newspapers and magazines seem to have fallen out of favor. That's a shame, because picture stories remain a very effective and powerful means of expression. When you are preparing pictures for publication, exhibition, or even a personal portfolio, you will need to spend some time comparing, selecting, and juxtaposing photographs...

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