Tag Archives: Video
Outdoor Photo Gear – A story of exceptional customer service
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Paul Burwell.
Many moons ago, I used to work in the retail industry. While my job rarely took me to the front lines of retail service, I was always keenly aware of the many challenges involved in providing customers with a great level of service. Stories of poor customer service abound on the various Internet forums one comes across and that is all useful information. But, I think it is even more important to share the positive…
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Photog goes crazy, starts shooting video!
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Paul Burwell.
I’ve been facinated by the new hybrid DSLRs that can shoot both still and video images. And the video I saw from the 5D Mark II was really, really impressive. It’s ability to produce high definition video at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (1080p) is really stunning. I’m a bit of a movie fanatic and I think part of me harbours a fantasy of…
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Slideshows that don’t suck
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Paul Burwell.
Although I fondly remember watching my dad’s dusty slides as a kid, I’ve never enjoyed watching slideshows of digital images on the computer. Why? Because they generally suck and bore me to tears. In fact, I had a selection of URL’s saved just so that I could lull myself to sleep if I couldn’t sleep. So, when I heard about a service called Animoto that promises to…
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Photoshop tutorial – Adding a Rule of thirds grid overlay
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by Paul Burwell.
Photoshop tutorial – Adding a Rule of thirds grid overlay – Today’s WildShots Photoshop tutorial provides you with a quick and easy way to setup Photoshop to display the classic “Rule of thirds” grid over top of your images. The grid isn’t actually saved…
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Photoshop Tutorial-Silver Efex Pro by Nik Software
Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by Paul Burwell.
This isn’t the first Silver Efex Pro overview/tutorial you’ll find online. But, I do believe it is the first to show you how…
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Photoshop Tutorial-Straightening images with reflections
Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by Paul Burwell.
I try to keep my horizons level. Really I do. But I’ll be the first to admit that I must have a crooked way of looking at the world because more often than not, many of my wildlife images require a bit of straightening. I do have a bubble level and use it on my landscape shots. But when I’m photographing wildlife I find I’m concentrating too much on the viewfinder to check the level.
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Simple Photoshop Colour Balance Tutorial
Posted on 24. Nov, 2008 by Paul Burwell.
I put together a short tutorial on a simple method of colour balancing an image in Photoshop. This method should work in most versions of Photoshop from CS to CS4.
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Black Bear Cubs
Posted on 18. Nov, 2008 by Paul Burwell.
One of my favourite experiences photographing wildlife in the last couple of years was a visit to the RMGR just outside Riding Mountain National Park near Onanole, Manitoba, Canada to photograph the Black Bears. I managed to get there 3 different times over the year; May, June and September.
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