Photography, Techniques and Whereabouts of Kevin Raber
I am back from the Australian adventure. It was a great PODAS workshop in Australia on so many levels. After the workshop Bruce Pottinger and I drove back to Sydney ona very long road trip across Australia. I got to see parts of Australia people don;t get a chance to see. In the coming days I’ll have photos from the trip and others as I get back into the groove here. In the meantime this si a shot of me photographing sunset at Ayers Rock with a glass of wine….very civilized.
Not one to be always literal I had some fun with this photo. This si a shot of a dolphin from an underwater viewing area. I loved the back lighting and ghostly feel. I shot this with a Canon DSLR and then worked it in Photoshop. It’s just one of those shots.
A true engineering marvel is Hoover Dam outside of Las Vegas. I have visited Hoover Dam many times and decided on my last visit I was going to get artistic. I photographed with a Phase One camera the power generating room and then took it into Photoshop and applied effects through Topaz Simplify.
No matter how many times I visit Times Square I always find a new way to photograph it. This is a shot I did uing the iPhone and an app called See This. So simple to use with some cool results. I think took the picture into PictureShow and messed with it until I got what you see.
Seeing how today I am now in Glen Helen in the middle of the Australia outback I thought an Australian photo would be in order. This image I loved when I saw it. A simple gum tree with its bright white bark set against the red cliffs in Ormiston Gorge.
I have set my blog to automatically post for the next few days as I will be out of touch bu phone and internet. It’s good to get away. You can also follow the workshop I am leading at THE PODAS BLOG.
Sometimes we forget the beauty of Black & White photography. This photograph was shot digitally and the converted to Black & White. I used several steps in Photoshop to give it this etherial look. Hope you enjoy it. It was photographed in a harbor in Seattle. It was a small sailboat at a maritime museum.
For the next several days the blog will be on Auto Pilot as I head into the Australia Outback. I should re-surface with internet connection next week on Monday. So until then enjoy the posting I have prepared.
Australia is one very long flight from Indianapolis. Never the less I made it here. Usually this is Australian summer but today and yesterday it is mid-sixties with rain. So, I hoped to bring you photos from Sydney. That may have to wait. Today’s image is from the Queen’s Shopping Mall. One of the most elegant malls I have ever seen. They serve coffee in glass cups. Where do you see that in America. The place is decked out in Christams decor and looks great. I have a lot to do to prep for the upcoming workshop I am doing here so stay tuned. Maybe tomorrow I will actually have images of Sydney to show you. Don’t forget you can follow the workshop at www.podas.info
Many people go to Las Vegas for the games and a chance win millions. Me, I enjoy the scenery. No matter where you point your camera there is something to take a photo of. So, you will see a lot of Las Vegas photos appearing in this blog. Todays photo is of the roller coaster at New York, NY Hotel. This was a series of three images blended together using HDR. The three exposures consisting of over, normal and under are blended together. While the camera was still the roller coaster was moving, giving a ghostly look. Just a fun shot.
Every year in the spring I set out on a photo trip with around 8 of my very closest photographer friends. It’s quite an ecliptic group and we have a lot of laughs drink a lot of wine eat well and more than anything else photograph a lot. Every year one of the guys is responsible for where we go. It’s not an easy job as this can be a very tough group to please. It was my responsibility this past year and we visited Olympic National Park in the state of Washington. We stayed at three different locations and we had one heck of a good time. Today’s photo was taken off the side of a dirt road someplace near the Hoh Rain Forrest. If you are interested in learning to photograph waterfalls better please read this article by Mark Dubovoy.
Having been to Antarctica three times I have managed to accumulate a massive amount of photos. This region is one of the most beautiful places to visit on the planet. While the voyage there can be quite rough the images are quite beautiful. Today I present you an iceberg. And, I have a ton of beautiful icebergs so this won’t be the last you see of these. I made a decision to work this one in black and white. There is just something about the way this piece of ice just pokes into the sky. Add the amazing sky behind it and you get this image. If you want to visit more of my Antarctica images you can CLICK HERE to be taken to my Antarctica web gallery. Have a great Black Friday.