Our most recent content to the site.
Night Photography – Magic of Digital Night Photography – Part One September 2nd, 2010
In this Part One video of a multiple part video series on the Magic of Digital Night Photography Craig discusses the following:
- basic ideas that make night photography exciting
- basic equipment considerations for shooting at night
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Photo Assignment Blue – Photo Tips and Inspiration September 2nd, 2010
Community Assignment #31 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #31 / Blue and discusses the following:
- working aperture, critical sharpness and depth of field
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Assignment #30 Top Select Video **NEW** August 19th, 2010
Community Assignment #30 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at the top selects from TME’s Community Assignment #30 / Green and discusses the following:
- middle apertures for a good combination of DOF and overall sharpness
- using... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts August 13th, 2010
"Basic Composition Concepts...Grand Scale Scenic Landscape" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at Basic Composition Concepts for creating Grand Scale Scenic Landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- The... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts August 5th, 2010
"Scenic Landscape Photography... Perspective Distortion" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the concept of Super Wide Angle Lens perspective distortion in scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following:
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Assignment #29 Top Select Video **NEW** August 3rd, 2010
Community Assignment #29 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #29 / Pets and discusses the following:
- quality of light for photographing pets with very dark fur or... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts July 23rd, 2010
"5 Basic Pitfalls in Scenic Landscape Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at 5 Basic Pitfalls in creating color scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following :
- going from flat light to split... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #28 Top Select Video **NEW** July 15th, 2010
Community Assignment #28 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #28 / Architecture - Dynamic Symmetry and discusses the following:
- dynamic movement of shape
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Digital Darkroom **NEW*** July 8th, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig shows you the most effective sliders in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 raw converter for changing exposure. Craig also discusses the basics of rescaling which is a potentially powerful technique for changing... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 1st, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at color as an element of visual design and explores some simple raw converter and Photoshop techniques for pushing color in a simple, bold and graphic direction. ... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #27 Top Select Video **NEW** June 30th, 2010
Community Assignment #27 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and two honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #27 / Sidelight and discusses the following:
- using shutter speed to blend texture with elegant... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts **NEW** June 24th, 2010
Crop Factor Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses the basics of the concept of crop factor DSLRS as compared to full frame sensor DSLRS and how it can effect our lens choices. ... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom **NEW*** June 18th, 2010
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at the idea of personal vision and style and how we can make our finishing work serve our vision instead of the other way around.
Here is a list (partial) that we promised of visual elements... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #26 Top Select Video **NEW** June 17th, 2010
Community Assignment #26 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at the top select from TME’s Community Assignment #26 / Backlight and discusses the following:
- translucent subjects and backlight
- shallow depth of field and repetition... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts June 11th, 2010
Polarizer Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses, one of the most important pieces of equipment in natural light scenic photography – the Polarizing Filter.... [Read More] |  |
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Night Photography **NEW** June 8th, 2010
Static Wide-Angle Landscape Astrophotography by T.J. Avery
T.J. Avery (a TME member) brings us an excellent article in which he shares his experiences and field notes for shooting static (not trailing) wide angle photos of the stars and Milky Way... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #25 Top Select Video June 3rd, 2010
Top Select Video, Community Assignment #25 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select from TME’s Community Assignment #25 / “A Picture within a Picture” and discusses the following:
- classic placement of a key light in a one... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #24 Top Selects Video March 29th, 2010
Top Selects Video, Community Assignment #24 by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #24 / Triptych and discusses the following:
- working conceptually as a... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish March 16th, 2010
"Guitar Bob" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig looks at a portrait made on location in a city and shows:
- how to find sweet spots of multi dimensional lighting
- working with the existing light, even in the... [Read More] |  |
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Inspiration February 11th, 2010
In this Inspiration Image Showcase Craig looks at and discusses, from the standpoint of design and creativity, a portfolio of seven inspiring images that were submitted for the Daily Critique.
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Digital Darkroom January 22nd, 2010
The Great Photo Finish: "How To's - Adobe Photoshop CS4" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig shows you how to record, save, share and load actions in Adobe Photoshop CS4.... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 11th, 2010
Camera Setup: Exposure, Part 2 by Craig Tanner
This is the 4th video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig delves... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 10th, 2010
Camera Setup: Exposure, Part 1 by Craig Tanner
This is the third video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig lays... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 1st, 2010
Camera Setup: White Balance by Craig Tanner
This is the second video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this video Craig discusses... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts January 1st, 2010
Camera Setup: Introduction and Image Quality by Craig Tanner
This is the first video in a series of short videos that we have recorded for our TME Inspirational Photography Weekends that cover basic camera set up and basic exposure. In this... [Read More] |  |
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Equipment December 31st, 2009
"Polaroid Pogo Instant Printer" by Craig Tanner
In this video Craig shares his excitement about the Polaroid Pogo Instant Printer and shares a tip for getting the best print quality and some ideas about using the printer to have more fun as a... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 24th, 2009
Great Photo Finish: "Unlimited Depth of Field" Part 2 by Craig Tanner
In this second part of a two part episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig discusses field techniques, combined with post processing in Helicon Focus software, for creating... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 23rd, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Unlimited Depth of Field" Part 1 by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig discusses field techniques, combined with Adobe Photoshop CS 4 techniques, for creating landscape scenics with unlimited... [Read More] | |
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Foundation Concepts December 21st, 2009
"Sunstar" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the subject of creating sunstars in landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- a lenses smallest f-stops will create the strongest effect
- using a small... [Read More] |  |
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Foundation Concepts December 21st, 2009
"Diffraction" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the optical aberration of diffraction and how it relates to aperture and f-stop and discusses the following :
- a lay person’s definition of diffraction
- what... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies September 8th, 2009
Commercial Project Landscape Architecture by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie but Goodie (an old Light Diary episode) Craig looks at a handful of shots from a commercial shoot for a property client. Craig discusses both commercial landscapes and... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies September 3rd, 2009
In this Oldie but Goodie Craig looks at three of his street portraits shot with the Lensbaby 2.0 (now the Muse). Even though Lensbabies has updated their product line with the Composer (which is the main Lensbaby model Craig uses for his street... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom August 19th, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: Working with Kuler by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a colorful portrait and discusses the following:
- Working with Kuler, an exciting extension found in Adobe Photoshop CS4,... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 14th, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Chris from Austria (Part 2)" by Craig Tanner
In this second part of a two part episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph inside of Adobe Photoshop CS4 and discusses the following:
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Digital Darkroom July 2nd, 2009
The Great Photo Finish: "Chris from Austria" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of The Great Photo Finish Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the a technique involving a keyboard shortcut for increasing dynamic range... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom July 2nd, 2009
"Introduction to Lightroon (Lesson 2)" by Marti Jeffers
Continuing with her series of tutorials on Introduction to Lightroom, Marti explores more Lightroom features and shortcuts in the Lightroom interface panel that will make your life so much... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish June 25th, 2009
"City Market Blues" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig looks at an impromptu street portrait and discusses the following:
- quality of light
- separations, mergers and positive and negative space
- how the... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast May 14th, 2009
"Fear of the Rules or Fear Itself" by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie But Goodie podcast Craig talks about the idea of the "rules for better photos" and what you decide to do with the rules as a photographer. And how that is relative to what you are... [Read More] |  |
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Members How To - Community Avatars & Signatures April 9th, 2009
"Using Our Community Avatars & Signatures" by Kel Kyle
A brief tutorial on how to upload your own personal avatar and create a basic signature, which will be displayed on your community/forum posts.... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast March 19th, 2009
"Power of Play" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses the “Power of Play” and how important the idea of play is to the creative process. This is a story based Podcast and the workshop Craig references in this Podcast took... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 18th, 2009
"Kristina - Lens Flare" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting video tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through an in studio portrait which takes advantage of lens flare as an element of visual design. Lens flare, which can be very loosely defined as... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 12th, 2009
"Scenic Waterfall Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this landscape based Podcast from the vault Craig discusses scenic photography of waterfalls. Craig begins by giving practical tips concerning quality of light and camera placement. Craig also... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 11th, 2009
"Street Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses his approach to Street Photography of people. Craig begins by talking about the tradition of Street Photography and describes how his approach differs. After... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 9th, 2009
"Heather - Poster Shoot" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting video tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through a location poster shoot for a commercial client. Bryan talks about the conceptual process for the shoot and shows the role that working... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 6th, 2009
"Grand Scale Scenic Landscape Part 2" by Craig Tanner
This Podcast is a continuation of the discussion started originally in The Grand Scale Scenic Landscape Podcast. Craig starts off by discussing camera set up and a technical workflow for... [Read More] |  |
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Art of Lighting February 5th, 2009
"Kristina - Head on Hand" by Bryan Allen
In this Art of Lighting tutorial Bryan Allen walks you through a studio portrait shoot. Bryan discusses how working with a clip file can seed the conceptual process, help you in communicating art direction... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 5th, 2009
"Myth of Talent Revisited" by Craig Tanner
In this two part Podcast from the vault Craig revisits the article that is the basis for much of his teaching, “The Myth of Talent”. Craig first discusses new studies that make, what is almost a lock... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 3rd, 2009
"Ebb & Flow of Natural Light" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses the ebb and flow of natural light. Craig defines the three types of twilight and discusses how understanding these qualities of light can help us to... [Read More] |  |
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Podcast February 2nd, 2009
"Grand Scale Scenic Landscape" by Craig Tanner
In this Podcast from the vault Craig discusses his approach to the grand scale scenic landscape photograph. First, Craig talks about his approach to scouting and getting ready for the shoot. Next... [Read More] |  |
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From Start To Finish January 23rd, 2009
"Goldenrod, Inlet & Sky" by Craig Tanner
In this From Start to Finish episode Craig takes a look at one of his favorite digital landscape advertising images. Craig discusses the shot list for the job and outlines the types of shots most of his... [Read More] |  |
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Inspiration January 7th, 2009
In this Inspiration Image Showcase Bryan Allen walks you through a Showcase of participant images from the Location People Workshop which he led in Savannah, Ga. last fall. This video contains a wealth of great information about photographing people... [Read More] |  |
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Oldies But Goodies December 29th, 2008
"Pastel Beach" by Craig Tanner
In this Oldie but Goodie episode we revisit one of Craig’s early From Start to Finish episodes. In this episode Craig shows everything in the process of the creation of an advertising landscape shot from the... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 20th, 2008
"Rescaling For Visual Unity" by Craig Tanner
In This Digital Darkroom episode Craig works with rescaling to achieve more visual unity in the image. Craig also uses the Curves Adjustment Layer to get rid of a color cast and to create more color... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary December 16th, 2008
"Discount Store Parking Lot" by Craig Tanner
In this Light Diary Vidcast the theme is “Discount Store Parking Lot”. Craig discusses a very basic “workflow” for composition of any subject. Craig talks about the idea of leaving room in your process... [Read More] |  |
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Digital Darkroom December 7th, 2008
"Simplifying A Scenic Landscape Image" by Craig Tanner
In this episode of the digital darkroom Craig discusses simplifying a scenic landscape image. First Craig uses the spot healing brush for digital gardening high contrast areas that are busy... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary December 4th, 2008
"River Songs" by Craig Tanner
In this Light Diary Vidcast the theme is “River Songs” and Craig discusses the thought process that led to the creation of a series of vertical river scenics of the Virgin River in Zion National Park.
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Oldies But Goodies November 29th, 2008
In this Oldie but Goodie episode we revisit one of Craig’s early From Start to Finish episodes – Elise and the Blue Dock. In this episode Craig shows everything in the process of a portrait shoot from the conceptual ideas, to capture techniques, to... [Read More] |  |
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Light Diary November 21st, 2008
In this Light Diary Vidcast (Year 2 Week 2) the theme is “Sleepwalk” and Craig discusses the thought process that led to the creation of a series of long exposure, early morning twilight abstracts. Craig discusses how man made lights mixing with... [Read More] |  |
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The Art of Lighting November 11th, 2008
"White Out" by Bryan Allen
In this article Bryan discusses some of his basic thoughts and strategy for working with a new model, working distance, and choosing initial setups. He also discusses how to achieve a high-key creative concept and... [Read More] |  |
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The Art of Lighting October 24th, 2008
"Knock Out" by Bryan Allen
Hello everyone! Very exciting times here at The Mindful Eye – New day, new site , new feature section, and a new contributor. I am most grateful for the opportunity to work with Craig on this exciting endeavor and... [Read More] |  |
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Daily Critique October 24th, 2008
"Brian from Pennsylvania" by Craig Tanner
In this Photo of the Week on the Daily critique Craig discusses lighting design, gelling lights, using lights to create depth, using super wide angle lenses to create perspective distortion and depth and... [Read More] |  |
