Uh-oh! I better not let Momma see that I have all this stuff or I'm in BIG trouble.

Doesn't include cases, back packs, point and shoot camera, filters, and gray cards. Also not shown is my studio gear like tripods, stands, backdrops, light meter, strobes, soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors, other light modifiers and video gear. So why do I have all this equipment when I only use one camera and one lens when I go out to shoot? It depends upon where I'm going and what I'm shooting. I guess I better close my B&H account. I didn't realize I had so much stuff.

Robins are flocking, crocus and daffodils are up. The grass is turning green, willow trees are turning color, and the cottonwood trees are starting to get leaves. Guess what's next... Yup, sneezing and watery eyes.

Four of my favorite people whom I love deeply.

I love you Nana


Even after 50 years

Art in the Park is full of great subject.

Black and white is my absolute favorite.

The Face of Experience


It's Been a Really Long Day


Grandson, Justin

Amen!

Thank you Sandy. I am a member of The American Legion Honor Guard. I attend honors almost weekly. Sometimes several times in a week. It is always moving, and it is always an honor to participate.

Thanks Dane.

These are the boots I wear when honoring our fallen.

I strongly recommend Kelbyone.com and Lynda.com. They cover all aspects of photography and post processing. I study their courses literally every day, seven days a week. I have taken about three-hundred of their courses. I'm an early riser. There isn't much else to do at 3:00AM.

Both photos were processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. These were done on my Mac desktop with 27" calibrated Retina display with the latest OS version (Catalina). Both Lightroom and Photoshop are the latest versions and up to date. If you go to my website https://thomjuulphotography.com you can see how they upload with no problems. I have had this same issue with previous OS versions and earlier Adobe versions. It is only when I upload to UHH that they show dark.

Original: Canon 6D Mark II, Tamron 90mm macro lens, f/32, ISO 100, 6 Sec. Flower was placed in a "Black Hole" box with ambient lighting.

Lightroom Processing: Exposure +1.6, Contrast +15, Shadows -23, White +39, Blacks -18, Texture +68, Clarity +33, Dehaze +35.

Transferred to Photoshop

PS Processing: Cut flower from background and placed on its own layer, Clipped solid pink background to flower layer, Added brightness layer with layer mask and local brush adjustments, Added Darkness layer with layer mask and local brush adjustments, Put original background layer back in on its own layer and flattened image.

Original


After processing in Lightroom


After processing Lightroom version in Photoshop

Thank you Pat.

Thank you. For some reason when I upload photos to UHH after I have processed them through Lightroom and/or Photoshop they show up as being under exposed. They look good on my calibrated monitor, and when I upload them to my website or Flickr they are okay. There are also no problems when I print them. I'm not sure what the issue is, but it seems to be only when I upload to UHH. If someone else has had this issue, please let me know what you did to fix it. Thanks.

Please forgive the dark exposure and poor white balance of the the final photo. For some reason when I upload photos to UHH after Lightroom and Photoshop they sometimes don't look quite right. Maybe they look better on your monitors.

#1: Studio shot with constant daylight balanced LED light source with defusers and white cyclorama background. Canon 6D MK II, Tamron 18-270 @ 105mm, f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 200.

#2: Crop, removed blemishes and ear ring, softened skin, whitened eyes and teeth, Iris enhance, vignette, enhanced catch light in eyes.