HDR Panorama of the lighthouse at Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. It sits on the edge of the world famous Turnberry golf course. Heavy storm clouds add to the moody look of the image. Edited as a 16 bit ProPhoto Tiff in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro. Velvia conversion for impact. Some grain.

This was the first time I’ve tried out the Promote® Control. It’s an awesome tool and really helps speed up shooting HDR’s giving better results. I’ll try and do a small review on the system soon.

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12.5 minute sunset seascape at Tynemouth. North Shields pier is visible coming from the right side. Very dreamy water from long exposure time. Edited as a 16 bit ProPhoto Tiff in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro. Velvia conversion for impact. Some grain.

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Long exposure seascape at Tynemouth. North Shields pier is visible coming from the right side. Dreamy water from long exposure time. Edited as a 16 bit ProPhoto Tiff in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro. Velvia conversion for impact. Some grain.

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4 minute long exposure at sunset of St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, UK.

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3.5 minute long exposure at of St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, UK. Converted to black and white and grain added.

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Congratulations to all 4 of the Britain iS competition winners.

Culture category winner and OVERALL COMPETITION WINNER: The Western Ranger, by Aaron Yeandle.
Landscape category winner: Saltburn beach, by Glenn Humphrey.
Stock category winner: Field, by Christopher Rutter.
Urban category winner: London summer, by Luca di Filippo.

You can see all of the winning entries over at the Guardian’s microsite.

guardian.co.uk/istock-britain-is

In celebration of iStockphoto’s 10th year in business The Guardian is launching a new photography competition, celebrating Britain in 2010. There are four categories, each offering a £500 prize – plus a grand prize of £1,500 for the best overall image. What are you waiting for? It’s time to get snapping …

Enter the Britain iS competition here

Please all sign this petition against proposed UK government plans to amend copyright protection for photographers. This could enable anyone to use your images without paying you a penny if there is no IPTC metadata embedded in the file. You can read more about the issue in these articles from the British Journal of Photographers:

UK Government to tackle Orphan Works

Government unveils plans to reshape UK’s copyright law

Here is the petition to sign:

Petition to: Abandon plans to amend copyright protection for photographers.

If you want to create lighting diagrams for your own reference or to show others how you did a shot, check out lightingdiagrams.com

Alexey & Julia Ivanov of Studioxil.com have produced a series of excellent guides on how to achieve their look, both in terms of lighting and makeup.

There’s something for everyone, no matter if you’re new to studio lighting or an expert… Jump in and enjoy !

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