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2009 Wedding Highlights

Administrator — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:14:18 +0000
I am proud to present photography highlights from the 2009 wedding season. Congratulations to all the couples I had the honor of capturing their special day.


Digital Imaging/Photoshop Instructional Program
Administrator — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:00:57 +0000
Scheduling has begun for 2010 DIPI training sessions. See the Training tab above for more information.
Take advantage of a New Year’s double session special. Now through January 30th, purchase one 1-1/2hr session and receive an extra 1-1/2hr free. (Note: The three hour sessions must be scheduled and used by February 10, 2010.) Use the shopping cart below for payment with Paypal. Mastercard & Visa are accepted. Download the registration and scheduling form and email it to info@dalekincaid.net.
 Take your digital imaging skills to the next level!!
Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Dale Kincaid

			
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Pro Black & White Action
Administrator — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:02:12 +0000
The Pro B & W Action is a quick, efficient non-destructive Photoshop action for converting color photos to a dynamic Black and White RGB image. An excellent tool for consistant results every time.

This action includes fully editable toning (Sepia, dark sepia, amber tint, cyanotype)

and Vignette (dark, darker, light, lighter) options. Options may be combined for interesting results. Below is a screenshot of the layers pallet options when the action is complete.
 
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Dale Kincaid

			
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Pro Smooth Skin Action
Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:32:59 +0000
 The Pro Smooth Skin Action is a quick and efficient tool used to smooth imperfections, minor blemishes and blotchy areas of the skin while retaining a natural look and texture. The action sets up the ability to brush in the smoothing as well as adjusting the opacity for desired results. Below is a before and after sample image.  
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       Dale Kincaid

			
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Photoshop Retouching Action Set
Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:23 +0000
This Photoshop action set consists of 5 basic editing/retouching actions used primarily for wedding, event and portrait images. Producing a quality product is important. These are essential post-processing tools and will aid in providing efficient workflow. The 5 action set contains the following;
1). Color Cast Correction

	Designed to remove an unwanted color cast in an image.
2). Blue cast eraser

	Designed to spot color correct bluish color cast on subjects in image.
3). Red Eye Reduction

	Easy one or two click removal of red eye.
4). Skin Smooth

	This action allows you to paint in skin smoothing.
5). White Exposure Correct

	Designed for inkjet printing to bring down blown out areas of an image

	where ink may not otherwise be applied to the paper.
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Feel free to contact me with any questions.
       Dale Kincaid

			
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I Filled the Frame – Now What?
Administrator — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:36:16 +0000
We have all done it on occassion. Caught up in a creative moment, we compose our shot in the viewfinder and fill the frame. Our client absolutely loves the picture and wants an 8×10 print for a special frame they already have. Taking the picture into our image editing software, we crop to an 8×10 only to discover this action clips off some of the important subject matter of this beautifully composed image. Now What?
There are a variety of time consuming solutions to fix this problem. Or we can jump right into Photoshop CS4 to use the new “Content-Aware Scale” feature. As you can see in the sample pictures below, the first picture is the original. Next is the cropped image that clips off some of the mirror frame. The last picture took just a few minutes to modify using the Content-Aware Scale feature, which enabled me to include all the important content within an 8×10. No doubt there will be some instances where this Photoshop feature will not solve the problem, but it is worth a try. Feel free to contact me if you would like a personal tutorial on this technique.
Saving content to an 8x10
Thanks for stopping by.
Dale Kincaid



Photoshop Tutorial Tip: Watercolor Edge Effect
Administrator — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:36:43 +0000
This is the first of many photoshop tutorials I hope to create and share with the photographic community.

 



Dodging Raindrops Part I
Administrator — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:06:28 +0000
Last Saturday I had the honor of capturing the memories of Karin & Mike’s wedding day at the Mooreland Mansion in Kirtland, Ohio. Grey skies and threatening weather kept us in suspense for this outdoor wedding, but through positive wishes and faith, only a few raindrops didn’t upset the plan. I don’t claim to have any real control over the weather, but I take credit for getting what I ask for.
As in the past, I enjoyed the photographic opportunities at the Mooreland Mansion. Karin & Mike held their ceremony outside and dinner inside. Cocktails and the reception were out on the covered porch. The staff provided their usual minimal service and good food. Shooting weddings is such a passion I often forget at some locations that I am working as a vendor and feel like a guest, but they are polite to the hired hands.
Here are a few pictures from the event.  



Click on the link below to view more pictures of Karin & Mikes wedding.  http://www.dalekincaid.net/karinandmike.html   
 
 
     Dale Kincaid




Dodging Raindrops Part II
Administrator — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:55:29 +0000
I suppose your wondering why there is a part two to this posting. That’s because we had a second wedding on the same day. I was pleased for the opportunity to have Jeff and Tammy Royer photograph Kathryn & Noah’s wedding held in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Although there were a few more random raindrops at that location, the weather didn’t alter their plans any.

Jeff & Tammy did a great job capturing a special “wedding in the park” event. Kathryn & Noah hosted a wonderful wine and cheese theme to their reception followed by Noah serenading his bride with a special song.


View more pictures of their wedding day by clicking Kathy & Noah’s link here

http://www.dalekincaid.net/weddingsandevents.html

 

   Dale Kincaid

 
 



The Great Escape
Administrator — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:00:25 +0000
Like many photographers, I occasionally find myself totally immersed with being creative in Photoshop. You might say it’s a diversion or an escape from the day-to-day routine of duty, work and/or stresses. Photoshop is a very powerful software program in many respects. I thought I would share one of my time saving tips for anyone who likes to test the limits of the power of Photoshop.

 

Many of the features, filters and scripts in Photoshop require a great deal of computer memory and ram when executing commands. Especially when working with multiple images or large image files of 200mb or more. If at any time you apply a command that seems to take forever to complete, you can abort the process by hitting the “escape” key. This is especially helpful if you applied something by mistake or batch processing files and you need to stop.

 

   Dale