How did this topic become so contentious here? I have participated in countless message boards over the years, most much larger than any dressage board ever known. Yet this is the only place I've encountered that has argued about this on what seems like a near constant basis. If you don't want peopl...

Like this:
http://www.photosbylm.com/p462674913/e5b19c136

Thought this was a neat effect as well, removing the background and adding a large lens flare.
http://www.photosbylm.com/p462674913/e5b19c9b7

How much do you guys use blur layer with a mask on your photos? I've tried it on a couple so far and really like the results. I notice a lot of pro photos have a soft, slightly glowly look and I assume this is all done mostly in post production. I'm not sure this is all created with a blur effect th...

Just a tiny bit dark but barely. I took some pictures over the weekend. I've been playing with the RAW format and GIMP editor. I suck at trying to manually darken some areas. Other than that I really like this picture. http://i61.tinypic.com/x0sa9x.jpg Tried to get this one to work too. http://i58.t...

RTR, I think you may live near me. If you don't mind me asking, what garden is that?

Just going with the photo you posted, I would like more space around the subjects. In other words, if you've cropped it this tight, I would try a wider crop. If this were in RAW, I would stick it in lightroom, play with the exposure, dial down the highlights, brighten up the shadows, and just becau...

I have a Nikon D5100. I use the kit lens and this zoom lens: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-55-300mm-4- ... br%20/%3EH I'm shooting in .jpg. I'd shoot in raw if I knew what to do with it. I'm not looking to do anything crazy, just something to make them look more professional. Most of the things I read...

Can anyone point me towards so Photoshop / photo editing tips? I'm pretty good at the shooting portion but I think my photos would look much better with some post processing.

My goal for the rest of this year is to do a longe lesson once a week. I've done two so far and they've been extremely helpful. I'm also planning on hauling out to the local eventing course just as a way to do something different. My trainer is going to bring along her 4 year old greenie that has on...