Due to a change in circumstances, the in-house studio service is currently unavailable and will remain so until further notice.
The mobile studio service continues as normal.
The contact details for Jan Crane Photography have also changed, and the website will be changed to reflect this as soon as possible. Until then, Jan can be contacted on [...]
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Closure of studio
Posted in How To Photograph..., Photographic Gear Reviews, Photographic Writings (unpublished), READ ME FIRST on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is not my main site
Posted in How To Photograph..., Photographic Gear Reviews, Photographic Writings (unpublished), READ ME FIRST, Uncategorized, tagged jan crane, jan crane buckie, jan crane photographer, jan crane photography on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick note to those who came here via a search engine – this is NOT my main site, this is only my blog.
Please take a moment to read, if it takes your fancy, then redirect yourselves to:
www.jancranephotography.com
Thank you.
Photoshop CS4 (or getting mugged by Adobe)
Posted in How To Photograph..., Photographic Gear Reviews, tagged Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe CS4 Bridge, Capture NX2, CS4 improvments on CS3, D700 and Capture NX, mugged by Adobe, non-destructive layers, Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS4 review, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop for Photographers, Professional opinion of Photoshop on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is it that whenever you buy something from Adobe you come away feeling like you just got mugged? Well, it has to be the fact their software is overpriced for one thing. It is terribly expensive.
It is any good though?
Well, yes it is. Is it good enough to justify the price – no it [...]
How to photograph…colour accurately
Posted in How To Photograph..., tagged adjusting color in photos, adjusting for colour in photos, changing the white balance in photos, color accuracy on photographs, color correcting images, colour accuracy in photographs, colour correcting images, colour correction in camera, colour correction post production, custom white balance, ensuring color is correct in pictures, ensuring colour is correct in pictures, getting color right in camera, getting color right in photos, getting colour right in camera, getting colour right in photos, how to correct color in photos, how to correct the colours in photos, how to guides photography, how to photograph color, how to photograph colour, how to photograph flowers, how to use custom white balance, photographic color problems, photographic colour problems, photographic hints and tips, photographic writings, setting custom white balance, what is custom white balance, white balance adjustments, white balance and photography, white balance in post production, why don't my bluebells come out blue on August 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to the first of my How To Photograph… series. As a professional photographer with over 20 years experience I often get asked for advice on photographing difficult subject, or more often subjects which look simple but just never quite come out right!
This, the first in the series, explains how to – SIMPLY – photograph [...]