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On Location in Italy – 1

Lee Varis shares a few images and some experiences from his trip to Italy.…[more]

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Landscape Composites – How to Solve the Boring Sky Problem

Lee Varis examines some techniques for re-imagining scenes shot in Joshua Tree National Park during …[more]

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Death Valley Adventure – 3

Lee Varis shares a new panorama technique that uses Puppet Warp to un-distort images that suffer fro…[more]

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Death Valley Adventure – Part 2

Lee Varis uses photos from Death Valley to show how to to really stretch the tones in specific areas…[more]

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Death Valley Adventure – Part 1

Lee Varis shares his photo experiences in Death Valley this past March 2012.…[more]

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Improvising at the Shoot: Getting Creative Inspiration from Problems

Lee Varis examines a recent photo shoot to discover creative ways to deal with problems by re-defini…[more]

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Architecture Interiors — The Broad Stage Revisited

Lee Varis examines a recent photo assignment creating wide angle panoramas of the Broad Stage theate…[more]

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Lightroom 4 and the Digital Zone System

Lee Varis reviews the changes in Lightroom 4's Develop module and how it affects the zone test of hi…[more]

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Recording Adventures in New York with the Canon 5D

Lee Varis talks about his recent assignment in New York in jazz recording sessions with Joseph Tawad…[more]

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Report from Fotofusion 2012

Lee Varis shares his experiences in Palm Beach Florida during the Fotofusion photography festival.…[more]

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B&W How to – 3D Tone Sculpting

Lee Varis examines an advanced method of B&W tone control that blends channels to sculpt the image f…[more]

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Report from PMA@CES

Lee Varis shares his experiences at the PMA@CES show in Las Vegas, including: a first look at the Fu…[more]

Happy New Year

Year in Review

The past year has been huge for me – lots of changes both personal and professional. This blog is …[more]

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A Musical Post to Tide You Over

Lee Varis shares a little holiday cheer with a music selection played on his oud...…[more]

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Seminar Schedule for Next Year

Lee Varis seminars and workshops schedule for 2012…[more]

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Two Heads Are Better Than One

Lee Varis shows how to solve the familiar problem of bad expressions in group portraits with a tutor…[more]

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How To – The World of Photo-Mandalas

Lee Varis examines a new technique for creating photo abstract imagery using straight photographs wi…[more]

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A Hidden Gem in Joshua Tree

Lee Varis reveals a secret location for incredible photos hidden away in Joshua Tree California – …[more]

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Finessing HDR – Getting the Best Results

Lee Varis reveals some of his strategies for fine tuning HDR images before during and after the tone…[more]

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HDR, the Fine Art of Cheating

Lee Varis examines HDR image capture techniques from a series captured at Bahrain Fort.…[more]