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Jun 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, Doubtful Sound, New Zealand, Passport, Sony A7R 3, Travel

Exploring Doubtful Sound

Passport Sunday How-To Video

Today is a fun edit from a RAW file for Passport Members. What? You’re not a member… man oh man… we all make mistakes.

The Making Of

In today’s video, you’ll see how I made this from a single RAW and then did many more dramatic changes including a little LUT action. Enjoy!

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Daily Photo – Exploring Doubtful Sound

I lived on a boat out here for about a week and it was totally magical. I was a photo-taking machine, of course. My favorite times were early mornings like this when all the clouds would come in and make everything feel extra-moody.

Exploring Doubtful Sound

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-05-09 09:05:23
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture4
  • ISO400
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias-1

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Jun 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, Chengdu, China, Sony A7R 3, Travel

The Bridge that is Either in Chengdu or Tianjin

Passport Sunday How-to

Every Sunday you get a new how-to video and today’s is a pretty cool one from China. You can always unlock it if you are a Passport Member and you’ll get access to another 200+ videos as well. Enjoy!

The Edit of the Mysterious Bridge

In this video, you’ll see how I HDR the three base shots in Aurora and then how I use Photoshop to make a few final edits to make the bridge look bigger (relatively) and use vignetting to bring focus to the bridge itself.

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Daily Photo – The Bridge that is Either in Chengdu or Tianjin

While I was working on this video for today’s Passport Sunday, I was convinced this bridge was in Chengdu. But now maybe I think it’s in Tianjin. It totally doesn’t matter, but I’m amazed at how so many Chinese cities blend together in my mind. Many of them have cool bridges like this. I don’t know. I guess it is Tianjin. Or maybe even Beijing, but probably not. Who cares, it’s a cool bridge and I think it would be pretty cool to live inside of a bridge.

The Bridge that is Either in Chengdu or Tianjin

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-06-15 00:36:05
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1.3
  • Aperture4
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length42.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias
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Jun 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, Sony A7R 3, Thailand, Travel

Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Thailand

Passport Sunday How-To

If you’re a Passport Member then today you’ll get to see how I made the daily photo. This is one of my shorter videos, but you can see how easy it is to create a photo with this look.

The Making Of

In today’s video, you’ll see I do a fairly extreme HDR treatment, but I think this photo deserves that. I feel quite lucky that the moon was out and in the right place!

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Daily Photo – Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Thailand

On my first night here, they prepared an amazing dinner for me upon arrival. I was really lucky the moon was out and was so bright. This is one of my favorite situations for HDR where there is a mix of natural and artifical light.

Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Thailand

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-06-28 00:41:24
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time5
  • Aperture6.3
  • ISO250
  • Focal Length18.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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May 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Passport, Tutorials

My SmugMug Workflow!

Passport Sunday Workflow Sesh!

If you’re a Passport Member then today you’ll see a little behind-the-scenes of how I handle my SmugMug workflow and how that feeds into the blog. Enjoy!

Trey Ratcliff Portfolio

My SmugMug Workflow!

I made a fun video that shows my process for uploading photos and how I decide what comes up next on the blog. I’m not sure this is the best workflow in the world, but it works for me!

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May 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Arizona, Camera Gear, Passport, Sony NEX-7, Travel, United States of America

Swirly Canyon

Fun Passport Sunday How-To

Today is a fun video for Passport Members where I use Plotagraph Pro to make some cool animations for a future NFT launch.

The Swirrrrrllly Canyon making-of

Here you’ll see how I use this fun and easy tool to make a rather complex animation. Enjoy! 🙂

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Daily Photo – Swirly Canyon

Here’s a cool view of Antelope Canyon. There are really no bad photos of this place… I think that’s why photographers love it so much! I spent a few hours in here getting waaaaaay too many photos. I still haven’t gone through all of them.

Swirly Canyon

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2013-08-22 18:19:22
  • CameraNEX-7
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1
  • Aperture14
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length13.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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May 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, Chengdu, China, Sony A7R 3, Travel

Walking in the Panda Bamboo Forest of Chengdu

Passport Sunday Fun!

If you’re a Passport Member then today you’ll see how I edited the photo below from three original brackets.

The Chengdu Photo

In this video, you’ll see how I combined three brackets and then did a few extra cleanup moves in Photoshop. Enjoy!

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Daily Photo – Walking in the Panda Bamboo Forest of Chengdu

Chengdu is known as the home of the Panda Bears in China. I don’t love the way they treat animals and stuff in China, but it’s still a beautiful place. I try and imagine Panda Bears swinging around free and eating bamboo ice cream or whatever they eat.

Walking in the Panda Bamboo Forest of Chengdu

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-06-15 18:43:05
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/80
  • Aperture2.8
  • ISO800
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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May 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, New Zealand, Queenstown, Sony A7R 3, Travel

Queenstown Harbor in the Morning

Passport Sunday Fun

Today for Passport Members there will be new tutorial on how I did today’s image! Enjoy!

Editing the Harbor Video

This one shows the amazing ability of Aurora HDR to Auto Align images as well as getting rid of some of the gnarly ghosting from this handheld bracketing series.

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Daily Photo – Queenstown Harbor in the Morning

I usually don’t go to downtown Queenstown so early in the morning, but I had a TV interview down by the docks. I got there a little early and the sky was going crazy, so I quickly ran out to grab the sunrise!

Queenstown Harbor in the Morning

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-07-04 08:08:54
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/160
  • Aperture2.8
  • ISO1000
  • Focal Length23.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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May 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Burning Man, Fine Art, Nevada, United States of America

New NFT Drop Incoming

Cool Video

I’m not sure how I came across this video… maybe a recommendation after my Mooji meditation – but I think it’s pretty cool.

And now for that NFT News…

NEW NFT Goodness!

Here’s a sneak preview of the drop coming in just a little while! It’s my first time on Makersplace, and I have no idea how it will go! What I can tell you is that it will be a lot more straightforward for you all to get involved in as Makersplace allow card payments, not just payments via a Cryptocurrency wallet. 🙂

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Apr 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Camera Gear, New Zealand, Queenstown, Sony A7R 3, Travel

Outside the Sauna

Passport Sunday How To!

For Passport Members today you’ll see the How To of today’s photo. It was a fun one to edit from my 50th birthday partay!

Sauna Suit

In today’s video, you’ll see how I combined three images and then removed the ghosting. In a final step, I do some things to make the lighting a bit more dramatic and focused on Matt.

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Daily Photo – Outside the Sauna

Here’s my friend Matt Bowden who is always up for a photo or two. He stood right outside the little awning that we built outside of the mobile sauna for the party. This is before dozens of us stripped down to jump inside the heat! Those photos will come later!

Outside the Sauna

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2021-04-11 03:21:24
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time0.4
  • Aperture4
  • ISO1000
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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Apr 2021 : Sunday
filed under  Burning Man, Nevada, New Zealand, Passport, Travel, United States of America

Passport Sunday Blast from the Past

I was just showing this video to some friends, and that reminded me of the “Making Of” video! That is now one of many videos unlocked with your Passport membership which release every Sunday!

And here is the Passport vid…

The Making Of 80 Days

How about a blast from the past? Here’s one of my first how-to videos. I just watched it again, and it’s kinda lame… I’m not really selling it, I know, but it’s interesting to see how much better I’ve become at explaining things. Anyway, enjoy this 18-minute video of me rambling and trying to explain something.

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