Jun
08
2009
Summer’s here and travel plans are being made all over the world (myself included). Chances are, if you’re reading Yanik’s Photo School, you’ll have fun packing your photo gear for your trip.

This post isn’t about what to bring but more on how to bring it. It coincides with a recent mishap my good friend and fellow photographer Martin Perreault had with one of his lenses while traveling to Jamaica for a shoot. Take a look at my interview with Martin to see what not Continue Reading »
May
04
2009
In this new Lightroom 2 video tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a subtle splash of color to a black and with image. This technique is very similar to my Lightroom split toning tutorial where you convert an image to B&W then add color to it. The main difference is that split toning affects the whole image and you can only use 2 colors (one for shadows and one for highlights) while using the gradient filter and the adjustment brush gives you more Continue Reading »
Apr
21
2009
In this photography tutorial, I’ll give you a few tricks to find your lens’ sweet spot. First off, what does the “sweet spot” mean? Simply put, the sweet spot is the aperture at which your lens is at its sharpest.

You’ve probably noticed that some of your images weren’t as sharp all the time and you may have shrugged it off as camera shake. Maybe it was, but it could’ve also been softness caused by your aperture setting on your Continue Reading »