Dan Leppert's photos with the keyword: Red

Have you ever wanted to know how an LCD screen creates all of the different colors? The screen only uses 3 colors to create all the many different colors including white and those 3 colors are Blue, Green, and Red. It is amazing to me that if you combine red, green, and blue light it can create the white you see on your computer screen. p12s21 p11s25

Freeform Wire Bracelet from Sarah Thompson’s class “Wire Weaving Bracelets-Basics and Beyond” crafted by my wife. Please see insets for side views. I was recruited to take pictures of the jewelry my wife has been making for a 6 month blog challenge she has been doing where she was crafting a piece of jewelry a week from tutorials. She has just ended that challenge this past week with this bracelet. This has also been a 6 month challenge for me as I have tried to take pictures of her pieces that are as professional as possible. I have learned a few things. Things like light, color balance, shadows, the value of a dark side, and the importance of giving a true representation of color. After all, if she uses these photos to sell the jewelry, I don't want the person purchasing the piece to be mislead by what they see online because my colors are not correct. It was not until this week that I took the time to work with focus stacking software in taking pictures of the jewelry. I tend to take macro shots so as to display the wonderful detail she puts into each piece. The problem with that is the parts that are out of focus. I don't like them. I could use the photo stacking in Adobe Photoshop except I don't have Photoshop. I use Lightroom for basic developing. So I am using a trial version of a focus stacking specific software. I must say I am pleased with the early results. I am sure I need to work on my focus stacking. This was my first real attempt. I am looking forward to getting even more practice. pg9.12

Freeform Wire Bracelet from Sarah Thompson’s class “Wire Weaving Bracelets-Basics and Beyond” crafted by my wife.

Freeform Wire Bracelet from Sarah Thompson’s class “Wire Weaving Bracelets-Basics and Beyond” crafted by my wife.