sirfrogsworth: sirfrogsworth: Re-editing one of my favorite photos of Dad & Otis Original 2012 RAW File 2012 Edit 2024 Edit My parents used to talk to Otis like he was people and sometimes you could swear he actually understood them. I don’t actually remember what they were talking about but I’m guessing it had to do with how pooping in the house was sub-optimal. Just like swimming, you should always wait one day after your “final” version before getting back in the pool publishing. I was too excited to share and then after posting I spent the next 24 hours fixing everything that was ..read more

sirfrogsworth: Dinner with Aunt Denise & Uncle Jeff A Tale of Science Fair Photography Ever since my parents died my aunt and uncle have done their best to fill some of the hole left in my heart. It almost feels like they adopted me in a way. They check on me. They help me clean. They helped me sort through all of my parents’ belongings. And from time to time they invite me over for dinner when I’m feeling up to it. Last week I got a new invitation. I had been feeling pretty lonely as of late so I graciously accepted. Before I left I saw my camera sitting on the table and realized I had th ..read more

I am for hire! Some things to know... Not all photos are good candidates for restoration depending on their condition. While almost every photo can be improved, I cannot guarantee a perfect restoration on every photo. And some may be so far gone that you may not find it worth the expense. I will do an initial assessment for free and give you an idea of what is possible. Since some photos require a much more complicated restoration I cannot give you a set price. Once I have evaluated the photos you want restored I will give you a quote for each one depending on complexity. You can choose which ..read more

sirfrogsworth: sirfrogsworth: sirfrogsworth: sirfrogsworth: I thought it was just Otis, but it seems most corgis are almost good at hide and seek.  Either they can’t resist the need for attention (see above) or they aren’t good at judging how much junk is in their trunk.  Another entry for “almost good at hide and seek.” Update! I forgot about this post. Haven’t updated it in 4 years! Let’s fix that. Good effort, Belle. I very nearly thought you were just a ghost. NIce job, bud. I have to admit, I have no sense of the size of my ears either. Some corgi shenanigans before ..read more

sirfrogsworth: sirfrogsworth: Ron & Diane Hug by a Mansion (Restored) My parents were pretty cute. Dinner Date (Restored) My dad would only wear a suit to impress a girl. It’s never not weird seeing your parents when they are younger than you. I now get a similar feeling whenever I have a doctor who is my junior. Like, how are you supposed to be an authority figure regarding my health when you’ve never watched an episode of The A-Team ..read more

knight-intraining: Hey, I don’t talk a ton about my job, but I teach high school theatre and coordinate the afterschool program. We are doing a popcorn fundraiser: you buy it online, it ships right to you, and we get half the profits. All funds we receive go straight to putting on productions - just the rights to put on a show are incredibly expensive. We are a title 1 school, which means our budget isn’t great to begin with, and that our community doesn’t have a ton of disposable income to support us. These kids need theater, especially in our world today - it is a priceless coping skill for ..read more

sirfrogsworth: Photo Restoration: Adventures in Upscaling - Part 1 After finishing my big photo restoration for Katrina’s family I was organizing my files and noticed a scan I missed. The scan was fairly low resolution and the photos were only 400x700 pixels. But I was bored and restoring photos helps me relax, so I decided to fix them up anyway—even if they did not have great fidelity. I did my thing, and it worked pretty well. But I have been interested in a set of photo tools made by Topaz Labs. They are known for their noise removal and upscaling apps and are praised by many photographer ..read more

sirfrogsworth: bending-sickle: sirfrogsworth: I tried to find more information about Albert here. There is an article in The Mirror, but some of the reporting seems dubious. Which I believe is standard operating procedure for that particular news outlet. But according to the article, “Fat Albert” lives in the very specific area of “Alaska, USA” and is believed to be the fattest polar bear in the world. And they claim he got fat because the townspeople of “Alaska, USA” are following an ancient tradition that dates back “thousands of years.” “The locals throw out large amounts of whale blu ..read more

sirfrogsworth: Let’s talk about vintage lenses. Here is your cool samurai show with modern lenses. Here is your cool samurai show with vintage lenses. Hollywood is no stranger to fads. We are currently in the middle of a “make everything too dark” fad. But that fad is starting to overlap with “let’s use really old lenses on ridiculously high resolution cameras.” This is Zack Snyder with a Red Monstro 8K camera. He is using a “rehoused” vintage 50mm f/0.95 Canon “Dream Lens” which was first manufactured in 1961. This old lens is put inside a fancy new body that can fit onto modern cameras ..read more

thefrogman: sirfrogsworth: Photographers all know about polarizing filters. They remove reflections off the surfaces of objects. We use them to see into water or windows that are obscured by those reflections. But anything with an even slightly glossy surface has a layer of reflection on top. So if you have a shiny green plant, it can remove the shiny and reveal a very saturated green underneath. Polarizers also remove a lot of scattered and reflected light from the sky. Which reveals a deep blue color you didn’t even know was there. Here is a photo I took of my circular polarizer. And the ..read more