Jean-Francois OKane Photographe et Conférencier Montréal » reference

Tous les plug-in NIK en Francais

jfokane — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:11:02 +0000

Les gens de chex NIK, ceux qui font SIlver Efex le meilleur convertisseur noir et blanc qui existe viennent de me confirmer au PMA à Anaheim, Califirnie, que tous leurs plug-ins ont maintenant une interface et le fichier d’aide en Francais. Téléchargez un demo gratuit www.NikSoftwares.com. 15% rabais code: JFOKane

Palm Spring, California. Infrared modified, Olympus e-510

Code rabais 15%: JFOKane

Special advice for models (2 Youtube movies)

TheStudioCoach — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:20 +0000

I agreed to answer questions by a model consultant as my personnal convivtions about the relationship between the photographer and the model. Here are my taughts on the subject: ( It is also aired in Russia)

Advices for models

www.modelmayhem.com
www.OneModelPlace.com

Models: meet your expectations

Nouveaux ateliers et cours disponibles

TheStudioCoach — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:14:05 +0000

Suite à de récentes formations reçues , Jean-Francois O’Kane offre dorénavant les cours suivant en rapport avec le traitement des images. Ces formations sont offertes aux Clubs photo, aux magasins d’art et de photo, ainsi qu’aux individus sur une base privée.

>> Mes images, de la prise de vue à l’internet (Comment diffuser ses images sans se les faire voler, tout en les optimisant) 3 heures
>> Mes images, de la prise de vue à la compétition (Une image de compétition doit respecter des règles mais doit aussi avoir le SNAP!) 3 heures
>> Lightroom, de la prise de vue à l’archivage (en 8 étapes faciles) 3 heures
>> Les 10 secrets les mieux gardés de Photoshop (comment les maitriser facilement) 3 heures
>> Les 20 secrets les mieux gardés de Photoshop (comment les maitriser facilement) 5 heures
>> Finition et présentation de votre travail (et sa protection légale) 3 heures
>> Les modules plugins les plus efficaces de Photoshop pour le photographe 3 heures/ 5 heures
>> Comment faire son matériel promo (carte d’affaires, carte postale, carte de voeux) 3 heures / 5 heures
>> Le HDR comment commencer et sur tout comment le finir. 3 heures
>>Le diaporama une histoire de vues…. (Proshow Gold) . 3 heures

contactez Jean-Francois au 514-645-8255 pour les détails

Présentation sur le HDR

TheStudioCoach — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:02:07 +0000

Le HDR, la technique qui permet d’étendre la gamme de tonalités représentée par une scène
Cette conférence de 3 heures est offerte aux clubs photo et associations.

Voici le code pour obtenir 15% de rabais sur le logiciel PhotoMatix… http://www.hdrsoft.com/fr/index.html au moment de l’achat recherchez la boite CODE et inscrivez : TheStudioCoach (tel quel avec les majuscules et sans espace) merci encore.

My Stuff: The lens baby

TheStudioCoach — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:30:56 +0000

OK that is a cool toy for your brain and eye. This toy a a kind of no nonsense in the digital era, It is a lens contraption that fit your modern, automatic, super sharp and fast autofocus, that will allow you to do selective focus, pat tist and blurred images by pushing and pulling the edge of the lens with the help of 3 or 4 of your fingers… Yep No-auto, No-self… just you and the beast… the toy… the tool… I shoot mainly industrial images for my commercial life and portraits and nudes for my artistic life… This tool is the best imagination stimulation gizmo in my whole toolbox.

: Bodyscape image by Jean-Francois O’Kane

The Lens Baby will allow your brain and eye to concentrate on the details in the big pictures , when you thik you have seen it all… just click on the lens baby and the world is on heavy drug, Your handling of your Lens baby will correct, accept or enjoy the new reality offered by it.

As if this was not enough, you can ad to your lens, a wide or tele converter and you can change the aperture of your lens with a clever magnet tool design just for tha and that comes in the box….

Don’t get bored, get a baby, a lens baby that is!

My stuff: My softwares: Nik Color Efex Pro 3

TheStudioCoach — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:30:35 +0000

Nik Color Efex applied by The StudioCoach

: Nik Color Efex 3 screen

The Nik well known suite of effects has gotten better by the in version 3 by the advanced user interface that gives you the full control and best of all the full preview of the effect that you are to apply. The Nik palette gives acces to all Nik effects and filters available on your computer. Looking at the image you wish to modify you will either clik directly on the tab of the effect you want to apply or call the full interface through the filter menu. once the Nik window opens you will have acces to all control for that particular filter in brightness, contrast and the new incredib;e U-point technology to modulate the effect on certain regions where you want to dim or increase the effect.

I personaly loves the interface where you still have access to all filters and effects, because you could still play and experiment with not only variations with the filter you have choosen, but with all of the filters and their respective variations.

You can ten decide to apply the result bu hand by painting in the effect with the provided mask where you will only kind of paint in the effect and once this is done you still can change the opacity and fill…

I now shoot RAW how can I easily share JPEG images?

TheStudioCoach — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:22:13 +0000

Here is the question I have received: . I photographed some pictures in RAW and would like to put them on a disc to send to someone. It occurred to me that she might not be able to view them if she does not have a program like photoshop, in which case I am going to have to convert them to jpeg.
Am I correct in this assumption?

HERE IS THE ANSWER by TheStudioCoach.com:
Yes the assumption is correct.

The easiest way is to use adobe bridge, select the images to convert,
Click on “tools” >>> “Photoshop” >>> “Image processor” >>>>> set the size and choose in same location , as the process will create a folder named JPEG that will contain the images you want to share.

Why do I get only three peaks on my histogram?

TheStudioCoach — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:30:00 +0000

One regular question about the color balance coach target is: why do I get only trree peaks on my histogram?
as you can see on the left side of the hand-drawn graphics that the target is used facing the camera instead of facing the light. When you do so the difference of the light from one side to the other of each white patch changes until it reaches the amount of the next patch so you have a kind of one ongoing fading patch. As you can see now on the graphic on the second side on the right-hand side you have four peaks when the target is facing the main light remember the object of the color balance coach target is to measure the highlight to be sure that we do not get an over exposure of the light and the only way he to make this sure is to measure the highlight side with the target. So in the center of the drying you see the two side-by-side drawings one representing the target facing the camera and the other one representing the target facing the main light giving the proper exposure.
Enjoy your target and keep you posted with all your question how will answer them personally.
Jean François O’Kane,
TheStudioCoach.com

What you recommend for desktop use….the 6×8 Wacom or smaller/larger?

TheStudioCoach — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:00 +0000

The larger will be the tablet the more precise it tend to be, but one
thing to consider is the total movement of the hand, I have on my desk
a 6×8 and I like it very much, when I get on the 4×6… I feel a rest
of not making such large movements with my hand…. the 6×8 is
ambidextrous with buttons on both side and the 4×6 is more right
handed, both work fine and you must have one. Your photoshop life will
change forever.

FAQ PhotoMasterTarget/ColorBalanceCoach: Do I use the exposure info (F-stop and shutter speed) taken from the grey surface or the exposure info taken from the whole disc including the white and black colors ?

TheStudioCoach — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:48:00 +0000

The exposure info that you will have when aiming at the target whole or grey patch, will be used as a starting point to set the final exposure using the 4 patches and representation on the histogram. The 4 peaks pattern on the histogram ill be the confirmation of proper exposure.

Once your histogram is perfect, be sure to be on manual mode and do not change the F-stop and shutter speed.