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Apple’s Latest Macbook Pro Features Michael’s Image

02.24.11

Just this morning I noticed that Apple featured one of my images on the latest generation of MacBook Pro computers that were announced earlier today. This wasn’t a huge surprise as I sent the photos to them for this usage over a month ago but it was nice to see it come through. If you...

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Adventure Photography book now available in Spanish

02.18.11

Yesterday I got a surprise in the mail from the publisher of my book Adventure Photography: Capturing the World of Outdoor Sports. They have had my book translated into Spanish which is very exciting since I know a lot of friends in South and Central America and in Spain that have been wanting to get...

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Winter 2011 Newsletter

02.10.11

The Winter 2011 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial wrapping up 2010 and discussing my most recent work, an equipment review of the Canon iPF5100...

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On Assignment for Nikon with the COOLPIX P500

02.09.11

In early December I got an email from the folks at Nikon asking if I was available to shoot with one of their new point and shoot cameras (which was just announced today), the Nikon COOLPIX P500. They had seen my surfing images from Hawaii and wanted me to shoot several adventure sports with this...

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Martin CalleJanuary 11, 2013 - 4:09 pm
How in the hell did you take these great shots with the Nikon Coolpix 500?!!! I’ve got to know. I’ve had this camera for about a year. Have experimented every which way and always have to wait for people to stand still to get a good crisp picture. I shoot a lot at my daughter’s volleyball games and with our first tournament tomorrow I’d love to know two things. 1) the settings you used to capture these shots and 2) can and how do you set the camera to say take 3 to 20 pictures in a row at the press of the button? Is it possible. MANY MANY THANKS. An answer would be a Godsend.
Michael ClarkJanuary 11, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Martin – I used the camera in manual mode most of the time so I could shoot with a high shutter speed to stop motion. And as I remember it shoots 10 frames per second so when I want to capture the action I would just mash the button and rip off a bunch of frames. I don’t remember much of a time lag from the time I pushed the button. I don’t remember the settings as I shot that assignment two years ago and I never owned the camera. I used the highest quality jpeg settings and made sure to have a high enough shutter speed to stop the motion. Also, all of those shots were set up so I could anticipate the action and the athletes would do the tricks over and over in some cases. I don’t remember how you set the camera to take the 10 fps. It is in the manual so I would suggest reading up on that. I don’t remember having to work too hard to get decent images with the camera. My apologies I do not have more info. I will say that I did work up the jpegs in Lightroom to perfect them a bit. I didn’t do too much work on them. Just some levels adjustments and contrast and saturation changes. Hope this helps.

Behind the Scenes: The Art of Motion

01.28.11

After months of hard work I have finally put up my new 2011 motion reel on my website. If you haven’t seen it yet please be sure to check it out on my website. Since the entire reel was shot on the Red One Digital Cinema Camera I have uploaded it in a larger than...

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Adobe uses images on Photoshop.com

01.24.11

Ever since I shot images for the original Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software back in 2006 I have had a close working relationship with Adobe and it’s products. I have been a beta tester for Lightroom and Photoshop for the last five years and continue to work with them to improve their products. A few months...

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Images from the 2010 Pipeline Masters Competition

12.16.10

Just thought I’d post an update from the south Pacific. I am back on the north shore shooting surfing yet again – yes, I know it is a rough life. As luck would have it I showed up just in time to shoot the 2010 Billabong Pipeline Masters surfing competition the last few days along...

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