I was recently selected as an "Adobe Influencer" and have been playing with CS4. There are a lot of amazing changes in the updated version and below is one of my favorites:
Check out the "Content Aware Scale" Tool. Here is an image of my cousin with its original aspect ratio:
I am usually a full frame shooter and have significant content from edge to edge. I always hate having to crop a photo to fit standard frames (ex - 8 x 10 crop when a full frame image is 8 x 12 - bye, bye 2 inches of my image!). The brilliant technicians at Adobe came up with a tool that will intelligently crop your images analyzing which data can afford to be lost without effecting or stretching the important aspects of the image.
It took me about 1 minute to scale the image below to a frame proportioned 8 x 10. I just duplicated layer, went file - content aware square and made the crop. Powerful stuff!
Check out the "Content Aware Scale" Tool. Here is an image of my cousin with its original aspect ratio:
I am usually a full frame shooter and have significant content from edge to edge. I always hate having to crop a photo to fit standard frames (ex - 8 x 10 crop when a full frame image is 8 x 12 - bye, bye 2 inches of my image!). The brilliant technicians at Adobe came up with a tool that will intelligently crop your images analyzing which data can afford to be lost without effecting or stretching the important aspects of the image.It took me about 1 minute to scale the image below to a frame proportioned 8 x 10. I just duplicated layer, went file - content aware square and made the crop. Powerful stuff!
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Mike said:
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Many of you have been asking to see more images from Burning Man. Here are a couple more of my favorites.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 |
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One of my favorite 2008 weddings has been selected to be published in the summer edition of Modern Bride. Keisha Martin and Troy Dixon's wedding was absolutely amazing and I look forward to sharing the images with everyone! 
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Catherine Hall Wins Three Accolades of Excellence
in the
2009 Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition
in the
2009 Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition
I received special honors in the WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL (WPPI) 2009 Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition. Designed to recognize outstanding photographers, the judging was held in Las Vegas, NV on February 14 and 15, 2009.
Hall competed against an international field of photographers to win such honors. The Awards of Excellence 16x20 Print Competition awards are presented each year at the largest trade show, educational platform and convention in the United States for professional photographers. The 2009 competition included 2717 prints in 19 different categories submitted by photographers from all over the world.
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This May I will be giving a week long class with some of the most inspirational photographers in the industry: Gene Higa, Lori Nordstrom, and Jim Garner. At Texas School, I have heard that there is a lot of work and fun, but not much sleep. I actually enjoy delirium so I am looking forward to the adventure!
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Lilia Ahner said:
Hi Catherine, I saw you speak at WPPI and wanted to thank you for the wonderful inspiration. You're so incredibly talented!
[March 14, 2009]
CatherineHall said:
Thank you Lilia for your support, you are awesome!
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The above image was taken of Norm and I at the WPPI tradeshow. For lighting we used the Photoflex StarFlash with soft box and LiteDisc.
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Child of Black Rock City
What is Burning Man?
Located in the vast and trackless Black Rock Desert, Burning Man is a yearly gathering of over 50,000 people that temporarily makes up one of the most densely populated cities in the entire country. Over the period of one week, the desolate ground transforms to a place filled with creative expression, vibrant energy, delusion, delirium, and freedom from cultural norms. Burning Man "pilgrims" flock from around the globe to take part in an event where the rules of society are blown away like the sandstorms that swirl through the desert.
The Hudocks
Conor, Age One-and-a-Half
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[March 6, 2009]
Mj wilson said:
Awesome images Catherine! I LOVE your travel and PJ stuff. You have an incredible eye.
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As an artist, inspiration is one of the most important elements of my work. My camera has given me the ability to explore the world and I look forward to sharing my discoveries. ln my monthly newsletter, Image Stories, I will take a moment to share some of my favorite images and the stories behind them.
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Tune into Rangefinder Radio this week to hear about my work and my recent trip to Tasmania. Thank you Scott Sheppard for the awesome interview and thanks to all the trips sponsors: Adobe, Tourism Tasmania, O'Reilly, Lowepro, Epson, Quantus.
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