Flickr Spotlight - Trey Ratcliff - Stuck In Customs
Trey’s Personal Website: Stuck in Customs
Simply put, Trey Ratcliff is my new inspiration for getting back into photography. Trey is one of the most popular and most followed on Flickr.com [his Flickr page], and his popularity happened without ever being featured on Flickr’s “Interesting” feature. His personal website is even more popular, reaching 350,000+ hits a month.
Why is Trey so popular in the relm of photography? Besides taking amazing photographs, some being major award winners, there are many more reasons why we love Trey:
First, he provides extensive visual tutorials on how he processes his images with the latest software he likes in the photo industry that all the pros use. To see all his tutorials, visit his website, which is the link I provided below his picture.
Second, which I’m proud he does, Trey provides 98% of his photographs in their original size, not fussing over worries of copyright issues. They’re all free to share and download, you just can’t make any money off of his work, which is plain and simple. If you want some amazing photographs for your desktop background, simply visit his Flickr page and I guarantee you that you’ll find dozens of photos to your liking.
Third, the man is entertaining. Trey has a great sense of humor, he’s culturally educated and he’s a great writer. He may bounce back and forward in time in his writing, but it only adds to the enjoyment of his writing.
For several years, I have been a fan of HDR [High Dynamic Range], although at the time I didn’t even know the name of the process. Simply put, new software can see the highs and lows of a photograph that we can’t see, and processes it, making it far more detailed. I may have the quote wrong, but I remember Ansel Adams saying, “You don’t take photographs, you make them.” The HDR process is currently the most popular form of photography, simply because the amazing detail it creates, and most people have the access to creating them in the comforts of their own home with computer software. No high tech dark rooms needed.
To create the “quality” of photos through his “processing” method is expensive. You have to have an excellent camera [which I'm saving up for, $5,ooo just for the camera and one lense]. Next, all the software [must have:Adobe Photoshop {$700}, Nik Software Suite {$300}, Photomatix Pro {$120}, Imagenomic Pro Suite {$300}, and Trey's favorite: LucisPro 6.0 {$600}; another good bundle: Topaz Adjust Suite {$100} ] you’ll need to process the photos for the right effect, which you’ll need them all. Currently I have them all, except I have LucisPro 5.0 and I’m buying 6.0 very soon because the new technology will knock your socks off!
If you’re looking for a place to visit online each day for enjoyment, you need to follow Trey! Besides his stories being entertaining, his photographs are ALL visually stunning. Everyday I visit and wonder what Trey has in store for his followers.
Here is a slide show of Trey’s most popular photos:
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