Scott Toste Photography

Scott Toste Photography Photography is my hobby and I enjoy sharing it with others.

This is a side-by-side comparison showing how the Orton Effect (right image) increases the contrast and produces a soft,...
01/13/2019

This is a side-by-side comparison showing how the Orton Effect (right image) increases the contrast and produces a soft, glowing feel to the image. To create the Orton Effect, create a duplicate layer, apply a Gaussian blur to it, then set the blend mode for the layer to Overlay. This will also increase the saturation of the image so I reduce the saturation by using an adjustment layer. I think it makes the image look dreamy. Which one do you like?

My beautiful wife needed a photo for work so we did a quick photo shoot with natural light and a pop-up background. 2019...
01/13/2019

My beautiful wife needed a photo for work so we did a quick photo shoot with natural light and a pop-up background. 2019.

My photo of Mr. Betancourt was published in the magazine, Covenant Companion.
05/08/2018

My photo of Mr. Betancourt was published in the magazine, Covenant Companion.

In the midst of theological, cultural, political disagreements and differing worldviews, how can we love each other well as members of Christ’s body? We asked Covenanters with a variety of experiences and perspectives to help us see beyond the labels that we place on each other—sometimes without...

I had the privelage of photographing Mr. Paul Betancourt.
03/28/2018

I had the privelage of photographing Mr. Paul Betancourt.

A collection of some of my photography.
05/26/2017

A collection of some of my photography.

A portrait of Mr. John Nikitin. May 2017.
05/24/2017

A portrait of Mr. John Nikitin. May 2017.

2016 has not been a very active year for me in the world of photography. I've mainly made photographs of my family. Here...
12/30/2016

2016 has not been a very active year for me in the world of photography. I've mainly made photographs of my family. Here they are in December of this year.

Digital Photography by Marc LevoyCourse descriptionAn introduction to the scientific, artistic, and computing aspects of...
09/04/2016

Digital Photography by Marc Levoy

Course description
An introduction to the scientific, artistic, and computing aspects of digital photography. Topics include lenses and optics, light and sensors, optical effects in nature, perspective and depth of field, sampling and noise, the camera as a computing platform, image processing and editing, and computational photography. We will also survey the history of photography, look at the work of famous photographers, and talk about composing strong photographs.

https://sites.google.com/site/marclevoylectures/home

An introduction to the scientific, artistic, and computing aspects of digital photography. Topics include lenses and optics, light and sensors, optical effects in nature, perspective and depth of field, sampling and noise, the camera as a computing platform, image processing and editing, and computa...

The National Park Service used my photo of the General Grant Tree, located in Kings Canyon National Park, on their websi...
05/17/2016

The National Park Service used my photo of the General Grant Tree, located in Kings Canyon National Park, on their website.

https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/grant.htm

A description of the wold's second-largest tree, including links to trail information and history of the tree.

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