In keeping with the impending Giftmas (yes, I am spelling that right, and thanks to Yankeefoxtrot on Twitter for the name), and hopefully in time for your holiday shopping, I have assembled a cornucopia of items to share with you…
Category: lists
Creating Compelling Captures
We always are striving to make our images more compelling – to bring the viewer in closer, and to connect better wit our audience. I have had people ask me pretty much the same thing, but in may different ways…
Galleries Addendum
Yesterdays post on how to get into galleries generated some great questions and comments both via email and on the blog, so in the interests of keeping that interest and momentum going, here’s a few more tips on Getting Into…
Seven Super Summer Tips
Since the podcast went live yesterday, the compositional theme was kind of put on the back burner, so I’d like to bring that back to the forefront today with something everybody likes…a list! For some reason lists of bullet points…
Say Cheese?
Ever wonder why we’ve heard photographers say that when taking your picture? Think about what happens when you do – your facial features open up, your mouth opens slightly, and you get a little upward curvature in the corners of…
Are you prepared for Spring to… spring?
Spring represents a time of earnest and excitement for many photographers – the dreary days of winter have faded, and the sun, colors, and excitement to get outside can inspire many of us to take off for the hills –…
How do you like to sound?
In preparation for the next podcast, due in no small part to a technical difficulty with Garage Band, I’ve set up a dedicated computer and recording space (call it my dedicated recording studio) and the audio quality is off the…
Black and White Conversion Options
About a year ago, I put together a list of my top five favorite ways to convert images to black and white. As technology has advanced though, more options have become available, and I have learned a lot more. So,…
Too much time in Photoshop?
(Courtesy of the NAPP forums) You know you are spending too much time in Photoshop when: You go into a sandwich shop and order a Gallery Wrap You wonder whether “Reduce Noise” will work on the kids You look for…
Some assembly required
As promised from yesterday, here is the assembly line of computes I unboxed: And then here’s the boxes that I consolidated all the accouterments into: Thankfully, the laptops didn’t come in today, so we had a brief respite. Monday’s gonna…