The June contest came to a close on Sunday, and after looking through all the images after anonymization (a.k.a. my wife downloaded them) and import to Lightroom, the winner has been determined. (Drumroll please…) And the June winner is:
Month: June 2010
Picking a Theme
We all get stuck in creative ruts, and are in search of ways to inspire ourselves. Kerry Garrison (form Camera Dojo) and I talked about this last night while we explored the place that smart phones and their cameras have…
Cleaning House – Is Flickr your storage or showcase photos?
How do you know it’s time to clean the house? For me it’s usually when i see a thin layer of dust, or when the dirty clothes pile exceeds the clean clothes pile. Another definition would be when you run…
The power of color
I’ve shared many many stories and images on the blog here to help illustrate the various nuances of things like light, angles, and yes, even color. I’ve talked about complementary colors, and simplicity of colors and I’d like to re-visit…
Sharing your photos online
Posting your photos online has become an almost expected step in becoming known as a photographer. People want to see your website. You are judged on not only the quality of the photos but the quality of the website as…
Photoshop is not a bad word
Lightroom 3 is here – Now What?
With all the hubbub of the release of Lightroom 3 and all the resources that cropped up online in mere minutes of the announcement, we often find ourselves asking more questions once the excitement and energy that surrounds a product…
The Photographer’s Workout
You’d think with toting camera bags chock full of bodies, lenses, field drives, lighting equipment, filters, tripods, monopods, and batteries would be enough to give anyone a workout who carries it all day. It is a lot of stuff to…
A New Look…
For those of you coming to the blog via feeds, this is something you’re gonna have to come to the site to see, but the re-launching of the site is ready! After design, development, and testing over the past two…
Let's Make a Deal, or Not
While reading through the foot high stack of magazines in an attempt to whittle it down, I found myself re-reading a Photoshop User magazine from a few months back. I often re-read magazines and find hidden “nuggets” (as I call…