Hello to the possibly dozens of viewers of Canon Blogger. I must first apologize for the suddenly silent turn the blog took these past four or five days – after Saturday’s shoot, I had a few days of rather nasty…
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Welcome to the Land of Confusion
Well…I am torn now. After administering both this blog and two other ones (granted the first was very half heartedly), I am finding that Wordpres, while apparently becoming the de facto standard for blogging, is not without it’s problems. It…
Whitening Teeth
While it’s not the most glamorous thing in the world, when we do portrait work, a lot of the post process focuses on minimizing flaws and maximizing peoples assets. Part of this process can include giving a little more polished…
Watching paint dry…creating worlds
Today as I entered the final stages of my home projects (2nd coats of paint), I proceeded to enjoy some Sunday football as the paint dried. Not being one to sit around much lately, I kept the TV on in…
Weekly Video tip is finished
The regular video tutorial for this week has finished production and is ready for viewing here at Canon Blogger. This week’s subject: Using path selections to define your workspace. This is a great technique for adding text in a non-linear…
News lag
It’s been a quiet few days as some home tasks have been taking up a lot of my time. Over the course of the weekend, I began an electrical project (replacing outlets with GFCI), a plumbing project (replacing faucets in…
A special “Thanks”…
Today we honor all veterans of the Armed Forces of the U.S.A. I would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of those that have and those who continue to serve to protect our country. Our…
After a flea market and a fair…it’s time to flop
Today, bright and early, my wife dragged me out of bed to attend the mother of all garage sales, the Jr. league’s annual sale event in downtown Charleston. For those of you that may not know, the Jr. League is…
An amateur audio adieu and adios
Funny store I thought would be worthy of sharing on the blog today… As a blogger about photography, the last position I thought I would do is find myself in is spending my hobby monies on audio equipment, but… since…
Life Lessons (and a tutorial)
The last week has been an interesting one… I got a call at work saying that my wife was at the doctor’s office and they were transferring her to the hospital as a precautionary measure for some elevated blood pressure…