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…
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Shooting Sunsets
Last evening was a club outing and I was able to capture a few sunset shots. One was en route and the other was after I arrived. Ironically, the first was darker, and this was likely due to how I…
Video Podcast promises
I hope the video podcast lives up to it’s promises….it’s in post production now and should be finished and uploaded before I go to bed tonight. In the meantime, I’d like to share a great dialog that has been going…
Ready and raring to go…
The new mic has been set up and all accessory components are also in place. I recorded a test podcast tonight to basically do a sound check and hear the audio quality. I must say that a condensor microphone has…
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…
The Debate over LCD Screen Resolution
Had been doing some reading lately and was noticing the Canon vs. Mac debate taking and interesting turn. It seems the Nikon bodies have always sported a higher LCD resolution on their bodies, which allows for sharper picture previews than…
Applying Gradients to Text in Photoshop
Another tutorial has been uploaded and is ready for viewing. This tutorial shows how to use layers to apply a gradient effect to text inside of Photoshop. With the layers, you can preserve the text and the gradient independently of…
More reading materials…
While we are definitely in a digital world, from images and pictures to audio and video podcasts as well as streaming media are the rule rather than the exception, there is always content that is just not deliverable in these…
What wouldn’t you do?
Out shooting this weekend, and since the “tips and Tricks” segment is still pending for next week, I thought the readership may enjoy an article for a change of pace. I wrote this for the local photo club recently, and…