Archive for December, 2009

I’m dreaming of an HDR Christmas

December 11, 2009 4 Comments

Last night I got the bug to try something I’d seen before – the classic Christmas-y look with a score of music and a shallow depth of field.  It was straightforward enough and after putting a piece of sheet music on the piano, and trying it that way, wasn’t getting the drop off in depth-of ...

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Geek Factor Alert

December 9, 2009 4 Comments

Today’s post comes courtesy of a comment posted to Twitter from a friend (who shall remain nameless) asking about whether a particular camera was compatible with their computer. Being the eternal geek, I jumped right in (figured the water was warm), and suggested that it shouldn’t matter because they are using a card reader…right?  As ...

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The Beauty of Bokeh Revisited

December 7, 2009 3 Comments

I know – the blog has not gotten much attention lately.  My apologies – but after the job loss, and pounding the pavement, my schedule has tightened up considerably, so the “planned posts” have pretty much been exhausted as I let myself get behind.  The good news is that with several opportunities on the horizon, ...

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Podcast #35 is now live!

December 4, 2009 1 Comment

The latest episode of Learning Digital Photography is now live and ready for your download and listening pleasure.  As always, there’s news, interviews, and listener questions and answers – and this time it’s a theme of Treats, Travel and Tips.  I had the pleasure of bringing Andie Smith back to the blog/podcast and we actually ...

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December Giveaway News

December 2, 2009 7 Comments

A few days late, but the year-end giveaway is quite exciting as there is just a ton of good stuff going into this giveaway.  Here’s the inside skinny on what the winner is going to walk away with in December: A free copy of the “Within the Frame”, the wildly successful and great book donated ...

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December Calendar and blog alert

December 1, 2009 2 Comments

Happy Tuesday folks!  A few curve balls have been thrown my way recently, so the content may shift a little and be more sporadic as I make some adjustments both professionally and personally.  However, in the interests of keeping things positive, the December Calendar is ready for download!  Enjoy the Christmas-themed desktop: Here are the ...

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Understanding Focus

A friend recently asked me why his camera was so slow to focus.  The answer naturally started with (as...

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Cleaning Your Sensor (revisited)

In the world of blogging, content is king, and while I love creating new content for the blog -...

Consuming Versus Creating Content

Let’s face it – we have a lot to keep up on these days. On top of managing...

Photo Walk Update

As you may recall, I announced some time back about a planned Macro Photography photo walk at the Railroad...