January 30, 2010 As 2010 gets underway, I am trying to take a proactive approach to the blogging (writing further in advance of blog posts) and podcasting (recording further in advance) outlets. To do so, means that for a couple weeks or so now, I have been getting the blog posts up later in the day, and on ...
Tags: comment, feedback, NewsNews January 28, 2010 The most common questions I get here on the blog center around the idea of how to take better pictures. Whether those “better pictures” are better landscapes, or portraits, wildlife or events, everyone wants suggestions on how to approach the practice of taking pictures better. Esoteric and creative considerations aside, there are some fundamental “tricks ...
Tags: composition, landscapes, photography, potd, rules, tips, tricksAssignments, composition, Content, Creativity, education, panorama, photography, potd, tips and tricks January 27, 2010 For those of you that have been following the blog for a long time (and let me know who you are, because I want to ask why!), you may recall that I used to put out video tutorials on how to do various things inside of Photoshop. After plodding around with that for a while, ...
Tags: Content, education, photography, resource, template, tutorials, Videocomposition, Content, education, Flash, personal, photography, Photoshop, tutorial, Video January 25, 2010 One area I’ve not really tackled here on the blog is that of book reviews, primarily because I don’t see a lot of books come through that give me enough time to read them myself. One notable exception to that was a copy of Jeff Revell’s “From Snap Shots to Great Shots” book on the ...
Tags: 50D, Amazon, book review, Canon, Canon 50D, Jeff RevellCanon, photography January 22, 2010 One of the more common questions when it comes to composing images is whether to shoot with the camera oriented in the landscape or the portrait position (horizontal or vertical). As always, the answer is usually along the lines of “it depends…” There are some instances though when a portrait orientation is more conducive and ...
Tags: composition, landscape, photography, portraitcomposition, education, Flickr January 21, 2010 So many people have talked about the business of selling your photographs, and the various options and pitfalls in doing so. There are so many discussion points varying from whether to sell online or on consignment, print your own or use an online printer, and much more. The ideas of printing, fulfillment, delivery, and such ...
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