Archive for June, 2010

Contests, Contests, and yet more Contests!

Contests, Contests, and yet more Contests!

June 30, 2010 5 Comments

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:

Picking a Theme

June 29, 2010 1 Comment

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 in the photography marketplace.  As the conversation went on (and on and on – we ...

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Cleaning House – Is Flickr your storage or showcase photos?

June 28, 2010 4 Comments

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 out of clean dishes (or start buying disposable because all the regular ones are still ...

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The power of color

June 25, 2010 2 Comments

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 that today as we head into the weekend, because it’s not something I see talked ...

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Sharing your photos online

June 24, 2010 2 Comments

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 well.  So, when I found a plugin made by a company called Cincopa that lets ...

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Photoshop is not a bad word

Photoshop is not a bad word

June 23, 2010 13 Comments

A lot of photography conversations revolve around the question of how much editing has been done to a picture.  Terms like “sooc” (for straight out of camera) or raw, or “minimal editing” are involved.   I also have been known to encourage capturing the best pictures you can in camera.  But does that mean editing in ...

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Cheap Ink Refills

A little birdie had told me a while back that Walgreens is now offering very affordable ink refills for...

April Contest Winner, Summer Schedule

Many of you have patiently been awaiting the winner of the April contest winner announcement, as well as the...

Which Way the Wind Blows…

As many of you know, I have been moving fast and furious since starting a new position as a...

Wordless Wednesday #013: Sunny Days

 

The Best Camera…

Repeat after me…is the one you have with you! While traveling recently (my DSLR is just too bulky for...