June 8, 2009 First off, my apologies at the sudden absence on Friday – it was a day off, but not so much as a podcast recording that should have taken 30-45 minutes took 2 hours so my plans for the day were pretty much canned after that. But anyway, on to the subject of today’s post: ...
Tags: 18-250, hardware, lens, reviewcomposition, education, gear, hardware, Hardware Reviews, News, photography, photography gear, potd, Product Review, technical June 3, 2009 Actually, all 53 of the images that were submitted to the Lightroom Giveaway I’ve been taking entries for on the blog were contenders. Truly some great images were submitted to the Flickr Thread for the giveaway I’ve been hosting for the past month. Some really great images. The rules were simple: Take any two pictures ...
Tags: Adobe, Contest, finalists, Giveaway, Lightroom, photo galleries, potdAdobe, Announcements, competition, composition, Lightroom June 2, 2009 Initially, this week was supposed to be the second in a series of software review posts to take a more detailed look under the hood at Photoshop Elements as an alternative to Photoshop Creative Suite. Truth be told though, the more I poke under the hood with Adobe’s Lightroom, the more hooked I get. One ...
Tags: gallery software, photography, photos, reviewscomposition, Content, Flash, Lightroom, News, photography, potd, Product Review, software May 26, 2009 This first day after a long Memorial weekend, things are a little slow out of the starting gate, but as luck would have it, slow and steady is the theme for today, because my gear review that I postponed from yesterday is none other than the trusty tripod! The tripod is probably one of the ...
Tags: Bogen, gear, Gitzo, Manfrotto, personal, photography, review, technical, tripodcomposition, hardware, personal, photography, photography gear, Product Review May 20, 2009 There are so many tricks and little tips to taking better photos – it often seems like millions, doesn’t it? Well, it does to me. I thought of one last night that thought the listening audience might enjoy. This one is a toughie though (because it’s not that easy to do)…are you ready? here goes: ...
Tags: fun, photography, tipscomposition, thoughts, tips and tricks May 13, 2009 Ever wonder why we’ve heard photographers say that when taking your picture? Think about what happens when you do – your facial features open up, your mouth opens slightly, and you get a little upward curvature in the corners of your lips. (Unless of course you concentrate on specifically not doing that.) Whoever thought this ...
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