January 25, 2010 – 7:57 am | 4 Comments

Rocky Nook Press recently sent me a review copy of Michael E. Stern’s new book Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity, and since I am always interested in the creative process (especially …

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Review: Crossbrowsertesting.com
February 1, 2010 – 2:45 pm | One Comment
Review: Crossbrowsertesting.com

#xbrowsertesting #webdesignSince I have already sang their praises,  this is more of an introduction to Crossbrowsertesting.com than a review. Best described as a Browser Compatibility Lab, this online service offers a place to test a …

Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity by Michael E. Stern
January 25, 2010 – 7:57 am | 4 Comments
Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity by Michael E. Stern

Rocky Nook Press recently sent me a review copy of Michael E. Stern’s new book Build A Better Photograph: A Disciplined Approach To Creativity, and since I am always interested in the creative process (especially …

Four Companies with Great Customer Service You Should Know About.
January 14, 2010 – 9:57 am | 4 Comments
Four Companies with Great Customer Service You Should Know About.

The new year introduced me to new vendors and reinforced my belief in 2 old ones: crossbrowsertesting.com,  browsershots.org, polurnet.com, and arthemis premium wordpress theme. This is a story of great customer service.

Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style by Alain Briot
October 21, 2009 – 9:51 am | One Comment
Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity, and Personal Style by Alain Briot

For those of you who follow The Luminous Landscape web site, Alain Briot's name will be a familiar one from his informative and insightful writings for the photographer. If you are new to his writings …

Lighting On A Budget – Pt. 2
September 22, 2009 – 7:19 am | One Comment
Lighting On A Budget – Pt. 2

My 6-light CFL fixture worked well in the studio, but I wanted more light and the option to add a light modifier.  I decided to move up to 3” …

Mac Pro: Falling in Love with Apple all over again.
July 14, 2009 – 7:57 am | 2 Comments
Mac Pro: Falling in Love with Apple all over again.

I have a brand spanking new MacPro- -2.66 Quad Core with 600 GB Hd & 6 GB 1066 RAM and a 24 in. Cinema Display with an Wacom Intous3 4 x 6 in. Pen Tablet.  …

Slideshow of Jae Waller’s work
June 3, 2009 – 9:42 am | One Comment
Topaz Labs DeNoise: Another Winning Photoshop Plugin
June 1, 2009 – 8:39 am | 3 Comments
Topaz Labs DeNoise: Another Winning Photoshop Plugin

A few weeks back I wrote about TopazLabs application TopazAdjust3, and I liked it so well that it obviously influenced me to take a look at its …

Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Workshops
April 30, 2009 – 7:51 am | 7 Comments
Concept Art Reverie 2009- The Workshops

rev⋅er⋅ie
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–noun
a fantastic or visionary idea…

PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES by Juergen Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins
April 27, 2009 – 7:05 am | No Comment
PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES by Juergen Gulbins & Rainer Gulbins

I've been neglecting a new book that's been on my desk for a month.  When I first glanced at Juergen Gulbins and Rainer Gulbins new book PHOTOGRAPHIC MULTISHOT TECHNIQUES  I realized that several of the …

Be My Lens, Baby…always
March 18, 2009 – 9:10 am | 2 Comments
Be My Lens, Baby…always

Pt. 3 of 3:  Lensbaby Composer, Selective Focus SLR Camera Lens
Another improvement over my Lensbaby 2.0 is the lens cap – the 2.0 shipped with a nice, heavy solid metal lens cap that screwed in …

Be My Lens, Baby…again
March 17, 2009 – 7:21 am | 2 Comments
Be My Lens, Baby…again

Pt. 2 of 3:  Lensbaby Composer, Selective Focus SLR Camera Lens
Remember our fun with the Sima? The Lensbaby Composer (and all the Lensbaby line, since they use interchangeable elements) is 50mm in focal length compared …

Be My Lens, Baby!
March 16, 2009 – 8:08 am | 2 Comments
Be My Lens, Baby!

Pt. 1 of 3:  Lensbaby Composer, Selective Focus SLR Camera Lens
Soon after receiving my first 35mm camera, I found that photography was a little more difficult than it had first looked. Ok, it was a …

Illustrator CS4: Gradient Reflection & Glossy Surface
March 4, 2009 – 8:45 am | 8 Comments
Illustrator CS4: Gradient Reflection & Glossy Surface

Making transparent gradients in Illustrator have become much easier with the new Gradient Annotator, a new tool in Adobe’s Illustrator CS4. It is now possible to define the opacity if individual color stops in a …

The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes
March 3, 2009 – 7:11 am | 2 Comments
The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB 800, SB 900 & RiCi Flashes

As a landscape, architectural, and product photographer I seldom actually photograph people, and most of my artificial lighting is done with "hot light", that is, continuous lighting done with Lowell or similar tungsten-balanced equipment. Therefore, …

Pixelmator: The Manual
February 5, 2009 – 7:47 am | No Comment
Pixelmator: The Manual

There are some basic functions I wanted to cover before exploring Pixelmator as a tool for Photographers. I intended to publish an introduction to the gradient palette today. However, before moving forward, I thought I …