Videos And Articles
OnOne Perfect Effects 8 Free ... But Hurry
OnOne Software is offering their Perfect Effect 8 product free ... but only for a short time. Act fast. The offer expires January 28th.
Making The Time For Photography
I was recently asked, "With all you do, how do you find the time to take photos?" It's not easy. Photography isn't my day job. I work full time. I have young kids. After school activities A busy life. But I have found ways to carve out time for photography.
Good Morning San Diego
The sun hides behind the San Diego skyline. This is a 5-frame panoramic shot. Click through for a few tips for taking panoramas.
Minimal Post Processing
I enjoy post-processing images. And digital photographers are blessed with a myriad of very powerful and relatively inexpensive tools to push and pull our images in an infinite number of directions. I often forget the best post-processing is sometimes a minimalist approach.
The Foggy Harbor
A foggy morning at the San Diego Harbor. "Bad" weather isn't always bad - at least when it comes to taking photos.
Learning From Throwaway Shots
I take a lot of photos. Most I never consider for my portfolio. Some are flat out throwaways. But the throwaway shots provide something ... a learning opportunity. On a couple of levels, actually. First, I look at throwaways for what's good or bad about the photo. Second, I use the throwaways as a post-processing sandbox.
Fixing Composition In Post - Video
In this short video, I show you how layering, masking and cloning can - in some cases - help correct composition in post-processing.
Fixing Composition In Post
Never preferred, but in some situations, you can improve your composition with creative layering and masking.
Exposure Bracketing With The Nikon D7000
Bracketing 3 exposures with the Nikon D7000 is a breeze. And with a little setup work, you'll be bracketing 9 shots with minimal handling of the camera in no time. And no ... you don't need more hardware.
Photo Of The Moment - My Guitar
The photo I took for the "Numbers" theme in a 2013 photo challenge I've been participating in ... my beat up Strat. Sadly, this one doesn't go to 11.
OnOne Releases Perfect Photo Suite 8.1
Wow! Less than a week after I learned about Perfect Photo Suite 8.1, OnOne released it! I'm once again a very happy user and can load multiple images, each as its own layer, into a single file directly from Aperture.