Archive for May, 2007

Microsoft’s Touchscreen Computer

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

From the WOW Files
Check out this new computer from, believe it or not, Microsoft. Now this would be the awesome display for working on album layouts! Watch the video here. Some impressive wireless networking/attaching of peripherals too. Forget HAL, this is way cooler.
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Free (or Very Inexpensive) Photoshop Actions

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Some Incredible Photoshop Actions, Tutorials, and Brushes
Came across this website for PanosFX - Advanced Photoshop Actions where one can download a set of Photoshop instructions, bundled together in a script-like fashion (which becomes a Photoshop Action), that can transform images like you’d never believe possible.
For example, imagine being able to open an image, click on [...]

Town Fair Season - Part II

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Erie Town Fair’s Hot Air Balloon Day
I made it over to the Erie Town Fair’s second day of the Hot Air Balloon last Sunday. Beautiful weather and beautiful balloons. It was an awesome display and an excellent field day for photographers.
Here’s a couple shots from that morning, and the link to the full album inside [...]

Town Fair Season

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Erie Town Fair’s Balloon Festival - Night Glow 2007
The Erie Town Fair kicked off last night with the annual Night Glow Balloon Festival up at Vista Ridge Golf Course. Here are a couple images I caught from the show. Only the RE/MAX balloon made it up for the glow. Some 60 balloonists are to be [...]

Outdoor Photographer

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Your Favorite Places
I made the Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s Your Favorite Places online web gallery! Here’s the linkHere’s the image that made it into the online gallery. Â
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CostCo in Broomfield

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Proof Printing Just Got Easier
CostCo just opened their new store in Broomfield Colorado (near Highway 7 and I-25) and the photo center just published their ICC profiles on the Dry Creek Photo site.

Click for the LUSTER profile.
Click for the GLOSSY profile.

If you don’t know what to do with these profiles, please consult Dry Creek [...]

How-To Photograph Babies

Friday, May 11th, 2007

Photographing Babies
Found this nice little article on Adorama’s site today talking about how to photograph babies during their first year.
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Another Cool Photoshop Site

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

More Photoshop Tips

Ran across this online article today when reading Scott Kelby's site called 101 Hidden Tips & Secrets for Photoshop Click here for the full article.

Off to Louisville Art Association’s May meeting to view a slideshow presented by fellow LAA member Charlie Anderson on his trip/excursion to Africa back in April of this year.
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Tulips on Pearl Street

Monday, May 7th, 2007

I ventured onto Pearl Street Mall here in Boulder the morning of Saturday, April 21st and found the Red Tulips on the West end of the Mall to be spectacular.

Also, tell me what you think about this same image above, but with a new Photoshop technique applied to it below. I like the “effect” it [...]

New Photography Blog Discovery

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Tips for Better Photography
In surfing around reading some of my favorite BLOGS today, I came across a rather new site (at least to me) and further stumbled upon some great tips for bettering my photography.
Here are 11 Tips for Better Candid Photography that I found useful but not all that unfamiliar. And another set of [...]