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Lens Corrections – O’Reilly Media

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Ever wonder about chromatic aberrations or lens vignetting? Check out this article from the people at O’Reilly Media: Lens Corrections – O’Reilly Media.

The “Miniature” explained? : Moose Blog

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Simple little video explaining how Moose creates the “miniature” effect in an image composition: The “Miniature” explained? : Moose Blog.

A Faux Lensbaby Effect from Adorama Learning Center

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

From Adorama comes this How-To article on faking the Lensbaby effect on your photographs: Read more..

Photoshop 101: How To Use Layer Masks | Design Reviver

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

A very simple tutorial on how to use layer masks, comes from Design Reviver’s site here: Photoshop 101: How To Use Layer Masks | Design Reviver.

Chase Jarvis Blog: Making Subtle Light

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Professional photographer, Chase Jarvis, does his best Joe McNally style post on lighting a recent photo shoot of his, complete with a layout diagram, just like Joe, although Chase gives himself better representation within the diagram instead of Joe’s “Numbnuts” self reference. Read on: Chase Jarvis Blog: Making Subtle Light.

Why Have a Presence on Facebook?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

People are always asking me if they should have a web site if they already have an account on Flickr or Facebook or Twitter, etc. I try explaining the concept of “viral marketing” but it just doesn’t sink in. Well here’s a great post articulating why you should have a main web site and still [...]

In Honor of World Pinhole Photography Day

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Did you know you can purchase a body cap for your DSLR and participate in Pinhole Photography without the expense of shooting film? Check this out: Pinhole Photography by Lenox Laser – Pinhole Photo Camera Lenses and Accessories Resource.

From ArtFairInsiders: 7 Things

Monday, April 27th, 2009

From Art Fair Insiders BLOG, comes an interesting post entitled: Seven Things Every Artist Should Know – The Book for a good read on art fairs and customers.

Digital Photograph School: How to Take a Perfect Head Shot with a Single Light

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

From the Digital Photography School comes this sweet and short post entitled: How to Take a Perfect Head Shot with a Single Light . Monolights, or speedlights, don’t matter. Either will work just fine!

Some Words to Live by from Chase Jarvis Blog

Monday, April 13th, 2009

From Chase Jarvis’ BLOG: It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be. Words to live by, man. Strong words to live by….