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Online test reveals how well you see color 23 Jul 2013 | 10:05 am
I came across this test on the X-Rite site a few months ago when I was researching one of their monitor calibration systems. It’s an informative and fun test that will show exactly where you might hav...
The number of photographers in DFW 11 Jul 2013 | 07:40 pm
A discussion with someone at the national office of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) had me wondering where DFW stands in terms of number of professional photographers in the U.S. The fa...
Camera Obscura on a Greek island 21 Nov 2012 | 12:52 am
When I was doing research for the last trip to Greece I read that there was a camera obscura on the island of Aegina, one of the Saronic islands that are close to Athens and easily accessible by ferry...
Arca Swiss p0 head modified with Really Right Stuff clamp 20 Nov 2012 | 04:32 am
I’ve been using an Arca Swiss Z1 ball head on my larger Gitzo tripod for about a year and love it. I added the Really Right Stuff PCL-1 Panning Clamp for panoramas along with a plate and various acces...
Fuji XPro1 Review 12 Nov 2012 | 04:12 am
I’ve been shooting with a Nikon D4 which is an amazing camera but an incredible pain to haul around on trips. A few months ago I bought a Canon S100 which I think is the best pocket camera out right n...
Shopping for a new laptop 18 Aug 2012 | 11:52 pm
A client wrote today asking for a recommendation for a new laptop. I’m looking for one myself and in my answer to her was able to make a shopping list. If someone has found a new laptop that they love...
I don’t like Global Flags in Lightroom 4! 9 Mar 2012 | 07:40 pm
One of the many changes in the new Lightroom 4 is the way the Pick and Reject flags are handled. In LR 2 and 3 a flag was local, meaning that an image could have a different status in different collec...
Volcano 14 Oct 2011 | 08:17 am
I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago on vacation. Well, a vacation with 40 pounds of photo gear. . . . My wife and I were blown away by Volcanoes National Park. We were told to come back around 6:30 to se...
Miss Corkern’s 3rd grade class 7 Apr 2011 | 02:06 am
I was going through some boxes of papers and photos that my Mom left behind and came across this little gem. This is Miss Corkern’s 3rd grade class at Richardson Heights Elementary in 1962. Yup, that’...
Just a little retouching 6 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
I had a chance to do another large banner project for the YMCA. This time it’s for a 13×17ft rear-lit sign to hang on the corner of their newly remodeled building in downtown Dallas. The last banner j...
