Mark’s Portrait will be his first introduction to his website visitors. Your website is your 24/7 silent marketing engine. Make sure that it is putting you and your work on display to your best advantage. Same goes for your Facebook, LinkedIn and other Social Media. If you are a business person your image should clearly… Continue Reading
The new Oak Floor is finished and we are back to shooting After nailing, sanding, and finishing the new Oak Floor is finished and I LOVE it! The only thing I miss about the carpet is the noise absorption. The studio is a little bit of an echo chamber now with all the hard surfaces.… Continue Reading
Friday, February 24th I am teaching a beginners course on Photoshop Layers. Layers allow us to make complex adjustments in a non-destructive manner. In the image above I created a duplicate layer then using Silver Efex Pro2 I converted that layer to B&W. By applying a mask to the new layer I am able to… Continue Reading
Color capture converted to B&W With the wide variety of editing software available I never shoot in Monochromatic mode. I always prefer to shoot my originals in color and then convert them to B&W in post-processing. For the example above I wanted the red shirt darker than it would have rendered had I shot B&W… Continue Reading
Julie returned home this evening and try as I did I couldn’t quite get the floor finished, but we got close. The 3/4 inch tongue and grove red oak looks great. I can’t wait to get it sanded and finished. Tomorrow is the Studio lighting workshop, so I had to stop work on the floor… Continue Reading
If you are old enough to recognize these then you will understand when I say that images can bring forth powerful memories. Juliann and I had a great time flipping through these and reading all the attractions that are no longer in the park. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Skyway to Fantasyland, Mickey Mouse Review,… Continue Reading
With Juliann in Arizona, I have started tackling a few too many jobs around the house. It is only 8:00 and I’m ready for bed, but I had no shot for the day. The studio is torn apart for the flooring remodel, and the rest of the house is a jumble for various reasons. It… Continue Reading
Ron Mitnick, a friend from Local Business Network, was in the studio today to get a series of images to use on his website and brochures. I enjoyed working with Ron, and we created several great images that will serve him well. As a business person that networks regularly, I know first hand the importance… Continue Reading
My studio space was carpeted when we moved in almost 1 year ago. I have been wanting to rip out the carpet and install a nice hard flooring material. I bought some laminate flooring on sale at Costco and have it stacked in the other room awaiting installation. Monday morning is trash pickup, so today… Continue Reading
White balance is a digital cameras means of compensating for the ever changing color of light in our lives. The stake in the ground in terms of light color is sunlight. Accepting unobscured sunlight as normal then gives us a point of reference for all other light sources. For instance, when clouds rollin the light… Continue Reading