Photo Critiques, onOne Software, Web Portfolios, and Live Photography Shows All In One Post
Okay, lot's of clickable fun going on today. 1. Scott Kelby and I (along with Dave Black) are doing live blind photo critiques today on our weekly talk show, The Grid. Here's the link if you want to submit your images to be considered (keep in mind we get hundreds if...
The Rain and Dust Cover I Use For My Nikon DSLR (Opteka Rain Covers)
After mentioning the dust that you'll encounter in my Death Valley Racetrack story last week, I had a few questions on what I use to protect my camera in the elements. I've gone through a few different options over the years. For starters, every time I'm in a hotel...
The Story Behind The Photo – Racetrack Playa In Death Valley
Back in January, I took a trip with some friends to photograph Death Valley. One of the key places I wanted to get to while there was the Racetrack Playa or simply, The Racetrack. It's a valley area where the ground forms these mosaic polygonal patterns. You can read...
A Free Lightroom Video And A Few Links To Check Out Today
Happy Friday everyone. I'm a little late on the blogginess for the day, but here's a few things to check out as you're surfing around this weekend. 1. I did a video over on Lightroom Killer Tips based on my post yesterday (about removing spots). This video shows two...
If You Print Your Photos Then Read This
Today is my public service announcement day. It's a lesson I learned many years ago, but every once in a while it comes back to remind me that I've gotten a little too relaxed. It mostly rears it's head when printing your photos, and it's something that we can easily...
Free Lightroom Presets – The Ultimate Fighter Look
Being into the martial arts, I always enjoy watching the UFC Ultimate Fighter fights when I see them on TV. And since everything has its own reality TV show, you can imagine that the UFC isn't left out. They actually have one called the Ultimate Fighter. In the...
Inspiration: My 500px.com Favorite Photos
I was surfing through 500px.com the other night (like I do often) and I was thinking it'd be cool if I could share my favorites. See, 500px is where I go most for photography inspiration and whenever I find a photo I like I "favorite" it, so I can go back and look...
It’s Hard To Believe 10 Years Have Gone By
I'll start this off by saying this is a total personal blog post. Part of the reason I started this blog was so I could post personal things too. So if you're after Photoshop, Lightroom or photography stuff then skip this one 🙂 So…last week I had my yearly physical,...
Quick Squarespace Portfolio Q&A
Hey everyone. Yesterday, I posted about my favorite online photography portfolio (Squarespace.com). After reading through the comments here (and through social media), I thought I'd answer a some questions I got. Q. Is there a way to add a blurb about each photo? A....
I’ve Found My Favorite Photography Portfolio Website At Squarespace
A while back, one of the guy's in our office asks if I'd ever heard of Squarespace.com. I said no, but that I'd go check on it. Mind you, I'd been looking for a website portfolio for a while. I've tried a bunch of Wordpress templates and some other options, but I...
My Favorite Go-To Long Exposure Photography Trick
First off, a huge thanks to the 350 Lightroom fans that came out to my Arlington/Dallas Lightroom seminar yesterday. I'm very lucky to have such nice crowds in each city I go to. Now it's on to Atlanta, GA for the same seminar tomorrow. Anyway, I took the photo above...
Photography Website Inspirational Find Of The Week
This past week, while on our weekly talk show The Grid, Brad Moore pointed me to my photo website find of the week. It's called Nomadic Vision. The first word that came out of my mouth when I saw it was "WOW!". It's a website by Jon & Tina Reid, with photos and...