Meta Who?
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 21 hours later | 2 comments
You may have heard the term metadata and wondered what that was. No, it is not a dating service. It is the information that your digital camera records at the instant that you snap your picture.
I find it truly amazing that the engineering on th...
I find it truly amazing that the engineering on th...
My Scanner is a Camera
posted over 3 years ago | 6 comments
You may have an additional camera on your desktop that you didn’t realize you owned. It’s your scanner! Photography is about making images, right? We use mechanical or electronic equipment to “capture” an image. We give thought to the placement of...
You may be a Photographer if....
posted over 3 years ago | 14 comments
You are probably aware of the runaway hit that comedian, Jeff Foxworthy, has in his string of jokes that begin with “you may be a redneck if….” The endings vary from “your salad bowls say Cool Whip on the side” to “ your family tree does not fo...
Baby Photos
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Baby photos – does that very phrase make you smile? We all like to look at a newborn. Who does she look like? Does he have hair? Does she have her Mom’s lips, or grandma’s ears? We love to examine this new creature minutely and decide these primal...
Digital Housekeeping - Part Two
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
It worries me that as more and more people are switching to digital photography, many folks just leave their images on their hard drives, as a storage place. Computers can and do fail. If your computer is the only place where that image resides, ...
Digital Housekeeping - Part One
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Picture a broom sweeping your pixels into neat little piles. For my purposes here, those piles are folders. As you begin walking down the digital photography path, it is wise to establish good practices from the start.
It is easy to drown in yo...
It is easy to drown in yo...
Traveling with Your Camera
posted over 3 years ago | 3 comments
It is the time of year where many of us head to the beach, the mountains, and exotic ports of call. When you return home from your vacation you will be carrying two important things—your memories and your photos. The hope is that the photos will m...
Developing Your Photographic Eye
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
What sets the accomplished photographer apart? We frequently call this talent “the Eye”. Is it something that you are born with, or can it be acquired?
A camera often greets babies entering the world today. I’ve yet to hear of one making their...
A camera often greets babies entering the world today. I’ve yet to hear of one making their...
Barrelling into the Digital Age, with a few regret
posted over 3 years ago | 6 comments
Could the art of photography be any more exciting? We are fortunate to be living in this transitional time in photography. The demise of film, as we know it, is upon us. The advances in digital imaging continue to amaze us.
I come to this momen...
I come to this momen...
