It took me a while, but I did eventually decide on my Holiday Card image for this year (see previous Card-iology post). If you're on my list you should have received your card by now. If you're not on my…
Unless you live in Hawaii or spend the whole day in the basement, you must have noticed by now that winter has not yet arrived. I mean, it has arrived technically. That happened on December 22nd. But, it hasn't arrived…
I used to take a lot of slides. My favorite film was Kodachrome, may it rest in peace. The trouble was that whenever I wanted to show anyone my photos I'd have to take out my slide projector, set up…
It's that time of year again -- time to come up with a new card to send to my friends and relatives for the holidays. I decided to make my own cards in 1999 because I had received a picture…
There are a few advantages to getting older. From my experience, getting wiser is not one of them. But, you do get some perks now and then. One that I have been enjoying for the past year or so is…
Earlier this fall we went for a drive on a beautiful sunny Saturday. Our goal was to go out to Soldier's Grove to visit some apple orchards and then continue on to the Mississippi River. As often happens, however, when I…
I rarely shoot portraits and I've never used professional models, but I had the opportunity to try it at Photoshop World 2011 in Las Vegas. One of the exhibitors, Westcott, which specializes in lighting equipment, set up four photo studios…
I just got back from Vegas. No, I didn't go there to gamble, I went to attend Photoshop World. If you haven't heard of this event, don't let the name confuse you. It's not just about Adobe Photoshop software; it…
