A few weeks back I was hunting for music that I could use on a web based video and had a challenging time. As a photographer who cares about rights to my work being respected, I felt it was important to share that same respect to musicians whose work I wanted to use. Searching and [...]
Posted by Jim on 08.27.2009 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Copyright, Creative Commons, Links, Photography, Tips & Tricks, Videos , Creative Commons, Photography, Video
Adobe Lightroom has been a critically important application to my photographic workflow, but from early on watermarking functionality has been limited. The standard copyright text line provided by Adobe Lightroom is enough, but lacks the ability to be customized giving photographers using it some level of individuality. As noted in my earlier blog articles on [...]
Posted by Jim on 07.08.2009 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Copyright, Photography, Software, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Web , Lightroom 2, Photography, Software, Tutorial, Watermark
Since my Twitter post 5 Tips to Get The Most Out of Twitter was received so well I wanted to make the most of my recent 4 hour flight and write down and share some additional Twitter tips. Just because I’m unplugged (or supposed to be) doesn’t mean you can’t be optimizing your use of [...]
Posted by Jim on 06.08.2009 at 2:00 pm// Tagged: Photography, Social Media, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Web , Photography, Social Media, Tips & Tricks, Twitter
For those of us that live in dryer climates humidity can be a mysterious factor to account for when traveling. Significant moisture in the air around us can impact equipment in a variety of ways in some instances quite drastically. Not all cameras have the same level of weather protection. Many professional bodies are weather/water [...]
Posted by Jim on 04.29.2009 at 3:20 am// Tagged: Photography, Tips & Tricks , Photography, Tips & Tricks
This weekend is Fleet Week here in San Francisco and given numerous emails I’ve received about photographing the event I thought I would consolidate my tips to photographing the Blue Angels. Following these tips should put you on the fast track to walking away with some great photos.
Logistics – Be Prepared
In San Francisco that means [...]
Posted by Jim on 10.09.2008 at 11:02 pm// Tagged: California, Events, Fleetweek, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Tips & Tricks , Airshow, Blue Angels, Tips & Tricks
One thing I’ve trained myself to do over the years while out in the field is to look in the exact opposite direction of what I’m focused on photographing. I call this creative exercise “The Law of Opposites“. If I’m looking in front of me, I’ll check behind me. If I’m looking up, I’ll look [...]
Posted by Jim on 09.30.2008 at 4:40 am// Tagged: Locations, Nature, Photography, Tips & Tricks, Wyoming , Photography, Stock Photo
For over a week now I’ve been fighting off a really bad cold. A couple doctors appointments, a trip to the ER, lots of coughing, asthma attacks and walla! I’m back after a bit of being hibernation to recover. For those who’ve yet to get this bug do your best to avoid it. I’m still [...]
Posted by Jim on 03.22.2008 at 5:15 pm// Tagged: Photography, Tips & Tricks, Videos