Digital photography by definition relies on being processed with photo editing software such as the popular Adobe Photoshop. As many photographers know editing can encompass traditional post-processing (curves, levels, contrast, saturation, sharpening, spotting, etc.) to provide an accurate representation of the subject or scene and can extend into more elaborate digital manipulation (removal/addition of objects, col
A few weeks ago I read about some amazing Crystal Caves discovered in Mexico and was blown away by the photos! (Thanks Raoul via Twitter) This week what little skepticism I had of this story is now gone seeing as how National Geographic is now reporting the discovery as well. Check it out. The first site actually has more photos and larger ones at that. Giant crystal cave in Mexico – Cellar.org Photo Gallery: G
A few days ago my wife came back from Starbucks and on her cup of coffee was sleeve with an advertisement for the new GMC Acadia. “Welcome to Acadia. The crossover from GMC” Like most people I didn’t think much of this at first. After all we’re bombarded with tons of marketing messages everyday and most of us have learned to filter much of this out. Except on this day I also passed a GMC Denal
This was a huge week for environmental news. U.S. Supreme Court Rules in its first case on climate change, that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act —– U.S. Supreme Court deals a setback to the utility industry, supporting a Clinton era, federal clean air initiative aimed at forcing power companies to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired p
One of the most frequently asked questions by those that are interested in selling photos is “What are my photos worth?” Pricing is always a challenge. One thing is certain… price varies depending on the type of sale you’re pursuing (stock, fine art, etc.) and a variety of cascading options. For fine art photography the process is a subjective one based on your interpretation of the market, un
I was recently pointed to a Popular Science web site on a prototype camera developed by Adobe called the Light-Field Camera. This camera provide 19 Depth of Field Options for each photo taken. With Adobe software you can instantly view one image with different depths of field or combinations of. Don’t get me wrong I really like new technologies, but the use of Depth of Field (DoF) is on average one of the most
One of the most ironic things about local activities and also for photographic opportunities is that some of the most amazing things are often found right under your nose. I know several local photographers that have yet to take many of the classic San Francisco photos because they take seeing these fantastic scenes for granted. Recently I discovered that an amazing wildlife refuge is literally right out side my offi
I’m a pretty impatient person so when someone tells me that something great is on the horizon I’m usually on the edge of my seat. The past few months I’ve been more seriously experimenting with Flickr.com and another great site Zooomr.com.I remember hearing about Zooomr when it first came out and was lured by a free account with a lot of storage space. I totally forgot about it until I found out the