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Thursday Vibes: Slow Down Your Photography

Thursday Vibes: Slow Down Your Photography

One of the interesting side effects that Ive noticed about shooting film is that it has slowed down my photography. Once while I was traveling in Mexico with a well-know travel writer he told me, “I’ve never seen anybody shoot as many pictures as you.” And I am somewhat embarrassed, to admit that the advent of digital photography turned me into first a “shoot and scoot” photographer into a “spray and pray” shooter. But no more.

Tuesday Thoughts: Using Plug-Ins for Travel Photography

Tuesday Thoughts: Using Plug-Ins for Travel Photography

Although Adobe defined the standard, you don’t need Photoshop tin order to use plug-ins. Compatible plug-ins can be used with other kinds of image editing programs but not all plug-ins work with Photoshop Elements and some plug-ins are not compatible with all image editing software.

Monochrome Monday: Infrared in Aspen with a Fujifilm IS-1

Monochrome Monday: Infrared in Aspen with a Fujifilm IS-1

What was really interesting about the Fujifilm IS-1 is that it could shoot in Infra-Red or Normal modes. The camera was sensitive to a broad range of light frequencies (400 – 900nm) covering the full range of visible light as well as the near infra-red range. Specific wavelengths can be isolated and captured from daylight or artificial light sources via filtering.

Business Sunday: Is the Grass Really Greener?

Business Sunday: Is the Grass Really Greener?

Even though I tossed around a few caveats here and there, I believe the grass is truly greener on the independent photographer side of the street, but you’ll have to fertilize, mow, and power rake from time to time.