HDR has really taken off. When I first started taking HDR photos, it was a minor niche and Trey Ratcliff had the best tutorial out there. Fast forward 3 years, and Trey STILL has the best tutorial, there are not more options...
Read MoreI’ve had the opportunity to help judge the Idaho Public Television, Outdoor Idaho photography contest since its inception. I see a lot of photographs come through that are very close to amazing, but fall short because of...
Read MoreI love to read. I don’t do it enough, but I truly do. When I first get into a new hobby, or get a new interest, I have a voracious appetite for knowledge. I make a sprint to the 3rd level of learning, Conscious Competence....
Read MoreI had a question about how I got a REALLY tight shot on a Crocus. So, first the set up: There were two Foam Boards. The black was used as a background and the white was used to help reflect the light a bit. The white also...
Read MoreYesterday, I was running out the door, and happened to toss my camera in the car… when it was raining? What was I thinking? Well, I was thinking I should have my camera with me, just in case… and I am VERY happy I did that! As I...
Read MoreThis was meant to be posted on April 12th, but I wasn’t able to do it. I have now had my Canon XSi for a whole year. Thanks to this utility, I was able to get a picture count of 11,663 pictures. Considering I took 1,327 total...
Read MoreI did it. I made my first Bacon Explosion. The Bacon Explosion is the brain child of BBQ Addicts. It has since been featured all over the internet, and elsewhere, including The New York Times. So, yes, this was VERY good. Think...
Read MoreThis came from a conversation with my girlfriend. She is from California, and that is a regional food dish in southern California, with some suggesting it originate from San Diego. After some research on the internet and talking...
Read MoreToday marks week FIVE of Project 365. I played around a bit more with mundane items. I think the baseball worked out VERY well, and I know that it is one of my fairly popular pictures on Flickr. I had other exciting news. I have...
Read MoreFor today only, Amazon is running a GREAT DEAL on Lightroom 2.0! This is what I use as the first step of my workflow. Lightroom is GREAT for cataloging, tagging, and editing your photos. I highly recommend this as your first...
Read MoreThis marks week 4 of Project 365. We travelled up to Bogus basin, went to Gymnastics, took pictures of miniatures, did a couple of creative things, took a picture of the statehouse, and then phoned one in. 🙂 This is my favorite...
Read MoreTanya, Madi, and I took a trip up to Bogus today to take pictures. The cloud/fog layer dissipated somewhere between 5000 and 6000 feet opening up a great vista, of clouds. I have only seen this once before, and it is truly...
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