I put a lot of emphasis on geotagging photos when I travel. It’s important to me and doesn’t take much effort. I’ve been working on a post for the Aperture vs Lightroom blog (now defunct) about using embedded GPS in Lightroom. After posting some comments about GPS on Google+, a friend mentioned his opinion of…
Photography Business Secrets by Lara White is a new book that will show you how to take your photography from a hobby to a successful business endeavor. Becoming a Working Photographer It’s a dream for many. We spend time and money honing our craft and think it would be great to do this for a…
My friend Steve recently forwarded an opportunity to shoot a sexy woman for a local magazine. Â I don’t want to name the magazine. but I decided there are a couple of ways to interpret this casting call. First, here’s the text of the message. Â I’ve omitted any references to the name of the magazine, but…
Dust spots can suck the life right out of your photos. Instead of enjoying the scene or portrait that you created, a few dust spots will get your viewer to start looking for problems in the image. Most processing tools have a relatively easy way to deal with dust spots. The problem is finding the…
I’ve been using this technique quite a bit since I watched Julianne Kost demonstrate how to create a 32-bit TIFF with HDR Pro at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. I see a lot of people on the Internet commenting about “How HDR ought to be done.” This always amuses me somewhat, as I never knew…
After enough time taking photos, you’ll find the knowledge you prized so much at the start isn’t that important after all. Many people ask so many questions about the technical aspects of photography, they forget about the other issues. I would look at the photos of others with fascination, often wondering how they made such…