Why You Need to Know if Education vs Experience Matters
Which is more important in the education vs experience debate? Does the question even enter your mind when you view a photo?
How to Use Lightroom CC Facial Recognition
Lightroom CC Facial Recognition is an interesting new feature for portrait photography. I had a facial recognition feature in Aperture but found it caused poor performance as it scoured images for faces. Seeing if Lightroom CC facial recognition worked better for me seemed like a good idea. Why Use Facial Recognition? Putting the resource issue…
Creating Soft Light From Harsh Sunlight
We all know the best times to shoot in great light, but schedules don’t always work at the extremes of sunrise or sunset. That’s why it pays to know how to create soft light from harsh sunlight. Wrangling Harsh Sunlight I love shooting with flash or strobe, but sometimes it just isn’t practical. It’s a…
Photographers: Know Your Gear
How often has someone told you that you have to know your gear? Too many. It’s almost cliché.  How do you know when you know your gear? The Aha Moment The problem with truly getting to know your gear is that there can be so much of it. It’s not just a matter of knowing the…
Culling Photos in Lightroom
After migrating some of my Aperture libraries into Lightroom this weekend, I had a chance to look at some old photos I haven’t seen in a while. My God, they suck. It looks like I’m going to spend some time culling photos in Lightroom. The Aperture to Lightroom Migration Here’s my first lesson. I should…
Finding Photography Locations With AIRBNB
I’m concentrating more on portrait photography these days. Like many other photographers without a dedicated space, I spend a fair amount of time finding photography locations. Fortunately, I have friends who are far better at it than I am. One possibility that I’d never considered suddenly opened up some interesting possibilities – AIRBNB. You may…