Universe of Energy I have to admit something. I’ve never actually gone inside the Universe of Energy at Epcot. It’s been there since 1982. Not once has it enticed me inside. Maybe I’ll correct that this week, just to see the show. I understand it has Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye. Both seem like nice folks…
More Disney Patio Furniture There is a ton of Disney patio furniture spread around Walt Disney World, and most of it is rather uncomfortable to me. This restaurant breaks the mold. It’s colorful, peaceful and set away from the flow of traffic. Unless someone brings a screaming child back here (and that’s a distinct possibility), it…
Understanding Focal Length I was on a photography forum when a discussion came up about the differences between wide angle lenses and telephoto lenses. I thought this was a good topic to discuss some key differences and how to choose a lens for a given result. Most of this post came from my contribution to…
Rethinking My Retouching Software I’ve been spending some time using Aperture 3.3 as portrait retouching software. The results look very promising. That means fewer round trips to use Photoshop or a plugin to retouch a portrait. It’s not just a matter of new features. Some of the existing features seem to work much better in…
I recently came across the topic of sharpness on a couple of different message boards. People were debating the sharpness of a given lens, and more specifically, which aperture is the sharpest. Personally, I think this argument falls into the realm of “pixel peeping.” Folks get so wrapped up in the technical minutiae that they…
Scott Kelby is on tour with his Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It seminar. I was able to attend a hands-on workshop, and then hit the seminar the following Friday when it came to Orlando. He mentioned to me before the seminar that it was going to be a lot of deja vu for me,…