Whether you have a point and shoot or a DSLR, you have at least one, hopefully two or more, camera batteries. They are vital to you being able to use your camera, and they can get expensive to keep replacing. Good care and management can help your batteries have a long life and keep you […]
Archives for April 2011
Editing Raw Files With Adobe Camera Raw
April 25, 2011 by 12 Comments
Today we are going to tackle editing raw files with ACR. Both Photoshop Elements and Photshop CS# come with a plug-in called Adobe Camera Raw, which converts their raw files to a format (such as JPG, TIFF, or DNG) that can be edited in PSE and PS. This tutorial used Photoshop Elements 9, but all […]
Spring on a Farm
April 23, 2011 by 20 Comments
A picture I took about a month ago while on the backside of a pasture, where it meets the woods. Stray trees have grown up along the fence line (thanks to birds who sit and p**p out seeds they’ve eaten), but I thought it created a interesting image with little buds of leaves, the light […]
Photography Book Review: Expressive Photography by Shutter Sisters
April 21, 2011 by 163 Comments
I am very excited to be sharing about this wonderful new book I recently bought that has really got my creative juices flowing. The books is Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters’ Guide to Shooting from the Heart by the talented group of women photographers that make up The Shutter Sisters. I first learned about the […]
How to Use Noiseware to Reduce Noise
April 19, 2011 by 8 Comments
Noise – what the heck is it? Noise is the digital graininess images sometimes have. How does noise get on the pictures? There are two main ways to cause noise: Using a high ISO (although new cameras can handle higher ISOs better than older cameras) Underexposing a picture will introduce noise to the image, despite […]
Clean Edit Workflow Workshop
April 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tonight is the new Clean Edit Workflow live workshop that will teach people how to get started editing in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop, with the priority centered on getting a squeaky clean edit. When I was asked by Rock the Shot to teach a workshop on clean editing and I said “sure thing, that’s right […]
Dreaming of a New Home Office
April 13, 2011 by 7 Comments
I have a dream….. That one day the bedroom-turned-office would be well organized and functional. That the office would be a place that I did not avoid rather that I enjoyed being in and thus got more work done. That I could go there to relax and talk with friends or read a book; that […]
A Special Interview and New Photoshop Elements Workshop
April 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Two exciting things are happening for me this week and I wanted to share them with you. Yes, they are totally unrelated but I will tie them together, have faith! 😉 Last month I was contacted by Moms Who Click about doing an interview with me. I was shocked, floored, scared and incredibly honored. I […]
Focal Length Comparisons
April 11, 2011 by 4 Comments
New photography enthusiasts who are looking to invest in additional lenses often ask me about the differences in focal lengths, so I thought I would do a quick comparison for you, using the prime lenses in my own camera bag. These pictures are a) not great b) done at the spur of the moment c) […]
DSLR Lens Care {and a giveaway}
April 7, 2011 by 281 Comments
I have written many a photography and editing tutorial, but never one regarding the very equipment that helps us get those beloved pictures. So, I thought I would dedicate a couple of posts to some hardware basics. (I am tackling lenses first because I have goodies that I’ve been dying to give away and cannot […]
