Gear Review | Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home

September 6, 2012 by 6 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com I am still in search of the perfect bag, and I have begun to wonder if such a thing really exists. I don’t have a whole lot of gear (D700 and 4 lenses). I wanted something big enough to hold my gear but also somewhat on the smaller side. I […]

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Using Blog Collages to Tell a Story

August 29, 2012 by 26 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com I love collages! It’s one of the best ways to tell a story with your images! Displaying a few images bundled together in a collage can convey a different emotion or message than those same few images if they were displayed separately. It’s also a really fun way to show […]

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Raw versus JPG

August 27, 2012 by 23 Comments

Every time I teach a beginners workshop, be it on Lightroom, Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, a question that always comes up at least once is “What is raw?” So, I thought I’d do a basic overview of the two file types. Again – a BASIC overview. The listed information is not all-inclusive; there is a LOT […]

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Gear Review | Nikon Nikkor 28-85 f/3.5-4.5

August 15, 2012 by 4 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com I bought the Nikon 28-85 f/3.5-4.5 AF Nikkor because I wanted a decent (also inexpensive) zoom to use as a walk-around lens for those rare times when I didn’t want to carry my entire gear bag with me. This is a great lens for someone on a tight budget!! For […]

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