I’m done! My 365 project, which I introduced to you here on October 13, 2016 concluded June 2, 2017 with this photo. Our 365 Facebook group began in early summer 2016 with 33 participants, each with an album. Twelve of those never really got started — less than 10 photos uploaded. A number of them […]
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I’ve written before, both in this blog and in the course Take a Break: Photography for Self-care, about using your camera as a way to escape from your day-to-day life. Most of us can’t claim photographer as our day job. We do other work which pays the bills — but that work often drains us. […]
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Your camera’s exposure mode dial is probably the most daunting of the controls on your camera — especially if you’re new to photography. The mode dial is where you make exposure choices. The word, exposure, or exposure value (Ev) is a photo term that describes the quantity of light, or brightness. In photography, exposure in your photo is […]
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One of our favourite lessons in Take a Break: Photography for Self-care is Lesson 4, Take in The Good. Our students agreed and some have shared that the concept of intentionally looking for The Good — and using their cameras to do so — has remained with them long after they completed the course. Does […]
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I need a photo break. I’ve had enough. I’m done. Can’t we stop already? Will it ever stop snowing? Raining? Blowing? I’m tired of my work. I’m tired of my life. I’m tired of where I live. I’m tired of what I do. I’m outta here. Does this sound like you? Is this the voice […]
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You can easily capture a photo from your video clips that were taken with any kind of camera, including your mirrorless camera, 4K camera, dSLR, GoPro, or your iPhone. The video here shows you how to capture photos in Photoshop CC as well as Adobe Lightroom. These methods are better than making a screen capture, […]
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Did you just get a new camera? If it’s an upgrade to a camera brand you’ve used before it won’t be hard to transition into the newer model. But, if it’s a completely new system, like going from dSLR to mirrorless — you’ve probably got the new camera jitters! It’s time to get into the […]
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In this post I’ve got two videos showing you how to get a clean camera sensor – even one with lots of dirt stuck to it. A dirty camera sensor is the one of the most frustrating things, because often you don’t notice it until you’ve taken a lot of photos – like on a holiday. I’ve been there! […]
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When I wrote the course Take a Break: Photography for Self-care, I began the lesson Photography as a Gift with a google search of the word generosity. I hoped to inspire our students to not only take photos for themselves but to give prints, cards, and photo books as gifts and to see their photography as an extension […]
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I tested out Google’s PhotoScan app, recently. I’m not a fan of flatbed scanning photos. If I want copies of photos, I use my camera and set up copy stand lighting. But that takes a lot of time and some extra lighting gear too. Not everyone has all that. I’ve tested the PhotoScan app on an iPhone 6s, […]
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