I have a confession to make: I was a teenage skateboarder (and in my mind I still am). I was probably more into skateboarding than photography. I read all the skateboarding magazines, and had tear sheets and posters of skateboarding plastered all over my bedroom walls. I practiced 360’s every spare moment, and had contests with my brothers on who could do the most 360’s in a row.
Continue readingHey Marlene, I have a question in regards to cameras. The new Pentax K-7 has caught my attention based on its features. What is your opinion on the Pentax camera and lenses? I was hoping that Nikon was going to replace the D300 with a supposed rumored D400 but nothing yet, and tired of waiting.
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At some point after you’ve purchased that entry level sub $1000 dSLR kit with a couple of consumer grade zoom lenses, you’re going to want a faster, sharper lens. By faster I mean one with a larger f-stop than the typical f3.5 you’re getting at the wide angle setting of the lens in the kits. Remember, a faster lens lets in more light, so you can you can use a faster shutter speed. That’s where the term comes from.
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Set up your camera to shoot the best image quality jpgs. To get the best images from your camera, it’s good to understand what all the functions mean and do. This post teaches you about picture quality.
Continue readingI made this quick Flash swf video on how to re-size images in Photoshop. The great thing about Flash videos is they are ultra sharp. If you view the video and it doesn’t look that sharp, then right click (or Control click) the movie when it’s playing and set the Flash movie quality to High.
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