+Improving Digital Photography with Film

2. July 2009

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+Improving Digital Photography with Film

Once upon a time if you wanted to take a photo, if had to be shot on film.  You would buy a roll, load you camera and take you pictures.  Afterwards you would take the roll to the photo lab to get developed and you would finally see your photos. The rise of digital photography has [...]

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+JULY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

29. June 2009

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+JULY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

Wow … yet ANOTHER month in the bag! We are having an absolute blast getting the message of X= out to all of you and we are SO APPRECIATIVE of all the folks we are meeting along the way! Remember if you ever have any questions photography related or otherwise we would LOVE to hear from [...]

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+GEAR REVIEW – Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

25. June 2009

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+GEAR REVIEW – Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

I wanted to review this lens due to it’s extreme ratio – 18mm to 250mm, a 13.9x zoom range. As designed for digital cameras with APS-C/DX sensors, the perceived zoom range for my Canon is 28.8 to 400mm (1.6 magnification factor). Sigma Wide Angle at 18mm Sigma Telephoto at 250mm You can find a lot of technical data [...]

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+BOOK REVIEW – Photoshop CS4: Photographer’s Handbook

22. June 2009

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+BOOK REVIEW – Photoshop CS4: Photographer’s Handbook

Anyone that has acquired Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom, with the intention of editing their photography, has found themselves deep inside these programs with almost infinite options. The “Grand Dame” of image editing programs, Adobe Photoshop, has grown over the years and can be found in a plethora of industries. Like any worthwhile endeavor, learning how to [...]

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+WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING PHOTOSHOP – RETOUCHING 101

18. June 2009

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+WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING PHOTOSHOP – RETOUCHING 101

I’m constantly on the search for the smoothest and quickest way to process images. That’s it, nothing fancy about it. I like speed, accuracy, and quality. Can they all be wrapped into one workflow that can take care of the majority of my shoots? – I certainly think so! This little gem of a workflow has been in [...]

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+PHOTO PROFILE – JOSHUA CARROLL

16. June 2009

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+PHOTO PROFILE – JOSHUA CARROLL

All photos © Joshua Carroll How did you get started? I took a surprisingly normal route into the whole photography business. I started at the age of about 17, studied it in school, hated Biology and Chemistry and despised Business Studies (despite being rather good at all of them). So naturally I went to an arts college. [...]

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2. July 2009

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+Improving Digital Photography with Film

+Improving Digital Photography with Film

Once upon a time if you wanted to take a photo, if had to be shot on film.  You would buy a roll, load you camera and take you pictures.  Afterwards you would take the roll to the photo lab to get developed and you would finally see your photos. The rise of digital photography has [...]

continue reading ... }

29. June 2009

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+JULY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

+JULY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

Wow … yet ANOTHER month in the bag! We are having an absolute blast getting the message of X= out to all of you and we are SO APPRECIATIVE of all the folks we are meeting along the way! Remember if you ever have any questions photography related or otherwise we would LOVE to hear from [...]

continue reading ... }

25. June 2009

6 Comments

+GEAR REVIEW – Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

+GEAR REVIEW – Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

I wanted to review this lens due to it’s extreme ratio – 18mm to 250mm, a 13.9x zoom range. As designed for digital cameras with APS-C/DX sensors, the perceived zoom range for my Canon is 28.8 to 400mm (1.6 magnification factor). Sigma Wide Angle at 18mm Sigma Telephoto at 250mm You can find a lot of technical data [...]

continue reading ... }

22. June 2009

4 Comments

+BOOK REVIEW – Photoshop CS4: Photographer’s Handbook

+BOOK REVIEW – Photoshop CS4: Photographer’s Handbook

Anyone that has acquired Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom, with the intention of editing their photography, has found themselves deep inside these programs with almost infinite options. The “Grand Dame” of image editing programs, Adobe Photoshop, has grown over the years and can be found in a plethora of industries. Like any worthwhile endeavor, learning how to [...]

continue reading ... }

18. June 2009

6 Comments

+WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING PHOTOSHOP – RETOUCHING 101

+WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING PHOTOSHOP – RETOUCHING 101

I’m constantly on the search for the smoothest and quickest way to process images. That’s it, nothing fancy about it. I like speed, accuracy, and quality. Can they all be wrapped into one workflow that can take care of the majority of my shoots? – I certainly think so! This little gem of a workflow has been in [...]

continue reading ... }

16. June 2009

3 Comments

+PHOTO PROFILE – JOSHUA CARROLL

+PHOTO PROFILE – JOSHUA CARROLL

All photos © Joshua Carroll How did you get started? I took a surprisingly normal route into the whole photography business. I started at the age of about 17, studied it in school, hated Biology and Chemistry and despised Business Studies (despite being rather good at all of them). So naturally I went to an arts college. [...]

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