TTG Publisher released into the wild

I’ve been testing the new Publisher plug-in from The Turning Gate for the last few weeks, and last week the release version was made available. You can read what I’ve previously written about it here. I gotta say that I’m completely amazed at how well this works and how easy it is to update galleries […]

Go Slow

“Slow”, the latest e-book from the folks at Craft and Vision, explores the possibilities of using long shutter speeds. I’ve only take a quick trip through this e-book but I’m already inspired to try some new and interesting techniques. Some of the more intriguing techniques include using flash to keep your main subject sharp while […]

Sensor Cleaning Resources

Though we always refer to cleaning your sensor, when you clean your digital SLR camera’s sensor, you’re not really cleaning the sensor. You’re cleaning the filter that sits on top of the sensor. So you never really touch your sensor and there’s no way you can hurt it. If you’re still a little queasy about […]

Focus blending in Photoshop CS5

Similar in purpose to the Helicon Focus program, Photoshop CS 5 is capable of taking several images of the same shot, each focused at a different point, and blending them to create a single shot with everything in focus. Theoretically. It usually works pretty well, or at least gives you a good starting point to […]

The One-Third Myth

You’ve seen those pictures with a sharp foreground – maybe some flowers – and an in focus background – like a mountain. These are usually made with wide angle lenses with the foreground very close to the camera, usually within a foot or two. Getting everything in focus is done with a technique called hyperfocal […]

Home from Iceland

I’m finally home from Iceland. Did I mention I liked Iceland? My wife Tracy flew over and met up with us for the last whole day of the trip and we, along with some friends, stayed in Reykjavik for a few extra days. On one of those days we arranged a day trip to the […]


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