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Articles & Reviews
Camera reviews, comparisons, roundups, guides, and field notes — everything I publish, in one place.
Using Camera Raw to make a Surreal Edgy Look.
Adobe Camera RAW can be used to give your images a really cool effect. In this tutorial I use my 300 Look Preset and…
Read More » Setting Camera RAW to load JPGs by Default
I often get asked how to open up JPG files in Adobe Camera Raw. Here is how you can set ACR to open JPG…
Read More » Having some fun with my Truck!
I was actually thinking about selling it at the time but I had always wanted to take some fun pictures of my truck and…
Read More » Should a photographers website groove?
I have gone back and forth as to if I should have music on my photography portfolio. I tend to think that it sets…
Read More » Some HDR Fun in Historic Knights Ferry
Today I made a run up to Historic Knights Ferry to shoot some product images for SparrowLane a maker of fine wine vinegars. I…
Read More » Picked up the new Canon 5D MKII
Drove up to the east bay yesterday and picked up a Canon 5D MKII. This is one hard camera to come by right now.…
Read More » Creating Side by Side Comparison images in Photoshop
I have often been asked how to create a before and after effect in Photoshop. There are easy ways to do it but it…
Read More » Thank you to my Clients this year!
With out my fabulous clients I would not have experienced exponential growth both in my business and my personal life in 2008. My business…
Read More » Estes Family Portraits – Jacob Meyers Park Riverbank
During the week of Thanksgiving I posted a contest on Facebook awarding the winner a photo session and $100 in prints on me. The…
Read More » Smith Family Portraits – California State University Stanislaus Turlock
The Smith’s have these 2 little guys that are a crack up. It was a blast taking pictures of them because I had no…
Read More » Testing the new Flip MinoHD
When I heard that Flip was releasing a new version and that it was going to shoot in HD I had to check it…
Read More » Kirt and Jamie Get Married at the Garden Wedding Chapel
I have been so fortunate as to have shot 2 weddings recently that were almost ruined by the rain. We really had our minds…
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