Sep
28
I’ve got faces on the brain tonight! I usually don’t like portraits that are too contrived, although there is the occasional exception. I don’t know…I like what I like and I know it when I see it. I’m such a shut in taking care of my babies these days so most of my photography time […]
Sep
17
For this Moody Monday I would like to focus on a more positive “mood”. I guess I’m in something of a personal renaissance lately. Well, this week at least 🙂 Is love all you need? I don’t know. On a spiritual level some say this is true, but I don’t know that love fills the tummy. […]
Sep
15
First off, I’d like to mention yet again how much I really love using Topaz Labs software to edit my photos. Seriously, I believe this software bundle to be my second favorite under Adobe products. Don’t just take my word for it though. You can download the entire bundle, or just one of the products […]
Sep
15
When you’re back in the real world with your busy day-to-day schedule, it’s nice to have beautiful vacation photos to refer to when you want a moment to escape in your fondest memories. Although it seems easy enough, many people can’t seem to take proper vacation photos that really capture the relaxing appeal of the […]
Sep
10
I don’t wish to offend anyone and turn them away from my budding photography blog, but then again…if you are hateful like the people in this post bugger off!
Sep
8
All too often photographers capture what they feel are stunning landscape photos which reflect the majestic and beautiful scene in front of them. However, it can be a major disappointment to review these photos later and see that they are simply quite dull and unimpressive. This has happened to me many times, although it was […]
Sep
8
I just recently started using a lot of Photoshop actions. I’m working on a set to give out for free on Photoluminary and my brand new personal blog at the moment, but in the meantime, I want to share my absolute favorite free Photoshop actions as of late. Enjoy! Here is the image I am […]
Sep
3
Since this week’s Moody Monday falls on Labor Day, this seems like a fitting subject for the theme. Especially when one considers what people went through back in the day before labor laws went into effect in the USA. However, I’m not going to focus on vintage photos of Americans at work in factories, or […]
Sep
2
Our first official Sunday Muse. Recently I have been thinking a lot about the concept of “never give up”. Sometimes it seems that no matter how hard I work, progress is made only very incrementally. I suppose this is when my mind is leaning a bit too far into glass half-empty territory. The antidote seems […]
Sep
2
I just downloaded the trial version of Topaz Labs photoFXlab. I’ve been a big fan of the Topaz plug-ins in general for the last few years, so I really loved the idea of a standalone application that could house all of the plug-ins in one interface. Here is a screen-shot of my photo upon first […]
