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Why I Love Photography

Some people, who just don’t know any better, consider photographers to be “failed artists”.  It’s not true.  Photographers are people who see the art that is inherent in reality. Baby washing day at the preschool All Forms of Photography Matter True, not all photos make the cut and join the ranks of “art”.  Nor do […]

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Introducing: Presets Galore

Presets Galore is my newest and most enjoyable website project by far.  As I build the site up, I am allowing all products to be downloaded free of charge.  All you have to do is “like” or “share” the product page of the presets that you want to download free, via the blue box.  The […]

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Topaz Clarity Review – Enhance Contrast and Clarity With No Artifacts or Halos

I had the pleasure of using an advanced copy of Topaz Clarity back in 2013.  The latest version is called Clarity in Studio and you can download a free, fully functional trial version and use it for a full 30 days.  So, you have nothing to lose by trying it out. I try out a […]

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10 Dismal Black and White Photos

In this day and age we are exposed to quite a lot of depressing and dismal imagery on the news.  Here’s some more! It was hard to find these photos on Flickr.  Mostly what I found were photos of young emo types posing in stairwells with their heads in their laps, girls writing depressing stuff […]

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20 Cute, Handsome and Gorgeous Photos of Freckled People

I adore freckles!  Seriously, it’s a fetish.  My husband is tall and freckly…the perfect man really. A young stranger: Quebec Rainbow gathering 2009: Gäya 7 years old by Benoit.P, on Flickr La réalité est lente, changé de direction by Benoit.P, on Flickr Untitled by maneeacc, on Flickr Joel by Joel Bedford, on Flickr ashlin, february […]

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A Guide to Installing, Creating and Updating Lightroom Presets

Installing Lightroom presets is actually pretty straightforward.  First however, if you don’t yet have Lightroom or if you haven’t upgraded to version 4, you can download the trial version from Adobe here: Download Lightroom 4 Trial How to Install Lightroom Presets Your first step is to open Lightroom and make sure you are in the […]

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Photographs of Genuine Happiness

Negative emotions, such as anger, tend to get a lot more attention and press.  However, positive emotions such as happiness deserve to be paid homage to as well…if only to help them spread. Enjoy these 20 photos of genuine happiness. Joy by gunnisal, on Flickr Happiness by An Gobán Saor, on Flickr Joy! by luvi, […]

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Dreams – Images from the Subconsious

“It is on the whole probably that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it.” -Carl Gustav Jung Just Dreaming by Ben Heine, on Flickr Telephone by Ben Heine, on Flickr The Winds Of Change (Storms Of Your Life) by Tomasito.!, on Flickr Dream by Filippo Venturi, on […]

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The Ugly Reality of Drug Addiction – A Photo Collection

Photos like this are very hard-hitting.  I’m not sure that anybody ever sets out to become an addict, but it is the sad outcome of so many lives.  These people are somebody’s sons and daughters and sometimes they are even parents.  If only more could be done to prevent the scourge of addiction in our society.

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Is Adobe Creative Cloud Worth It?

I recently purchased an Adobe Creative Cloud membership.  To be honest, I was still pretty darn happy with Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.  However, since I write reviews of photo software and make things like Lightroom presets to both give away and sell, it made sense to upgrade for professional reasons. Adobe Cloud – Ideal for […]

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