Planning a Photo Trip Best Practices

Planning a Photo Trip Best Practices

Google earth Pro to the Planning Rescue!!! As you are reading this, I am in Oregon at Cannon Beach prepping all of my gear to Film a new Long Exposure Photography Course.  I am very excited, very eager, and more importantly VERY prepared.  Now we all know you can...

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Metal Mouth Prints Review

Metal Mouth Prints Review

The Gold Standard of Fine Art Printing I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Ben Gasser for quite some time now.  Ben operates a printing business called Metal Mouth Prints that specializes in Aluminum Dye Sublimation printing, but he also does much more....

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The Canon 6D vs Sony a6000

The Canon 6D vs Sony a6000

One Epic Battle! I have owned the Canon 6D for quite sometime now and have loved it since day 1! We really are two peas in a pod at times.  We share everything from our thoughts on priorities, like Aperture to Cropping in public.  It really has been a match made in...

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Fotga Canon to Sony E-Mount Lens Adapter Review

Fotga Canon to Sony E-Mount Lens Adapter Review

A Look at Lens Adapters These days there are tons of ILC and Mirrorless cameras on the market that are giving DSLRs a run for their money.  DSLRs have been the Gold Standard for a very long time and there are hundreds of lenses for each major camera maker.  The...

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What is Blend If in Photoshop and How Do I Use It?

What is Blend If in Photoshop and How Do I Use It?

Blend if what??? There have been numerous occasions that I have gone into Photoshop, double clicked on a layer to adjust the Layer Styles and have seen the "Blend if" dialogue.  I always thought, "Blend if what?".   I also cannot tell you how many times I attempted to...

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Exposing the Mystery of ND Filters

Exposing the Mystery of ND Filters

This is a rather long ND Filter post, use the links below to skip to the desired section: Part 1: How to Speak Neutral Density Part 2: What is Neutral Density? Part 3: What do ND Filters look like and how do you attach them? Part 4: What effect will they have on my...

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How to Make a Tree in Photoshop CC

How to Make a Tree in Photoshop CC

I was working on this photograph the other day and after about 30 minutes of work I realized I didn't really like it.  It seemed like it was missing something.  So I looked through some filters and remembered at one point in Photoshop you could render a tree.  haha, I...

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Why I love 500px.com

Why I love 500px.com

Accomplish something today... (it will make sense at the end of the post) As a photographer I love sharing my work, but it is incredibly difficult to find a place that shares your images the way they should be seen.  For a while I liked Facebook.  It was quick, easy...

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Replacing a Sky in Photoshop

Replacing a Sky in Photoshop

Want to replace a sky like a Boss!?! We have all been down this road. We go to a place that is gorgeous, on our bucket list. We have visions of amazing sunrises, beautiful cloudy afternoons, and sunsets that just won't stop making you drool. However, when we get there...

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The Survey Results Are In!

The Survey Results Are In!

And The Survey Says... I used to watch the Family Feud all the time growing up and I loved that line, "..and the survey says".  Have you seen the The new Family Feud?  It is quite lewd. I want to start this off by saying thank you!  There were a total of 696 responses...

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