Category Archives: Tips & Tutorials

“And the Best Camera Is…

…the one you have with you.” I am so tired of hearing that phrase I could vomit. Granted, if you don’t have a camera at all you’re not going to be doing much picture making.  That’s obvious.  But the real reason I’m tired of hearing this phrase is because I see all the time as...

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Caffenol – Developing Film with Coffee

I’ve been doing a lot of alternative photography lately.  Since I started a black & white photo class I’ve been experimenting more with developing film and using medium format cameras. One of the coolest developing processes I’ve come across is developing film with coffee.  At first I thought, “Yeah, whatever.”  But since I’ve done it,...

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Photoshop Lightroom 2 – Quick Tip #1

Editing photos can be a time consuming project, especially if you have hundreds of photos to go through.  So anytime there is a shortcut to the process, it’s a blessing. I found one of these shortcuts the other day while working on some photos.  It deals with advancing photos while in the Library Module. So...

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How to Take Smoke Photographs – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of “How to Take Smoke Photographs”! If you haven’t read Part 1, I suggest starting there.  I show you how to set up your equipment to take smoke photos. Then follow along with this video tutorial, where I show you how to edit your photos.  The process is pretty simple and...

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How to Create Smoke Photography

I recently became fascinated with smoke photography.  The images that result from the random patterns of smoke are quite amazing and mezmorizing. The images look difficult to create, with multiple colors and patterns, but it’s actually quite simple. In this post today I’m going to show you exactly how to do it, from start to...

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