Every once in a while, something comes along that revolutionizes things. I think Dropbox fits this category. My mentor, Nancy Ori had an assignment to shoot hundreds of wine bottles for a product catalog. As we started discussing on how to go about doing this, we came up the following scenario: It was determined to setup …
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Product review: RAW Developer
In this post — I wanted to introduce to you “RAW Developer”, which is quickly becoming my “Converter” of choice for all Landscape and fine art images.
Lens Align Mark II
Since a few years ago, I had been using an excellent process to fine tune my lenses. It is a painstaking exercise, but nevertheless a very very useful and critical thing to do on a periodic basis. Recently — I felt the need for a faster way to do this. This past christmas, when Michael Tapes …
2011: Lessons from 2010
Based on my personal experiences, here is a list of things I recommend to you as a Photographer. Think seriously about these in 2011 if you still haven’t already done it… So, here goes: Backup: Excuse my language but S**T happens. When it does happens, all hell breaks loose. It is always better to be equipped …
Travel notes…
When people turn to photography, there is that ever slight change in their behavior that I noticed.…These may or may not be typical of everyone, but just based on my observations from my most recent trip… I have noticed that Japanese photographers crouch (bend both their legs making their stature shorter) when taking photographers — despite them …
Backing up…
Lots have been written on the subject, and frankly — just like everything else, everyone has their “way” of backing up stuff. Every other type of backup probably works well, and there is no “right” way. It is important however to ensure that you are backing up your work and that it is a painless …
Limited edition prints..
In my opinion, there is no such thing. It is bogus and just snake oil. Back in the days, printing was technically challenging, labor intensive and reproducibility was difficult. Master printers made extensive notes on their test prints, trained a select few on how to read these notes and make prints. In most cases, these master …