Oh my word, do I have something for you guys! So remember earlier this month when I featured my friend Kent Weakley’s Night Photography Class? Well, Kent has graciously offered a spot his Night Photography class to one m3b reader. I’m taking the class, and now one of you will win a spot – a [...]
How to fix white blown-out skies quickly in Photoshop.
August 30, 2010 by at 3:23 am
Okay, so here’s the lighting situation. State fair. Can’t reschedule. Bright day. No shade. If you expose for the sky, the foreground is too dark, if you expose for the foreground, the sky blows out to an ugly, ugly white. Your camera is only a machine – a very pretty, very expensive machine, but just [...]
31 Days…
August 27, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Oh boy oh boy oh boy. I have no idea what I’ve gotten myself into, you guys. But here goes. The fabulous Nester, inspired by Darren Rowse’s (ProBlogger) series “31 Days to Build a Better Blog“, has assembled an AMAZING team of some of your favorite bloggers to present 31 posts in 31 days about [...]
Sweet Shot Tuesday
August 24, 2010 by at 12:01 am
One of the important things, I believe, about embracing photography – either with hopes to shoot professionally, or only if to make the most of your favorite hobby – is education. Many new photographers assume if they buy the same camera that __(insert fav photog here)___ has, then their photos will look like ______’s photos. [...]
A Day in the Life
August 23, 2010 by at 1:48 am
Sitting down to write this, I realize I don’t have a single photo up my sleeve for this post. I know, I know. Crazy. First off, we are not morning people. And I say this as lovingly as possible, but generally, morning people hurt my head and my eyes with their enthusiasm and their exuberant [...]
Sweet Shot Tuesday
August 17, 2010 by at 2:03 am
Back to school, football pre-season, state fairs… what does August mean to you? Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to. For us it’s boxes of curriculum arriving at the door like it’s Christmas, the Iowa State Fair, corn over our heads and lingering summer heat.
