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Understanding White Balance II

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Previously, in 2008, I blogged about what white balance is and how it effects the colors of photographs when they’re being taken. In that piece the examples I used were a colorful mural of Miss Piggy and her lovable Kermie and a case filled with stuffed Dwarfs. We’re moving on and examining how white balance … Continue reading "Understanding White Balance II"
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Deals on Disney Desirables

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If you’re like me, you are always on the lookout for items to add to your collection(s), whatever they may. My Disneyana acquisitions are of reasonable size and price, postcards, notecards, stationary, napkins, coasters, pins, maps, and popcorn buckets (decreasing my lot) don’t take up much space or eat away at my wallet. Most assuredly, … Continue reading "Deals on Disney Desirables"
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Portrait Definitions

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Ouch! What happened to your feet? They got lobbed off in that photo. It’s a petty crime that happens without intent all the time, bad composition and/or cropping of people pictures. These are three easy-to-follow guidelines for taking portraits. Never again shall Uncle Fester’s likeness cry out in pain from missing the top half of … Continue reading "Portrait Definitions"
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Your Photography Questions Answered

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Last week I invited you all to write Barrie, Scott, and me with your photography questions. We weren’t able to get to everyone but we thank you for reading our blogs and taking the time to write us. Without any further ado, here’s what you asked us. Letters may be edited for content. Renee asks, … Continue reading "Your Photography Questions Answered"
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Got Photography Questions?

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Gather ’round, kids. My fellow Picture This! bloggers and I are opening up the floor to answer your photography questions. You may direct your question towards Barrie, Scott or myself or no one in particular. Scott shoots with Nikon digital SLRs. He’s into software programs, online photo sharing sites, and reading books on the technical … Continue reading "Got Photography Questions?"
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Memory Card Capacity

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Memory cards and digital cameras have made many changes in the past couple of years. As we watch the number of megapixels skyrocket in point and shoot cameras, the memory card manufacturers have increased the storage size of their products. While Americans are renowned for believing that “bigger is better” there are exceptions to that … Continue reading "Memory Card Capacity"
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Hollywood Public Works

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As I type this, there is a water pipe bursting through the street in front of my house. I’m not kidding. It’s the third time since last September. It’d be great if the local water department worked on the weekend, you know, beyond placing orange cones around the dirty water and sinking pavement. I do … Continue reading "Hollywood Public Works"
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Vividly Normal

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Do you wish your photos had more pizazz? Are your images falling flat on color? Here’s a quick and easy way to add more punch to your pictures. When shooting anything with lots of color or on drab days when things look blah (that’s a technical term) make one slight setting change on your point … Continue reading "Vividly Normal"
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The Truth About Red Eye

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Brace yourselves because the fact is anyone who has red eye in photographs posesses demonic attributes or heat vision super powers. Ya know, I’m not quite sure, I constantly mix them up. We shall investigate. My test subjects today are Alex and Maddie who were volunteered by their incredibly smart mom who reads my blogs … Continue reading "The Truth About Red Eye"
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I Can’t Look, it’s Too Scary!

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I sometimes refer to myself as the Camera Whisperer. Remember who is writing this and take this paragraph with a grain of salt. When folks brought malfunctioning cameras into my work, depending on the condition I could occasionally fix the problem. Crooked lens barrel? Don’t look while I see if it’ll snap back into place. … Continue reading "I Can’t Look, it’s Too Scary!"
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