No not that kind of gas. G.A.S. other wise known as Gear Acquisition Syndrome is the act of buying new gear often. Most commonly thinking it will make you better. Most of the time you just end up with gear you never use. Why is that some wonder. Well, frankly, its because it doesn’t “make … Continue reading Do you have G.A.S.
This is something that I get asked about often. Hey J, how do you go from camera to delivered? It will sound like a ton of steps but it is pretty simple. I am positive some of you will read this and think “hmmm… there is a simpler way.” I agree, I am sure there … Continue reading WORKFLOW!!!
I tend to edit my images in the CCF format. CCF stands for Correct Color Finish. Lets break that down. The first thing I do when I open up a raw image in Lightroom is Correct. What this means is I make basic edits in the “Lights” tab. The Lights tab is Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, … Continue reading What is CCF editing?
J why are you so controversial? Let me explain. There are times and reasons that megapixels matter. But not the way you think. We are sold on the idea that if a camera has “more” megapixels it is better. Consumers really buy into this. A question I get a lot when I’m asked for a … Continue reading Megapixels do not matter!
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson Carier-Bresson comes from a time of shooting film with a Leica. Unlike today where we have 12fps and can shoot 1,000 images in an afternoon shoot. Today it wouldn’t be hard to shoot 10,000 images. This quote doesn’t mean spray and pray to 10k. What … Continue reading Your first 10,000 images are trash!
If you read my last post you will see that I’ve basically never had a focus in photography. I just kinda did it all. There for I did what ever people asked. Because of that I hated all of it! At least I thought I did going through it. It was because I had no … Continue reading So what is my focus?
I have been doing photography for 18 years. I am still a beginner. Let me explain. In 2005 my son was born and I decided I would buy a point and shoot camera to take pics of him. And that’s all it was. Point shoot goodness! But over time I started trying to be more … Continue reading 18 years in the game and I am a beginner
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