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Free Backup Tool For Photographers

February 12, 2012 – 8:23 am

As a software developer, I’m privy to many neat little toys and utilities. So when it came time for a backup strategy for my photographs, I employed my trusty friend, Sync Toy by Microsoft. This utility is free, easy to use and it’s never failed me. In the past I’ve used it for various purposes read more »

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Phoenix First Friday Low Light

February 4, 2012 – 8:53 am

I decided to take my Minolta 50mm f1.7 prime out for a walk and get some low light pics. In Phoenix there’s an event the first Friday of the month where lots of people go downtown to look at and buy art from street vendors. I figured it would be a good place to get read more »

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Sony Off Camera Flash Setup

February 3, 2012 – 2:48 am

Since getting deeper into photography, I learned pretty quickly that getting my flash off the camera is about the best thing that I could do to take things to the next level. Here’s a great place to get started if you don’t know what I mean.I started with a Promaster FTD 7000m, which is not read more »

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Lightroom Presets

February 2, 2012 – 9:44 pm

I’m not real big on using presets for my photos, but I have to admit, sometimes you see one used correctly and it just works. I decided to try several presets that I picked up from Lightroom Killer Tips. I like most of the ones I’ve downloaded so far, but the main thing to remember read more »

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Portraits of Megan

January 14, 2012 – 8:35 pm

To test out some of my new lighting equipment, I got my sister-in-law Megan to pose for some head shots. The background is just the wall in my dinning room, which happens to be blue and works nicely as a background.

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Learning To Take Better Pictures

December 16, 2011 – 5:49 pm

I really want to improve the quality of my photography. Now that I’ve spent a lot of time working out the technical details of my equipment, it’s time to focus on the actual shooting of photos. Back in high school, I learned about the fundamentals of taking good pictures and now that I’m getting into it again, read more »

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Photos Of Kids at the Park

December 1, 2011 – 6:18 pm

Some photos I took of our friend’s 2 year old birth day party at the park.

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Mister Money Mustache Is Good

November 10, 2011 – 6:58 am

I found this blog while perusing hacker news (as I do often). Let me tell you, this guy is great. His views on money are controversial, which translates to good. If you’re a wage slave, read this guy’s blog and take his advice; you’ll find a degree of liberation and validate many of your practical gut feelings regarding read more »

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WordPress Admin Theme

November 2, 2011 – 5:29 pm

As I get deeper into WordPress programming and start checking out the voluminous resources available, I got to thinking, “Self, do you think there are any cool WordPress admin themes out there.” Self replied, “Why don’t you Google it, moron.” And so I did. Sure enough, I found theFluency Admin theme and let me tell you, read more »

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Nest: A Gadget With a More Tangible Purpose

October 25, 2011 – 6:31 pm

Gadgets are great. In the past few years we’ve been inundated with new products. Some, like the tablet computer, are changing the way we interact with an otherwise common machine. Our TVs are connected to wireless networks. We can do more with a phone today than we could with a PC 10 years ago. And read more »

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