Archive for May 2007

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Taking a bite out of the Photoshop/Elements learning curve

Many folks in class are likely going to get Photoshop Elements or her big sister, Photoshop. Some people have been asking about how to learn the tricks. Well, getting a good book is one way, and as suggested before, take a hike to your local library or bookstore and snuggle up to a […]

The value of a snapshot …

In class we’re always talking about finding the light, looking for an interesting shot and just shooting it. I was digging through some shots from my point and shoot from back in February and found this gem, I had nearly forgotten about. I was at Union Station waiting for a bus, and saw […]

A Smart Enclosure for your Hard Drives

I’ve been searching far and wide for a “smart” way to store and easily access archived data. In the past few years most of my data has been stored on 3.5″ internal hard drives and I’ve been using an enclosure made by Vantec called the EZ-Swap. Great product on serveral accounts - the […]

May is National Photo Month

I’m not quite sure where all the time went, but May is National Photo Month. There are a number of sites out there promoting it, and providing tips as well for taking great photos this Spring and Summer. With the amount of snow and rain we’ve had down here on the Front Range, the wildflowers […]

Metadata 101

As a follow on to the previous post, attached is a little primer on metadata.
It should provide a sound foundation for covering the basics and getting you started. If I get a chance, I’ll cook up a screencast example of how PhotoInfo works. For now enjoy the article :
“Metadata 101 : Create Image […]

Metadata Primer and Microsoft Photo Info

In class last week, we talked about photo metadata and editing it. I have a primer prepared and will have that up later in the evening, but for starters visit Microsoft’s page for the tool :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/photoinfo.mspx
If you want to get started directly and install the application, click the link :
Photo info download ( click […]