Author Archives: bjohns

Adobe ACE exam: why do it?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by bjohns

I was reading John Nack’s blog the other day and discovered the Adobe ACE program (Adobe Certified Expert) which is where you go to a testing center and take a multiple choice exam about a specific Adobe product.  If you … Continue reading →

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Suffer for my art

Posted on April 13, 2011 by bjohns

This weekend makes twice in the last year I’ve been painfully bitten by bugs while doing photography. I was first bitten by a wasp last summer wile standing on a beach at Lake Tahoe at 11:00 pm. What kind of … Continue reading →

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Replaced the GPS

Posted on April 11, 2011 by bjohns

My friend Philip commented in the post I made about losing my GPS that I should just get another Garmin Legend HCx, since they have gotten more affordable.  I looked at the newer Oregon/Dakota models but I ended up taking … Continue reading →

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Attending Macro/Food/Close-up photo class this weekend

Posted on April 6, 2011 by bjohns

I’m looking forward to attending a photo workshop at Keeble and Shuchat this weekend about close-ups, macro, food, flowers, etc.   The workshop will be led by a guy named Dave Henry, who I haven’t met before.   It’s sponsored by Canon … Continue reading →

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Transferring blog archives, and Dubai

Posted on March 11, 2011 by bjohns

Migrating archives from old blog Things are moving along well with the blog here at Brian Johns Photography World Headquarters.   One month in and I’m pretty happy with the new WordPress setup.  It beats the hell out of the old … Continue reading →

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Lost Garmin GPS

Posted on February 5, 2011 by bjohns

I seem to have lost my beloved Garmin eTrex HCx, which I use for geotagging, as well as driving directions and other useful things.   I love geotagging so much that I’m going to have to replace it.   I’ve got a … Continue reading →

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Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Wrap-up

Posted on January 27, 2011 by bjohns

I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was going to shoot the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on January 9th, and indeed I did.   I’ll spare you the blow-by-blow details but I want to give a quick summary about how … Continue reading →

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A look back at 2010

Posted on January 4, 2011 by bjohns

2010 has come and gone and it was a pretty good year, both personally and professionally (both the day job and the photography business.)   Here are some of the highlights: My folder for 2010 weighs in at 235 GB.  That … Continue reading →

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Shooting the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Posted on December 28, 2010 by bjohns

I’ll be shooting the Kraft Fight Hunger bowl next weekend at AT&T Park.   This was formerly known as the Emerald Bowl but the sponsorship has changed from Emerald Nuts to Kraft foods.   I’ve shot the Emerald bowl a couple times … Continue reading →

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Moved to WordPress

Posted on December 17, 2010 by bjohns

Well, I’ve finally gone and done it.  The old hand-made blog and website code needed to be put down.   I’ve moved to WordPress and so far it looks very promising.  It was clear that the old system wasn’t very flexible … Continue reading →

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