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Matting photos all day

Posted on July 12, 2009 by admin

Today was spent matting and framing photos.  The Mother In Law has a mat cutter and Aaron Brothers was having their one-penny (2 for the price of one) sale so lots of the prints that I made two weeks ago … Continue reading →

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Workflow 2009

Posted on May 31, 2009 by bjohns

I was talking to a friend about workflow and I realized that I’ve typed the same set of steps a few times for different people recently, so I might as well post it here. I’m coming to digital photography with … Continue reading →

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Real? Or CG? (Not good for photographers)

Posted on April 28, 2009 by bjohns

Take a look at this cool quiz hosted by Autodesk, the makers of the most popular Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software in the world: Autocad.  There’s a mixture of real photos and CG photos of objects and scenes and you have … Continue reading →

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On becoming a photographer…

Posted on March 24, 2009 by bjohns

“You get into photography the same way you get into being a prostitute. First you do for fun, then you do it for friends, then you do it for money.” — Dean Collins Found this little gem in a blog … Continue reading →

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100 blogs to read

Posted on February 3, 2009 by bjohns

Photography Colleges has a list of 100 photography blogs up and it’s a good list.  I read or have previously read about 15 of these and there’s a pretty good variety to choose from.  So next time you’re trying to … Continue reading →

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New Year’s and magazines: Renewal and a parting gift

Posted on January 2, 2009 by bjohns

Happy New Year’s everyone!  New Year’s is a time to look back at the previous year and look forward to the coming year.  Lots of people set goals and vow that this year will be better than the last year, … Continue reading →

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My Blurb book has arrived

Posted on November 22, 2008 by bjohns

I just got my Yellowstone book from Blurb today and overall I’m impressed.  In this post I’ll take a look at what worked and what didn’t – partially for anyone thinking of making a photo book like this and partially … Continue reading →

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Book is done, and NPS map resources

Posted on November 13, 2008 by bjohns

My book of Yellowstone photos is done and printing! It’s amazing to me how much work these things take.  After quickly throwing some images together I started a longer process of polishing it up, while teaching myself Adobe InDesign at the … Continue reading →

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Lead me not into temptation (especially bookstores)

Posted on October 26, 2008 by bjohns

A guy at work had a t-shirt that says “Lead me not into temptation” and then is smaller print below it says “(especially  bookstores)”.  I need that shirt. I was wandering the streets of Palo Alto after dinner Friday night … Continue reading →

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Going to Cody, Wyoming

Posted on September 19, 2008 by bjohns

I’m taking a spontaneous last-minute vacation to a ranch outside Cody, Wyoming next month and I’m looking forward to the photographic opportunities of both Eastern Yellowstone and the more open plains of Wyoming.  According to Wikipedia, Cody is a town … Continue reading →

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