Bar in Distress

Underexposure can yield some interesting colors. Especially when you bump the exposure back up. * * * I’m trying to gauge if … Continue reading

Golden Trumpeter

I’ll try to avoid a lengthy explaination of Mormon iconography. This guy is the angel Moroni. He sits atop every Mormon … Continue reading

dooce® v6 Update

Just relaunched the mothership with added tabs to the upper right corner of dooce​.com. These take you to the latest … Continue reading

dooce® 6.1

It’s live, people. Shift-refresh. Change can be hard sometimes. Give it a chance. http://​dooce​.com Report bugs in the comments. UPDATE: I’ve … Continue reading

Lightroom Tutorial: Color to Grayscale

The photo isn’t the ultimate best ever, but it gets closer by the end. My apologies for the intermittent hum. … Continue reading

Is it Time to Allow Mac OSX on any PC?

Look at the trendlines on the graph in the linked article and it’s a valid question. If they aren’t going to … Continue reading

Distressed 5

Playing with the toning in Lightroom 2. Fun! This photo reminds me of 1996–7. I love David Carson’s work so much. A lot … Continue reading

Best Bit at the 2009 Grammys

Band nerds, UNITE!

Crazy Ear Hair

Taken for yesterday’s tutorial. Coco’s ear hair rivals mine. Am I part dog or just aging? Jury’s out.

RAW v JPG — The ULTIMATE Showdown

I’ve tried to capture a few things here; workflow, processing and hopefully the value of shooting in RAW over JPG. For … Continue reading

Late-ish Winter Afternoon

I have a thing for trees.

Coco Levitating

Chuck won’t get close enough when out for a walk to get a shot like this. He knows that child #2 is … Continue reading

Obama: My Bad

This is promising: Obama: My Bad If only for the change in tone. I voted for Obama. This is one of the … Continue reading

Devil Tree Pods

These pods will withstand the nuclear winter.

My Photo Workflow

We take a lot of photos. Most of you who’ve been coming here for awhile know this. The problem with taking … Continue reading