Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 9, 2009, 11:02 pm
After writing about my desire to add a second line in my ID Plate in Lightroom I received a suggestion from blog reader Andy Klafter.  He wondered if I had tried pressing Option-Return to get a new l...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 8, 2009, 11:12 pm
Birthday Thank You - Before I get into today’s post I wanted to give my thanks to each and every one of you that took the time to wish me a happy birthday on Friday and throughout the weekend.Â...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 5, 2009, 11:05 pm
Photo by Jessica N. Diamond Hi Everyone.  Today is my birthday so I am giving myself a no blog birthday present.  I have lots of stuff planned for next week so I hope you enjoy your weekend and che...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 4, 2009, 11:08 pm
I really like this photo of the Petronas Towers except for the fact that my wide angle lens and camera angle made for some really bad perspective shifting.  It’s not easy to photograph one of t...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 3, 2009, 10:04 pm
I was reading an email that I had received from someone that had purchased my Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots book and they asked me a great question.  How do you know what F-Stop to start w...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 2, 2009, 10:05 pm
I really love my Black Rapid R-Strap.  It’s the perfect accessory for shooting on the go.  The strap offers much more comfort when walking around with my camera and makes it super accessible w...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Nov 2, 2009, 7:19 am
I’ve been home for about 24 hours now but my body is so confused that it might take 24 more to get me back on track.  What with the 12 hour time difference, 21 hours in the air, and a little Da...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 31, 2009, 1:42 am
I’m sitting here in a Kentucky Fried Chicken resturant in Petaling Jaya at about 2:15 in the afternoon, passing the time with a quick bite to eat and enjoying the free Internet access as I wait ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 26, 2009, 10:36 am
My weekdays have been very busy teaching a photography class but I did get out this weekend with some of my students to take in some of the sites in and around Kuala Lumpur.  Friday Night was spent t...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 am
The orchid garden in the Singapore airport I mentioned in a previous post that I had purchased a Netbook computer to use in my travels in place of my trusty MacBook Pro.  I am happy to report that I...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 19, 2009, 7:09 am
Yes, it’s true, I am half way around the world in Malaysia.  I have been here for a couple of days and just now got hooked up with some Internet access (I simply refused to pay the $20 a day th...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 14, 2009, 11:01 pm
Are you putting all of your back-ups in the Optical Storage basket? I read an interesting article the other day at ZD-Net that basically was predicting the coming demise of optical storage.  This wa...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 13, 2009, 11:01 pm
Photo by Matt Kloskowski While in attendance at the last Photoshop World I had the pleasure of speaking on the Peachpit Stage.  It was a little intimidating for me, especially since there were some ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 12, 2009, 11:05 pm
The other day I posted a before and after photo that I had processed in Lightroom.  The really impressive thing about the process is the amount of detail contained in a RAW image.  That and Lightroo...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 11, 2009, 11:19 pm
This isn’t really a photography sort of thing but I just thought it was so cool that I had to share it with you.  This past weekend as I was looking for something on the Internet, I came across...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 8, 2009, 11:16 pm
Unfortunately I have a lot of things going on this week so I don’t have time for a lengthy post but I did want to share this with you.  I was spending a little time in Lightroom with a few imag...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 7, 2009, 11:39 pm
While I was walking the Expo floor at Photoshop World I stopped in at the Adorama booth the see what was new.  They were showing off their new printing service called AdoramaPix and the one thing tha...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 6, 2009, 11:03 pm
Time is running out for you to place a bid on one of the limited edition prints to raise money for the Walk4Hearing fundraiser.  Rob Jones from Towner-Jones Photography has been hosting the silent au...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 5, 2009, 11:04 pm
Yesterday I posted some images from my shoot in the Las Vegas Boneyard.  Included was one pano that I made by combining 3 images shot with a 10.5mm fish-eye lens.  I had never really thought of maki...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 4, 2009, 11:05 pm
As it is with every Photoshop World, the end came all too quickly.  I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Vegas, even though the dry air was playing havoc with my sinuses.  Friday began pretty early in th...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Oct 2, 2009, 1:21 am
As predicted, the first day of Photoshop World was fantastic.  The keynote them this year was a pro-football theme and the Photoshop Guys were the hosts of the “official” half-time show.Â...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 30, 2009, 11:54 pm
I arrived here in Vegas for Photoshop World but since I didn’t sign up for any pre-cons, I decided to get away from the craziness of Las Vegas Blvd. and head to one of my favorite escapes, Red R...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 29, 2009, 11:04 pm
What’s that, you don’t know what #PSW is?  That’s alright, there was a time when I had no clue either.  The # sign (sometimes referred to as a hashtag) is a way to tell twitter to ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 28, 2009, 11:04 pm
…is the one I don’t have.  I’m speaking of course about the one that is in the iPhone and also the subject of Chase Jarvis‘ new book, The Best Camera is the One That’s W...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 27, 2009, 11:04 pm
I’m still trying to heal emotionally from the misery I suffered yesterday at the hands of my beloved Skins so I am turning my attention to the upcoming events of this week. Before I get to that...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 24, 2009, 11:04 pm
I shoot a lot of images of cameras for my books and the other day I was looking at a shot of the Canon T1i.  It was a pretty simply image of the front of the camera with the standard kit lens attache...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 24, 2009, 8:29 am
Don’t worry, it wasn’t really an important one to anyone but myself.  I was looking back at my original blog, which is still available for viewing at Blogger, and I noticed that my very f...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 23, 2009, 12:36 am
I have been incredibly busy the past few days and I need to grab some serious sack time.  So here’s what’s on my radar screen. ♦ – I read about Chase Jarvis’ new iPhone app...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 22, 2009, 10:59 am
Hi everyone.  Due to circumstances beyond my control I am going to have to skip the blog post for today.  I’ll be back tomorrow but I don’t want to leave you empty-handed.  If you haven...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 20, 2009, 11:12 pm
I love my MacBook Pro but lately I have been giving some thought to purchasing a new computer strictly for travel purposes.  The issue for me is that my MacBook is big enough that it can pose some pr...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 17, 2009, 11:04 pm
A little while back I was contacted by Rob Jones of Towner-Jones Photography about a request he had from Chris Sterns.  Chris is a really great guy that I met at my photowalk in Boston this past spri...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 16, 2009, 11:07 pm
Earlier in August I wrote about some great online Photoshop Training that is available from my buddy Rich Harrington.  Well Rich has taken thing to the next level with the release of his new iPhone/i...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 15, 2009, 11:05 pm
When I was writing about the post processing I applied to my images in Monday’s post, I mentioned that I used the Topaz Adjust plug-in from Topaz Labs.  It’s what gives my images that kin...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 14, 2009, 11:12 pm
Big and Fast - SanDisk, my memory card of choice, has just released a new line of memory cards that are just the ticket for today’s huge pixel-count cameras and high-def video capture.  The ne...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 13, 2009, 11:08 pm
The funny thing about teenage boys is that they hardly ever want to get in front of the camera but when they do, they can be the goofiest ham-bones around.  Such was the case this past weekend when m...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 7, 2009, 11:05 pm
This past weekend I took the liberty of doing a little house cleaning.  Unfortunately for my wife, it had nothing to do with my actual house and everything to do with my Lightroom collection.  My ho...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 6, 2009, 11:07 pm
Most Americans don’t know it but Labor Day is actually a Canadian import fashioned after the celebration of the “Nine Hour Movement” in Canada, which resulted in annual parades to ce...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 4, 2009, 12:19 am
♦ – This has been a busy week for new photo gear releases.  Earlier this week Epson announced the release of their newest printer, the Epson Stylus Pro 3880.  The 17″ printer is an upd...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 2, 2009, 11:05 pm
Running a fairly popular blog, I often receive requests to write about upcoming events or products.  While I may not always be able to accommodate every request, I couldn’t pass when my buddy Z...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Sep 1, 2009, 11:06 pm
Most photographers know that the tripod is an indispensable tool for capturing long exposures but so often I see it used in an unstable manner.  Most tripods have a center column that can be raised t...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 31, 2009, 11:08 pm
Wow! Thanks everyone for the great response to yesterday’s give-away.  I only wish I had more prizes but I can tell you that, from the response, there will definitely be more give-aways in the ...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 31, 2009, 11:07 pm
Photo by Lord Jim How would you like the chance to shoot in the legendary Las Vegas Neon Museum Boneyard?  How about shooting in the Boneyard with the likes of David DuChemin and Chris Orwig?  Well...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 30, 2009, 11:04 pm
This Contest is now CLOSED – Thanks for entering This weekend I ran a little Twitter contest and gave away 3 copies of my latest book, Nikon D5000: From Snapshots to Great Shots.  I don’...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 27, 2009, 11:05 pm
I’m sure that many of you read the post yesterday over at my friend Scott Kelby’s blog.  I was all set to write a full blown rant about the situation but there’s really nothing more...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 27, 2009, 11:03 pm
I thought I would throw out a reminder that today is the last day to grab the early bird special for the upcoming Photoshop World.  If you are planning on going and have yet to register you only have...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 26, 2009, 11:05 pm
Before I get to today’s poll question, I wanted to make sure I congratulated Scott, Dave, and Matt on their 200th episode of Photoshop User TV.  I watched the episode last night and it was grea...
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Jeff R. posted an article on PhotoWalkPro - Aug 25, 2009, 11:03 pm
A while back I had a friend who called me and asked if I knew of anyone that could do some photo restoration.  He had a very old original wedding photo dating from the 1920’s that had a pretty ...
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