Photography
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Gear Review: X-Rite i1Display 2
(auto-posted entry–while you are reading this, I’m probably cleaning-up from pump operator training at the fire department) About two months ago, I went to do a monitor calibration on my laptop. I never…
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November is Black and White Month for Me!
Sometimes, I feel drawn back to my photographic roots, with my Dad teaching me how to shoot, develop, and print black and white film. I have, therefore, declared November to be my personal…
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Dryrose Lightroom Presets
I have decided to release a set of presets that I use a lot while I’m working on developing some of my photographs. After seeing a few other photographers organizing their presets using…
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Wedding PhotoBooth!
Several months ago, my sister Sarah asked if we could do a photo booth for her wedding reception. I’ve read about a few other people doing this, and thought it would be fun…
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Pittsburgh Senior Evan
On Saturday morning, Jenny and I went down to Memorial Park in New Kensington to meet Evan and his mother (an old family friend) for Evan’s senior portraits. My Dad came down to…
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Sarah and Erik’s Engagement Photo Slideshow!
We had a fun photo shoot in Baltimore for my sister Sarah’s engagement portraits over Labor Day weekend. Here is the resulting slideshow. We can’t wait for your wedding in just about a…
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Sneak Peak: Pittsburgh Senior Katie
I posted this story on the Dryrose blog about the senior portrait shoot we did this morning. Unfortunately, my crossposting gadget that keeps the Dryrose blog and the JJGM blog synched seems to…
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A good teacher is always teaching
A few weeks ago, we took the big family vacation to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We stayed in a pair of houses at one of our favorite spots there, St. Martin’s Point. This year,…
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Podcast: Basic Slideshow Creation in Final Cut Pro
This podcast describes the process for building a slideshow of photographs using Lightroom and Final Cut Pro. I hope that it might be informative. It’s a bit on the long side (about 34…
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Desert Water
Bexar County Windmill Water Basin I’ve been spending some time in San Antonio, Texas, and had some time to get out to do some photo-hiking. One of the hikes I took on Wednesday…