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I’ve been intrigued by the look of a tilt shift lens and though I don’t have one, it is possible to recreate it effect using Photoshop. Or at least approximate the effect. There are a number of sites that provide instructions on how to do this and I’ll provide links below. In my case, as
Read storyAre you inadvertently locking up your knowledge? Are you hiding information from your peers? Are you limiting the spread of useful information? I’m on a campaign, of sorts, to get people to think outside the inbox. A campaign to start leveraging more collaborative capabilities for sharing information and working together. Does this scenario feel familiar,
Read storyOur son, Jason, is following in mom’s footsteps and has started down a path of creating art. After just a few glass blowing lessons he is creating some wonderful work. Just a couple of examples below. I expect this to be just the tip of the iceberg! and
Read storyPlayed around with a technique last night where you can “see” through the bonnet, that would be hood for the non-MINI crowd, into the engine bay. You take an exposure with the bonnet closed, another with the bonnet open, and then do a bit of work in Photoshop to get this effect. Easy to do
Read storyWe had a short gig last night at Smith’s Olde Bar for a fund raising event for Morningside Elementary School. It is always a blast for us as performers and as audience members. The night is filled with a large number of bands playing 30 minute sets. It is cool to see how quickly some
Read storyIf you happen to own a MINI Cooper then you are certainly aware of what I call the “MINI dirty butt problem”. The aerodynamics of our favorite little car are such that it scoops everything it can find off the road and dumps it onto the back of the car. My goodness, how frustrating it
Read storyBless those Lightroom developers and product managers!!! Just discovered a behavior in Lightroom that surprised and delighted me. I use a collection for all of the images we put on my wife’s art site. We’ve decided to create a “current work” page and an “archived work” page since the number of images had gotten to
Read storyI’ve noticed a lot of folks that participate in car shows create auto show signs for their car. Since I usually enter MINIHERO into show events I decided it was bad form for MINIHERO to not have a sign as well. So, firing up Photoshop and Lightroom, I dug through some of my shots of
Read storyIt has been 30 years since I graduated from high school. Seems a lifetime ago, well, I guess it has been. I’m pretty excited about seeing classmates and seeing the journeys our lives have taken. My graduating class was very small with only 18 seniors. That should give you an indication of how small our
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