The end of any year provides a great opportunity to reflect—time to reflect on goals, dreams, aspirations, progress, setbacks, hopes, and challenges. Keeping goals and a clear vision in your mind of what you want to create can be a powerful tool in bringing them to reality. This visualization has helped me progress in multiple aspects in my life, perhaps...
"Like many successful people, Gage Thompson didn’t wait for work to come to him—he sought it out." Perhaps this is why PDN Magazine recently named Gage an "All-Star Assistant." Gage was recognized not only for his array of photography skills, but also his unwavering work ethic and great sense of humor. Gage has worked with many notable photographers, including widely...
Before we get rolling here, I just want to level with you that adding metadata to your images is obviously not he most enthralling part of a digital workflow. I dread it myself. But, I will say that adding metadata to images is way more enjoyable and faster than putting slide labels on thousands of slides individually like I had...
You’ve made your list. You’ve checked it twice. But just as you’re adding that last bow and tying the final ribbon, you casuallyglance over to the fireplace. Stockings. You forgot about the stockings. Now, this can be you on Christmas Eve, OR you can consider this a cautionary tale and load up on some stocking stuffers right now. Here are...
Typically when we think of spiders and insects, or "bugs," we get a little squeamish, anxious, and even panicked. However, if we were to get up close and personal with these little critters, we may find that they’re not quite as menacing as we think. Just ask macro photographer, Colin Hutton. Colin is photographing these creatures in a whole new light. And...
Did you know that the 12 Days of Christmas actually don’t start until Christmas Day? Crazy, right? People are often misguided in thinking that the 12 Days are some sort of countdown before Christmas, and here at pictureline, we like that story, so we’re going with it. We’re in full on Christmas mode and we’ve got 12 products that anyone...
There’s something special about the sound of an old school shutter. With each snap, you hear the shutter open and close. Without even looking at exactly which speed your shutter is set, you can hear the difference between 1/500 s and 1/15 s. Of course you’ll see the difference between the images later, but it’s kind of cool to hear...
Eggnog. Sugar cookies. Holiday ham. Cheese. Wine. Chocolate. Does this sound like your current meal plan? We understand—us too. Between all those holiday parties filled with trays of perfectly placed goodies, savory meats, and seemingly endless beverages, ‘tis the season for food. And when it comes to food, making it look appetizing is half the battle—at least for photographers. So...
In Lightroom (version 4 and 5), there is also the option to shoot with the camera tethered directly to a computer. This feature is very easy to use. First off, you’ll have to have your camera tethered to a computer running Lightroom. Most cameras come with a short USB cable that can be used to tether the camera to a...
In the world of photography, there never seems to be a year when there’s not something on our wish lists. Holidays are often the time we hope to see that new DSLR under the tree, more memory cards stuffed inside our stockings, or perhaps unwrap a gift to discover the latest version of our favorite software. As photographers, we all...
