Posts Tagged ‘learning’

Applying Metadata to your image using Adobe software

Applying Metadata to your image using Adobe software

The issue of applying metadata to images before posting them to the web came up in a recent Denver Photowalk Group meeting. I thought it might be helpful to produce a short video showing people how to apply basic copyright metadata to their images using Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.


Denver Photowalk Group – Creativity Workshop

Denver Photowalk Group – Creativity Workshop

The Denver Photowalk Group had their first Creativity Workshop yesterday at Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado. I was a great time (although I might be a little biased) and I think it was beneficial to everyone who showed up.


Moitivation for Monday

Moitivation for Monday

Whether it is a new inspired thought or rehashing an old saw David’s writing is a pleasure to read. He is balancing the gearhead with the tortured artist, the craft with the vision, the muse with the slide-rule (ok, that last one is a stretch).


The hunt for “Migration” continues

The hunt for “Migration” continues

Closer and closer. I’ve got a few more ideas for my “Migration” images. I’m wondering if adding a stationary object to the image will intensify the feeling of motion I’m after.


Creativity Workshop – Being Selective, a test.

Creativity Workshop – Being Selective, a test.

I headed down to Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado to practice the exercises for a Denver Photowalk Group meetup I’ll be leading on January 30th. The workshop is called Being Selective and is based on one of the lessons in


More HDR fun

More HDR fun

In the spirit of keeping an open mind about HDR I went back and found two images I wanted to play with.


Playing with HDR

Playing with HDR

I confess; I’ve been staying away from HDR for a variety of reasons. In hindsight none of them appear as very good reasons


Learning to See the Light in 2010

Learning to See the Light in 2010

In the spirit of beginning self-directed projects this year as a means to improve my photography here are the goals I’ve set before myself:


Motivation for Monday

Motivation for Monday

This week I think we should look inside ourselves for Motivation – after all we shouldn’t always rely on outside motivation to keep us chasing our dreams. So what keeps you motivated to pick-up that camera?


The Cost of Doing Business – UMX 2009

The Cost of Doing Business – UMX 2009

Once you turn your hobby into a business it is no longer a hobby. It seems self-evident when you say it out loud, but poor business plans and lax attitudes towards money flow destroy businesses everyday. They are waiting somewhere to destroy your small business. They want to destroy mine as well.


Concert Photography – UMX 2009 after action report

Concert Photography – UMX 2009 after action report

The Ultimate Music eXperience 2009 held at Benders Tavern in Denver has come and gone. I spent 12 hours over 2 days photographing 60 or so bands; a total of – wait for it – 6426 frames in all. Now, if only all of those frames had turned out.


Concert Photography – A recap of UMX 2008

Concert Photography – A recap of UMX 2008

In 2008 I volunteered with the Denver Darkroom to photograph the Ultimate Music Experience (UMX) at Bender’s bar in Denver. Since 1974 the Capitol Hill United Neighborhood has hosted an event called the Capitol Hill’s People Fair. Food booths, vendors, musicians and artists fill the central part of Denver by the State capitol to celebrate Denver’s diverse urban community and its residents