Facebook

Facebook

by | Jun 5, 2012 | Beginner, Computers, Education, Intermediate

I’ve never been a Facebook user. My wife’s been on it for several years, and it’s been a great way for her to stay in touch with all of our friends. But I haven’t wanted the make the commitment. These days I’m singing a different tune,...
Nikon D800

Nikon D800

by | May 23, 2012 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate

I’ve had a D800 for about a month now, and I’ve got to say, I’m loving it. As a lifelong Nikon shooter, I expected the camera to be good. But I also figured that with such high resolution (36MP) it would be slow to shoot, not good at high ISOs, have to work on a...
Senior Portrait

Senior Portrait

by | Mar 30, 2012 | Advanced, Exposure, Intermediate, Lenses, Light, People

Last week I shot some high school senior portraits for a friend’s daughter. As always, the three words “Subject, Light, Background” ruled what I did during the shoot. I already had my subject, so I needed to find good backgrounds and think about how I would use the...
Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage

by | Mar 15, 2012 | Advanced, Archiving, Computers, Intermediate

As internet connections have gotten faster, I’ve started relying more and more on the cloud to store and synchronize data. Dropbox has been my main tool for that, but thanks to a great offer from Box, I’m starting to use them too. Most people are using the cloud...