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April 28, 2006
On the Beach

MB03.JPGA last-minute call to go to Miami Beach isn't a bad thing. Microsoft was asking me to speak on Digital Photography Workflow with Windows XP at Photoshop World (run by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals) in Miami. How could I say no?


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April 27, 2006
Judging Exposure

Light Meter.jpg Recently I received an email asking for help in understanding metering. "I just bought a light meter which I thought would be easier to use than I discovered."


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April 22, 2006
Homecoming

Paschal05.jpgOne of the things I love about photography is the door it opens to meet people and learn about their lives. I was reminded of that recently when I had an assignment to photograph a man whose brother disappeared in World War II.


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April 19, 2006
iGlasses iRock

If you use a Mac and you video conference using your iSight, you might notice that sometimes the quality, well, sucks. Fortunately, there's a program called iGlasses, which helps you to improve the image quality. It can brighten the picture,...


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What Software's Best For Photos?

Bill Durrence, a Blue Pixel instructor, recently received a letter from a student asking about the many photo packages available, and what tools are really needed to get the job done. Here's Bill's response:...


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April 18, 2006
How Changing Resolution Affects Printing

I often get emails from people who've attended one of our workshops, asking for a bit of help. This one was from a dad looking for some help with his son's science project involving image resolution. The answer happens to...


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April 13, 2006
Apple Bumps Aperture Up, Drops Price

I just posted a large entry on PDNOnline.com about this, but thought I'd share here. Apple's released an update to Aperture, bringing it to version 1.1. The company also dropped the price of the program $200 and is offering an...


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April 05, 2006
Want To Run Windows On Your Mac? No Problem

From PDNOnline.com Apple announced Boot Camp, software designed to allow owners of Intel-powered Macintosh computers to run Windows XP on those machines. Apple's software solution will allow users to create a Windows partition on their drive, which the user can...


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April 02, 2006
A Very Strange Job

IMG_0363a.jpg In addition to working with Blue Pixel, I'm the Technology Editor at Photo District News magazine, and sometimes I find myself doing very odd things in my capacity there as chief product tester.


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