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Visiting horses in Coto De Caza

Andrew Perreault — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:07:33 +0000

I needed to exercise my legs, since I’ve only been out of the hospital for 2 weeks. I decided to walk to the horse stables that is part of Coto De Caza and I was packing my camera with a wide angle lens. I would have chosen a different lens for this day but I [...]

Why San Diego is the Best City in the US

Andrew Perreault — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:52:14 +0000

You hear it on the radio here in San Diego all the time, “San Diego, the best city in America”. You don’t really believe the slogan until you’ve lived down here for about a year. Instead of comparing other cities and what they have to offer, I’m simply going to concentrate on the beauty of [...]

Roatan, Honduras vs San Pedro, Belize – Which is a Better Vacation Spot?

Andrew Perreault — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:36:52 +0000

The Battle In the left corner we have San Pedro, Belize. Belize is the American heavy weight champion for an inexpensive location for vacations. In the right corner is a newcomer to the professional circuit, Roatan, Honduras, not known by Americans but is a Canadian favorite, has an incredible knockout punch. Who is going to [...]

Sucker Punch – The Movie – Trailer and Pics

Andrew Perreault — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:41:28 +0000

Sucker Punch TrailerSucker Punch Trailer If you love visual action/sci-fi movies, then don’t miss “Sucker Punch” when it hits theaters on March 25th, 2011. With beautiful young women kicking some major arse, this movie should attract both men and women. Synopsis Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. “Sucker Punch” is an [...]

Lighting Setup PSD File – Draw Up Your Lighting Setup Professionally

Andrew Perreault — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:41:13 +0000

If you’re a photographer that loves to share your studio setups of photos you’ve taken, then you’ll have to thank Kevin Kertz for what I’m about to share. Kevin created a simple PSD file for Photoshop users that can create a quick visual diagram of your lighting setup. He must have spent a ton of [...]

Changing Boring to Colorful with Photoshop

Andrew Perreault — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:25:41 +0000

The fun in photography isn’t always in the capture of the image, but when you can manipulate them to look far more impressive. As an exercise, I spent a week playing around with a few old photos in Photoshop. The exercise was simple, only using Layer Blending modes. I didn’t use any masking options. I [...]

Sony a900 – Wireless Flash with Pocket Wizard

Andrew Perreault — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:36:29 +0000

I haven’t been writing lately on my website because all I can think about is taking pictures with all the gear I’m purchasing. I’m still waiting on a couple of valuable pieces that I need to start taking pictures. For those of you that are owners of a Sony D-SLR, interested in learning the gear [...]

Excellent Textures – CGTextures.com

Andrew Perreault — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:55:41 +0000

I’ve been non existent on the web lately, focusing on learning Adobe Photoshop and I currently have nothing to show for it at the moment. I did however find an excellent website for textures, CGTextures.com. CGTextures is a hub for professionals needing textures for their 3d imaging for digital art or for video games. To [...]

Yahoo and Flickr – Against Freedom of Speech

Andrew Perreault — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:27:25 +0000

Flickr/Yahoo love to censor Free Speech. From the Obama/Joker photo which is now famous, to specific users and groups on the Flickr/Yahoo website.

Photorater.org – Let Flickr Users Rate Your Photography

Andrew Perreault — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:13:07 +0000

Many Flickr power users have taken advantage of the Flickr API and create web applications that use it to add features to Flickr. The website PhotoRater.org does exactly that by creating a feature for Flickr users to add a little bit of code to photos they’ve posted on Flickr. How it works As a viewer [...]