The Digital Photo Guy

Web Browser Color Management

Lee — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:10:05 +0000

Are “They” Seeing What You’re Seeing? By now, serious readers know there’s monitor calibration, printer profiling, projector profiling and, if you want to get picky, even, camera profiling. Well, do you know about web browser profiling? Say, whaaa??? You perfect your photos by color correcting, adjusting levels, setting black point, adjusting Hue/Saturation, tweaking Vibrance, etc until it’s [...]

Anza Borrego Scouting Trip

Lee — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:52:42 +0000

Photoshoot in the Desert I plan to scout Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and surrounds over President’s Day weekend, Feb 18-20. My plans include a sunrise shoot of the Borrego Badlands from Font’s Point, The Slot near Ocotillo Wells, abandoned buildings and some early wildflowers. Up to 10 intermediate-to-advanced photographers are invited to join me on Sat, 2/18. You must know how to use your camera. Any format is welcome [...]

Add Title in Lightroom

Lee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:30:55 +0000

Sometimes, It’s the Simple Things I recently had a request to print the title in the margin across the bottom of a fine art print. That’s slam-dunk simple in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements but I’d never done it in Lightroom. I said to myself, “Self, how hard can that be?” As it turn out, a PITA [...]

My Buddy, Alf: 1991-2012

Lee — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:33 +0000

Alf Goes to the Rainbow Bridge Last year, I wrote about my cantankerous, obnoxious, geriatric buddy, Alf. She was 21 years old and her body was beginning to fail her. I was afraid of waiting too long to help her slip the surly bonds of this world yet, I feared prematurely losing my buddy. Last [...]

SPAM/SCAM Alert

Lee — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:48:35 +0000

Hi All, My apologies but it appears a spammer/scammer may have hacked my e-mail. If you receive suspicious e-mail from “marylou” at The Digital Photo Guy, please delete it and notify me. Thank you. Otherwise, I wish everyone on my mail list a Merry, Merry and a Happy, Happy. Best wishes for 2012.

Loss of a True American Hero

Lee — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:02:49 +0000

Captain Ed Freeman, USA (ret), Medal of Honor recipient I received the following from a former manager, friend and fellow Vietnam veteran (upon further research, Major Ed W. Freeman died August 20, 2008, this is another bit of Internet flotsam, sorry) You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded and dying in the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands [...]

I Finally “Got It” About Tablets

Lee — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:51:46 +0000

What Can I Say? I’m a Little Slow! I never understood the fervor over tablets. Who the heck wants to pay $500 to play games or watch videos on a tiny screen? What advantage does a soft keyboard offer over real keyboards? How can I run Lightroom on such anemic hardware? Nevertheless, I knew my target [...]

Veterans Day 2011

Lee — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:21:54 +0000

Long Ago and Far Away… Why are we still repeating the same mistakes? The names and places change but not the finality. I grieve for the those who didn’t return.

Bighorn Sheep in the Wild

Lee — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:07:11 +0000

Less Than 400 Peninsular Bighorns Remain 2011 was a banner year for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep in the United States. Over 325 were counted in and around Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, a huge increase from the 255 spotted in 2010. Given that so few of these majestic animals remain in the US, it was a thrill to [...]

Breaking News! Save 50 Bucks!

Lee — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:01:39 +0000

Save an Extra 50 Bucks I twisted George Jardine’s arm into offering an extra $50 discount on his San Diego Lightroom 3 weekend intensive workshop. This is two full days of LR3 training that will help you step up to the next level. All the photos you see on this site have been edited in [...]