The Digital Photo Guy

An Oldie but Goodie

Lee — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:59:34 +0000

Fixing Critter Eyes (both 2 & 4 legged) I was planning to produce several more Photoshop Elements videos but couldn’t come up with a topic or theme. So, I’m recycling a video that, according to my logs, was very popular when it was first uploaded. Everyone has taken photos of Fido or Fluffy with weird green or white eyes. [...]

Inside a Field Photography Workshop

Lee — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:49:56 +0000

Finding a Good Workshop As mentioned in a previous article, one of my entries to the 2010 San Diego Fair won the Panasonic Digital Photo Academy Sponsor’s Award. The prize was a $150 gift certificate for one of their advanced classes. I used it this past weekend to attend a field workshop led by Fred Greaves, a [...]

Keep Your IJP Clog-Free

Lee — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:47:05 +0000

Keep Your IJP Head Unclogged I’ve been using an Epson R1800 for about 5 years with a CIS (constant ink supply) from InkJetFly.com and pigment inks from InkSupply.com on Calumet Brilliant Supreme Lustre paper. I love the rich colors and wide tonality of this combination. All my prints for public viewing are printed using this system. Here are several [...]

“Pin-Up” Style Shoot

Lee — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:32:30 +0000

Lessons from a Pin-Up Shoot These are the best from a “pin-up-style” photoshoot with Tylor yesterday. My personal favorite is the first one in the ‘57 T-bird with the red interior (all cars courtesy of Deer Park Winery and Auto Museum). A blue 1950 Studebaker is featured in the 2nd and 3rd photos. All were lit with 3 [...]

Independence Day Fireworks

Lee — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:49:56 +0000

Fireworks and Indian Pow Wow Mary, Alf and I spent the weekend at Pechanga Casino and Resort for the pow wow and fireworks display. The fireworks were OK but I guess I’m burned out on “bombs bursting in air”. We had staked out a spot on the top floor of the parking structure with our car, thinking others [...]

Out of My Gourd

Lee — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:39:47 +0000

International Gourd Festival Say what? A gourd festival? Yep, you read that right. I attended the 14th Annual International Gourd Festival this weekend. You’re all probably green with envy. Held in De Luz, CA, a tiny wide spot on the road between Fallbrook and Temecula, CA, the gourd festival is on the grounds of Welburn Farms, the largest [...]

Bernardo Winery

Lee — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:35:27 +0000

Monday Morning Tips – 06/20/10 Went to the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo for my annual “wassup” look-see. There’s always things that I never saw before and this time was no exception. While waiting in the parking lot for the people who had RSVPed for this Meetup, I noticed a row of old tractors and machinery [...]

Photographing Fireworks

Lee — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:58:37 +0000

It’s That Time of Year Again July 4th is just around the corner and many of you will be headed out to see fireworks with camera in hand. And, once more, most of you will return with disappointing, blurry, overexposed photos. Here are some photos taken by Ron, a reader in Australia, who applied my tips from [...]

Quick Tip – Keeping Monitors Clean

Lee — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:42:16 +0000

Keep That LCD Monitor Dust Free If you’re like me, the sight of dust bunnies, lint balls and cat fur on your monitor is like the screech of fingernails across a blackboard. In other words, it’s enough to drive you up the wall. The only thing worse is trying to keep it clean. Well, for all your dust-o-phobes, I [...]

The Good, The Bad and the Great

Lee — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:34:46 +0000

The Good – San Luis Rey Pow Wow The Mission San Luis Rey Inter-Tribal Pow Wow was a small event but I managed to get some good photos. Having attend a number of pow wows, I had a good sense of when, where and how things would unfold. That allowed me to pick out the best [...]