November 12, 2010
adobe’s eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP) is a labeling technology that allows you to embed data about a file – metadata – into the file itself. “eXtensible” means anyone can create a set of metadata elements known as a schema. the most common XMP schema include … EXIF information recorded by a digital camera (ƒ-stop, shutter …
October 10, 2010
over the last year i have made significant changes to my website to increase the integration between the main photography part of the site, and my blog. one of my goals was to make the depth of my website more apparent and more accessible from all of the sites main pages through the use of …
March 22, 2010
the first four sessions of the Introduction to Digital Photography workshop have focused on the technical side of photography. with this session, we start switching gears to the creative side. but before delving into the arcane arts of digital developing and post-processing, i want to spend some time talking about … meta-data, and copyright and …
January 17, 2010
the first session in the Introduction To Digital Photography workhop was held last Wednesday, January 13. after introducing ourselves and our cameras we shared our expectations and i presented a proposed workshop outline. the goals of session one were to introduce the software that will be used in the rest of the workshop, and to understand …
December 18, 2009
lynda.com has been the single most valuable online resource i have ever found. lynda weinman and her terrific online training library® that has helped me every step of the way. some of the more technical courses i have taken include developing and building a website, with topics on PHP, CSS, XML, Javascript and more techniques to help internet users …
May 15, 2009
When I started developing my web site, I knew that the right set of colours would be critical to it looking good and being easy to navigate. I also knew that I really liked the Adobe Lightroom interface colours; they put the images foremost, on a relatively neutral, high contrast background of dark grays and black. …
May 10, 2009
and she is a beaut! The K20D is a high end prosumer 14.6 megapixel digital SLR with a ¾ size APS-C sensor. It combines an 11 point AF system with a 16 segment exposure meter that supports multi-pattern, centre-weighted and spot metering. It is capable of ISO 6400 (although that is quite noisy), and the shutter tops …