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Change Layer Thumbnail Size in Photoshop CS6
How to change layer thumbnail size in Adobe Photoshop CS6. I provide Photoshop and Lightroom demonstrations for photographers and...
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Mar 7, 20131 min read
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How to Buy Adobe Software Used
The Internet offers a lot of misinformation when it comes to buying and selling Adobe software used. Articles tell you it's neither legal...
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Mar 7, 20133 min read
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Why Hire a Professional Wedding Photographer?
Thinking of saving money by not hiring a professional wedding photographer? Let me show you why that doesn't work. It starts with the...
hirejn
Mar 1, 20137 min read
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Horicon Stock Photography Available Including Street Scenes, Textures and Backgrounds
Recently I went out and finally got some local textures I wanted for use as possible digital backgrounds. I live in Horicon and there are...
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Mar 1, 20131 min read
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Snowy Woods in Horicon, Wisconsin
In this snowy woods is a nice example of how color and texture can be found in a fairly monochromatic scene. This is a snow-covered...
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Feb 14, 20131 min read
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How to Create a Sun Star Effect in Photography
When I met George Lepp, Canon Explorer of Light, many years ago at a seminar, one of the questions I had then as an amateur was how to...
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Feb 12, 20132 min read
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Photographing White Snowy Landscapes
Photographing bright white snowy landscapes is one of the trickiest tasks in  photography, if you're a beginner using reflective...
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Feb 7, 20132 min read
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What Lens Should I Buy?
"What lens should I buy?" is one of the most common gear questions with beginner and advanced amateur photographers alike, and most...
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Feb 7, 20137 min read
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Non-Destructive Erasing in Photoshop CS6
Non-Destructive Erasing in Photoshop CS6 Non-destructive erasing in Photoshop CS6 enables greater flexibility than the regular erase...
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Feb 5, 20131 min read
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Color Gels Can Add Impact to Your Landscape Photography
Using color gels on a flash can add interest and impact to any scene, like what I did in a recent snow storm. It's easy to play with...
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Jan 27, 20132 min read
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Understanding How TTL Flash Photography Works
Flash exposure -- just those two words are enough to boggle even advanced amateurs. But when you understand how flash works, it opens up...
hirejn
Jan 21, 20136 min read
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Shooting a Snowy Forest With Color Gel
Out in a recent snow storm I found the woods near the Horicon Marsh interesting, every branch covered with snow. It was a forest made out...
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Jan 14, 20131 min read
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Icicles Hanging Over Snow
Finally, the sun broke the overcast conditions we'd been having the past week here in Horicon, and I took the opportunity to go exploring...
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Jan 14, 20133 min read
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Horicon Wood Texture Study in Discher Park
Texture study of weathered wood on Discher Park Pavilion, Horicon, Wisconsin.
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Jan 7, 20131 min read
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Westcott Medium Apollo 28 Inch Softbox with Recessed Front Review
Westcott Medium Apollo 28" Soft Box with Recessed Front Westcott Apollo 28" Light Modifier with Recessed Front Excellent Quality and...
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Jan 1, 20131 min read
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Lake Michigan Waves at Sunset in Sheboygan
Golden light spills onto grass and clouds as waves roll toward shore on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The secret to this...
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Jan 1, 20131 min read
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An Exercise in Metering and Dynamic Range
A recent trip after a snow storm to what Horiconians call DNR Hill was a perfect way to practice some metering and snow exposures in what...
hirejn
Dec 14, 20124 min read
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DSLR Camera Buying Tips -- A Quick and Dirty Guide
When the unwrapping is done, and the snaps begin, I want you or that gift recipient to get the most out of that new DSLR. But if you...
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Dec 14, 20123 min read
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How Bob Ross Can Improve Your Photography
Bob Ross -- you know, the guy who showed us how to paint happy little trees -- is a good guy to have live on your DVR. He's taught me a...
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Dec 1, 20122 min read
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Shooting the Holidays: Christmas Decorations
I wanted to record my wife putting up some Christmas ornaments on Saturday, but of course I couldn't just whip out the camera and click a...
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Dec 1, 20123 min read
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