Backup strategies for photographers
Back in the days of film, your sole copy of data was either a negative or a slide. If that got damaged or lost, that was it. Of course with negatives and slides, backing up your media wasn’t really practical. Things have changed a great deal since the days of film as digital capture has changed the game. Multiple backups can be made for very little cost, yet I find it interesting how many photographers can easily be convinced that they need extremely expensive tools for backing up data such as products made by Drobo and other products that utilize RAID or RAID-like technology. How did...
read moreWorkflow – Preapring an image for print
Before I start I want to say that the things I’m about to talk about are not necessarily requirements. You don’t have to do these things every time you prepare an image for printing. Usually you can just follow your normal workflow, send us the file, and you’ll be good to go. What if you’d like to really get the best image quality possible? What if you have this one photograph which you want to work up perfectly? Well then, there’s a few things you can do. Composition, Lighting, and Exposure: The first thing we’ll be concerned with is composition, lighting,...
read moreWhy am I wearing two different colored socks?
Have you ever put on a pair of socks only to realize later on that you’re wearing two different colored socks? You probably thought they were the same when you put them on, but obviously they’re not. What went wrong? Well, it’s quite possible that it could be the result of an AM caffeine deficiency, but the more likely culprit is metamerism, or more specifically, metameric failure. Metameric failure occurs when two colors match under one light source, but not under another. To understand what’s going on it helps to see the spectral power distributions of various light...
read moreWindows Tip – What the heck does that Windows logo key do?
Have you ever wondered what the heck the key on your keyboard with the little Windows logo does? I’m personally a big fan of keyboard shortcuts and this little Windows Logo Key can save you from a lot of mousing around. Just like the control key, and the alt key, the Windows Logo key is a keyboard modifier. Try this: While holding down the Windows Logo key, press ‘e’ on your keyboard. This is my favorite. No matter what application you’re in, pressing this key combo will bring up a Windows Explorer window (not to be confused with Internet Explorer). Here’s a few...
read moreOS X tip – Use Spotlight to search in the system folder
One of the things that really drives me nuts about OS X is how Apple sometimes seems to be a bit overprotective with their UI (User Interface). Have you ever tried to search for something in the System Folder? Oy! At one point I was using the UNIX command line to search for things. Turns out though, there’s a lot of functionality in Apple’s search tool that often goes overlooked. Step 1 – First you want to go to the Finder (your desktop) and press command-F which will bring up the “find” Window. Step 2 – Click the plus sign indicated by the red arrow below...
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