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Daybreak at San Francisco’s Bay Bridge creates a wonderful opportunity to capture dramatic early morning light. The fast moving cloud cover created a layer of interest throughout the sky. This photo was created using a tripod, cable release, and mirror-up. All three work together to minimize camera shake. Exposure time was for 30 seconds at…

Happy Mother’s Day! This was a grab shot inside a restaurant (they have great fries)! The background was already painted, so I decided to nudge the entire photo that direction with the use of a fun filter!  Alien Skin’s Snap Art is perfect for making brushstrokes of color and creativity. There are many artistic effects to choose from…

Best Infrared Photography Book #1. Check it out on Amazon, or your local bookstore! Thanks to Best Photography Books!

Photographing through this window created an image that tells more of a story. The window was cracked and spattered, and includes colorful reflections from signs across the street. Shooting from the outside added another layer of information that I couldn’t capture from being inside the store. It gives the image a sense of place –…

Please join me for Photoshop – Enhancing Images & Creating Works of Art, online at Betterphoto.com! Classes start today, and there is still time to sign up. You can use your existing images, or shoot new ones for the course. Learn effective ways to artistically enhance your photos using various Photoshop techniques, and/or filter effects…