…join me in the search for the simplicity found on the other side of complexity!
Thanks for dropping by! As this blog develops I’ll be bringing you useful bits of how-to knowledge aimed at speeding you in your search for the simplicity on the other side of complexity!
What will you discover if you sign up?
Cool Photography Tips- I’ve been taking photographs for about 40 years. Sometimes professionally, other times just for the fun of it. I’ve built my own studios, labs, and props. I’ll be sharing the tricks I’ve learned the hard way and from other photographers to save you time, energy, and money. Things like building 4×8 light table for under $100, $15 rollers for background paper, and info on how to determine the shutter activations on a used Canon camera.
Night sky over Missoula
Photoshop CS4 - I’ve spent a good deal of time climbing the learning curve for the new version of Photoshop. I’ve also spent serious time using GIMP. I’ll be sharing tricks, odd sources of information, favorite reference books, and examples from my own experience with before and after shots.
Lightroom 3 - I’ve also done some hiking up on the LR3 learning curve as I work on loading my catalog of 80,000 digital images and enter each day’s new images. I’ll share observations and pieces I couldn’t find in the manual (at least not easily!)
Technology and Computers – My experience building an inexpensive mass storage device, and other geekish tales useful to those interested in photography.
Favorite tools - After a few years in any business, most of us have a list of favorite tools and products. I’ll be sharing my “favorites” lists with you, as well as letting you share yours.
Shameless Commerce Division - (a tip-o-the-hat to The Car Guys) I’ve developed a product called the Hiker’s Camera Belt. Given the name, it’s not rocket science to guess its purpose. I’ve built a separate site that will tell you about it. I won’t be doing much here other than offering a link to it, and answering the occasional question. You can see details at:
And of course your thoughts, suggestions, and responses are a big part of this site.
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Best regards and thanks for coming by!
Art H.
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