Instant Picasso by NikonSniper

Uncle Jeff ... You Are Way So Cool

Waves Come Pounding

Pier 39 Dock

Colors On The High Beaches

Ashley Seick | Eye Candy Business Card

Ashley Seick of Bailey Marie Photography played around with her "Eye Candy" template and created this super cute business card . . . loving the sweet little burrito baby!! :) Ashley said,

Just found the site and can't wait to add your templates to my products! Fantastic stuff.

Find Waldo Fishing The Lewis River

Three Up, Three Down

Another Lucky Photographer

Afternoon Drive

Friday 30th July 2010

Welcome to this week's Weekend in Black and White.
This time, to vary things a bit, I've chosen my favourites from four different types of photo: views, buildings, people, and vegetation.
I've also enlarged the photos a bit.
Please let me know if you have any preferences when it comes to layout, as I want this to be enjoyable for everyone.

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PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE COPYRIGHT OF THESE PHOTOS REMAINS WITH THEIR OWNERS.
DO NOT COPY WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION.

Spring Bloom

TGIF

Bycycle Jail

KrashingMotions Photography | Love Story

This is soooooo gorgeous! KrisD of KrashingMotions Photography sent us a few of her awesome Love Story pages . . . I just love the look/style of her pictures – and paired with the fun design of this book, ahhhhhhhh. KrisD said,

I just love your templates- they rock~chic, clean, creative, stylish! I have 3 of your album templates and I'm definitely buying more soon!

Mike's Squad Car Rental

Rugged & Beautiful California

Lawn Chairs

Barbara Walker Photography | Senior Accordions

How cool are these??? Barbara of Barbara Walker Photography just goes above and beyond in customizing her senior products to fit the particular senior she's working with – they must LOVE her!! She added a cool frame to the cover photo of this Posh accordion as well as a few color changes, and on the "For the Guys" accordion below it she changed the background color to the girls favorite lime green. (and changed some of the borders to black) Barbara said,

Relief!! Your easy templates make my life soooo much easier! It only took me 15 minutes to put it all together (perfect for those late nights staying up to finish a client's post production). I messed around with the Posh Accordion template just a little bit; that's one of the best things about your templates.....you can make each one unique to the client. Thank you again for your awesome creativity, templates, and customer service!!

Seasons Changed ... And So Did I

African Tongue Bath

Roaming The Forest

Strike A Pose

Time Off

~ See you next week....

VLV Photography | Oh Baby Image Box

WOW! Check out all the great customizations Victoria of VLV Photography did with her Oh Baby Image Box! How clever to rearrange the orientation so that this is now a vertical box instead of horizontal! Is there anything cuter than little brothers and sisters playing on the beach??? Victoria said,

I love the Album Cafe Templates...so easy to customize as I've done with this design.

Pelican Fly By

Fly Rod Heaven

Thems The Rules Boy

Kristina Smith Photography | All About Me

I am just blown away by this "All About Me" book that Kristina Smith of Kristina Smith Photography sent in – and the little girl in the book (who happens to be Kristina's niece) is an absolute super star!! LOVE. THIS. GIRL!! Check this out . . .



Oh, and Kristina was sweet enough to share that the "handwriting" font that she used in this book is Paul Maul.

Review: Jared Platt & Lightoom Workshop

Photography education is a difficult subject to teach; Jared Platt does it well, very well.

For a photograph, there is no map or formula for what is correct. In music the “G” chord is agreed upon that either play it correctly or you don’t. In writing, usage of grammar is agreed upon.

In photography there is no agreed upon definition of what makes a correct exposure. The correct exposure is the exposure that you want to create. A poorly exposed photograph is easily agreed upon, but the correct exposure is subjective to the photographer and the viewer.

This is why photography concepts and photography education is a hard subject to communicate; limitless outcome, no agreed upon map.

In creating a photograph there is one concept that we share. That levels the playing field, no matter what equipment or time spent behind the lens. What is that concept? The frame. Jared Platt taught me that.

In a world where thinking outside the box is praised, photographers have to share the four walls that frame the subject. We must think inside the box.

In a Jared Platt workshop you will learn Lightroom 3, more than that you will understand the concepts of the “why “ of your workflow. These lessons of the “why” of your workflow are priceless in themselves, not to mention all the tips, shortcuts and time saving information that Platt educates on.

Platt educates. Not in a follow-my-lead type of workshop. He educates about how to think inside the box, be it the frame in the camera or the square box of your computer that houses Lightroom.

Platt delivers his workshop from the mindset that only great photos get to live. A photograph is only truly a photograph when you purposefully select it.

“Be a harsh editor, your clients deserve only your best work. You were hired to make decisions, make them.” ~ Platt (Survey mode in Lightroom will become your friend after this workshop.)

I am a good photographer; I have been honing my craft for nearly twenty years. After attending Platt’s workshop I now feel like a “complete photographer” and that is limitless.

Above The Fog

Flooded Volcano

Castaway Cabin

Columbia River Colors

Northern Illinois Summer Sleds

Airborne Chicago Taxi

The Hills Are Alive

Washington's Purple Wave

Smelly Products

Friday 23rd July 2010

This week I've chosen photos with a difference. Some have been planned for a certain effect, some have overcome challenging lighting or circumstances.
The fact that I have chosen just these six is not to be taken as any slur on the other entries - I'm constantly awed by the sheer quality of vision and ability.
You people are great!

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PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE COPYRIGHT OF THESE PHOTOS REMAINS WITH THEIR OWNERS.
DO NOT COPY WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION.

Books & Stuff

Getting ready to take some time off next week. Before I go I want to leave you with a book I started reading yesterday. "You Are Not a Gadget" by Jaron Lanier, so far this is a must read for the creative thinker who works in a digital medium.

Couple other things that I have been enjoying as of late.
Little Moon by Grant Lee Phillips
Guinness and Harp Lager
The Wells Point

Bella Lucia Photography | Blog It! Set 3

I just absolutely love everything that Kellene Maynard of Bella Lucia Photography sends our way . . . check out these super fun golf course wedding shots! (of course, showcased beautifully in our Blog It Set 3 frames) :) Thanks Kellene, you are awesome!!