Pixel Pete on December 28th, 2008

If you’re lucky enough to live in Southern California or are visiting during holiday season between Thanksgiving and the New Year, you have to check this out.
No, you don’t have to be a photography buff to enjoy this free attraction in the city of Long Beach.
I have a minivan that seats 7, so I somehow [...]

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Pixel Pete on October 13th, 2008

How to become a better photographer

get a decent digital SLR body
get a “fast” 50 mm lens something with an aperture of  f 1.8
get a decent flash with an off-camera sync cord
use and learn Adobe Photoshop if not the full version, then Photoshop Elements
shoot both camera and flash on manual
open [...]

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Louise and Brian McKendrick were bathed in the beautiful glow of late evening, as they kissed on a balcony of Riverside’s historic Mission Inn.
In the eleventh hour, your best friend who’s getting married is in tears.
The professional she hired to photograph her wedding bailed. You happen to have a digital SLR and all of [...]

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Pixel Pete on August 28th, 2008

Despite its share of controversies, this year’s Beijing Olympic Games will stay with me a long time.
The awe and magnitude of the Opening Ceremony had me glued to the tv.
Was it the sheer number of participants 2,008 drummers, the huge LED screen which was unrolled, the choreography and direction of acclaimed director Zhang Zimou, [...]

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