Category Archives: Tutorials

Internet & Technology, Tutorials

Your online presence

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Like many freelance artists, I explored the various options or paths to creating an online presence or a website.

The trouble with research online is that you have to be able to sort out the good information from the bad.

Since I didn’t feel like leaving my fate in the hands of strangers, I learned by trial and error.

Try answering these questions:

  • do you want to just concentrate on content creation?
  • how hands-on or computer savvy are you?
  • do you have a budget to hire someone?

Having gone down this path myself, I thought I should share my own experiences. Learning any new skill in today’s job market is always a good thing.

Whether that skill is HTML, Cascading Style Sheets or just basic web design, advancements and the introduction of applications like Apple’s iWeb has de-mystified website creation. Continue reading Your online presence →

Photography, Tutorials

Travel Photography–a marriage of words and pictures

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A view from Big Bear mountain after a fresh snowfall. Captured on Fujichrome 100. Nikon F5. 50mm lens. Exposure was 1/500s at f11.

Every adolescent’s dream is to travel, see exotic places. So mine was no different.

I joined Singapore Airlines when I was 18, right after what would be in the 11th grade of high school here in the US, “O” levels in the British system of education.

That was when I caught the shutterbug, while traveling on the airline’s dime. Continue reading Travel Photography–a marriage of words and pictures →

Photography, Tutorials

Street or Candid Photography in Post-911 World

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Public perception of any person with a camera in their hand whether still or video in and around public landmarks, was forever changed as a result of Sept 11, 2001.

It didn’t help that the paparazzi contributed to Princess Diana’s death.

Sort of ironic, isn’t it?

The hordes of paparazzi through their dogged pursuit of their quarry, contributed to her untimely demise and in the end, they lost a source of income.

Robin Stein bows her head during a memorial service for the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, Friday., Sept. 14, 2001, at the Redlands Bowl in Redlands, California.

Still, if you’re a people watcher like I am, those changes in attitudes shouldn’t dissuade you from pursuing street or candid photography of people. Continue reading Street or Candid Photography in Post-911 World →

Photography, Tutorials

Surviving Your 1st Wedding–Tips for Amateur Wedding Photographers

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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 a sudden you’re it. Here’s my survival guide for you. Continue reading Surviving Your 1st Wedding–Tips for Amateur Wedding Photographers →