Blue Pixel

Ever had someone tell you about some great new thing, and you promptly forgot about it? That's what happened with me and Tripit. Then about a year later I heard about it again, and wow, what a wasted year!
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You know by now I'm a big fan of using strobes. Good light is so important to good pictures that I love being able to create and/or add it whenever I want. And I've always been a fan of softboxes as a way of controlling and directing that light. Now there's a new softbox that I just can't say enough good things about. But I'll try :)
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I'm in Long Island right now, getting ready to start a photography workshop for American Photo (one of their Mentor Series programs). And for the first time in a long time, I've left on a photo trip without an extra hard drive to backup my images.
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I've been a big fan of off-camera flash since I started using a Vivitar 283 and 15-ft sync cord in the mid-80s. Since then I've added many more strobes and some radio triggers/receivers to my lighting kits. The last few years, though, I've done most of my lighting with wireless flash built into my cameras and strobes.
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Color management is a topic that every serious photographer has to tackle at some point. I've been using and teaching it for eight years now, and just had one of my best experiences yet with the printing side.
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My daughter Rachel and I are spending this week in Rocky Mountain National Park. We're camping and have a number of hikes planned, including Longs Peak, if we're lucky. So we're traveling light.
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I've played with HDR (High Dynamic Range) images for several years now, using filters and multiple exposures. Now I'm using a program that does a great job of automating the process.
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If you spend any time retouching photos, then you already know Wacom. If you don't, then you're missing out on one of the best tools for working photos in software - their fantastic tablets.
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Okay, we've all seen digital picture frames that let you have a constant slideshow of your favorite photos. What I hadn't seen, though, was a wireless frame that could also connect to your home network. Now that's really cool!
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I've gotten my hands on a Nikon D3X, at 24MP the highest resolution digital SLR currently available. And that many pixels changes how you can use this camera.
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