Every file and video can have keywords associated with them. Keywords are used to search images. For personal use, I might add my daughter and horse's names to each file.
Read MoreEvery file has metadata incorporated into them. Camera settings, date, time, GPS (in newer cameras equipped with that information), creator's information and copyright restrictions.
There are several ways to review the metadata.
Read MoreHappy Holidays. This is the first Blog on my Squarespace site. Previously, before Squarespace offered blogs on this template I had my blog on www.BostonPhotographer.co . With the help from Alex at Vision Advertising we have moved the blog to here. Here is how I produced this year's holiday card.
Read MoreThe fine people at Northland Investment Corporation commissioned me to photograph the newly finalize and populated MERC on Moody & Main. With the project in the troughs of finishing up I was tasked to capture as much as possible but had to have final processed images for a presentation to take place yesterday. Today it was talked about in the Boston Globe story Newton Retail strip might get a major makeover. Kent at Northland said “We prepared two boards of MERC pictures to show the community the quality of our work. Your pictures help make us look very good!!” I photographed the final images on Oct. 25th and delivered them on Friday Oct. 28th so they had time to produce the boards. Even finished planting the missing landscaping through the art of Photoshop. Prides me to see it all work out.
Read MoreCloud based file storage is the new tool to move/transfer digital files and folders between vendors (photographers) and clients. It has many names. Dropbox, Box, Microsoft’s OneDrive, Google Drive, Adobe file share, to name a few. In this blog we'll look at transferring large files through Dropbox, and the limitations that the various versions of this program have.
Read MoreAdobe just introduces a new Iphone App called Adobe Post. Which adds an easy way to spice up your Facebook, Linked In, Twitter…..social media posts. Terry White gives a You Tube fine tutorial . What I really like is the new scrolling design wheel. Which you can see in action in the image above.
Read MoreThe Visual Eye of a professional photographer works to provide you the client with tools to promote and sell your project. For instance:
On resent apartment shoot I was tasked in one instance to capture the over all room while visually enticing the prospective tenant to want to see more or feel at home.
Read MoreSteve Collotta of Creative System, one of my first and oldest clients, contracted me to photograph an outdoor project that incorporated a high-quality 130″ LED TV that was designed to rise from the floor of a pool house. The images were to be featured in Boston Design 2015. New England weather and construction delays pushed us to the wire. Steve and I know with a little luck we would make the deadline, all the while capturing the required and visually exciting images. Here is how the shoot went with the fine help of the home owner:
Read MoreThe latest update to Adobe Lightroom includes a remarkable new tool…Dehaze.
Read MoreI am now offering my clients a way to save money on Mass Sales Tax and deliverables. Mass Sales Tax is now not needed to be applied to photographers fees if the files are delivered electronically only. Like through DropBox. But if any of the project is delivered physically, like a DVD or Flash Drive, then the whole project is subject to MA sales tax.
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Adobe Lightroom CC and 6 have just been announced and being downloaded. Here are 3 great resources to learn what is new.
Read MoreExpanding upon my new web site. I just updated it with a new Restaurant Portfolio.
Read MoreIn early December, I learned about and subsequently photographed a Net Zero House in Ashland, MA built by Mike Kane. But quickly learned he actually has built 2 of them. The first was the one I photographed.
Read MoreWe are in the middle of a record snow fall which we may not see again in many years. Last time I remember depths like this in MA was as kid in Topsfield MA. That year our road was finally plowed out by a large bucket loader with a eight foot tall snow blower attachment like you see at Snowbird UT. We had 10 days of school in the month of February. With Blizzard Juno 2015 and all the snow since, lots pictures are being taken.
Read MoreOne of my personal interests/passion is learning about, engaging in, photographing and promoting green/sustainable architecture and life styles. I have enjoyed learning about the technology that goes into “Green Initiatives”. I also like to practice what I learn. Plus one of my many hobbies is swinging a hammer. I love to build.
Read MoreThe start of each year we need to update our copyright dates. In our copyright signatures, meta data templates and anywhere else you have a copyright notice.
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