Macro Photography – A Primer

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Macro Photography; What is it? First let me define the difference between Macro photography vs. Close-Up photography. Close-up photography is just that, up close to the subject of the photo. Sometimes this makes the subject appear larger than life on the final print or output medium. Macro photography is when the image of the subject is actually captured on the film or sensor at life size or greater than life size, which will always render the image larger than life on any print or final output medium that is larger … Continue reading →

Busy Weekend

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But it seems I don’t have much to show for it!  I did get a new YouTube video posted about some useful photo equipment to have if you want to do macro photography.  I had planned to also have a video of my photo shoot where I was actually using said equipment, however the mic wasn’t actually plugged in while making that video, so I will have to re-do that one.  Oh well, I need the practice anyway, so that’s at least something.  Once I get that done, I really … Continue reading →

Dropped Amazon Prime

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I never thought I’d do it, but after today’s terrible service, I just can’t see paying a premium for sub-par service. So I’ve stopped my ‘auto-subscribe’ to Amazon Prime.  And it hasn’t been just a one-off experience.  Ever since the beginning of 2013, AmazonPrime has been far LESS than the Prime service it used to be, as I’ve mentioned before. Today, I made four orders before 8AM (over $500 worth).  From past experience, I know all of these items are being shipped from nearby hubs (Phoenix, Las Vegas, Reno, and … Continue reading →

Grand Lenormand in Translation – Part 12: Five – Eight of Hearts

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Here is my next installment of my translation from the French meanings for these cards. As always, anything in [ brackets ] are ‘aside notes’ where I comment on odd turns of phrase or other translation issues where it’s not clear what the meaning is. In any event, I hope you find the information useful. The next installment (hopefully in the next week or two) will finish off the card meanings. After that, there about 10 pages describing a few methods of divination with the cards, and then the translation … Continue reading →

Simple Product Shot – How To

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For my simple product shot, I tried to use only things that I think most folks would have readily available, without having to buy anything special: Inexpensive Point-N-Shoot Camera Flash Diffuser Material (coffee filter, paper, tissue, etc) Flash Reflector (aluminum foil, small mirror) Backdrop Material (scarves, shawls, sheets, pillow cases, bath robes, etc) A way to drape your backdrop (I used a small table pushed up next to an overhanging shelf) And the ‘product’ (I just used a teddy bear for my example) My first shot, without any modifications – … Continue reading →