Pixel Density & the Web: Out with Myth, In with Truth

February 26, 2012 By 5 Comments

I originally ran this article on my previous blog back in 2010. The information remains valid and important, though, so here it is in an encore presentation … Digital photography is a complicated discipline comprised of complex relationships, unintuitive numbers and obtuse terminology. Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth-of-field, focal length, Bayer filter mosaic, moiré, bokeh [...]

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A late February status update …

February 22, 2012 By 5 Comments

G’day all. I am returned from Maine and have caught up on whatever messages I missed while away. Back to business as usual, I suppose. Here’s a pic of me and my college mates at Two Lights State Park from over the weekend: I had a lovely time catching up with the guys, most of [...]

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Out of the Office

February 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

Heading to Maine for the weekend. I will likely be checking in on messages whilst away, but with uncertain frequency. I expect to return on Tuesday. Have a nice weekend, everyone.

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Exposure for Outdoor Photography review

February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Professional landscape and nature photographer Michael Frye returns to the Craft & Vision stable to unleash his new ebook Exposure for Outdoor Photography. There is more to exposure than just getting the right amount of light into the camera. Every exposure also creates a specific aesthetic. Exposure For Outdoor Photography is about natural-light photography and [...]

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Add a Social Media Toolbar w/ PHPlugins

February 14, 2012 By 21 Comments

Facebook like. Twitter tweet. Google +1. Show your Pinterest. It’s probably in your best interests to allow your visitors to share your galleries by whatever means they fancy. And with PHPlugins, you can do this pretty easily. But first, let me share my pain with you. I love beautiful code. I adore carefully hand-crafted websites. [...]

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A beginner’s guide to website creation using TTG

February 12, 2012 By 11 Comments

You’re new to The Turning Gate, and you’re totally confused. There’s a lot to choose from, and you’re wondering where to begin. It’s the dead basics you’re after, and this is that tutorial. Maybe you want a blog and a shopping cart, a multitiered, sprawling network of categorized image galleries, a video gallery, a protected [...]

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Your content, the Web and Licensing

February 11, 2012 By 6 Comments

As a photographer, you are a content creator. If a professional photographer, then your content is your product, the foundation upon which you found your business and upon which your livelihood rests. If an amateur or hobbyist, your content may be a source of supplemental income or just a byproduct of your own personal enjoyment; [...]

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Advanced Color Picking

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If you’ve been using Lightroom’s Web module for more than 30 seconds, you’ve probably figured out how to use the color picker to change the colors in your image gallery. But when it comes to using colors, are you a child with a box of crayons, or a master painter with a palette on your [...]

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Elastic panels

February 10, 2012 By 5 Comments

You think your panels are as wide as they’ll go, eh? Can’t go wider? I’ll bet you’re wrong. Hold the Option/Alt key, grab onto the edge of the thing and drag it wide as you like. Who needs a preview anyway? Previews are for girls. And no, it’s not just the Web module. You can [...]

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