Community Spotlight: Imagezs Photography

Photographer Elvis Milic is a Houston-based photographer operating under the brand Imagezs Photography. His areas of focus are weddings, portraiture, architecture, corporate functions, sporting events and more. Elvis recently tapped into The Turning Gate to rebrand and redesign his website. The end result is a fantastic synergy of branding, design and imagery that I’d like [...]

Further thoughts and additional reading regarding the new iPad, Retina displays and what this means for images on the Web

And that may be the longest post title I’ve ever written … In my previous article, I discussed the iPad’s Retina display and the impact this has on viewing photography on the Web. Since, I have been spending more time with the new iPad, reading others’ impressions and venting some on Twitter. Here, I’d like [...]

“Nobody” uses the Web module

Lightroom 4 is here, and Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski of KelbyMediaGroup are talking it up all over. They did an exclusive video for B&H Photo highlighting some of their favorite little-known tips. Around the 9:00 mark, Matt shows how to hide the modules you don’t use, and at 9:10 or so he hides the [...]

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

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, moirĂ©, bokeh [...]

Your content, the Web and Licensing

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; [...]