Cortados on the Beach with CoffeeGeek Mark Prince
Mark Prince, founder of CoffeeGeek.com, made cortados for my wife and I at a beach in Victoria, BC using portable espresso equipment.
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Cull iPhoto Library of Duplicates and Bad Photos
Chris Breen at Macworld posted a useful article about how to remove duplicates and get rid of bad photos from an out of control iPhoto library. With the Photos for OS X app expected sometime this year, now’s a good a time as any to clean up before the transition. Read it here: Cull iPhoto ...
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Cull iPhoto Library of Duplicates and Bad Photos
Chris Breen at Macworld posted a useful article about how to remove duplicates and get rid of bad photos from an out of control iPhoto library. With the Photos for OS X app expected sometime this year, now’s a good a time as any to clean up before the transition. Read it here: Cull iPhoto ...
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New Article: MyPhotostream Review at TidBITS
Over the weekend I published a short review of MyPhotostream at TidBITS, a simple application on the Mac that lets you view your iCloud Photo Stream photos without having to open iPhoto or Aperture (the only official methods for viewing them on a Mac). I like the app’s approach, although it has some interface oddities. ...
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New Article: Become a Better Photographer This Year
I enjoyed writing this latest article for Lynda.com, which came about from a question asked by a friend. “What can I do to be a better photographer?” is something I think we all ask. The quick and easy answer is to buy a new camera, but that doesn’t necessarily make you a better photographer; it ...
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Two Book Excerpts: The Connected Apple Family and Photoshop Elements 13
Looking for some quick, meaty information about both photo editing and security among Apple devices? Peachpit Press, the publisher for many of my books, posted excerpts from my two most recent books. These are full chapters, packed with a lot of useful information. First up, from The Connected Apple Family (co-authored with Dan Moren), is ...
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New Article: Get Out There and Shoot
It’s the new year, are you making photography resolutions? (Besides 2048 x 1365 or similar, ha ha.) My editor at Lynda.com asked if I had any New Year’s article ideas and I was excited to write this one: “Want to Be a Better Photographer? Get Out There and Shoot.” I know, I know, it sounds ...
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Article: Portable Power Options
My latest column for the Seattle Times looks at power—specifically how I found a few gadgets useful during the holiday break for charging devices. I also mention the WD My Passport Wireless, which was quite useful for backing up the photos I captured while out of town. Read it here: More device power and storage ...
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Getty Cactus
I’m having a great holiday outside my usual haunts, this time in sunny (but surprisingly chilly, by Southern California standards) Los Angeles. I’ve had several opportunities to capture photos, which is reinvigorating that part of my brain that’s spent far too much time this autumn and winter in front of computer screens and not enough ...
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Christmas Silhouette
I spent part of today traveling to visit relatives for the holiday and part of it going over a photo shoot from last week. This photo was captured using pretty much just the light from the Christmas tree. A few small decorative garlands with lights were also set up, but this was in a big ...
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Holidays Are for Proofreaders
After we mailed our holiday cards last year, my wife decided to order a stamp for our return address instead of printing and affixing stickers. The stamp arrived, we put it into a drawer, and forgot about it until it was time to do this year’s cards. After we received our cards this time around, ...
