I love answering your questions. The above is one Kara asked me on Twitter. Curves can be used almost exclusively to tweak a photo to your desires, even including color correction. Used in combination with a “non-destructive” layers approach, it will give the ability to radically transform your work simply by learning a single tool.
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Updated with voting info at bottom of the post!
From the greatest hits pile. This one still gets hits on the ol’ Xanga.
August 23, 2007.
How to catch a pigeon:
1 ) Have food.
2 ) Go to where people give pigeons food.
3 ) Feed them a lot, where they’re all around you.
4 ) Sneak up behind the closest one to grabbin’ distance.
5 ) Slowly crouch.
6 ) Quickly, but gently pin the bird, sort of creating a cage with your hand. You want to keep those fingers spread.
7 ) Secure it with your other hand.
8 ) Hold, but don’t squeeze! (Of course.)
They calm down pretty fast. I wonder if they were just tame, or if they just don’t put up much of a fight. They don’t seem to freak out much after they probably realize you’re not trying to eat them.
There you go! Have a great day.
P.S. You should also let the pigeon go.
That’s Ashley Myrick, also known as Lalagray. She will release an album soon, and has been nominated for Best Female Vocalist in the Dallas Observer Music Awards! Voting starts on the 10th. YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO VOTE FOR HER. She is also about to embark on a tour with her other musical venture, The Beaten Sea. You definitely need to check out those shows, too. Find out more here!
For the latest news on when you can vote for Ashley (and The Beaten Sea), look here. (I will update this when voting begins!)
VOTE FOR ASHLEY MYRICK (best female vocalist) AND THE BEATEN SEA HERE! http://polls.dallasobserver.com/polls/dal/doma2010/
This is a montage I made by framing a studio shot with a scan of some various vegetation I picked up around the Kilgore College campus. It came to me when a friend, Morgan, came to class dressed up for a speech. Just one of those “Hey, I’ll do this!” moments.
Read how I did it below the jump! (more…)
2008: Peanut butter, white chocolate chip/chocolate chunk cookies. Recipe if you click!.It’s time for Christmas, cold weather, Santa, lights, baking and so on. Did I mention baking? This is pretty much my favorite time of the year to fire up the oven and let loose with some tasty treats. When I make a hit, I enjoy documenting the foodstuff. Here are a few tips you can use to improve your quickie food images (because who wants to wait before digging in?) … (more…)
I recently posted some pictures of Quiet Company that are double, triple and quadruple exposures. This is a technique that still gets plenty of attention on film, especially with the Lomo/Holga craze, but has mostly been an oversight in the digital realm.
For starters, I did those multiple exposure shots in-camera with my Nikon D700, and yes, I think it’s better than doing it in Photoshop. Why? Read on … (more…)
Jamie Maldonado is a professional photographer, music addict, loves his coffee (and tea) and wants to take your photograph.
Here he shares behind-the-scenes insight, answers questions and ponders the future.
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