This first photo is a late addition to my post. There is no sunlight in it. It was taken at 10pm (after dark here in San Diego) with off camera flash. I set a bare bulb 580ex up outside the window on a light stand and taped an amber gel over it to give it [...]

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Lightroom has a neat little crop tool with an “aspect original” option. This will allow you to crop your photo without losing the original (usually 2:3) ratio.
In Photoshop, however, it takes a little extra step to make a nice crop while preserving the orginal aspect ratio. First step- hit CTRL+A to select the entire picture. [...]

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Happy Birthday,  Beth Block, we miss you! I met Beth on a shoot in Las Vegas. She was one of those people that you can instantly become friends with. Just a sharing, open, positive thinker with a passion for making the most of every day. She introduced me to fine art photography. I realized today [...]

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