Archive of 2006 January

The purpose of this blog

January 01, 2006  :  Being an Artist      
I created this blog to have a place where I could comment on news, ideas, and projects related to my work as a fine art photographer. I will be adding: announcements of new articles I write information ... Read More

New article: Comparing Silkypix with Adobe Camera Raw

January 02, 2006  :  Photography      
How playing with a new raw converter taught me some new tricks. I primarily use Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) converter to work on my raw files. I have found that ACR does a great job working on the raw files from my Kodak SLR/n. It ... Read More

New article comparing Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture

January 09, 2006  :  Photography      
I have written an article which offers my perspective as a fine art photographer on the new photography tools written by Adobe and Apple: This week (January 2006) Adobe announced the public beta for their new photographic tool, Lightroom. This follows Apple's release of Aperture a ... Read More

Make a living from making art

January 19, 2006  :  Business of making art      
When I quit my job to focus on my art full-time, I had a hard time finding any advice. Most people thought making a living from your art was an absurd goal -- especially other artists. Here's an example. I attended a roundtable hosted by ... Read More

Doctor, my eyes

January 20, 2006  :  Photography      
There's always a lot of talk in the digital photography world about calibration -- making sure that what you see in your camera looks the same on screen and on paper. Although we try to get as close as possible, it's pretty much a futile ... Read More

Perception of emotion

January 21, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
I recently discovered a fun blog, the Cognitive Daily. I concentrated in cognitive science and linguistics in college, and my studies perception, language, and metaphor have been a great source of inspiration for my abstract photography. So it was a nice ... Read More

Disney and Pixar

January 24, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
I find the news that Disney may acquire Pixar to be a little sad. This small, independent, and highly creative force will soon become just another "unit" in the animation division of a major corporation. ... Read More

Will Disney generate content or make art?

January 30, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
So it's official, Disney bought Pixar. All of the news stories are revolving around the big players: Steve Jobs potential impact on Disney, or John Lasseter's new powers. But little is being said about how this merger will effect the artists at the ... Read More