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Decades of Data

Decades of Data

The organization of my photo archive has certainly evolved over the years. The most notable change of course was in a move from analog to digital photography many, many years ago. My file cabinet full of 35mm slides sits basically untouched these days. It isn't...

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Monthly Leaf Pile – April 2020

Monthly Leaf Pile – April 2020

This month I start a series of month-end summary posts about the goings-on around my site and my photography work. I stole this idea (with permission) from Alexander Kunz who has for a long time published a series of monthly "End Notes" in a similar fashion. It is...

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Is Nature First?

Is Nature First?

Last year, a new organization called "Nature First" was formed. It is a collection of incredibly passionate, caring, and dedicated nature photographers who want to spread the education of field ethics. We create more than 1.2 trillion digital photographs a year, going...

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Year End Photography Checklist

Year End Photography Checklist

It is around this time of year that I start a number of activities to tidy up another year of photography.  The year end gives us a chance to reflect back upon where we were at the same time a year ago, evaluate any goals we set, and do some organization and filing...

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The Power of Lightroom Collections

The Power of Lightroom Collections

For me, much of the power of using a piece of software like Adobe Lightroom is that it utilizes a central database as reference to your images.   This is one of the biggest differences between using Lightroom to access and organize your work versus some other form...

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