Think About This

"A fool is someone who thinks that they are intelligent."

This is my little golden girl, seven years ago when she was just a pup with sharp teeth and into everything. She had a curious nature and still does to this day. What a great dog, what a great friend. Frankly, I would rather spend time with her then most people. Sad commentary. At least she is not always trying to get in my wallet, nor tell me lies.

When she does not like someone, I pay attention. I have total trust in her instincts.

Oh His Majesty-----What A Painter

I was blown away by this scene. I had to take the shot. Didn't have my camera so went back to the house and prayed that the landscape didn't change. Praise God.

Golden Girl----My First Sale

This image of our beautiful Pheffernutty was my first sale in the photography business. It was printed to a 30"x 22" on an Epson 7880 on Velvet Fine Art Paper, then matted and framed.

The wonderful folks that purchased fell in love with it immediately. It reminded them of their dog who has left us. The husband bought for his wife for their anniversary. She was very touched by it all.

This image has touched many people and you can be rest assured that I will never forget it and it's impact. Because of it's impact, I will continue to offer it for sale.

Barn From The Past

This shot is one of my favorites, the sun was just starting pop up on the other side of the barn and there was storm a comin'.

The barn is over 100 years old and has served and outlived it's purpose. Sorry to say that it looks better in the image than it actually is in reality.

We are going to have to take her down before she goes on her own. Going to salvage some wonderfully grained beams, siding, and flooring materials. We will always treasure this wonderful landmark. It was one of the more noble farmsteads in the area for many decades.

Photo Editing Software for Photographers

Photoshop CS-4 has expanded into other deep subjects catering to designers, medical, construction and has way more over kill then a photographer needs.

A good example is that I went to the University of Illinois to a two day seminar on CS-3. First of all it wasn't geared to photography in the least bit, but more to graphic arts. By the second day, I was stressed as I was aware of all I had forgotten from the first day. Two other things, it was 14 hours total driving, but it was cheap. All I can say about their program was that upon arriving home, I promptly cancelled a seminar that I had scheduled on Expression Web.

So what's the answer? A good one. Photoshop Elements 6 or 7. Photoshop has expanded it's capabilities towards the photographer. Thank God.

With CS-4 if you don't work with it every day, you rapidly begin to lose your skills, that you so painfully worked to acquire. Not the case with Elements 6 or 7. Plus the Organizer is so much easier than Bridge.

I love Photoshop Elements 7, it easy to work and allows me to do what I want and that's shoot. I don't want to be tied to the computer all the time. Give it some thought and get your ego out of the way.