Category Archives: Tech

Lighting with LED lights

It’s been way too long since I posted anything about photography gear. I was becoming worried that this blog was turning into a therapy blog for myself rather than a place for me to show you guys cool new stuff. Introducing my favorite new toy, the Husky 180 LED floodlight. You mean that thing from...

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iPhone app review: Dragon Dictation

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My good friend Kevin Casey, CEO of Collages.net, and I occasionally have brainstorms over the phone about new product and service ideas for Collages.net customers. One day, we were chatting on our iPhones as both of us were driving in our cars, states away from each other. We came up with some really great ideas, but alas...

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Speed up your Card Reader

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You’re back from your shoot. You’re ready to work. You feel inspired from the amazing images you just captured! What’s the one thing that gets in your way? A slow card reader. You know what I mean. You are all guilty of it just like me. You bought a fast computer, fast memory cards, a...

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Facebook Places

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Ok, so we’ve all seen location-based mobile apps like Gowalla, Yelp, and Foursquare rise to popularity quickly over the past year. Checking in to your favorite locations to get those shiny badges or the possibility of becoming mayor of your local Starbucks is just all too enticing to resist. However, what’s the point of all...

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Is your website a reflection of you?

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Photography sites are all over the place. The creativity needle is spinning all around when it comes to the styles of sites that photographers are using to display their work. However, our sites may be revealing more than we realize. The biggest problem with websites right now is that as photographers, our sites are a...

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Headshot Retouching

Hey Peoples! Most of us do portraits and weddings which is great. However, I know we can get a little to crazy when it comes to over-processing images when it comes to a more subtle subject. Here’s a tutorial on how to touch up headshots and keep them looking real. Enjoy! And as promised, here’s...

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A Better Backup Solution

So, we’re all in our studios/offices. We all have our own custom backup solutions (I hope). However, backup solutions can change as time goes by. And sometimes, they change back. But then, things can get confusing. You’re juggling multiple hard drives wondering what photos are on which hard drive. Enter calamity. My friend Eric Doggett...

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MpactPhoto goes mobile

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Ever get tired of zooming and stretching websites on your mobile phone? Looking for a more friendly way to view informative blogs such as MpactPhoto? Well, now you can… with the new MpactPhoto mobile site! Here’s how… First, navigate to http://mpactphoto.com on your iPhone. You’ll notice right away that the mobile version of the site...

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