Video Slideshow Service
Our fellow Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce member, Excel Window Tinting, recently needed their photos of their work compiled into a high definition video slideshow for a virtual home show. We were happy to be of service. I set up a shared Dropbox folder and...
New Starved Rock Photography eBook!
I've just published my first ebook, Starved Rock State Park, Through the Seasons. It's available on Kindle and Apple Books. The book is a compilation of my photography over the last decade or so in one of the most popular state parks in the United States. I've...
iPhone Real Estate Photography
Recently one of our video clients inquired if we do real estate photography. He's was selling a condominium near UIC and was considering selling it himself. As I've photographed real estate in the past, I affirmed we could photograph the condo for him. To keep within...
Solving the iPhone 12 Pro Sky Banding Issue
In a previous blog post regarding the iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras, I mentioned that I found banding in blue skies to be a problem when shooting regular compressed HEIC or jpeg files, rather than using Apples ProRaw format. I've discovered what the problem is. A new...
Using Stock Images in Presentations or Newsletters
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of images we license through Alamy for use in presentations and in newsletters. (Presentation/Newsletter is considered one category of use by Alamy.) This makes sense given that there are a lot of video conferences...
iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera Experience and Observations
I'm not one to upgrade my mobile phone very often. I'd been nursing my aging iPhone 6, hoping it would last another year or so. Unfortunately, it got to the point where it would slow down for no reason and sometime freeze. Restarting it didn't help. Interestingly, the...
Get up to $10 off Merchandise and Prints at Fine Art America/Pixels.com
Are you in need of cards or gifts for the holidays? If so, we're running a discount special from now until the end of the year on my fine art photography and photo art at Fine Art America. Use discount code TRXYJA for up to $10 off prints and merchandise. Here's how...
We’re Shooting Headshots, Carefully
We are now shooting headshots with all due COVID-19 precautions of course. We wear masks and social distance. We also have hand sanitizer available. Clients are required to wear a mask, which may be removed during the session. Headshots and portraits are normally...
Pandemic Portraits
While we are not doing indoor portraits and headshots during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still shooting outdoor single and family portraits. If you have a nice, spacious backyard, it may be the perfect place for setting up a shoot. If not, the Oak Park River Forest...
Copyright Redux
A long time ago, I wrote a post about photographs and copyright. It’s time to talk about this again. If you want to use a photograph on your website for illustrative purposes, you need to secure rights and permission to use it. If you copy a photo from another site...