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The literal meaning of Matthew means “the gift of God”.     Matthew Donald Erickson was sure named accurately. I am going to attempt to write a bit about Matthew.  I know I will leave a ton out, but I hope to give everyone reading this post the gift of knowing a bit about Matthew.  A miraculous […]

Exposure.  The most critical piece of a photograph.  What is exposure you may ask? Well I will tell you, and please note that this will be the MOST technical thing in this blog post.  🙂  Exposure is how you and your camera use the ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed, to determine how light or dark […]

Well, I have written a few tutorials for all of my photographer followers and friends. This time, Jodi Friedman from MCP actions, contacted me to be a guest blogger and write about a photo that I had edited. Well, anyone who knows, MCP is THE place for photographers to go learn about photography and photoshop […]

Well…I have had MANY questions emailed to me since my last blog tutorial.  I am in the process of working on a babies photo shoot and came across another perfect example.  I needed to post this as I was doing it so I remembered exactly what I did for this photo. This time I will […]

DISCLAIMER:  I RARELY USE THESE TECHNIQUES ANYMORE SINCE WRITING THIS POST. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE STILL LIKE TO READ THIS AND FOLLOW THIS WAY PER ALL THE EMAILS I RECEIVE ABOUT THIS POST, SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT UP 🙂     FYI: This post is for those of you who know how to use […]