If you’ve landed on this article, chances are you heard about Google Webmaster Tools and are either looking for more information or wanting to utilize (“install”) it for your site. No problem – it’s really pretty easy, and you’ll be up and running in no time if you follow these simple steps. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Downtown Dallas area is experiencing an extraordinary amount of architectural remodeling and growth, but it is not the first time. My goal with this project was to capture the old, the current, and the future structures that make up the ever-changing skyline as a documentary work that will depict the city in late 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Read moreIn this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate a great way to create a selection around an object to remove backgrounds, other objects, etc using the Photoshop Pen Tool.
I remember when I was new to Photoshop, selections and cropping, and then I remember how cool it was when I learned the Pen Tool and Quick Mask. I’m going to leave the Quick Mask for another tutorial and focus on the Pen Tool in this one, but I hope you enjoy my tutorial and learn something. Please let me know if I’ve helped! Read the rest of this entry »
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After finding this old, rusted, shot-up car in the middle of Halford Park over in Garland, I really wanted to incorporate it into a shoot with a very contrasting wardrobe. When I was finally able to setup a shoot, Melissa graced me with her modeling presence and beauty, and we got some great shots!
Check em out. Read the rest of this entry »
Read moreThis guide refers to phpMyAdmin based databases that are commonly the back end for popular content management systems (CMS) like WordPress and Joomla
Yes, it happened to me.
So… I was clearing out my web server files, databases, etc, to make room for the new website coming online, and I forgot to make a copy of my old WordPress Blog’s database before I deleted it (I copied everything else, like that helps!). Luckily, it wasn’t quite my life’s work, and I have Flickr galleries of all the images, so I can go back through and basically reproduce the articles, or at least toss Flickr galleries into some articles with a quick explanation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Seeing as Texas winters don’t exactly offer the best options for outdoor, natural light photography, I began looking for an indoor location to rent when it started getting cooler in the Fall. Randomly, I came across a craigslist add for Zofaa Photo Studios and inquired. Read the rest of this entry »
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Spring Break ’09 found me in Austin on Thursday, under a car for fifteen hours, and then followed me to Houston for the TX2K9 race weekend. There was much wrenching, cursing, and beer, so I would call it a success, overall.
Throughout the weekend, I was able to capture a few decent images, though that wasn’t my main focus. Here are the ones that came out as more than just a quick point and snap. Read the rest of this entry »
Read moreFor the Digital Photography class I had to take last semester, the first, and main requirement was, preferably, a Digital SLR camera over a certain megapixel rating ( 8?). Read the rest of this entry »
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