Hiatus

I’m leaving on a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have a lot of ideas for future posts on this site, and will definitely continue writing additional content on this site when I get back. Until then, farewell, and thanks for reading my website.

cascade springs

Waterfall Mania

Here is a picture I took of the mini waterfalls at cascade springs. It was the middle of the day when I took the picture. I can’t imagine how this place must look like at sunrise. I’ll have to go back sometime and find out.

Marketing yourself

  Marketing Paying for advertising is an easy way to make yourself popular; however, there are ways to advertise that don’t cost anything. This can be especially beneficial at the beginning, when there is no finished product to be advertised. Using a CMS(content management system), a blog should be added to keep track of your …

timp mountain

Outdoor Photography

Here are a few thoughts that will take your outdoor photography to a new level.   REMOVE DISTRACTING ELEMENTS Make sure any distracting people or branches are removed. This can be done when you are taking the picture or in post processing.   Be mindful of the time of day The golden hour is the …

granite flats campground

Granite Flats

I like how well the post processing on this picture turned out. The colors really come out well without looking too unnatural. The contrast is more unnatural, but that is so common now a days that it shouldn’t turn most people off.

GIMP 2.8

GIMP vs Photoshop

  The following is a list of reasons why GIMP is more powerful than Photoshop. Half the amount of color spaces Using Gimp you can edit colors in YCRCB or LAB or CMYK or HSV. Using photoshop you can only edit in LAB or CMYK. Half the amount of color spaces. Limits Creativity I don’t …

clouds cover the sun during a solar eclipse

Eclipse

This is a picture taken of the solar eclipse. I took this picture to check my exposure as I was awaiting the solar eclipse. I didn’t realize it was actually happening when I took this picture. My entire family was waiting for the solar eclipse, but didn’t see it. We thought it happend after he …