Light Wands for Night Photography Heaven

For those of you who love light painting, this could be really up your alley. There are lots of cheap led wands out there, but that's the problem.  They're cheap.  I have to rebuy the 10 dollar ones every year or so, and the batteries crap out quickly too. Recently I saw this super cool...

Super Easy Light Painting Toy

These are called "throwies" because you can attach them to anything metal...though I have used them with an extra magnet and stuck them to my clothes too!  :) (click on the title above to open the full post and see the embedded video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIxSm0v0Xs

Companies are GREEDY

Not only did Adobe try to change their plan options, they just sent something out threatening customers who are using older versions of Photoshop...sadly, this was irritating, but rather normal these days.  Yeah, it's annoying, but it's pretty typical these days.  Adobe is greedy enough, but now I just heard about CANON doing something a...

Adobe Pricing Scare

Adobe says it's been "testing" it's website, including the payment plan options...which a ton of people started screaming about last week, because the Photography plan, which gives you LR, PS and Bridge, disappeared.  That means the cheapest plan you could buy would be $20. However, the mass influx of people cancelling their subscriptions this week...

Photo App “PhotoGuru”

One of my students asked me today if I had seen this app, and I never had, but it looks like it could be fun and help you on your photo skills! GuruShots (https://gurushots.com/) gives you a daily photo challenge.  You submit your photo and get feedback and tips.  You earn badges for your achievements,...

Very Public Photoshop Fail

So I mentioned in class there was some funny business that lead to some interesting debates on a recent issue of Vanity Fair...Here's a breakdown...