The Glub Glub Club

Here are two of my favorite underwater images – taken with slide film and recently scanned by Scan Cafe (a great scanning house).

The top image is a whale shark, the largest fish in the sea. I photographed this guy in the Maldives.

The bottom image is a decoy scorpionfish. I got this shot in Hawaii.

Any underwater photographers out there? Maybe we can start the glub glub club.

Safe diving,
Rick

Friday Fun Photos

TGIFFPT- Thank god it's Friday fun photos time :-)

Each week I try to post a fun photo or fun photos. Usually, I post my own. But today, I'll share three pictures that are circulating on the web. They are fun, but they also illustrate some very important photo tips: watch the background, watch the foreground and consider perspective.

Have a great weekend. Hope to see you here tomorrow for Saturday's Mini-Photoshop Session.

Make pictures,
Rick

Photo Thought for Thursday: Develop a Sense of Place

Want to see an example of why it's important to develop a sense of place in your photographs? What the video.

More tips like this in my book, Face to Face.

Take care, partner.
Rick

Where in the World? Wednesday

Well, it's Where in the World? Wednesday once again.

All these big cats were photographed in the same place - so to speak. First correct answer gets an autographed copy of my new Field Guide to Digital Photography (click on the picture of the book cover on the right for info).

US only due to shipping.

As you know, I try to be a bit tricky about my questions. . . As always, be as specific as possible.

Subscribe to my blog for cool learning mixed with some fun. Every day, something new - when I am not traveling.

Make pictures,
Rick
P.S. I am launching a series of "Big Cats, Big Prints" soon. Stay tuned.

Tips for Tuesday: A Key Tip for Removing A Keyword in Aperture

To remove a single keyword from a photo, or group of photos, first select the photos that have the common offending keyword(s), then type the keyword you want to remove in the “Add Keyword” box at the bottom of the interface. Then simply press SHIFT+RETURN. Aperture will then remove the keyword(s) from all the selected photos.

Additionally, if you know you don’t want a particular keyword for ANY photo, simply select all the photos in your project and remove the keyword. It does not matter that the keyword was in some and not in others.

Tip and photograph by Scott Bourne
www.scottbourne.com
www.photofocus.com