Random Thoughts

• I've been considering buying some cheap radio triggers on eBay as a foray into the wireless without having to spend $150. Not sure if I'll do it but I am sure I hate being limited by the sync cord. Doesn't matter much in the studio but whenever I go outside I end up not being able to do what I want.


• I use Snapfish for printing but am trying out Walmart's 1-hour photo today because I want to get something printed by tomorrow. It will be interesting to see what they produce. The one drawback of Snapfish is that they take forever to arrive with the cheap shipping option.


• I've been in this experiment for two months and can say that my preference is for portrait and landscape photography in that order. People always seem more interesting to me than almost any other type of photo. I've been trying to take portraits that reflect something of who the person is. It's a basic idea but creatively rewarding to think about who someone is and try to capture it in a photo. Not sure how to do this with strangers?


• I've entered 3 photos in an art show at my church. I am excited to have them judged.


• I need to somehow network with some local photographers who are much better so I can continue learning. There's a pro who plays disc golf so maybe I'll try to hook up with him somehow.


• I am shooting almost exclusively in RAW now but don't like that I have to process each file just to get a JPG for the web. Probably need to set up a Photoshop action to handle this for me as I don't have Lightroom. It makes the photos less accessible but more flexible once I do get down to processing them. Trade off I suppose.