A Creative Interpretation of Reality

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I can't take much credit for this one, but it was fun to shoot anyway.

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Digital Workflow Best Practices

eurekagray@livejournal.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:50:55 GMT

This is primarily of interest to my Lightroom, Photoshop, and other digital photo students (some of whom I know visit this blog) but might be worth reading for other photo enthusiasts.

Apparently the Library of Congress has funded a working group through the American Society of Media Photographers to develop a set of best practices for the processing and archival of digital images. This is very welcome as there is a lot of misinformation out there as to what file formats, media storage types, and post-processing techniques to use to get the most information and longevity out of digital images. I already teach pretty much everything listed on the quick reference PDF and I heartily recommend adopting these practices if you have not already done so.

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Inside the M&M Experience, Las Vegas.

eurekagray@livejournal.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:29:14 GMT

I still have more Vegas shots to come, but I took this today and I was quite pleased with it. It's not perfect, but I didn't have a lot of time to tweak my composition.

eurekagray@livejournal.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:44:48 GMT

I've also been putting the odd image up at lj_photophile, including another from Vegas.

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Lest We Forget

eurekagray@livejournal.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:15:47 GMT

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

--John McCrae

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eurekagray@livejournal.com — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:33:45 GMT

On the whole, I've turned this journal into a gallery of my photographic work and process. However, once in a while, other facets of my life become important enough to talk about here.

First off, my wonderful partner has been expanding her private practice. She is a therapist specializing in marriage and family therapy and has recently had a bit of a transition in her business. She's set up in a new space and has launched a pair of websites to promote some new services she is offering, one geared towards marriage preparation and the other towards relationship enrichment. Both concepts are pretty simple; therapy shouldn't have a stigma attached to it, and couples working with a therapist at the start of their relationship (or when it is strong but still has room for improvement) will get much more out of the process than couples which are on their last legs and getting therapy out of desperation. I'm pretty impressed with the therapy model and I absolutely think it's valuable for any couple. Her practice is very inclusive and equally geared any combination and orientation of couples.

She's starting to put posters up and any assistance spreading the word would be greatly appreciated. If you have an idea for a place that would put up posters, please leave me a comment in this post.

Relationship Checkup on Facebook

Secondly, and on a more sober note, one of my best friends is shipping out to Afghanistan for a tour of duty. Regardless of your feelings and thoughts on the war, I would appreciate any good thoughts, prayers, wishes, or other energy for his safe return. I know I will be thinking about him a lot in the coming months.

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