Clik here to view.
Cataloguing, listing, describing – a DAM thing to do
This post is mostly for the photographers who happen to read this blog. Having a large number of photos makes it imperative to have some way of managing them. I have close to 100,000 raw images and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Size matters. How to increase the size (Or: a short overview of a digital...
Now that’s a heading that verges on the silly, isn’t it? I had a question today on “how do you uprez your files”. Here’s a little info. A little more than asked for perhaps. Size is important when it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On Darkness
Just an additional note on yesterday’s post on Darkness. It’s actually a real story. I was with some other people in the cellar of Clos Fourtet. Their cellar is underground, in an old quarry 9as you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Saturday morning surprise: Featured on Photoshelter’s Buyers’ Page
Waking up to a rainy Saturday morning an email catches my eye: Andrew Fingerman, Photoshelter‘s VP of marketing, has sent me an email. Curious. [Photoshelter, if you don't know it, is a magnificent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What to put in your website footer
Help your visitors to find their way around your site by putting useful information in the footer of your website! When we redesigned our websites it was the occasion to give some thought to what we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The focus / lens shifter for DSLR video focus: brilliant Kickstarter project
If you are using a DSLR to do video, and many people are these days, then you have realised that focusing on a moving object or shifting the focus from one place to another is really, really hard....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Should you use Photoshelter if you are a photographer?
There is a discussion going on on a forum that I participate in on if it is a good idea for a photographer to use Photoshelter. Why should a photographer consider such a thing as Photoshelter? Today it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Does Photoshelter “support” WordPress?
Had a question today on if you can use Photoshelter (as I do) and “skin” it with a WordPress theme. Here’s my answer: If Photoshelter “support” WordPress themes? Well, no and yes. 1 — Photoshelter,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New computer, new Photoshop, new wide gamut monitor: setting Colour...
The importance of Colour Management settings in Photoshop Figuring out how to manage colour is not always easy. I have recently changed to a new computer that came with a wide gamut RGB LED screen that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I am looking for a good DAM: Digital Asset Management software
What options are there to manage a library of photographs? DAM is short for Digital Asset Management. It usually refers to a software used to manage various digital files. In the photography world it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Radically improve your smartphone video photography with a tripod mount
The video quality from smartphones can be greatly enhanced by using a tripod mount / stand, that allows you to put your smartphone in a holder on a tripod. Two excellent options as smartphone mounts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trying out Android video editing apps
Early this year I started to use my smartphone to shoot video. I also thought it would be convenient to use a tablet to do the editing, especially when travelling. (Back home I use Sony Vegas to edit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Features and Functions that my Digital Asset Management System (DAM) should have
Here’s a detailed overview of functions and features that I would like to find in a Digital Asset Management System (DAM). This is a follow-up post to the previous one I did on DAMs that has attracted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What DAM system do you use? (poll)
I thought it would be interesting to see what DAM (Digital Asset Management) system people use, following all the discussion about it here. So here’s a poll. You can choose more than one DAM. If your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“How I found my best Digital Asset Management (DAM) system”| Guest Post
Digital Asset Management software selection Mike Briggs is a London based photographer with a particular interest in travel photography, reportage and street photography. Mike needed to select a new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is there a future for DAM systems? Yes.
This blog seems to have turned into a discussion forum for DAM (digital asset management system) users. I don’t mind that, since this is an important subject for any professional photographer, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Featured and interviewed on the Daminion blog
Daminion is a DAM software that I discovered quite a while back following an article I wrote here on DAMs (digital asset management systems). It is one of few modern and actively maintained and updated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unlimited photo storage online from Photoshelter (and Amazon)
Organised backup is one of the fundamental, basic, sine qua non, must-have, obligatory things you must have sorted out as a photographer. Was that clear enough? Should I say it again: you must back up,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using Amazon Prime (Premium) “unlimited” for photo backup and archiving
Earlier this year Amazon announced “unlimited storage of images” for subscribers to their Amazon Prime service. (Prime is called “Premium” in some countries.) Amazon Prime is a subscription service...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beautiful drone footage from South Africa
One of our activities is that we organise wine tours, wine tours all over the world. One of our destinations is the South African wine lands. On our wine tour to South Africa we usually offer you the...
View Article