Category Archives: Arizona

Sometimes you’ve been inside too long

Sunday, March 14, 2010

I don’t know about you, but after being cooped up for days on end due to illness, bad weather, or anything else that keeps you inside, don’t you just get to that edgy point where you’ve got to go out?  You’ve stared at the same four walls (in my case, rounded walls that seem to [...]

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Landscape HDRs can be realistic

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

It’s a fact. HDR doesn’t have to be surreal.
While shooting in Vulture last Saturday John asked me my opinion on HDRs for landscape.  We were walking along between buildings when the question was posed, so we stopped and set up a few landscape HDRs for processing later.
Personally, I think HDRs for landscapes ROCK!  It’s [...]

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Good to be indoors today!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Yesterday was the absolutely right day to be out taking pictures for this “workshop weekend.” And today was spot on for being inside and talking software and post processing. See, blowing snow with near with rapid accumulation just doesn’t seem like the right time to be taking pictures……in my humble opinion!
Today was day [...]

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The Big Weekend Approaches

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

This weekend is just chock full of stuff……
For me, I’ll be at the Vulture Mine on Saturday, then Sunday here in town. The first HDR Workflow class takes place this weekend, and it should be fun! Of course, I’ll be missing some events in Prescott on Saturday……..
This weekend the Firehouse Plaza will be [...]

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The Tuesday News Update from the Airstream Chronicles

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Well, what’s the latest goings on in my world? Plenty. So, let’s get right to it!

Airstream News:  Our “false start” to Spring is over and the cold is back.  This morning I awoke to nearly frozen water lines for the first time in a while.  When the temperature drops below 20 my water [...]

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Wrapping up on this weekend’s PMUG talk

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Saturday I stopped by the Prescott Library and got to meet some of the Prescott Mac Users Group. I think some members didn’t make it due to the inclement weather we experienced……
You know….Snow, rain, sleet, freezing temperatures.  Everything you think of when somebody says, “Arizona.”
Even with the bad weather we had a pretty good [...]

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The White Pocket Photo Workshop

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Well, over the weekend I finished up almost everything over at the newly rennovated RichCharpentier.com……. Almost everything.
See, I still have more information to fill in regarding upcoming workshops that I’ll be doing.  There are going to be some fun ones.  But I think the most exciting one is already posted.
42 hours [...]

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Setting Goals

Monday, February 15, 2010

For months now I’ve been driving by a small house in the downtown Prescott area that has my attention.  I keep thinking it would be a perfect size for the print reproduction business, the gallery, and have enough spare room for a small apartment….for me. 
We’re about half way through our lease at our [...]

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What’s next in the Hometown Series?

Thursday, February 11, 2010

That’s the question that’s been on my mind recently. So far we’ve got two images in the “Everybody’s Hometown” series, and I set a goal for myself last year that 3 more images would be added to the set.
This morning I decided to toy with an image that’s been on my mind.  It’s definitely [...]

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Turning Day into Night…..well, trying to at least

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Yesterday I got a bee in my bonnet. Metaphorically speaking that is. I haven’t been known to wear bonnets in quite a while now……Actually, I’m not even sure what a bonnet is.  And fortunately all the bees are hiding right now due to the cold.  I’m allergic to them you know.
So, no bees, [...]

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