On May 13th, 10 years drops their sophmore effort to pleasure your earholes.  When I first heard the single for the new album, I immediately questioned if this album would hold up to their first album, The Autmn Effect, or if it would fall into the ”Sophmore Slump” category.  I am happy to report this album lived up to […]

As I shoot more and more with the Holga, I am continually learning the ins and outs of the camera.  At the very heart of the Holga is the fact that it is only just a toy camera, which strips clear much of the boundaries I have operated in for some time now.  However, that […]

Yesterday I attended a “Toy Camera Class”, instructed by Rob Holland at The Camera Doctor.  The last photography class I had was back during my first year in college.  Even then, it was not a formal class on photography but merely a section of our art class devoted to the darkroom as it dealt with […]

Local photographer Lanny Milbrandt will open his solo exhibit this evening at the Arts Clayton gallery. The reception is from 5:30pm to 7:30pm (free). I attended because Lanny, a VAC member, is also extremely talented and a great source of inspiration.

Hey Dub, where’d all the old Photoshop tutorials disappear to?  Good question.  I was sifting through the site this weekend making some additional modifications to the look and feel and came across the tutorials folder. 

Recently I went to a local event here in Georgia which also featured Civil War reenactments.  There is a swirl of controversy over the events lately.  There is a group of people who feel that the reenactments represent racism and during this political year, there is another group who has contested the historical significance of […]

Quite obviously, i love photography.  Not quite so obvious, I just to be a cop.  Rather odd combination as some would see it, yet I feel it offers me a very unique perspective on photography, especially the legality of what and where photographers are allowed to be.  I caught a recent Flickr post which sparked […]

Luc Sante really tapped into a different type of photography: the crime scene.  Not just any crime scene, however, how about the harsh world of NYPD crime scenes from 1914 to 1918?

If you have access to Photoshop Creative Magazine, snag the latest issue.  On the bonus CD you can pick up some of my custom Photoshop Brushes. 
In other news, I have also been contacted about my brushes being released in a 3D software application as well as the possibility of creating special brushes to be sold […]