<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0">
	<channel>
<title>heninger fotographik</title><link>http://heninger.org/index.html</link><description>heninger fotographik | blog</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:rights>© heninger fotographik 2008</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-07-18T09:31:55-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
<admin:errorReportsTo rdf:resource="mailto:wade@heninger.org" /><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
<sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase>
<lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:26:44 -0700</lastBuildDate><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/HeningerFotographik" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>1457157</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://www.feedburner.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>To Emmett!</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-18T09:31:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/339180690/f705f850cc8137861c19e2c37cc4afb7-173.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/f705f850cc8137861c19e2c37cc4afb7-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m off to Emmett, Idaho this afternoon for a weekend at my Grandma&rsquo;s place.   I&rsquo;ve been feeling a bit guilty that I don&rsquo;t see her as much as I used to - after my grandpa died 10 years ago we just have not made it to see her as often as we should.


My Grandpa and I were pretty close growing up - I spent every summer on their farm from the time I was 7 years old and tagged along behind him everywhere he went.    I was mesmerized by his knowledge, capabilities and just loved every minute I had in Idaho.    There is a great story of me introducing my Grandpa to someone as &ldquo;my best friend&rdquo; and it was an honest reflection of how I felt then.    I sure miss him.


Anyhow, so when we were there recently I took some tools from his garage (we spent alot of time fixing things in his garage on the farm outside Mackay, ID) and began a photo project documenting him through his tools.    I brought them back home and the first two series are here:


Grandpa&rsquo;s Tools - Series 1


Grandpa&rsquo;s Tools - Series 2


I figured it would be a good idea to just go down and setup a studio in the garage and document as much as I could over the weekend.     This would allow me to make further progress on the project and visit Grandma at the same time.    Kristin liked the idea and suggested I bring Chloe along with me - she loves to spend time in Emmett because Grandma is the queen of craft.    I swear, that woman made a hat out of Pepsi cans once, and to a 9 year old that kinda skill is very exciting. 


So, off we go, with a truck full of lighting gear, my cameras and my daughter.    Even with the price of gas, I love road trips.    I purchased a ScanGuage II this week that monitors your real time gas milage (Holden Caulfield&rsquo;s comments notwithstanding) and with my new bag of hypermiling tricks, I should be able to squeeze 30+ mpg out of the truck (rated at 23).    I&rsquo;m such a nerd.


Anywho, have a good weekend.    I&rsquo;ll be blazing away with my tethered 5D into Lightroom 2.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/339180690" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/f705f850cc8137861c19e2c37cc4afb7-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Lightroom Workflow &amp; Import Tutorial</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-17T07:54:52-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497420/52f99567f69d215dfa7c50a0b270a986-172.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/52f99567f69d215dfa7c50a0b270a986-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[David Ziser (of Digital Pro Talk fame) has a great article on how he processes a weddings worth of pictures in record time.


He states that weddings vary, but he can shoot 3-4 thousand images at an event and as all wedding photographers, needs to get thru them quickly and effectively in short order. 


...One thing that puzzles me is that many photographers are hanging on to old-school ingestion practices (i.e. getting images off the camera and onto your computer).    They use all manner of stand alone ingestion applications (or even just use the Finder/Explorer) to do the job, when Lightroom has a very capable and time-saving import feature that does most of the heavy lifting automatically for you.


...Five years ago, the digital workflow was immature and required many separate applications that the happless photographer cobbled together just to get thier job done and inefficiencies were inherent in the process.  

...Here is a quick tutorial on Lightroom&rsquo;s Import feature to get some of you off those shareware solutions and onto something that saves you time/effort.


...If anything else comes up (i.e. a &ldquo;helpful&rdquo; Windows or Mac diaolg - turn that off now - you won&rsquo;t be needing those anymore).  ...  I have the Previews turned off as I generally just do a &ldquo;dump and go&rdquo; operation, but sometimes it is nice to see the thumbnails.


...Don&rsquo;t panic about this - you are in control here with the Copy to pop up.    You can save them on the internal drive (ie. in the Pictures folder) or on an external drive in a Photo Archive folder  of your creation.  ...  I save all my files into a Photo Archive/YYYY/Month hierarchy on an external Raid drive.    Lightroom will remember from import to import where you put them, so you don&rsquo;t thave to change this every time.    In fact, most things here are sticky from session to session so you&rsquo;re doing the hard work only once.


...The Import dialog is designed to save you time at the front end of the workflow.   

...And be warned, it wil take a bit of extra time to do this.


	&bull;	You can organize the import by various date formats or into a named folder (ie. 

...	&bull;	Skip the Backup option - right now its a pretty basic back up of the files from the card - you need a more comprehensive backup strategy.


...	&bull;	You can add custom text, or add any tolkens from any of the areas (numbering, date, file name etc).  


...In this step, you&rsquo;ll want to apply a few things to the images as they are imported:


	&bull;	A basic Develop preset - I have one from Matt Kloskowski s LIghtroom Killer Tips page that does a basic adjustment that works well for me. 


...	&bull;	Keywords - a quick way to get a basic set of generic keywords for the shoot into the files.


	&bull;	Preview genration - most files have a basic jpeg preview built in, but it is small and you&rsquo;ll need something bigger to rate and develop the file - you can do this by choosing 1:1 here.  

...Importing takes some time, but done properly, you&rsquo;ll be ahead of the game when it comes to editing efficiently.    And as mentioned above, most of the settings you choose will be remembered from import to import - its automatic until you want to change it.  <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497420" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/52f99567f69d215dfa7c50a0b270a986-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>My Daughter</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-16T00:37:26-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497422/be601bc586eaa243abb2b679067c67c2-171.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/be601bc586eaa243abb2b679067c67c2-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Such a hardworking, loveable young girl...
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497422" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/be601bc586eaa243abb2b679067c67c2-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Lightroom Smorgasbord</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-14T10:13:33-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497424/9743aa2cd27b9decd7b76680e0379c45-170.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/9743aa2cd27b9decd7b76680e0379c45-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A few things from the blog-o-sphere regarding Lightroom:


 


	&bull;	Can Lightroom 2 Replace Photoshop - the short: depends on who you are and the kind of work you do.


	&bull;	Recovering Highlights in Lightroom - How to do it and should you worry about it.


	&bull;	Lightroom Color Management


	&bull;	Frederick interviewed my good buddy Phil on the approach we take to Lightroom Design.


	&bull;	Split Toning with Lightroom


Microsoft had its Pro Photo Summit this past week.    I&rsquo;ve gone the past two years because it was free, well attended and well appointed.    This year I was off with Ira in Wyoming so I missed out.


Here is a review of the conference...
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497424" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/9743aa2cd27b9decd7b76680e0379c45-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Stephen Johnson on "The Intrigue of Complexity

"</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-14T07:14:42-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497425/3c1d107958f0175f8109a8d0169dac14-169.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/3c1d107958f0175f8109a8d0169dac14-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephen Johnson has a great guest blog article on &ldquo;trickery&rdquo; and &ldquo;post-processing&rdquo; and how it is affecting photography.


...Your photographs are your asset, much more so than your Photoshop skills.   Those image-editing skills may well be critical to your craft, but they are secondary to your photographic vision.   &ldquo;Fix it in Photoshop&rdquo; is a prescriptive attitude that often leads to making images not worth investing time trying to salvage through image editing.&rdquo;


...I resisted digital photography for quite along time, only really shooting digital seriously starting in 2007 with the arrival of my Leica M8.    I stuck with film mostly because the prints I could get in Black & White were better with the analog process.    I have a darkroom and used it extensively for years, but the last year has seen it become a storage room (like many others I suspect) because the technology (camera ergonomics, printers and paper) improved.    While there was always manipulations in the darkroom - dodging, burning, flashing, and cropping, the image generally had to stand on its own merits in that rectangle on the easel.  ...  We all get fascinated with a certain look, style or feel and sometimes its post-processing that gives us what we are looking for, but its always secondary to vision.    That frame still has to have it before a pixel is tweaked.    I&rsquo;m really grateful I spent years working with film before I went digital because it taught me to see and to edit.    These two skills mean more than anything else, and they take years to learn.


As one who works on Lightroom and has contributed to other Adobe software related to digital photography, it always strikes me as odd when a great photographer comments on his &ldquo;lack of photoshop skill&rdquo; as if to appologize for his work when we talk.  ...  They help you acheive your vision, but they are no subsitute for it.    A crappy photograph is still crappy after 10 actions in Photoshop and some layer magic.    I really like Scott&rsquo;s cajones for publishing this article - as one could easily point out his culpability in the &ldquo;tips and tricks&rdquo; arms race.


...&ldquo;Solid image editing is far less about secrets, trickery, hidden features and shortcuts, than it is about starting with a strong photograph, knowing your goals, and methodically working toward them.   Craft is not tricky; it is most often plain hard work and care.&rdquo;


To the point, this past week I was in the field with a friend shooting a story for the National Geographic.    We spent a lot of time focusing on getting it right - there were long days (and nights) working with a bag of techniques to make sure that it was perfect.    After a few hours of shooting a particular object, we decided that something wasn&rsquo;t quite right and we&rsquo;d need do something a bit different.  ...  Of course, the knee-jerk was that we could &ldquo;just fix it in photoshop&rdquo; but Alex pointed out that was the easy way out.    His comment (and I&rsquo;m paraphrasing - I was holding a big silk scrim in windy conditions) was fitting:


&ldquo;This is the National Geographic - we get it right in camera because it matters.&rdquo;
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497425" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/3c1d107958f0175f8109a8d0169dac14-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Soccer Tournament</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-12T20:42:57-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497426/d2c9ce2a9c39100c4ba2ea10edb8d7eb-168.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/d2c9ce2a9c39100c4ba2ea10edb8d7eb-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My son&rsquo;s soccer team has been competing in the Kent Cornucopia tournament this weekend.    They&rsquo;ve played great and secured a spot in the championship game against a team we played Friday to a 1:1 tie.


I generally bring my cameras and shoot pictures for the team, but my heart really isn&rsquo;t in sports photography.    However, I do manage to snag a few informal portraits in the available light (i.e. full on, hard sun) now and then.


PS.   They lost the final to a golden goal in the 7th minute of the first overtime period.    Argh.  <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497426" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/d2c9ce2a9c39100c4ba2ea10edb8d7eb-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Final Field Day</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-10T15:15:07-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497427/aafaf4a2e61d3e75f8add2d2abac07f3-167.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/aafaf4a2e61d3e75f8add2d2abac07f3-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I had	 a great week in the field.


Yesterday was hot.    Desert hot.  


We spent most of the day shooting and didn&rsquo;t stop until after midnight (ok with a few breaks to sip water and sit in the shade).    Ira and Alex were great to observe - I picked up quite a few lighting tricks that will be employed in the future.    Thanks guys - it was great to observe and in my own humble way, assist photographers of this caliber. 


I spent alot of time taking pictures of the camp&rsquo;s inhabitants and the accoutrements of such grand enterprises.    Here are a few of my initial favorites...


Our camp from &ldquo;Cell Phone Hill&rdquo;


The Work & Mess Tents


Dino - The 1970 Suburban 


Fossils wrapped for transport


The Front Entrance to the Work Tent


A young lass relaxes after a day of digging


Mr.   Fashion


Scott Drives Dino


Doing Pull Ups


Potato Cannon Prep


Celebratory Post-Potato Cannon Maneuvers


A Sign in Greybull, WY


On the plane now - headed home...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497427" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/aafaf4a2e61d3e75f8add2d2abac07f3-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Worland Dig</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-09T11:20:45-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497428/8d626efe4af08787d97c967ac75fc03d-166.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/8d626efe4af08787d97c967ac75fc03d-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m camping in the desert for the next few nights.  


We&rsquo;re at an archeological dig site with roughly 25 kids and their professors.    What a blast.    They&rsquo;re all young, committed and having the summer of their lives.    I think they&rsquo;ll spend roughly a month out there digging in the ground with picks and shovels.


We arrived in the evening and they were just eating dinner - they were very welcoming and pushed us into the mess tent for food immediately.    We spend the rest of the night just sitting around chatting about random things.


In our abscence, it seems a TV crew came in and ran over Alex&rsquo;s tent.    They destroyed his  ipod, jetboil stove, tend and sleeping pad.    Doh!    They&rsquo;ll be back tomorrow and we&rsquo;ll have a chat with them - we shouldn&rsquo;t have a problem.


I spent most of my time walking around getting to know people and shooting some informal portraits.


   <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497428" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/8d626efe4af08787d97c967ac75fc03d-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Gillette, WY</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-08T06:15:18-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497429/9fae2f80ac93135248e6ca2ec3be3dde-165.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/9fae2f80ac93135248e6ca2ec3be3dde-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After an eventful day of driving and scouting, we&rsquo;re in Gillette.


We woke up this AM in Powell and discussed our options with regard to the shoot last night.    Ira feels he needs more contrast in the hills - the rain and the lack of moonlight detracted slightly from his vision.    So he&rsquo;ll probably head back in Friday when the moon is fuller and try it again.


We had breakfast at the same cafe we at at last night.   The funny thing is, every time we walk in the entire place seems to stop and stare at us as we progress to a table.    I mean, three guys with big cameras and smiles shouldn&rsquo;t be that off-putting, but we sure feel like aliens from space.    We need to get some sleeveless T-shirts, Wranglers and Bass Pro Shop ball caps and we&rsquo;d fit right in.    I kid, I kid.


After breakfast (good!)   we dropped off my car at Tom&rsquo;s (the Jeep fella) and headed over the Powder River Pass to Gillette to photograph another piece of the story.    Enroute, we stopped at an airplane museum (closed, sadly) but we snuck onto the adjacent airfield and took some pictures of four aging aircraft - including two Royal Canadian Air Force cargo planes.  


  


We also stopped outside of Emblem, WY because the sign on entering was this:


Finally, after checking into the hotel and doing some research on our intended target, we dropped Ira off to do some guerrilla scouting/shooting.    Here he is as he exits the vehicle - the exit-from-the-moving-vehicle-commando-style exit I suggested wasn&rsquo;t taken as seriously...


Tomorrow we head back over to the archelolgical dig for some pictures of the kids/professors working out there.    I&rsquo;m pretty excited as it sounds like quite an interesting site.


Cheers!


PS.    Why is it that cheap hotels in the middle of nowhere can have better wireless internet access than the big hotels I stay at (and pay $10-20 a day) in the big cities?    Wireless in nowhere Wyoming is awesome.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497429" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/9fae2f80ac93135248e6ca2ec3be3dde-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Powell</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-07T07:22:41-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497430/89c2fcef887a74f5aab278c41d50a6dc-164.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/89c2fcef887a74f5aab278c41d50a6dc-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Woke up early and wandered around Sheridan before heading east to Powell.


  


Ira, Alex (a photographer friend of Ira&rsquo;s based in Phoenix) and I headed out for a conceptual shoot last evening in some hoodoos near the town.    It was quite an elaborate setup, with a Jeep and an ATV taking us into the location and a couple of local guides.   Here Tom, one of the two, pointing out our destination.


A rain storm had blown in just before we were to leave, and there was some concern that the rain/wind would hamper our plans, but after a few minutes of concern, it blew past and we decided to head in. 


  


We were headed for an old Native American camp site - there were several tipi circles close by - and while we worked, the two guides headed off to look for arrow heads.


We got back fairly late and after doing the card download/evaluate-the-shoot dance, we went to bed.
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497430" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/89c2fcef887a74f5aab278c41d50a6dc-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Big Skies!</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-06T06:41:35-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497431/e381eb30c6710ec9204d39942599b101-163.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/e381eb30c6710ec9204d39942599b101-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m in Wyoming.


Yesterday I landed in Billings, MT, picked up my ridiculously yellow rental car and headed out for some shooting before meeting up with Ira in Wyoming.


I remember going thru Billings when I was a kid - probably on our way down to Colorado for a family reunion in Estes Park, CO.    Salient on that trip was my kid sister getting all excited and yelling &ldquo;Hooray!    Buffalo Billings&rdquo; as we arrived.    And its stuck with me.    Whenever someone says &ldquo;Billings&rdquo; I hear &ldquo;Buffalo Billings.&rdquo;


I headed out of town east, with no particular plan except to visit the Little Big Horn Battlefield - I have a few specific memories of visiting there on that previous trip. 


    


Since my last visit, they&rsquo;ve built a whole new memorial (and one much more fitting) of the battle for the First People&rsquo;s side.    It was quite striking, well-designed and told the warrior&rsquo;s story beautifully.    Much nicer than the aging cemetery plot for the invaders and their mecurial, sociopathic leader.


As luck would have it, I have a book on Custer and the Little Big Horn on my iPod, so I played that the entire day to get the backstory.


The battlefield  itself was gorgeous - rolling green hills, swaying grasses and flowers and get this - Agave plants - somethign I never expected in Montana.    Overwhelming all was the intoxicating sent of the prarie - I can see why someone would fight for this little corner of land.


 


I visited both monuments, did the ravine hike (I was the only one on the trail - its a very challenging 1 mile walk on a graded path) and then drove down to the second battle site 5 miles away.


I also stopped in Hardin, MT.    They had a little country museum that I just dig on visiting - you know, old buildings with nice installations of what it was like in the early 1900&rsquo;s.    Lovely stuff.


  


 
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497431" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/e381eb30c6710ec9204d39942599b101-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Happy Fourth!</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-04T10:43:33-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497432/976a3f52ce99b20813693e2319ac1978-162.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/976a3f52ce99b20813693e2319ac1978-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Its been an exciting week.


The Canadian in me celebrated the 1st of July and now the American in me gets to celebrate the 4th.    While I have serious problems with how this country is governed and even more with its hegemonistic, bellic foreign policy, I really am happy and blessed to live in the great state of Washington.  


I love this country for is true assets - the deserts, the mountains and wild places and even a few of its villages.    Furthermore, I love the real American people - those happy people who recognize their blessings, are always ready to lend a helping hand and try to approach things with love and humility.


Sometimes it is easy to point out the big men who take advantage or the greedy who look to exploit for their own personal gain, and while they seem to run things, the real people outnumber the parasites.    And thank goodness for that.


I'm going to be on a several day road trip next week in Wyoming and I'll see many of these everyday Americans.     I'll even bring a few cameras and document this all-american of journeys.  


So Happy Fourth!    Raise your drink of choice and celebrate the good in this country.    Huzzah! 


Here are a few images snapped over the past few days.
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497432" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/976a3f52ce99b20813693e2319ac1978-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Free Lightroom Presets &amp; More</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-03T15:05:18-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497433/815660a7e43cdb5a3e5bf9bebde818f9-161.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/815660a7e43cdb5a3e5bf9bebde818f9-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Lots of free Lightroom develop presets listed for the taking:


Who does not love free stuff?    Some of these presets are pretty good, so head on over and do a bit of exploring.    Lightroom has a great community of users who provide all kinds of interesting and useful solutions.


Speaking of assets, the Lightroom team is loosing one itself this week.    George Jardine is off to recharge, as it were.  


I always appreciated George's frankness and especially found his informative Lightroom podcasts to be a great addition to the Lightroom team and community.    There are lots of jewels there in case you have not been listening.   I'm not sure how long these will remain available, so its best to subscribe via iTunes and get them all now.


Especially recommended (in no particular order):


	&bull;	Subjective Color Correction


	&bull;	Gregory Heisler Interview


	&bull;	The Lightroom Catlaog - Part 1


	&bull;	Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman and Seth Resnick


	&bull;	Adobe Raw Sharpening Controls


	&bull;	Develop Module Baics for Color Correction


	&bull;	Eric Meola


Cheers George!    And have a great day.
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497433" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/815660a7e43cdb5a3e5bf9bebde818f9-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>The Snoqualmie Valley</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-02T12:02:37-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497434/87c876edb7791128a3443d7df5ac0e20-160.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/87c876edb7791128a3443d7df5ac0e20-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I spend most early mornings on my road bike - 6 am dawns and out the door I go.    One of my favorite rides is to head towards Carnation, which sits along the Snoqualmie Valley.


Its lovely and pastoral - honestly I find it hard to believe it is just outside a sprawling city and its bloated suburbs.    Perfect.    I always think of Thomas Hardy  or George Eliot as I pedal like a madman.


Today, I took my camera and documented some of the sights I've been visualizing for several years.    I'm very pleased with how these turned out.


Have a great day.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497434" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/87c876edb7791128a3443d7df5ac0e20-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Remote Backups</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-01T06:12:39-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497435/ee4e1ec916ce58dbe24081df0eaddf8d-158.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/ee4e1ec916ce58dbe24081df0eaddf8d-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you finally managed to get an onsite backup system that works?    If not, go and buy a Drobo and get back to this later.      Seriously.


Once you have your onsite redundancy thing nailed, then its time to address the second part of the backup problem:  remote backups.    It isn't good enough to have backups on a hard drive next to your computer if your studio or house burns down.    Or if it sinks into a swamp.    Or if it burns down, falls over  and then sinks into the swamp.  


My friends over at SmugMug (a rocking photo sharing/printing site) have just released a new feature that solves your problem.


Its called "SmugVault" and its a way of backing up all your valuable Raw files to Amazon's distributed data centers.    No more earthquake, flood or the appocalypse to take out your collection of digital files. 


Read more...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497435" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/ee4e1ec916ce58dbe24081df0eaddf8d-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Making Lightroom Faster</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-01T05:05:30-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497436/6681dd1ee84d077d6877f9d428d690eb-157.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/6681dd1ee84d077d6877f9d428d690eb-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Lets face it, no photo application is ever fast enough.    We always talk about speed and how important it is, but then you throw 20,000 raw images at it at once and expect it to ingest and preview them in a few seconds.


Sure, as software developers we always make improvements and talk in terms of seconds, milliseconds and even X times faster.    And we mean well.


Sometimes, it depends on a myriad of factors beyond our control.    Have a slow drive?    An old computer?    Lacking reasonable Ram (and whatever you have, its probably not reasonable enough).    Take good care of your computer?


Well, there are lots of things you can do, and the guys over at shootsmarter.com have a nice article by Michael Clark on tips to speed up Lightrooom (you may need to sign up to view the article).
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497436" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/6681dd1ee84d077d6877f9d428d690eb-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Batman</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-01T07:03:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497437/a5a7e382b28fc6861a844ded3d9dba7f-156.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/a5a7e382b28fc6861a844ded3d9dba7f-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Summer is finally here.    Finally. 


Goodbye June-uary and hello July (well almost).   Summer bring soccer tournaments, long days, long bike rides and festivals.    My youngest got to go to Strawberry Days in Bellevue this weekend and the highlight was either the cotton candy or the face paint.   The former didn't last very long, but the face paint persists.


I'm going to Wyoming this weekend to meet up with a Ira Block, a good friend of mine who shoots for the  National Geographic.    Ira is, to put it short, da man.    I'm looking forward to some shooting, continued warm weather and some road tripping.   


BTW, is the road trip facing extinction with gas prices as they are?    I sure wish we had a national rail infrastructure that could support frequent, comfortable, convenient travel like the Europeans.    With a bike and the train, I'd be a happy man.
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497437" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/a5a7e382b28fc6861a844ded3d9dba7f-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>EBT 2007-2008 Yearbook</title><dc:creator>wade@heninger.org</dc:creator><dc:subject>home</dc:subject><dc:date>2008-07-01T07:47:04-07:00</dc:date><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~3/338497438/b3bbf07038e2cc8b0995610bd7854201-155.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://heninger.org/index_files/b3bbf07038e2cc8b0995610bd7854201-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Emerald Ballet Theatre 2007-2008 Photographic Yearbook is now available for purchase.    Here is the short blurb:


"Available in hard or softcover, with 275 photographs from the past year, this yearbook will become a prized memento of your dancer's hard work, determination and beauty."


If you're the frugal sort, use coupon "flickr10" to save 10%


The book is the culmination of a years worth of work with EBT.    It contains, as mentioned above, approximately 275 images taken in weekly classes, rehearsals, performances, and many EBT functions.    I'm really happy with how it turned out - its a beautiful book with most of my favorite images.    You can purchase it directly from Blurb and there is a preview of the first 15 pages available for your perusal.


All purchases will go directly to support EBT's programs and classes.    Consider ordering a book or two and supporting these wonderful dancers in their quest to make the world a bit more beautiful.


Update: for all my blog readers, if you buy a book, I'm offering a 20% coupon for any print of a photo therein.    Just buy the book and email me with your print selection and I'll handle the rest.


Happy Canada Day!


Bonne Fete Du Canada!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HeningerFotographik/~4/338497438" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><feedburner:origLink>http://heninger.org/index_files/b3bbf07038e2cc8b0995610bd7854201-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</feedburner:origLink></item></channel>
</rss>
