Thanks to the Julieanne Kost’s Blog , I discovered Flypaper Textures, a creative way of doing something different to an otherwise ok image; an image that you like but just doesn’t seem to have that artistic punch that you want. Flypaper has an very interesting array of various textures that one can play around with, either using them as an “overlay” in the Photoshop or in some other type of

It has been a while since I posted anything. The first months of the year are always a conflict in objectives, usually filled with working on web sites, trying to finish the various tax reportings and filings as well as trying to get out and shoot winter subjects. This winter, taxes, web site work and family issues took precedence. However, due to a family event in Arizona I was able

On my recent trip to the East Coast I spent the bulk of  my time on the airplane watching The Luminous Landscape’s “Camera to Print & Screen–2011″ video with Michael Reichmann and Jeff Schewe (link is here). What a great video! With approximately 60 separate sessions, Reichmann and Schewe covered the total range of topics from image quality to color management, color profiling, color settings, workflow, proofing, bit depth, black

For my birthday this year I treated myself to the Kenko Variable Neutral Density filter (link here), not an inexpensive item, but quite useful. A variable ND filter is one with two layers of polarizing film and one rotates the  top layer to obtain the desired level of density for a shot. These variable NDF filers are quite handy as it allows one to carry just one filter rather than

Cape Arago is located at the mouth of  Coos Bay and it is a fairly rocky promontory North of Cape Blanco. Actually, it is probably the most significant headland  between either Cape Disappointment, the mouth of the Columbia River and Cape Blanco, with the possible exception of Tillamook Head or Cape Lookout far to the north. Because Cape Argo extends out relative to the coast to the north, it is

Coquille River and lighthouse   The nice thing about photography is that one can utilize almost any type of weather to their advantage. Because I have wanted to play around with lowlight photography with the goal of blurring wave action as much as possible, I have looked forward to some cloudy, overcast morning with which to work with the various opportunities the local area offers. On this particular morning, we

  The other morning I ventured out to Cape Blanco hoping for a repeat of the wonderful sunrise that we had the previous day along the Oregon Coast. However, what I discovered when I got to the cape was a heavy fog that densely hung around the south side of the cape to include Port Orford. On the North side, where I put myself the fog came and went providing

(Purchase a print of this image here: ERPImages.com) Growing up on the West Coast produced an interest in all things on the opposite side of the continent. That being said,  I think I have had a particular fascination with the Maritimes since Anne Of Green Gables made its appearance on public television. But more than that, with a name like Robicheaux and a father born in Saint Martinsville, Louisiana I

  Of the companies that make a suite of Photoshop plug in’s, I personally fine Nik Software’s group of software products to be the best of the breed, from Viviza to Silver Efex Pro, the are just darn good. Their latest addition, Color Efex Pro 4, is really a great upgrade and improvement over their prior version. First of all, Color Efex Pro 4 in their Complete package, comes with

Standing at Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park can be an intimidating experience. One is reminded not only of all the great photographers who have come before, from Ansel Adams to Galen Rowell, Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe or John Shaw, but also of the contemporary ones making a name for themselves. Many of these greats spent a significant amount of their lives exploring and photographing, becoming intimately familiar with the