Come experience the Delta through Art

The Delta Science Center and Mt. Diablo Audubon Society Art Show  features photography from local artist exhibiting Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta view, wildlife, plants and even a few insects.

The opening is this Saturday  at The Lynn House Gallery. The gallery is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 pm to 4 pm.

On display will be my Blackbird “Rise Up” photograph.

Hope to see you there!

 

 

How to extract an image with hair

How to extract an image with hair

PSCS5 tip

Today I gave a little 30 minutes talk at REI for our local camera club I found on meetup.com 

This post is a recap of my talk for those who would like to try extracting an image with hair using photoshop CS5 and the steps written below. Please let me know if you have any questions about the process or would like me to explain anything further.

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What RU doing this Saturday?

If you have some time to kill while visiting the 2012 Brentwood Art and Wine Festival then hop on over to REI (also in the street of Brentwood) between 12 – 1:30 for and free short presentation by the Delta Digital Camera Club. I and two other members will be putting on a “photography tip forum”. Topics will be tripod usage, night photography and I personally will show tips in extracting an image in photoshop CS5. Come join the fun and don’t forget to RSVP!

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A little trip through the little town of Locke Ca

 

Locke, Ca was founded in 1915 according to it’s website by a group of Chinese immigrant merchents who wanted to establish a town of their own after a fire had broken out in nearby Walnut Grove. It was originally named Lockeport after George Locke, who owned the land that the town was built upon at a time when Chinese people were not allowed to own land. It is also been designated National Historic Landmark District  due to the historical significance of the only town being built by Chinese for Chinese. Much of the original decendents have moved on but many of the buildings remain in their original state (a school house, an import shop, grocery store etc.)

Below are some snapshots from my visit to the little town. Hope you enjoy!

 

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A fun photo shoot with some fun students

I had a really fun photo opportunity to take a handful of students to photograph for our photo library. The objective was some campus lifestyle shots. Some students of the drama program volunteered and we did a photo shoot one VERY warm morning! Below are just a handful of shots I liked. After a couple hours of shooting the sprinklers came on and a few of our hot models were game to have a little fun getting soaking wet before they had to go to their regular jobs. Hope you enjoy the photos as well.

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