James Skemp Photography

  • July 26, 2008
  • James Skemp
I'm sure I'll need to tweak it, but I've technically launched my galleries for my photography 'business' (I use the word lightly at this point). View the galleries online at http://jamesrskemp.com/gallery/ It only took three days, but I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. I'd really like to have the individual photos display a bit better, but ...

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Review: Tamrac 3582 Express Case 2

  • July 12, 2008
  • James Skemp
I purchased one of these cases (Tamrac 3582 Express Case 2) for a Casio Exilim (EX-Z1200) that I purchased at the same time. That camera fits this case *perfectly*, so my review may be a bit biased because of that :) In my opinion, this is a great little case. The padding provided is just the right amount that, the one time I dropped my camera, my heart didn't sink. (No surprise, the camera was fine.

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Over 10,000 digital photos taken

  • March 30, 2008
  • James Skemp
Yesterday afternoon I took digital photo number 10,000. Between the three digital cameras that I've owned (and excluding the one that I borrowed from my sister, which was a gift from her friend Char), I've taken the following. From April 6 2005 to May 9 2007, I took 2924 photos with a Canon 300D (Digital Rebel). From May 18 2007 to March 29 2008, I took 6447 photos with a Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D).

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New gallery added: June 23, 2007

  • June 24, 2007
  • James Skemp

Instead of putting things into folders based upon the subject of the photo, I've decided to switch back to dates, with an explanation of what kinds of pictures I took.

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Picture resolution requirements for prints

  • April 28, 2007
  • James Skemp

What follows is, for more my own information than for anyone else, is a listing of common print sizes, and the approximate resolution a photo must be in order to print well and acceptably.

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The Earth: Blue Marble

  • May 15, 2006
  • James Skemp

A couple of weeks ago I was alerted to NASA's Earth photography. Really, it's amazing work. visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_set.php?categoryID=2363

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