A new Website

The Valentine's day Blizzard has given me the time to set up my new website. My old site was so old it was no longer editable and I need to make some changes, so I bit the bullet and started a new site. It is maddening trying to figure out how to use the new site builder. Hours and hours of trial and error to get the look I want. It is up and running now, but is not finished. It is always a work in progress. Why all the effort? Because it has become my #1 sales generator. Dollar for dollar no other method of advertising I use generates a fraction of the revenue that my website does.

Winter Photography

A great time to break up your Winter Blues is right after a snow storm ends. Grab your camera and head out in search of winter wonderland photos. One thing to remember is that the bright white snow will fool your camera's light meter. Light meters are calibrated to record average scenes. When you try to record snow the light meter will try to record the snow as an average brightness or gray. You will be disappointed with the results unless you override the camera's auto mode and set your camera's metering to manual. Then you will need to open about 2 f-stops from the meter reading your camera is giving you. For example: Your camera's meter is telling you to set your camera to f/16 @ 1/250. This reading will produce an image with gray snow and underexposed shadow areas. Instead set your camera to f/8 @1/250. This will keep the snow nice and white. You may have to take several images at slightly different f/stops (this is called bracketing) to get an image just the way you like it.
I took this image of the old barn just as the storm was ending.