I haven’t thought about the term Satisficing since my days as a programming major at Carnegie Mellon, but the topic came up again and I realized that I lean towards a satisficing strategy most of the time. In a nutshell: Satisficers are content to make … Read More →
Category Archives: Useful Trivia
uCertify’s » Amul Kumar Evaluates uCertify’s Photoshop ACE PrepKit
The kind people at uCertify have put up a link to my review of their Photoshop ACE Prep kit, and are offering a 10% discount to my readers on the uCertify PrepKit of their choice. If you’re interested in checking them out, please use the … Read More →
NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator
Hopefully, I have created a temporary fix for the spam issue I’ve been having. What’s most disturbing to me is the number of people who have told me, “Oh, I saw those on your feed. I assumed you had put them there yourself.” I’m not … Read More →
Art Directors Toolkit
I just found the most amazing little chunk of code on my Mac. If you have a Mac it’s probably already on your system. It’s called Art Directors Toolkit. From the Help description: Art Directors Toolkit (ADT) is a time-saving tool that helps designers get … Read More →
Defining Your Brand Identity: What business are you in? | Chicago Artists Resource
Here’s a useful article from the Chicago Artists Resource website on brand identity, a popular trend in freelance and artistic marketplaces. Although the article is focused on dance troupes, it can easily be expanded to other businesses. Defining Your Brand Identity: What business are you … Read More →
Color Management: Color Space Conversion
These guys explain the difference between the various rendering intents far better than I ever could. Color Management: Color Space Conversion
International standard paper sizes
ISO Paper Sizes, and why. Some of the things you need to learn as a photographer is kind of wierd. For instance, 8×10 photo paper is most common because it’s a multiple of the 4×5 large format film, even 35mm, which sports roughly a 2:3 … Read More →
Learning Strategies for Video Tutorials » AfterCapture Blog
AfterCapture is a magazine that is freely distributed to commercial photographers. This tends to generate an ad-centric magazine, and I frequently question the merit of their equipment/software reviews, but greatly enjoy the articles on other photographers, the educational material, and the lessons in advertising (marketing … Read More →