Join the Learning Center for Photo Exhibit Eligibility

The Learning Center members will be exhibiting their favorite and best work in month long show at the Mattituck Library coming in March 2012. New members in good standing as of December 2011  will be eligible to submit their own work to the exhibit. Join now to participate!

Want Sharper Photos? Put Your Money in Glass

September 4, 2011

Every photographer who gets serious about the craft figures this out sooner or later. All the features of the best camera body means nothing if you don’t have a good, sharp lens. High resolution? Nah, that just uses memory. Better burst modes? Nope, again, more data to take up hard drive storage.  Improved shutter lag? [...]

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Farewell to Sony-an Open Letter to the Camera Maker

August 20, 2011

Dear Sony, I write this letter with a heavy heart, as I have decided to leave your DSLR camera gear behind and become a Nikon shooter. Your gear, and that of your predecessor, now-defunct Minolta, has served me well as I built by wedding and portrait photography business, but in the last six months, I [...]

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Protected: Printing and Presentation-Sharing Your Images

July 6, 2011

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Horseshoe Crabs and Helicopters-Crossing Things off the Bucket List

June 5, 2011

This last week allowed me to cross two big items off my bucket list-photographically and in the game of life. First, many who know me also know that I can be a bit of a nag during the full/new moon cycle in May and June and I am reading tide tables, watching the weather and [...]

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A Visit to the Digital Darkroom-Lightroom

April 29, 2011

Sometimes it just takes a simple adjustment to turn an average photo into one worthy of a place over the mantle. And, you don’t always need to launch Photoshop to get great results. Lightroom, a Photoshop companion program, can handle many exposure and color adjustments quickly and easily, and often with just one or two [...]

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Protected: Color Management Power Point

April 24, 2011

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Protected: Color Management in the Digital Darkroom

April 24, 2011

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Protected: Learning Center-Color Management Pt. I

April 23, 2011

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Flickr Upload Tutorial

April 15, 2011

Flickr Upload Tutorial

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Shooting the Moon

March 19, 2011

As an one-time avid player of the card game Hearts, I was lucky to shoot the moon rather often. However, once I began seriously aiming for the real moon in my photographic pursuits, I found the task a bit more challenging. Today was another attempt, since this full moon-on March 19, 2011, is a super [...]

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