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About
September 21, 2011, 08:40
Why "Kept Light?" Photography is the remains of light entering the lens and hitting the light-sensitive surface. I visualize this as follows: by photographing…
Galleries
October 10, 2011, 10:26
This page will present photographs in coherent galleries. The main purpose is to share my work in one place, just as visiting an exhibit. Some of these…
- Great Salt Lake Collection
  October 26, 2011, 09:34
  On August 8, 2008 I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake to see the famous landmark Spiral Jetty. The trip was extremely enjoyable and the view,…
- Infrared Earthscapes
  October 26, 2011, 12:34
  Light, the essence of photography, has a wide spectrum. Yet we photograph with a small, narrow sliver of this spectrum that we call the visible light.…
- Newport - Westport From Air
  October 26, 2011, 14:00
  A collection of photographs taken during a helicopter ride between Newport, RI and Westport, MA on July 5, 2011. The photographs are meant to be, and…
- Hagia Sophia Collection
  October 26, 2011, 21:38
  I had the extraordinary privilege to view the Great Church, Hagia Sophia, from the vantage point of its dome. Being so close to the original work and…
- Ayvalik
  November 2, 2011, 14:49
  Ayvalik is a town on the Aegean coast of Turkey with a visible mixture of Turkish-Greek heritage. It faces the island of Lesvos and a stone-throw away from…
- Kozak Plateau
  November 2, 2011, 15:15
  On the hills that connect the town of Ayvalik to Bergama, ancient Pergamon, the Kozak Plateau raises the graceful Pinus Pinea, Umbrella Pine. These trees…
- Eggsperiment
  November 17, 2011, 21:06
  Eggs are interesting subjects, especially if they are large ostrich eggs and an almost black emu egg. One day in Ayvalik I played with them to study their…
- Flora
  November 27, 2011, 22:54
  Flora is a collection of flower photographs. The choice of flowers or parts of plants cover a broad variety. Devoid of color, that would otherwise dominate,…
About
August 20, 2006, 19:55
Why "Kept Light?" Photography is the remains of light entering the lens and hitting the light sensitive surface. I visualize this as follows: by photographing…
Exhibits
October 22, 2008, 16:58
I have exhibited my photographs in many different venues and published some as limited or open edition folios. The exposure of my work is summarized on this…
- On Seeing
  October 27, 2011, 21:13
  These photographs were on exhibit in 2004 with the title "On Seeing" and the following artist's statement:Photography brings the camera and the subject…
- Faces & Places From Turkey
  October 28, 2011, 12:44
  This exhibit took place in the exhibit space of Lifespan between the to major hospitals in Rhode Island. The following explanatory text accompanied the…
- Faces & Places From Turkey, II
  October 28, 2011, 13:19
  These are the photographs from the exhibit that was housed in the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence. The exhibit statement is below,…
Speaking
October 18, 2010, 14:34
I enjoy sharing what little I may know about photography, its tradition and history, the art of photography, digital photography, and related technologies.…
Store
February 16, 2011, 20:57
There are items are available to buy online in separate sections of the store. Some are digital products that you can download upon purchase, others are…
- Bound Publications
  September 24, 2011, 12:06
  The items in this section are printed using a special process and bound in the style of a photo magazine. The quality is on par with an offset printed glossy…
- Folios
  September 24, 2011, 12:28
  Folios, either limited or open editions contain a number of original prints in an unbound format. They are presented in an elegant folio cover with an…
- Orchid Prints
  November 28, 2011, 21:34
  These prints, which are in the Flora Collection, are done in the style of the old masters of photography, echoing a nostalgic note with their gentle but rich…
Contact
January 21, 2009, 17:13
I would very much like to hear from you with your comments and views on my photography or my writing. Whenever possible, prefer to leave comments if you would…
Site Map
May 11, 2009, 16:38
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Blog Posts

Category: Computer (20)
- MagCloud Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2011, 09:06
  A while back I wrote a two-part article (Part 1, Part 2) about a recommended workflow for publishing with MagCloud which has received favorable feedback from…
- Free Cloud Storage by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2011, 20:06
  The cloud storage, files stored somewhere on the Internet, has become popular and easy to use. In the old days this kind of storage would require FTP upload…
- Browser Add-ons by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 23, 2011, 15:40
  Web browsers have become indispensable tools in our daily lives. We use them for work, entertainment, shopping, reference, etc. My choice for browsers has been…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 24, 2011, 23:27
  This is going to be a two-part series. Before getting into the second part, I strongly recommend that you read and study my Printing Workflow presentation as…
- Proshow Producer Demo 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 14, 2010, 20:07
  Being on the beta testing team of a software product focuses attention in a particular direction; Proshow Producer is no exception. I am posting another demo…
- Proshow Producer Demo by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 4, 2010, 16:40
  I have been playing with new releases of Proshow Producer as a member of the Photodex beta testing team. Some friends who heard that a new release is offered…
- Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 4, 2010, 18:48
  I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve…
- A New Computer by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 23, 2010, 22:13
  Having had my computer for close to 4 years, I decided that the summer time was a good time to replace it. I wanted the new one to have the latest Intel…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- Adobe Air and Application Install Problems by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 15, 2009, 22:24
  I have written several posts on Adobe CS4 installation problems and how I finally managed to install the parts that I needed. At that time, the problem always…
- Customer orientation by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 20, 2009, 23:11
  I have known Photodex since the early days of computer graphics. They had one of the best, and quickest image viewers going, Compupic. It was a mainstay of my…
- Adobe CS4 Design Premium Stopped Working by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 19, 2009, 21:57
  Whatever the reason, I could not run any Adobe application this afternoon. This was after all my trials and tribulations as outlined in some earlier posts,…
- Single File HDR, really? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 16, 2009, 22:18
  Well, not exactly but perhaps a mini HDR; but a very useful one at that. There are numerous articles, Web tutorials, books written about the high dynamic…
- How I Installed Adobe CS4, an Ordeal by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:55
  Note added on 12/15/2009. See my last post about Adobe Air application installation solution.Note added on 1/18/2009. I wonder if Adobe Installer sets up a…
- Adobe CS4 Install Problems, Royal Pain ... by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:53
  This is a copy of my post to an Adobe forum, with a couple of additions (in italics). In the next post, you will see a more to the point explanation of my…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop: Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 3, 2008, 10:15
  In an earlier post I explained how I installed extra memory for better computer performance, that was last August. Since then my computer started acting…
- Flash with Highslide by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 9, 2008, 17:29
  Note: After trying this technique for a week or so, I have found it to be too fragile when editing the post. At any time, because of an accidental opening in…
- Atmospheric FX by JP Caponigro by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2008, 21:20
  A while back I ordered one of the DVDs from John Paul Caponigro's R/Evolution series, Atmospheric FX. Frankly, I was not quite sure what the product included…
- Scanner does not Work, Code 19 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 26, 2008, 22:50
  I have had two scanners connected to my computer for many years, a Canon FS4000 film scanner and an Epson 2450 flat bed, with no problems with either one.…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2008, 12:11
  (After reading this, you may also want to read the update that I posted.)This morning I added extra 2GB of RAM to bring the total memory to 4GB total. I…
Category: Family (83)
- John is 93 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 3, 2012, 11:21
  Yesterday was John's birthday, February 2, 2012. He was 93 years young, still going strong. The nursing home, West Shore Health Center staff suggested to have…
- Mimi-Dede, Fun, Part 56(!) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 24, 2011, 14:46
  Well, at the risk of boring you with these videos, I am posting a last one (promise)!
- Mina in her Christmas Dress by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 20, 2011, 11:27
  The girls went out shopping this afternoon and bought a beautiful dress for Mina. She wanted her photographs taken in that. After a few shots, she wanted Pasha…
- Mina, Dede, Fun, Part IV by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 19, 2011, 19:05
  OK, the last one! Promise! This time with full supporting cast of Nana.
- Mina, Dede, Fun, Part III by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 19, 2011, 19:04
  I told you more to come, this with Elif included, and one more after this ...
- Mina, Dede, Fun, Part II by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 19, 2011, 19:04
  And more to come!!
- Dede, Mina, Fun by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 19, 2011, 14:28
  This afternoon before the girls went out Mina and I had a lot of fun using a simple Webcam. Its software has a series of effects and one of them creates fun…
- Christmas 2011 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 16, 2011, 22:04
  Mina and Elif came to Rhode Island for Christmas this year, we alternate locations. After resting one day, the girls went out this morning, visited the beach,…
- Music of Life by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 10, 2011, 21:37
  Zorba The Greek is one of my favorite movies in which Anthony Quinn gives a great, Oscar-nominated performance as Alexis Zorba. He represents life with his…
- Short Visit to SLC by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 22, 2011, 14:57
  Jan visited Elif and Mina for 5 days to join them for Mina's birthday party last Saturday. Although her actual birthday was Tuesday, organizing a party with…
- Sailing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 24, 2011, 17:04
  Yesterday, my friend Nuri invited me to go out sailing with him. I met Nuri around 5:30 PM at the Warren Town Wharf and we took off right away. Apparently it…
- SLC: Sea Salt with Bill and Jane by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 16, 2011, 13:57
  Yesterday we met Bill and Jane at Sea Salt, where they had invited us for dinner. It is only a few minutes from Elif's house. After we settled Elif took some…
- SLC: Photo Shoot with Mina by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 15, 2011, 17:12
  Earlier today the girls went shopping and came back with a nice dress for Mina and a pair of shoes to go with that. She liked it so much and put it on right…
- SLC: Turkish Brunch by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 15, 2011, 09:54
  Elif had invited a group of her friends and their kids to a Turkish brunch so that we could meet them. In fact the kids are the common tie to them all. They…
- SLC Day two: Jazz at Caputo's by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 19:32
  A local gourmet deli, Caputo's near Elif's house has live music every Friday starting around 5:30 PM and Mina enjoys the attraction. Their main store is in…
- Me and Mina by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 31, 2011, 20:58
  A productive photo session with Mina; me, my Canon, and 15 minutes.
- One Bay Avenue by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 28, 2011, 20:16
  Yesterday Leanne and Margaret left for the Cape around 2:00 pm. Jan, Elif, and Mina visited with our neighbors where Mina played with Felix a while. We decided…
- Sunflower Fields by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2011, 19:46
  Buttonwood Farm is about 45 minute drive from our house. They make and sell great tasting ice cream, made with milk from their own cows. For years, they have…
- A Couple of Guests by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2011, 21:52
  Yesterday, the weather was a little milder so we ate out in the back yard. However, the humidity was still high and I escaped to indoors (sounds like an…
- Sunday Photo Shoot by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2011, 10:39
  This morning I struck a deal with Mina, I would take some photographs then show her a special video program. I decided to show the environment as well instead…
- Mina Photo Winner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 3, 2011, 16:02
  I entered a couple of portraits of Mina to a contest, World Wide Photography Gala Awards: Portraits & People. It was a two-stage selection and one of…
- A Very Fond Farewell by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 2, 2011, 20:17
  Today was the day to say farewell to my last capstone class, and it was a wonderful time. Most of the members of the class were able to make it to Jamra…
- Pasha by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 20, 2011, 21:15
  In today's Providence Journal there was an article about a young woman who offers pet-sitting services. Marsha took care of Pasha when we went to Utah for…
- Mina's School by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 30, 2010, 10:23
  We stopped at Mina's school to see it from outside, but as luck would have it there were a couple of secretaries working and they let us in to take a close…
- A Quick Stroll in Temple Square by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 29, 2010, 10:39
  A couple of nights ago we had supper at Sea Salt, an Italian restaurant then drove downtown to see the lights at Temple Square. It was cold and crowded, so we…
- An Outing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 28, 2010, 19:23
  This afternoon we drove to a local botanical garden to feed the ducks, but the garden was closed due to holiday schedule. We continued to visit Mina's…
- Noel 2010 Short Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 22:12
  During the tree decorating and opening of the gifts on Christmas day I took a few short video clips and strung them together for the following program. It is…
- Mina's Neighborhood by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 18:43
  Mina has many interesting things in her neighborhood. Yesterday we visited the community garden where she shares the responsibility to feed some chickens…
- Noel 2010 part 4 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 17:15
  After some relaxation, Mina took a bath (her beauty bath you might say) and it was time for some portrait shoot. Mina both enjoys and avoids photo sessions.…
- Noel 2010 part 3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 17:04
  For breakfast we had pancakes by Nana sprinkled with color jimmies by Mina. After breakfast everyone relaxed. Later I took pictures of the girls, coming on…
- Noel 2010 part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 16:53
  After the gifts that Santa brought, it was time to open gifts from the family. Mina needed all the help she could to open the packages and remove their…
- Noel 2010 part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 25, 2010, 16:33
  We arrived in Salt Lake City on December 22, 2010. After a quick dinner at Mazza restaurant, we came home and the girls decorated the tree. I put Mina on my…
- Mina's Dance Recital - A Private Performance by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 22, 2010, 20:30
  As I mentioned earlier, Mina performed her dance routine for us to the tune of Nutcracker narrated by her favorite character, Angelina Ballerina. She really…
- Mina's Performance by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 18, 2010, 21:18
  This afternoon, on her real birthday Mina performed her dance routine for us to the tune of her favorite Angelina Ballerina music. It was quite lovely and I…
- The Leather Jacket, 35 years ago by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 18, 2010, 13:41
  In an earlier post, I added some photographs of Mina wearing a leather jacket that was made for Elif when she was about her age, perhaps a little younger. Now,…
- Mina Is 4 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 18, 2010, 11:56
  I posted a video slide show a couple of days ago from Mina's 4th birthday. This post will present single photographs for those who prefer that and also for…
- Mina's 4th Birthday by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 16, 2010, 15:47
  Mina, Elif, and Tolga are in Rhode Island this year around Mina's birthday. We had a chance to celebrate it with some of the neighbors and Mina's friends. Her…
- Mina Modeling by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 15, 2010, 09:08
  This morning, after a breakfast outing at Cozy Grille, I took some photographs of Mina, or at least attempted to do so. The key element in the photographs is…
- Pictures From An Exhibition by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 22, 2010, 12:50
  At the opening reception of my photography exhibit our friend Ted Haley took many photographs. I am sharing some of them here, thanks Ted. Thank you all for…
- Cleveland Memories - Part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 30, 2010, 10:45
  On our wedding anniversary, May 20, Suleyman and Tuba took us to a special restaurant, Pier W on Lake Erie. We watched the vista from the observation deck…
- Cleveland Memories by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 27, 2010, 20:29
  We had a grand time in Cleveland with Tuba, Suleyman, Seda, and Aysun. The following video clips will give you a sense of what we saw; I will provide only…
- Cleveland by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 22, 2010, 12:54
  We have been with our dear friends Suleyman and Tuba since Wednesday evening. Jan and I arrived on separate flights from Providence and Salt Lake City in the…
- Water, water everywhere by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 08:46
  Yesterday started like the day before, the pump cycling every so often and doing a yeoman job of keeping up with the water in the sump area despite its age,…
- Another Photo Shoot by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 26, 2009, 23:46
  I had a chance to photograph Mina again this morning. After that, other family members participated in the photo shoot. Lovely! Every one of them (especially…
- Mina in RI 2009 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 20, 2009, 12:39
  Mina and Elif have been here for just over a week, but school closing, paper grading, and running other errands have prevented us from having a photo shoot.…
- Lachapelle-Ormond Family Vacation by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 5, 2009, 15:58
  Our good friends Roland and Cathy invited us to go to Martha's Vineyard during their vacation. They had been planning this for quite some time to spend family…
- A walk in Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 30, 2009, 09:23
  After visiting the Ulu Cami (The Grand Mosque) and Koza Han (see the earlier post about them), we strolled through the streets of Bursa. With a detour to see…
- Mimi and Dede in the Back Yard by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 15, 2009, 14:52
  Yesterday our friends Jim and Carol came, we had pizza in the back yard. Mina likes them, "Jim and Carol are really nice people" she says. Jim took some…
- Anemon Hotel and Grifin Fish Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 19:23
  Ergun, my brother-in-law and good friend, scouts the most interesting places to visit. On June 29 we visited the Covered Bazaar for some last minute shopping…
- Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 1, 2009, 06:49
  We left Tenedos on June 23, the ferry fares are paid both ways on the way back from the island. Not a bad idea at all. We drove through Çan (Chan), Biga…
- Tenedos, II, the second day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:07
  We wanted to see the island, and the thyme fields, once more and decided to stay another day on the island. The next morning we strolled around town, visited…
- Tenedos, I (Bozcaada) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:06
  On June 21 we left Ayvalik to catch the ferry to Tenedos, a small island on the northwest corner of the Aegean coast of Turkey. By all calculations we should…
- Ayvalik-Lesvos Days by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 27, 2009, 03:05
  June 21, we learned about a wonderful cultural exchange between Ayvalik and Lesvos (Λέσβος) only one day before we left Ayvalik. Apparently it first…
- Deniz Kestanesi, again by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 17, 2009, 15:38
  Yes, we went there again; it is a very enjoyable place. Tonight was the broadcast of the visit of Mr. Vedat Milor whom we saw about a month ago recording…
- Dinner at Deniz Kestanesi by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2009, 14:07
  Yesterday afternoon we stayed home, tended to some computer installation issues, rested. Later in the afternoon we strolled to "Deniz Kestanesi" (Sea Urchin)…
- Ayvalik by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2009, 07:50
  We are in Ayvalik again, the weather is very nice; a bit on the warm side but perfectly tolerable. The Melin house and its garden continues to please everyone…
- Sunset over the Bosphorus by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:12
  We enjoyed a very special dinner at the Borsa restaurant at Kandilli. Later on the sunset and the lighting on the Bosphorus Bridge (the first one for those…
- Dinner at Borsa Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:00
  Another special place we visited this year was the Borsa Restaurant, located on the hills of Kandilli. It occupies the location, and most of the structure…
- Jan arrived, Mabeyin Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 13:39
  Jan arrived on June 12, I am happy. Her plane came at 4:17 PM but she came out a little after 5:00 pm, long wait at the passport control because of multiple…
- Visit to Princes Islands by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 07:32
  We took the boat to Princes Islands to visit with our friends. They had invited us for dinner at a special place, which proved to be a very accurate description…
- Kardelen in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 06:17
  As the queen of the house, and a fine Angora cat, Kardelen deserved a little mor study. Yesterday, I photographed her with my IR camera for enhanced contrast…
- Kardelen by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 10:49
  Kardelen is the queen of the house. She is a beautiful Angora cat with blue eyes, and she is deaf. I mean stone deaf.Kardelen is the name of the flower that…
- The Melin House by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 3, 2009, 07:22
  My sister and brother-in-law created a landmark restoration in Ayvalik; at least in my humble opinion. The old house was in total shamble and the garden was in…
- Besiktas Sampiyon by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 31, 2009, 06:24
  We returned from Ayvalik to a huge city-wide celebration in Istanbul. The soccer season ended and Besiktas (bay-shick-tash) is the new champion. That meant we…
- Visit a Friend, Mina and Elif Return, Bay Nihat by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2009, 07:51
  We went to visit Altan who lives in his house in the condo complex he designed some years ago, Zeytin Koy. The place is much more lush than the last time I saw…
- Splish-Splash, Take a Bath, Dinner at the Sea Urchin by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2009, 07:35
  Mina put her bathing suit on, Elif got the garden hose running for Mina to jump in the puddles. She did not want to get wet too much, but Elif teased her by…
- Imaginary Games and Dinner at "Ayna" (Mirror) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2009, 06:43
  "Imagination is more important than knowledge", said Einstein. I saw this in action as I watched Mina play imaginary games. The first one started at home as…
- First day in Ayvalik by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 27, 2009, 09:01
  Mina and Elif went to bed almost right away after we arrived. Binnaz, Ergun, and I went out to have a late dinner at Sehir Klubu, a new restaurant for me. It…
- With Mina in Istanbul by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 27, 2009, 08:39
  I arrived in Istanbul on May 19, a national holiday for "Youth and Sports". Very fitting for my arrival I thought! Elif and Mina were here already, the next…
- Happy Mother's Day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 9, 2009, 22:18
  To all mothers, young and old, especially to my two special ones, a very happy mother's day.
- End of Another Academic Year by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 30, 2009, 20:08
  Today I had my last classes for the semester. As I have been doing now for some years, I spent some good time with my students from all the classes. Those who…
- Promotion Party by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2009, 21:45
  Recently I have been promoted to the rank of full professor. To celebrate, Jan and I had a party at Efendi's Med Grill and invited our friends from the…
- Mina in Red by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2009, 11:47
  Our daughter Elif and granddaughter Mina have been visiting with us since last Friday. Needless to say, we enjoy their presence very much and watch Mina grow…
- French food day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 28, 2008, 10:32
  Yesterday morning, late morning that is, we all went to Gourmandise, a French pastry shop. They had an excellent variety of pastries from very delicate…
- Christmas and the next day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 26, 2008, 13:40
  Yesterday was Christmas day, Mina enjoyed receiving gifts from Santa. Her two big gifts were a fully equipped kitchen and a huge bear that her father got for…
- Tolga and Elif's new house by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 24, 2008, 00:20
  Today I took photographs inside the house (too cold to go out, too slippery too!) The first series will show you their living room, as seen from the dining…
- Mina in her Annie Hall outfit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 22, 2008, 17:44
  With a make-shift lighting setup I photographed Mina and Elif today. Mina wore her Annie Hall outfit with a vest and a matching hat. She interacts with her…
- Mina Goes to Christmas Concert by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 20, 2008, 17:59
  Today we went to a Christmas concert at the Abravanel Concert Hall by the Utah Symphony, a first for Mina. Mina put on her concert outfit (!) and look the…
- December 2008, Salt Lake City by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 19, 2008, 17:26
  We are in Salt Lake City to be with our children Mina, Elif, and Tolga for the holidays. It has been snowing steadily for several hours now, it's all white…
- Newport Creamery by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 3, 2008, 09:47
  Mina, my granddaughter had never been to Newport Creamery. Yesterday afternoon we decided to remedy that situation and took Mina and her friend Ava to the RI…
- Mimi, Mama, Baba by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 9, 2008, 18:41
  Mina calls herself alternately Mina and Mimi. Her mother is Mama and father is Baba. This entry is for the three of them horsing around, baking, doing dishes,…
- Mina the top model by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 6, 2008, 22:11
  Today I photographed Mina as a model. This is a follow up to the series I did around last Christmas. As you will see, she is very expressive and a natural for…
- Visit to Salt Lake City by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 6, 2008, 09:16
  I arrived at Salt Lake City on August 4, 2008 primarily to see my daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law. This time of the year, the mountain sides are…
Category: Gear (26)
- MagCloud Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2011, 09:06
  A while back I wrote a two-part article (Part 1, Part 2) about a recommended workflow for publishing with MagCloud which has received favorable feedback from…
- Remote Control Canon DSLR with Android Devices by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 6, 2011, 08:13
  Back in February 2010 when they introduced the first iPad I wrote a wishful post and speculated on a killer application for iPad. Yesterday on one of the sites…
- A Great Resource For Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 26, 2011, 10:13
  NAPP, National Association of Photoshop Professionals has been around for quite some time now. Its founder Scott Kelby and his cohorts, Matt Klaskowski, Dave…
- Photoshop Lightroom Resources by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 22, 2011, 17:15
  Photoshop Lightroom has become a very powerful, almost indispensable tool in photographers' workflow; and for good reasons. It provides an environment for…
- A New Lens by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 21, 2011, 10:16
  Photographers love lenses, I am no exception. I have a decent collection of lenses that I use on different occasions. Recently, I have added a unique lens to…
- A Few Good Documents by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 1, 2011, 20:57
  No, it is not a movie sequel. I have just come across a few useful documents or Web sites that visitors may find helpful. Canon In 4 Parts (maybe 5!) The…
- Browser Add-ons by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 23, 2011, 15:40
  Web browsers have become indispensable tools in our daily lives. We use them for work, entertainment, shopping, reference, etc. My choice for browsers has been…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 25, 2011, 22:02
  This is part 2 of a 2-part series on publishing magazines at MagCloud. If you have not read part 1 please review that first, and review the recommended post…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 24, 2011, 23:27
  This is going to be a two-part series. Before getting into the second part, I strongly recommend that you read and study my Printing Workflow presentation as…
- A New Use for X-Rite Passport ColorChecker by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 21, 2011, 10:22
  X-Rite Passport ColorChecker has been helping me for a while now and I am very pleased with its performance as a color managed workflow tool. I use it indoor…
- Proshow Producer Demo 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 14, 2010, 20:07
  Being on the beta testing team of a software product focuses attention in a particular direction; Proshow Producer is no exception. I am posting another demo…
- Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 4, 2010, 18:48
  I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve…
- Macunagasi Izzet Efendi Mansion, Safranbolu by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 9, 2010, 10:45
  In 2005 I visited Safranbolu for the first time, and ended up extending our planned stay from 2 days to 4. The town received the UNESCO World Heritage Site…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- iPad for Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 1, 2010, 08:27
  Apple introduced with the usual fanfare its new entry to the market: iPad. Many have started test-drooling over the pictures and Job's cool presentation.…
- Canon Flash Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 24, 2009, 15:21
  Portable flash units have come a very long way from the days of the ever popular Vivitar 283 and the potato-masher Honeywell and Metz units. Although the…
- Customer orientation by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 20, 2009, 23:11
  I have known Photodex since the early days of computer graphics. They had one of the best, and quickest image viewers going, Compupic. It was a mainstay of my…
- HDR Imaging by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 19, 2009, 21:22
  HDR Imaging has become quite popular. For some, it represents a novelty; for others, creative process; and to me, "a sensor with a huge range". The images you…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop: Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 3, 2008, 10:15
  In an earlier post I explained how I installed extra memory for better computer performance, that was last August. Since then my computer started acting…
- On Shadows and Clouds by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2008, 15:57
  I flew to and from Salt Lake City within the last few weeks. As I planned, I got a window seat to take photographs; there I found an infinitely variable,…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2008, 12:11
  (After reading this, you may also want to read the update that I posted.)This morning I added extra 2GB of RAM to bring the total memory to 4GB total. I…
- How to Use a Polarizing Filter by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 22, 2006, 21:12
  What is polarized light We see and photograph reflections of light from the surfaces surround us. If objects did not reflect light we would not see them. Upon…
- Imagine by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 29, 2006, 20:06
  Digital photography certainly opened new horizons on imaging and gave photographers a very powerful set of tools. We enjoy the quality and spontaneity of…
- Quick Tip #3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 23, 2006, 20:05
  When it comes to camera gear cleanliness and hygiene, we mostly think about cleaning the lens. That is of course important and should be done regularly and…
- How to Choose a Tripod by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 21, 2006, 20:02
  A tripod is one the important accessories of a photographer. A good tripod is a must for many types of photography. In fact, conditions permitting, any…
- A convenient Way to Clean my CRT Monitor by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:58
  The shiny surfaces on these monitors seem to be a magnet for all kind of grease, I have no idea how grease gets on the monitor screen. But, when it is turned…
Category: General (2)
- Music of Life by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 10, 2011, 21:37
  Zorba The Greek is one of my favorite movies in which Anthony Quinn gives a great, Oscar-nominated performance as Alexis Zorba. He represents life with his…
- This Is Marketing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 10, 2011, 13:48
  To introduce a new product, they projected the following video on to a building in Germany. It is very cleverly done and the ending is well choreographed for…
Category: Photography (170)
- What exactly is H-D-R? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 10, 2012, 17:06
  There are possibly millions of photographs floating on the Internet with the indication that they represent HDR photography. Many, if not most of such…
- MagCloud Contest by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 24, 2012, 09:43
  As the followers of this site probably know, I had submitted my publication "The Hagia Sophia Experience" to a contest run by MagCloud on facebook. I thank all…
- A New Gallery by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 28, 2011, 09:28
  I have opened a new gallery, Flora, which features 38 flower and plant photographs. The underlying theme is the monochrome treatment of the flowers to focus on…
- 1000 Photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 15, 2011, 16:40
  Magazines like Life, Harper's Bazaar, National Geographic played an important role in the development of photography. In the heyday of the medium, the art…
- Remembering a Friend by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 13, 2011, 16:51
  I used to do commercial work for a good friend, and a good man, Roger Bartley. Roger was the official importer of several boutique watches from Switzerland and…
- A New Slide Show by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 6, 2011, 21:20
  I have finally completed a slide show of the Newport-Westport From Air collection. I chose a couple of pieces from the work of Dunya, Inc., a Boston-based…
- Hagia Triada by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 12, 2011, 08:29
  This is a special post to wish my friend Ergun, and my wife Jan happy birthday, their birthdays are one day apart. When I took these photographs of Hagia…
- Junk Yard Photographs, 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 3, 2011, 09:21
  The junk yard I visited was indeed very large. For two hours I moved from one spot to another without lingering at any one place too long. Part of the reason…
- Junk Yard Photographs, 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 2, 2011, 19:02
  After the obvious subsides that they are all junk and in various stages of destruction , the junk yard starts to reveal many photographic possibilities. The…
- Visit to a Junk Yard by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 2, 2011, 17:58
  I have been after a visit to a junk yard, where cars are piled and scavenged for parts. A while ago Jude told me that he found a junk yard where they would…
- Spring - Summer 2011 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 18, 2011, 22:02
  Last spring and summer was a bit hectic for me with two cataract and one sinus operations and continuous problems with asthma which still persists. However,…
- A Philosopher Talks About Winogrand by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 18, 2011, 14:48
  Winogrand is one of the celebrated names in photography, specifically street photography. A prolific shooter, he left tens of thousands of unpublished…
- Power of Absence by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 14, 2011, 07:03
  Yesterday I visited the opening reception of "Vanishing Points" photography exhibit by Jason Eskenazi at the Reilly Gallery of Providence College. The…
- Hurricane Irene by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 31, 2011, 18:58
  A slow moving and very large storm, Hurricane Irene passed through the east coast of the country. It hit us starting early Sunday and went through at is slow…
- The Soft-Focus Effect by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 25, 2011, 16:54
  I have written about the model photographs with electroluminescent skin with razor sharp eyes and eyelashes and made a presentation (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)…
- Garlic by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2011, 15:05
  Elif had planted, among other things, garlic in her backyard. After blooming, she let them go to seed and they produced tiny garlic cloves. When dried they…
- SLC Day two: Tram ride by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 19:18
  On the way back from the great spectacle of the wildflowers, we stopped at Snowbird to ride the tram up the mountain, 11,000 feet is the destination landing.…
- SLC Day two: Wild Flowers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 19:02
  On Friday, after a good night sleep, we took off a little before 9 AM to drive up to see the wild flowers. The Little Cottonwood Canyon has several attractions,…
- SLC Day One by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 18:29
  The flight to Salt Lake City was reasonably smooth except the little kid behind me crying most of the way from Baltimore to Salt Lake City. Elif and Mina were…
- MagCloud Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2011, 09:06
  A while back I wrote a two-part article (Part 1, Part 2) about a recommended workflow for publishing with MagCloud which has received favorable feedback from…
- Remote Control Canon DSLR with Android Devices by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 6, 2011, 08:13
  Back in February 2010 when they introduced the first iPad I wrote a wishful post and speculated on a killer application for iPad. Yesterday on one of the sites…
- A New Magazine by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 31, 2011, 13:48
  Newport-Westport From Air Issue 1: Nature's Art -- Two half-size (approx. 5.25"x8.25") copies in onePhotographs of the shoreline, marshes, structures,…
- Hallelujah! It's About time! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 27, 2011, 19:34
  An advertising watchdog group in Britain has banned two overly retouched L'Oreal ads featuring the actress and model, claiming that the digitally altered…
- 1937 Ford-Vette by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 25, 2011, 15:08
  I mentioned that we saw an interesting custom built car yesterday in the previous post. Yes, it was interesting to look at portions of it at a time. While it…
- Sunday Photo Shoot by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2011, 10:39
  This morning I struck a deal with Mina, I would take some photographs then show her a special video program. I decided to show the environment as well instead…
- Harkins Hall by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2011, 21:53
  I was on Providence College campus today and visited Harkins Hall, the main building where the executive offices are. There are some classrooms on a couple of…
- On Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2011, 18:57
  Photography has gone through various stages since William Talbot and Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre almost simultaneously announced their discovery around 1839.…
- Evening in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 11, 2011, 22:29
  My new infrared camera has returned from the modifications. It is a Canon EOS T2i which will allow me to use any of my lenses depending on my needs. This…
- Lou Jones Contest by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 8, 2011, 10:33
  My friend Lou Jones, the Boston based fine art and commercial photographer, is running a contest with a chance to win good prizes. They range from Lowe Pro…
- Helicopter Ride Over Newport by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 7, 2011, 12:54
  July 5, 2011 was the date, I had the helicopter ride that had been in the planning for a while courtesy of my graduating class and my sister and brother-in-law.…
- Chopper ride today by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2011, 11:29
  Combining the parting gift that my students gave me with that of my sister and brother-in-laws birthday gift, I am going to have another helicopter ride this…
- Mina Photo Winner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 3, 2011, 16:02
  I entered a couple of portraits of Mina to a contest, World Wide Photography Gala Awards: Portraits & People. It was a two-stage selection and one of…
- A Great Resource For Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 26, 2011, 10:13
  NAPP, National Association of Photoshop Professionals has been around for quite some time now. Its founder Scott Kelby and his cohorts, Matt Klaskowski, Dave…
- Visit to Boston MFA by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2011, 20:44
  Yesterday we went to Boston MFA to see several exhibits, three photography and one glass art by Chihuly. Our friends Jude and Laura came with us and we had a…
- Supermarket Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 7, 2011, 14:03
  While I waited for my wife to do her grocery shopping, I took a series of photographs with the IR-converted Canon G7. My aim was to provide a sense of motion…
- Focused on Location by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 5, 2011, 14:38
  I visited a Web site based on what I read on John Paul Caponigro's blog. The site is maintained by and features the works of Linde Waidhofer, Western Eye…
- Your Blog (or mine) in Book Form by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 1, 2011, 22:02
  Writing on the Web is quite different. The medium is expandable, it accommodates different types of content like video or music, it has formatting challenges,…
- Photoshop Lightroom Resources by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 22, 2011, 17:15
  Photoshop Lightroom has become a very powerful, almost indispensable tool in photographers' workflow; and for good reasons. It provides an environment for…
- The Magnificent Tree of Fair Street by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 7, 2011, 11:45
  I posted a photograph of the grand tree near home among the infrared photographs a few days ago. Since then, I went back and photographed the tree again. This…
- Great Salt Lake Folios Slide Show by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 6, 2011, 21:56
  You might have seen the individual folios in The Great Salt Lake Folios 1-8 collections. Holding and viewing the print is very satisfying, the tactile…
- Infrared Season is Here by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 3, 2011, 12:10
  With the warming weather and budding trees,the time is ripe for more infrared photographs. I have been carrying my Canon G7 on sunny days when the infrared…
- A Few Good Documents by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 1, 2011, 20:57
  No, it is not a movie sequel. I have just come across a few useful documents or Web sites that visitors may find helpful. Canon In 4 Parts (maybe 5!) The…
- I Love Sotheby's Photo Auctions by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 25, 2011, 18:53
  As one of the major auction houses, Sotheby's periodically has auctions of photographic art. I truly enjoy following what is coming down the pike, and if I…
- Great Salt Lake Folio - 5 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 21:13
  This is the final installment of the series on the Great Salt Lake. Vegetation around and in the Great Salt Lake does not impress the viewer with lush foliage…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 7 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 10:42
  I am getting close to finishing this project. This folio is about the limits of everything. Water meets land or air with a boundary, colors change creating…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 11, 2011, 21:01
  The Found Patterns Folio is the new addition to the Great Salt Lake series. With eight photographs, it presents the patterns created by nature and by human…
- How Big Is Your Camera? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 9, 2011, 14:21
  - Oh, I use a full sensor camera, it's big, is it not? - No, I mean larger. - Like an 8" x 10" view camera? - No, no, larger, much larger...So could go…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 8, 2011, 16:23
  Looking down to the Great Salt Lake is a surreal experience, not only do the colors change unexpectedly but also the surface-depth-bottom relations present…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 6 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 2, 2011, 13:04
  A new addition to the Great Salt Lake folio series is the Folio 6 | The Spiral Jetty Collection. The Spiral Jetty is one of the best known earth work or land…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 4 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 24, 2011, 08:18
  In the continuing series of Great Salt Lake folios, I now jump to somewhere in the middle, Folio 4 | The Fields of Color Collection. Minerals and evaporation…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 8 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 21, 2011, 21:51
  A few posts ago I wrote about a wonderful experience I had had flying over the Great Salt Lake and presented the contents of Folio 1. Instead of going in a…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 18, 2011, 20:41
  A couple of years ago I received a very special gift for my 65th birthday from my wife and daughter: a helicopter tour to the Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 25, 2011, 22:02
  This is part 2 of a 2-part series on publishing magazines at MagCloud. If you have not read part 1 please review that first, and review the recommended post…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 24, 2011, 23:27
  This is going to be a two-part series. Before getting into the second part, I strongly recommend that you read and study my Printing Workflow presentation as…
- IR Earthscapes Project by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2011, 09:19
  As the print version of the IR Earthscapes publication is getting ready, I have been working to have a digital version available as well. Instead of simply…
- Infrared Earthscapes Magazine Preview by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 27, 2011, 16:38
  I hinted at a printed version of the photographs presented in the slide show IR Earthscapes. Here is a preview of the printed magazine. It is much abridged but…
- Infrared Earthscapes by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 22, 2011, 22:56
  Infrared photography interests me with its surreal looking landscapes, objects, and people. But all those pale in comparison to infrared aerial photography.…
- Reactive vs Reflexive by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 14, 2010, 10:10
  I am often reminded of an aphorism that used to be at the bottom of my e-mail messages: "When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger."…
- Touching The History Exhibit at BU by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 4, 2010, 18:55
  My collection of photographs taken from the dome of Hagia Sophia is making a third stop. After Cleveland and Providence, they will be on exhibit at The Howard…
- Hagia Sophia Experience by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 23, 2010, 07:01
  If you have visited this site a few times you probably know about my experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia. I have written a few post about it, presented…
- Proshow Producer Demo 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 14, 2010, 20:07
  Being on the beta testing team of a software product focuses attention in a particular direction; Proshow Producer is no exception. I am posting another demo…
- Proshow Producer Demo by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 4, 2010, 16:40
  I have been playing with new releases of Proshow Producer as a member of the Photodex beta testing team. Some friends who heard that a new release is offered…
- Exhibit Opening Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2010, 10:55
  Continuing with the exhibit related posts, I am sharing the video footage my friend Dennis captured during the opening reception. You will get a chance to see…
- Pictures From An Exhibition by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 22, 2010, 12:50
  At the opening reception of my photography exhibit our friend Ted Haley took many photographs. I am sharing some of them here, thanks Ted. Thank you all for…
- From "Scene" to "Seen" by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 21, 2010, 17:00
  Digital photography has many more user controllable variables compared to the film. A good understanding of the variables and how to make the critical choices…
- Exhibit Opening Reception by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 17, 2010, 19:10
  The opening reception of my exhibit, Touching The History: Photographs From The Dome Of Hagia Sophia, was well attended and highly enjoyable for me. I hope…
- From the East Bay by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 12, 2010, 20:28
  Yesterday we visited with the Horne's, Dan and Melissa. Dan's mother Betty was visiting along with Julie, Melissa's sister. It was a delightful evening, great…
- A Photographic Cause Needs Help by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 4, 2010, 20:38
  Mac Holbert is one of the digital printing pioneers and gurus. I received an e-mail from him today asking for a simple support by voting on a project proposal…
- Artistic Need Not Mean Smeared Colors Only by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 29, 2010, 14:42
  I am puzzled by the use of the word "artistic", especially in photography. Many people seem to make a distinction, albeit an incorrect one in my opinion,…
- Touching The History Photography Exhibit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2010, 07:13
  You might have read about my unique experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia and the first photography exhibit of the work of that experience in Cleveland last…
- Photoshop Is a Girl's Best Friend by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 19:05
  You may or may not have made it to my presentation at the NECCC 2010 conference in Amherst. The presentation titled as this post's title focused on a workflow…
- Charlie Rose Interviews Henri Cartier-Bresson by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 14, 2010, 20:18
  Charlie Rose runs one of the best interview shows on television. He brings in interesting people (or goes out to see them) and engages them in very interesting…
- Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 4, 2010, 18:48
  I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve…
- Photographs From The Polaroid Collection by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 11, 2010, 20:55
  I have been following Sotheby's, and other auction houses for photography auctions. They give me a chance to see photographs that I have no chance of seeing…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit Opening by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 24, 2010, 10:37
  The Hagia Sophia exhibit at the CSU Art Gallery opened on May 21, 2010 along with the works of three more artists. We had a chance to meet new people at the…
- Macunagasi Izzet Efendi Mansion, Safranbolu by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 9, 2010, 10:45
  In 2005 I visited Safranbolu for the first time, and ended up extending our planned stay from 2 days to 4. The town received the UNESCO World Heritage Site…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit, Cleveland, May 21 - June 21 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 21, 2010, 16:18
  A collection of my photographs will be on exhibit in the Cleveland State University Art Gallery. The exhibit titled "Touching the History: Photographs From…
- Variations on Water: Reflections (Visual Canon) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 4, 2010, 17:49
  I have been writing about the great flood of Rhode Island for a few days and sharing photographs of water in various states. It seems that lately we are all…
- Pawtuxet Abstract in Monochrome by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 17:59
  The speed of the running water combined with the drop created interesting abstracts in a different way. In this series I tried to focus more on the dynamic…
- Pawtuxet Abstract by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 14:29
  While at the Pawtuxet Bridge taking photographs of the rushing river I experimented for different effects. Here, you will find a series of photographs taken at…
- Pawtuxet River Rushing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 12:57
  Yesterday afternoon I went out to look for a spare pump and on the way back I stopped to see the rushing Pawtuxet River. From the bridge I took many photographs…
- Great Flood of RI - March 31, 2010 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 1, 2010, 22:29
  Yesterday morning I had to go visit my doctor on North Main Street in Providence. After a circuitous but reasonably quick detour I found my way to Rt. 10 North…
- Great Flood of Rhode Island, 2010 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 30, 2010, 21:50
  We have been getting much, too much rain lately. This has become a critical problem for RI in the last couple of days. Although a few weeks ago there was some…
- An Academic and Photographic Project by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 17, 2010, 09:17
  Last fall I taught an independent study course in which two of my students, Emma Hansen and John Vaghi, designed and published a photography magazine. It…
- Painterly? No, thanks! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2010, 17:23
  Many viewers say "oh, such a painterly photograph" when they like a photo you show to them. They mean that in the sincerest way and to compliment the photograph…
- What is Kept Light About? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2010, 13:42
  I have been writing on this site, and on its predecessor, for some years now. I have written on a variety of topics. Although all are somehow related to…
- Cabbage by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2010, 13:07
  Some see photography as "finding beautiful things and capturing them". I see it differently as "seeing things and creating beautiful photographs of them." To…
- ... and his drawings by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2010, 08:40
  If you liked Michael Paul Smith's time-travel photographs from the past, take a look at his drawings and paintings. They are rendered with great technical…
- A Different Kind of Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 13, 2010, 23:19
  Flickr has millions of photographs; now I don't know the exact number but it seems to house a huge volume of photographs. Many, obviously not all by any…
- Sharpening Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 10, 2010, 23:18
  I ran a workshop on January 3, 2010 for the members of PSRI. The main purpose was to explore the sharpening strategies and methods in Photoshop and Lightroom.…
- A Very Brief Video Summary of 2001: A Space Odyssey by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 8, 2010, 16:51
  Last week I watched one of my all-time favorite movies again. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick is probably the best science fiction movie ever and…
- On Photography, a Panel Discussion by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 30, 2009, 22:05
  The following video recording is from a panel discussion I moderated in 2007. Fair warning, it is over one hour long and no photographs are shown. It is a…
- Canon Flash Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 24, 2009, 15:21
  Portable flash units have come a very long way from the days of the ever popular Vivitar 283 and the potato-masher Honeywell and Metz units. Although the…
- HDR Imaging by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 19, 2009, 21:22
  HDR Imaging has become quite popular. For some, it represents a novelty; for others, creative process; and to me, "a sensor with a huge range". The images you…
- Hagia Sophia Folio by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 19, 2009, 21:49
  I have created a folio containing 12 photographs taken from the unique (and generally off-limits) vantage point of the dome of Hagia Sophia. They are printed…
- Oak Bluffs in infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 13, 2009, 16:30
  I carried my Canon G7 to Martha's Vineyard along with the large format camera to take some infrared photographs. The weather was quite suitable for IR…
- Sunset on the Atlantic by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:46
  We left Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard on the 6:30 pm boat. Judging by the clouds in the sky, I knew we would see a great sunset, we did. As I, and several…
- Local interest in Oak Bluffs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:29
  In earlier posts I referred to houses with more substantial architecture. I saw several in a row around the big central park. One looked in great shape, I…
- Oak Bluffs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:07
  Our trip to Martha's Vineyard started at the Quonset ferry dock. The catamaran, which I first thought was a single-hull vessel, was smaller than I thought. The…
- Bursa, dinner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 30, 2009, 11:19
  Our stroll down the hill in Bursa brought us to the old Jewish district. The area is well preserved and its main street is lined with restaurants, seemingly…
- A walk in Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 30, 2009, 09:23
  After visiting the Ulu Cami (The Grand Mosque) and Koza Han (see the earlier post about them), we strolled through the streets of Bursa. With a detour to see…
- Eggsperiment by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2009, 08:26
  Eggs are the specialty of my friend Nermin Kura. A ceramicist, Nermin makes vessels inspired by eggs, and photographs eggs in various settings. When I was in…
- The Puppeteer in Pera by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 2, 2009, 08:49
  On one of our outings, when we visited Narmanli Han, I heard an enchanting music coming behind a line of people watching something. I could see the head of a…
- Ayvalik, Flowers, and Windows by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 1, 2009, 13:50
  A stroll through the narrow streets in Ayvalik will make one aware of the close relation the people have with two things: flowers and cats. Now, I don't mean…
- Six-Winged Seraphim 3D by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2009, 18:53
  As I mentioned in the previous post, the newly unveiled Seraphim mosaic in Hagia Sophia reminded me of a head mapped to a flat surface. I am not an expert in…
- Hagia Sophia, a new mosaic unveiled by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2009, 09:01
  I read in a Turkish newspaper, Aksam, that one of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia was cleaned to reveal the face of the angel Seraphim. According to the news…
- From the Roof of Hagia Sophia by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2009, 13:04
  Earlier, I posted a slide show consisting of the photographs I took inside Hagia Sophia. Since then, I have created a second slide show, this time featuring…
- Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 18, 2009, 07:23
  In memory of Walter Cronkite, the most trusted man in the country for years.I saw him having lunch with his friends and his wife in the restaurant at…
- Hagia Sophia: A Short Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2009, 21:03
  I posted some of the photographs I took in, around, and from the dome of Hagia Sophia earlier. I wanted to provide an interpretation that evoked The Great…
- Anemon Hotel and Grifin Fish Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 19:23
  Ergun, my brother-in-law and good friend, scouts the most interesting places to visit. On June 29 we visited the Covered Bazaar for some last minute shopping…
- Hagia Sophia, III: View from the roof by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 09:59
  From a small trap door they made under one of the large windows between the ribs of the great dome of Hagia Sophia we stepped out to face a magnificent view of…
- Hagia Sophia, II: Inside by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 09:25
  In the previous post you saw photographs of me and Reha in and around Hagia Sophia. In this, and the next post, I will share with you some photographs that I…
- Hagia Sophia, I by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 1, 2009, 13:04
  I had a very remarkable experience that I would like to share very briefly here. My good friend Reha Gunay arranged for us to visit Hagia Sophia and go up to…
- Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 1, 2009, 06:49
  We left Tenedos on June 23, the ferry fares are paid both ways on the way back from the island. Not a bad idea at all. We drove through Çan (Chan), Biga…
- Tenedos, III, the thyme fields by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:39
  As I alluded to a couple of posts before this one, we stumbled upon beautiful fields of thyme between the Aquarium Bays and Ayazma. The view and the aroma…
- Tenedos, II, the second day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:07
  We wanted to see the island, and the thyme fields, once more and decided to stay another day on the island. The next morning we strolled around town, visited…
- Tenedos, I (Bozcaada) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:06
  On June 21 we left Ayvalik to catch the ferry to Tenedos, a small island on the northwest corner of the Aegean coast of Turkey. By all calculations we should…
- Ayvalik-Lesvos Days by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 27, 2009, 03:05
  June 21, we learned about a wonderful cultural exchange between Ayvalik and Lesvos (Λέσβος) only one day before we left Ayvalik. Apparently it first…
- Dinner at Deniz Kestanesi by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2009, 14:07
  Yesterday afternoon we stayed home, tended to some computer installation issues, rested. Later in the afternoon we strolled to "Deniz Kestanesi" (Sea Urchin)…
- Sunset over the Bosphorus by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:12
  We enjoyed a very special dinner at the Borsa restaurant at Kandilli. Later on the sunset and the lighting on the Bosphorus Bridge (the first one for those…
- Dinner at Borsa Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:00
  Another special place we visited this year was the Borsa Restaurant, located on the hills of Kandilli. It occupies the location, and most of the structure…
- Visit to Princes Islands by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 07:32
  We took the boat to Princes Islands to visit with our friends. They had invited us for dinner at a special place, which proved to be a very accurate description…
- Kardelen in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 06:17
  As the queen of the house, and a fine Angora cat, Kardelen deserved a little mor study. Yesterday, I photographed her with my IR camera for enhanced contrast…
- Kardelen by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 10:49
  Kardelen is the queen of the house. She is a beautiful Angora cat with blue eyes, and she is deaf. I mean stone deaf.Kardelen is the name of the flower that…
- Narmanli Han by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 06:12
  Narmanli Han is an old caravansarai style building. It served as a hotel, residence for some well-known figures, and office space. Currently one of the notary…
- Galatasaray by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 05:42
  Galatasaray is the heart of the old city district Pera, between the old Tunel (a very short and very old subway) and Taksim square. The main street, Istiklal…
- The Melin House by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 3, 2009, 07:22
  My sister and brother-in-law created a landmark restoration in Ayvalik; at least in my humble opinion. The old house was in total shamble and the garden was in…
- Ayvalik Market by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 3, 2009, 06:01
  Markets are a colorful part of life in Turkey. They operate in every city, every town and one can find everything at one of these markets; from clothing to…
- Visit a Friend, Mina and Elif Return, Bay Nihat by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2009, 07:51
  We went to visit Altan who lives in his house in the condo complex he designed some years ago, Zeytin Koy. The place is much more lush than the last time I saw…
- More Calla Studies by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 27, 2009, 19:58
  I took more photographs of a couple of calla lily blossoms. I wanted to explore their shape and form. All shooting by a window where the flowers are receiving…
- Good Day for Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 25, 2009, 16:07
  The weather is changing, spring seems to be here. It was a great day, 70-degrees, sunny, some (decorative) clouds in the sky. I carried my Canon G7 which has…
- Calla Studies in Color and Monochrome by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 20, 2009, 20:10
  This afternoon Jan and I took photographs of a single calla flower. Setup:Canon 5D Canon 100mm Macro Natural light Tripod mounted Cable releasePost…
- Mina in Red by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2009, 11:47
  Our daughter Elif and granddaughter Mina have been visiting with us since last Friday. Needless to say, we enjoy their presence very much and watch Mina grow…
- If National Geographic photos were judged ... by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 12, 2009, 23:10
  Photo and camera clubs run competitions, it's a good incentive to make their members to learn the basics of composition, exposure, and so on. Sometimes,…
- Don't Bruise the Pixels by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 4, 2009, 21:27
  I made a presentation for the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (PSRI) on January 20, 2009. The title "Don't Bruise the Pixels" was the core idea behind…
- Single File HDR, really? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 16, 2009, 22:18
  Well, not exactly but perhaps a mini HDR; but a very useful one at that. There are numerous articles, Web tutorials, books written about the high dynamic…
- Mina in her Annie Hall outfit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 22, 2008, 17:44
  With a make-shift lighting setup I photographed Mina and Elif today. Mina wore her Annie Hall outfit with a vest and a matching hat. She interacts with her…
- Chihuly at RISD by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 1, 2008, 13:35
  Last Friday we went to see the Chihuly at RISD exhibit, for me that was the second time. This time, I took a better camera than my iPhone and took some…
- Clearing Winter Storm by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 11, 2008, 10:01
  This morning, I saw on John Paul Caponigro's blog a new post showing Ansel Adams' Clearing Winter Strom. John Paul also invited people to comment on the image.…
- Atmospheric FX by JP Caponigro by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2008, 21:20
  A while back I ordered one of the DVDs from John Paul Caponigro's R/Evolution series, Atmospheric FX. Frankly, I was not quite sure what the product included…
- On Shadows and Clouds by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2008, 15:57
  I flew to and from Salt Lake City within the last few weeks. As I planned, I got a window seat to take photographs; there I found an infinitely variable,…
- A Wink and a Nod to JPC by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 14, 2008, 18:29
  During my flight to and from Salt Lake City I took many photographs from the window. Some are color photographs and others are infrared images that I took with…
- Great Salt Lake & Spiral Jetty by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2008, 00:18
  Today I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake to see the famous landmark Spiral Jetty. The trip was extremely enjoyable and the view, most impressive.…
- Better B&W Conversion in Lightroom by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 30, 2008, 23:04
  I have been using Adobe Lightroom since it became available as public beta for Windows. It is a great front-end for Photoshop and much of the work can be done…
- Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 25, 2008, 22:26
  I have just finished the workshop "Fine Art of Digital Printing" with John Paul Caponigro and Mac Holbert and I cannot say enough favorable things about the…
- Exhibit 2008 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 15, 2008, 20:17
  My exhibit titled "Faces & Places from Turkey, II" was on display at the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence, RI, between July 1- July…
- Spring in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 22, 2008, 11:26
  Yesterday I took some photographs using my Canon G7 which has been converted to take infrared photographs. The new life on the trees and bushes recorded very…
- On Color by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 12, 2008, 22:58
  I have been working on a presentation that I will make in a few weeks about color and color photography. I have read many books, visited many Web sites, and…
- Going Up or Coming Down by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2008, 23:16
  (Note to visitor: This post has received many visits and continues to get new visitors every day, that pleases me very much. I would like to know your thoughts…
- A Short Vent by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 6, 2008, 20:15
  Photography is a process of selection and abstraction, a series of them at that. First, we put frames around a frameless world and choose one from among an…
- Narrative and Meaning in Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 9, 2007, 20:14
  I made a presentation to a small group of friends related to the art of photography. The presentation mostly focused on the introductory text from John…
- Kozak Plateau Folio by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 26, 2007, 15:24
  I have issued a folio of photographs, limited to a total of 12 copies. The photographs are selected from a series that I took on Kozak Plateau, thus the name…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, III by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 19, 2007, 20:13
  Oh, where was I? Yes, I was trying to dispel some myths about digital photography. Let me continue with a few more I heard at the panel discussion. These…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, II by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 18, 2007, 20:12
  In the previous post, I tried to give you an idea about the setting, now I will try to address specific arguments leveled against digital photography. Too…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, I by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2007, 20:12
  Yesterday evening I attended a panel discussion at the Bert Gallery in Providence. The topic "What is original art? Is it a giclée?" was interesting and the…
- The Decisive Moment by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 12, 2007, 20:11
  The term that symbolizes Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography is at once elusive, mysterious, alluring, and quite possibly misunderstood; at least I have…
- On Humor and Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 6, 2007, 20:10
  I admire humorists, good ones that is. Some get belly laughs by picking on some people, they may be fun to watch but not much inspiration for photographers.…
- Fine Art Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 29, 2007, 20:09
  Photography is a democratic medium, everyone can take photographs. They may not be great photographs but the process of taking pictures has become exceedingly…
- Photographic (digital) Workflow by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 6, 2006, 20:09
  The term workflow has been closely associated with digital photography. I think this is a misnomer. The core idea is, and should be, photographic workflow.…
- Rules, Learning, and Experts by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 4, 2006, 20:08
  Someone seriously misunderstood this post as "prescription for good photography." A careful reading will clearly show that the argument here is "not to be…
- How to Use a Polarizing Filter by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 22, 2006, 21:12
  What is polarized light We see and photograph reflections of light from the surfaces surround us. If objects did not reflect light we would not see them. Upon…
- Imagine by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 29, 2006, 20:06
  Digital photography certainly opened new horizons on imaging and gave photographers a very powerful set of tools. We enjoy the quality and spontaneity of…
- Manipulated Photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 27, 2006, 20:05
  At a photography Web site that I frequent, I read a series of comments about "manipulated photographs." One of the comments by a very good photographer said…
- A New Vantage Point by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:04
  Seeing is the essence of photography, and I saw some new places and saw again familiar places from a totally new vantage point, aerial perspective. One summer…
- Photography Critiques by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:57
  I would like to explore the idea of a critique and how to stimulate reflection and critical viewing of photographs. The necessary ingredients of a well stated…
- Too many sunset photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:55
  According to the legend, in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office sent his resignation to President McKinley urging the closing of the office because…
- How I Discovered a New Approach Mood Control by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2004, 21:12
  As I tried to adjust a photograph I took last April (2003) from a moving train, I realized that I was not getting the right mood although the colors looked…
- Splitting Hair for Wider Range by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 22, 2003, 21:12
  (Before the advent of high dynamic range (HDR) processing I used to use the following method to extract a greater dynamic range from my images. It is still a…
- Digital Polarizer by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 6, 2003, 21:10
  A polarizing filter is an indispensable tool for most photographers. It helps remove reflections from most nonmetallic surfaces, increases the color saturation…
Category: Photoshop (41)
- Adobe Changes Perpetual Upgrade Policy by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 17, 2011, 19:53
  Apparently, Adobe will limit upgrades to CS6 to only the owners of CS5 or 5.5. If you have an earlier version and you want to upgrade to CS6 you may want to…
- The Soft-Focus Effect by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 25, 2011, 16:54
  I have written about the model photographs with electroluminescent skin with razor sharp eyes and eyelashes and made a presentation (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)…
- Hallelujah! It's About time! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 27, 2011, 19:34
  An advertising watchdog group in Britain has banned two overly retouched L'Oreal ads featuring the actress and model, claiming that the digitally altered…
- A Great Resource For Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 26, 2011, 10:13
  NAPP, National Association of Photoshop Professionals has been around for quite some time now. Its founder Scott Kelby and his cohorts, Matt Klaskowski, Dave…
- Photoshop View Print Size by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 20, 2011, 21:45
  Photoshop has many tricks, but automatically adjusting for the actual screen ppi (pixels per inch) to display accurate print dimensions is not one of them. You…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 25, 2011, 22:02
  This is part 2 of a 2-part series on publishing magazines at MagCloud. If you have not read part 1 please review that first, and review the recommended post…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 24, 2011, 23:27
  This is going to be a two-part series. Before getting into the second part, I strongly recommend that you read and study my Printing Workflow presentation as…
- A New Use for X-Rite Passport ColorChecker by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 21, 2011, 10:22
  X-Rite Passport ColorChecker has been helping me for a while now and I am very pleased with its performance as a color managed workflow tool. I use it indoor…
- From "Scene" to "Seen" by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 21, 2010, 17:00
  Digital photography has many more user controllable variables compared to the film. A good understanding of the variables and how to make the critical choices…
- Photoshop Is a Girl's Best Friend by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 19:05
  You may or may not have made it to my presentation at the NECCC 2010 conference in Amherst. The presentation titled as this post's title focused on a workflow…
- Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 4, 2010, 18:48
  I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- Photoshop CS5 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2010, 14:26
  With the blessing of Adobe, all testers are allowed to show Photoshop CS5 processed images. However, I am not yet allowed to mention the features used in these…
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 around the corner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 25, 2010, 17:40
  I have been one of the beta testers for Photoshop CS5. Although I cannot speak of its feature set because of Non Disclosure Agreement I signed before joining,…
- Photographic Printing Workflow by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 23, 2010, 21:55
  I gave a presentation at the Photographic Society of Rhode Island, PSRI, on producing quality prints using repeatable workflow. It also included a couple of…
- Photoshop is 20 today by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 19, 2010, 07:36
  The ubiquitous Photoshop started as someone's doctoral work. With a little luck, confluence of events, and support from the industry leaders of the day, it has…
- Cabbage by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2010, 13:07
  Some see photography as "finding beautiful things and capturing them". I see it differently as "seeing things and creating beautiful photographs of them." To…
- Sharpening Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 10, 2010, 23:18
  I ran a workshop on January 3, 2010 for the members of PSRI. The main purpose was to explore the sharpening strategies and methods in Photoshop and Lightroom.…
- Adobe Air and Application Install Problems by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 15, 2009, 22:24
  I have written several posts on Adobe CS4 installation problems and how I finally managed to install the parts that I needed. At that time, the problem always…
- HDR Imaging by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 19, 2009, 21:22
  HDR Imaging has become quite popular. For some, it represents a novelty; for others, creative process; and to me, "a sensor with a huge range". The images you…
- Eggsperiment by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2009, 08:26
  Eggs are the specialty of my friend Nermin Kura. A ceramicist, Nermin makes vessels inspired by eggs, and photographs eggs in various settings. When I was in…
- More Calla Studies by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 27, 2009, 19:58
  I took more photographs of a couple of calla lily blossoms. I wanted to explore their shape and form. All shooting by a window where the flowers are receiving…
- Calla Studies in Color and Monochrome by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 20, 2009, 20:10
  This afternoon Jan and I took photographs of a single calla flower. Setup:Canon 5D Canon 100mm Macro Natural light Tripod mounted Cable releasePost…
- Don't Bruise the Pixels by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 4, 2009, 21:27
  I made a presentation for the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (PSRI) on January 20, 2009. The title "Don't Bruise the Pixels" was the core idea behind…
- Adobe CS4 Design Premium Stopped Working by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 19, 2009, 21:57
  Whatever the reason, I could not run any Adobe application this afternoon. This was after all my trials and tribulations as outlined in some earlier posts,…
- Single File HDR, really? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 16, 2009, 22:18
  Well, not exactly but perhaps a mini HDR; but a very useful one at that. There are numerous articles, Web tutorials, books written about the high dynamic…
- How I Installed Adobe CS4, an Ordeal by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:55
  Note added on 12/15/2009. See my last post about Adobe Air application installation solution.Note added on 1/18/2009. I wonder if Adobe Installer sets up a…
- Adobe CS4 Install Problems, Royal Pain ... by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:53
  This is a copy of my post to an Adobe forum, with a couple of additions (in italics). In the next post, you will see a more to the point explanation of my…
- Atmospheric FX by JP Caponigro by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2008, 21:20
  A while back I ordered one of the DVDs from John Paul Caponigro's R/Evolution series, Atmospheric FX. Frankly, I was not quite sure what the product included…
- Better B&W Conversion in Lightroom by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 30, 2008, 23:04
  I have been using Adobe Lightroom since it became available as public beta for Windows. It is a great front-end for Photoshop and much of the work can be done…
- Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 25, 2008, 22:26
  I have just finished the workshop "Fine Art of Digital Printing" with John Paul Caponigro and Mac Holbert and I cannot say enough favorable things about the…
- A Short Vent by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 6, 2008, 20:15
  Photography is a process of selection and abstraction, a series of them at that. First, we put frames around a frameless world and choose one from among an…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, I by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2007, 20:12
  Yesterday evening I attended a panel discussion at the Bert Gallery in Providence. The topic "What is original art? Is it a giclée?" was interesting and the…
- Photographic (digital) Workflow by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 6, 2006, 20:09
  The term workflow has been closely associated with digital photography. I think this is a misnomer. The core idea is, and should be, photographic workflow.…
- Get the Blender Out by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 10, 2006, 20:07
  Photoshop has a very large number of tools and many never get any use or attention. I am surprised to hear from my fellow photographers that they do not know…
- Photoshop Plug-ins (aka Filters) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:02
  Photoshop has an extensible architecture that allows new capabilities to be added. They appear in the form of plug-ins, automation tools, or actions. Producers…
- Quick Tip #2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:01
  So you want to find the center of that image for whatever reason. No need to measure and make calculations. Instead, try this easy way:Select the "Pick…
- Quick Tip #1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:00
  There are several ways to get faster response from Photoshop.Add more memory, Photoshop loves more memory Add a second hard disk drive and use it as your…
- How I Discovered a New Approach Mood Control by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2004, 21:12
  As I tried to adjust a photograph I took last April (2003) from a moving train, I realized that I was not getting the right mood although the colors looked…
- Splitting Hair for Wider Range by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 22, 2003, 21:12
  (Before the advent of high dynamic range (HDR) processing I used to use the following method to extract a greater dynamic range from my images. It is still a…
- Digital Polarizer by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 6, 2003, 21:10
  A polarizing filter is an indispensable tool for most photographers. It helps remove reflections from most nonmetallic surfaces, increases the color saturation…
Category: Lightroom (13)
Posts about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Print From Lightroom to File For Lab Printing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 13, 2012, 22:15
  I try to do most of my printing myself. I enjoy the process as part of the full creative control and I can have the print right away. But, there are times when…
- Ligtroom Exposure vs Brightness, 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 5, 2011, 19:46
  The Case for Color Shift The previous installment of this post, Lightroom Adjustments: Exposure vs Brightness was featured on the facebook Lightroom page and…
- Lightroom Adjustments: Exposure vs Brightness by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 10, 2011, 21:50
  After further studying the behavior of the exposure and brightness sliders and discovering how strong upward exposure adjustments can cause serious color…
- Photoshop Lightroom Resources by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 22, 2011, 17:15
  Photoshop Lightroom has become a very powerful, almost indispensable tool in photographers' workflow; and for good reasons. It provides an environment for…
- Layers for Lightroom by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 23, 2011, 14:48
  Lightroom has become a very mature product offering easy and powerful workflow for photographers. I now do much of image processing in Lightroom pushing the…
- From "Scene" to "Seen" by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 21, 2010, 17:00
  Digital photography has many more user controllable variables compared to the film. A good understanding of the variables and how to make the critical choices…
- Photoshop Is A Girl's Best Friend
  Part III Retouching the Portrait by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 09:16
  Let's start by viewing a short video, all the way to the end. Click on the following link and watch the video before moving on to the section that follows.D…
- Photoshop Is A Girl's Best Friend
  Part II Smart Shoot by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 09:12
  Smart Shoot In the excitement of the shoot and technical pressures, one of the most important steps gets the short shrift: White Balance Shot. It is so easy…
- Photoshop Is A Girl's Best Friend
  Part I Glamor Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 09:08
  Photoshop offers an exceedingly powerful tool to photographers. It is up to us to use or abuse it; keep it within bounds or go over the top. The fact that it…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- Sharpening Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 10, 2010, 23:18
  I ran a workshop on January 3, 2010 for the members of PSRI. The main purpose was to explore the sharpening strategies and methods in Photoshop and Lightroom.…
- Don't Bruise the Pixels by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 4, 2009, 21:27
  I made a presentation for the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (PSRI) on January 20, 2009. The title "Don't Bruise the Pixels" was the core idea behind…
- Single File HDR, really? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 16, 2009, 22:18
  Well, not exactly but perhaps a mini HDR; but a very useful one at that. There are numerous articles, Web tutorials, books written about the high dynamic…
Category: WordPress (6)
- Site Improvements by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 28, 2011, 21:28
  Those visitors who come to KeptLight.com with some regularity might have noticed the stylistic changes. I have also implemented more structural and substantive…
- Your Blog (or mine) in Book Form by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 1, 2011, 22:02
  Writing on the Web is quite different. The medium is expandable, it accommodates different types of content like video or music, it has formatting challenges,…
- WordPress Stats and Quantcast Connection by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 4, 2011, 08:56
  I have been using WordPress.com Stats plugin on my site, along with other sites that I install and manage. Lately, I have noticed sluggish page loads and tried…
- Wibiya by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 12, 2010, 09:52
  There are many options for a Web site, especially for those running under WordPress. Playing with different tools allow me to learn what is out there and how…
- Display Titles of NextGen Gallery Images by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 8, 2009, 07:28
  I use NextGEN Gallery in combination with HighSlide to present a group of images. In between the two is the useful plugin WS-Highslide which embeds the HS code…
- Flash with Highslide by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 9, 2008, 17:29
  Note: After trying this technique for a week or so, I have found it to be too fragile when editing the post. At any time, because of an accidental opening in…
Category: Exhibits & Publications (19)
Posts about my exhibits and publications
- MagCloud Contest by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 24, 2012, 09:43
  As the followers of this site probably know, I had submitted my publication "The Hagia Sophia Experience" to a contest run by MagCloud on facebook. I thank all…
- Great Salt Lake Folios Slide Show by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 6, 2011, 21:56
  You might have seen the individual folios in The Great Salt Lake Folios 1-8 collections. Holding and viewing the print is very satisfying, the tactile…
- Great Salt Lake Folio - 5 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 21:13
  This is the final installment of the series on the Great Salt Lake. Vegetation around and in the Great Salt Lake does not impress the viewer with lush foliage…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 7 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 10:42
  I am getting close to finishing this project. This folio is about the limits of everything. Water meets land or air with a boundary, colors change creating…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 11, 2011, 21:01
  The Found Patterns Folio is the new addition to the Great Salt Lake series. With eight photographs, it presents the patterns created by nature and by human…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 8, 2011, 16:23
  Looking down to the Great Salt Lake is a surreal experience, not only do the colors change unexpectedly but also the surface-depth-bottom relations present…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 6 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 2, 2011, 13:04
  A new addition to the Great Salt Lake folio series is the Folio 6 | The Spiral Jetty Collection. The Spiral Jetty is one of the best known earth work or land…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 4 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 24, 2011, 08:18
  In the continuing series of Great Salt Lake folios, I now jump to somewhere in the middle, Folio 4 | The Fields of Color Collection. Minerals and evaporation…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 8 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 21, 2011, 21:51
  A few posts ago I wrote about a wonderful experience I had had flying over the Great Salt Lake and presented the contents of Folio 1. Instead of going in a…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 18, 2011, 20:41
  A couple of years ago I received a very special gift for my 65th birthday from my wife and daughter: a helicopter tour to the Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt…
- Touching The History Exhibit at BU by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 4, 2010, 18:55
  My collection of photographs taken from the dome of Hagia Sophia is making a third stop. After Cleveland and Providence, they will be on exhibit at The Howard…
- Hagia Sophia Experience by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 23, 2010, 07:01
  If you have visited this site a few times you probably know about my experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia. I have written a few post about it, presented…
- Exhibit Opening Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2010, 10:55
  Continuing with the exhibit related posts, I am sharing the video footage my friend Dennis captured during the opening reception. You will get a chance to see…
- Pictures From An Exhibition by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 22, 2010, 12:50
  At the opening reception of my photography exhibit our friend Ted Haley took many photographs. I am sharing some of them here, thanks Ted. Thank you all for…
- Exhibit Opening Reception by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 17, 2010, 19:10
  The opening reception of my exhibit, Touching The History: Photographs From The Dome Of Hagia Sophia, was well attended and highly enjoyable for me. I hope…
- Touching The History Photography Exhibit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2010, 07:13
  You might have read about my unique experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia and the first photography exhibit of the work of that experience in Cleveland last…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit Opening by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 24, 2010, 10:37
  The Hagia Sophia exhibit at the CSU Art Gallery opened on May 21, 2010 along with the works of three more artists. We had a chance to meet new people at the…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit, Cleveland, May 21 - June 21 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 21, 2010, 16:18
  A collection of my photographs will be on exhibit in the Cleveland State University Art Gallery. The exhibit titled "Touching the History: Photographs From…
- Hagia Sophia: A Short Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2009, 21:03
  I posted some of the photographs I took in, around, and from the dome of Hagia Sophia earlier. I wanted to provide an interpretation that evoked The Great…
Category: All Posts (219)
- What exactly is H-D-R? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 10, 2012, 17:06
  There are possibly millions of photographs floating on the Internet with the indication that they represent HDR photography. Many, if not most of such…
- MagCloud Contest by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 24, 2012, 09:43
  As the followers of this site probably know, I had submitted my publication "The Hagia Sophia Experience" to a contest run by MagCloud on facebook. I thank all…
- Print From Lightroom to File For Lab Printing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 13, 2012, 22:15
  I try to do most of my printing myself. I enjoy the process as part of the full creative control and I can have the print right away. But, there are times when…
- A New Gallery by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 28, 2011, 09:28
  I have opened a new gallery, Flora, which features 38 flower and plant photographs. The underlying theme is the monochrome treatment of the flowers to focus on…
- Adobe Changes Perpetual Upgrade Policy by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 17, 2011, 19:53
  Apparently, Adobe will limit upgrades to CS6 to only the owners of CS5 or 5.5. If you have an earlier version and you want to upgrade to CS6 you may want to…
- 1000 Photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 15, 2011, 16:40
  Magazines like Life, Harper's Bazaar, National Geographic played an important role in the development of photography. In the heyday of the medium, the art…
- Remembering a Friend by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 13, 2011, 16:51
  I used to do commercial work for a good friend, and a good man, Roger Bartley. Roger was the official importer of several boutique watches from Switzerland and…
- Music of Life by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 10, 2011, 21:37
  Zorba The Greek is one of my favorite movies in which Anthony Quinn gives a great, Oscar-nominated performance as Alexis Zorba. He represents life with his…
- A New Slide Show by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 6, 2011, 21:20
  I have finally completed a slide show of the Newport-Westport From Air collection. I chose a couple of pieces from the work of Dunya, Inc., a Boston-based…
- Site Improvements by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 28, 2011, 21:28
  Those visitors who come to KeptLight.com with some regularity might have noticed the stylistic changes. I have also implemented more structural and substantive…
- Spooky slow shutter speed photos by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 24, 2011, 07:53
  Guest Post: The following is a tip that came my way from overseas, I do not claim ownership of the idea nor its content. But Halloween being around the corner,…
- Hagia Triada by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 12, 2011, 08:29
  This is a special post to wish my friend Ergun, and my wife Jan happy birthday, their birthdays are one day apart. When I took these photographs of Hagia…
- This Is Marketing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 10, 2011, 13:48
  To introduce a new product, they projected the following video on to a building in Germany. It is very cleverly done and the ending is well choreographed for…
- Junk Yard Photographs, 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 3, 2011, 09:21
  The junk yard I visited was indeed very large. For two hours I moved from one spot to another without lingering at any one place too long. Part of the reason…
- Junk Yard Photographs, 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 2, 2011, 19:02
  After the obvious subsides that they are all junk and in various stages of destruction , the junk yard starts to reveal many photographic possibilities. The…
- Visit to a Junk Yard by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 2, 2011, 17:58
  I have been after a visit to a junk yard, where cars are piled and scavenged for parts. A while ago Jude told me that he found a junk yard where they would…
- Spring - Summer 2011 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 18, 2011, 22:02
  Last spring and summer was a bit hectic for me with two cataract and one sinus operations and continuous problems with asthma which still persists. However,…
- A Philosopher Talks About Winogrand by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 18, 2011, 14:48
  Winogrand is one of the celebrated names in photography, specifically street photography. A prolific shooter, he left tens of thousands of unpublished…
- Power of Absence by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 14, 2011, 07:03
  Yesterday I visited the opening reception of "Vanishing Points" photography exhibit by Jason Eskenazi at the Reilly Gallery of Providence College. The…
- Hurricane Irene by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 31, 2011, 18:58
  A slow moving and very large storm, Hurricane Irene passed through the east coast of the country. It hit us starting early Sunday and went through at is slow…
- The Soft-Focus Effect by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 25, 2011, 16:54
  I have written about the model photographs with electroluminescent skin with razor sharp eyes and eyelashes and made a presentation (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)…
- Garlic by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2011, 15:05
  Elif had planted, among other things, garlic in her backyard. After blooming, she let them go to seed and they produced tiny garlic cloves. When dried they…
- SLC Day two: Tram ride by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 19:18
  On the way back from the great spectacle of the wildflowers, we stopped at Snowbird to ride the tram up the mountain, 11,000 feet is the destination landing.…
- SLC Day two: Wild Flowers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 19:02
  On Friday, after a good night sleep, we took off a little before 9 AM to drive up to see the wild flowers. The Little Cottonwood Canyon has several attractions,…
- SLC Day One by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 13, 2011, 18:29
  The flight to Salt Lake City was reasonably smooth except the little kid behind me crying most of the way from Baltimore to Salt Lake City. Elif and Mina were…
- MagCloud Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2011, 09:06
  A while back I wrote a two-part article (Part 1, Part 2) about a recommended workflow for publishing with MagCloud which has received favorable feedback from…
- Remote Control Canon DSLR with Android Devices by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 6, 2011, 08:13
  Back in February 2010 when they introduced the first iPad I wrote a wishful post and speculated on a killer application for iPad. Yesterday on one of the sites…
- A New Magazine by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 31, 2011, 13:48
  Newport-Westport From Air Issue 1: Nature's Art -- Two half-size (approx. 5.25"x8.25") copies in onePhotographs of the shoreline, marshes, structures,…
- Hallelujah! It's About time! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 27, 2011, 19:34
  An advertising watchdog group in Britain has banned two overly retouched L'Oreal ads featuring the actress and model, claiming that the digitally altered…
- 1937 Ford-Vette by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 25, 2011, 15:08
  I mentioned that we saw an interesting custom built car yesterday in the previous post. Yes, it was interesting to look at portions of it at a time. While it…
- Sunday Photo Shoot by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2011, 10:39
  This morning I struck a deal with Mina, I would take some photographs then show her a special video program. I decided to show the environment as well instead…
- Harkins Hall by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2011, 21:53
  I was on Providence College campus today and visited Harkins Hall, the main building where the executive offices are. There are some classrooms on a couple of…
- On Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2011, 18:57
  Photography has gone through various stages since William Talbot and Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre almost simultaneously announced their discovery around 1839.…
- Evening in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 11, 2011, 22:29
  My new infrared camera has returned from the modifications. It is a Canon EOS T2i which will allow me to use any of my lenses depending on my needs. This…
- Lou Jones Contest by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 8, 2011, 10:33
  My friend Lou Jones, the Boston based fine art and commercial photographer, is running a contest with a chance to win good prizes. They range from Lowe Pro…
- Helicopter Ride Over Newport by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 7, 2011, 12:54
  July 5, 2011 was the date, I had the helicopter ride that had been in the planning for a while courtesy of my graduating class and my sister and brother-in-law.…
- Chopper ride today by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2011, 11:29
  Combining the parting gift that my students gave me with that of my sister and brother-in-laws birthday gift, I am going to have another helicopter ride this…
- Mina Photo Winner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 3, 2011, 16:02
  I entered a couple of portraits of Mina to a contest, World Wide Photography Gala Awards: Portraits & People. It was a two-stage selection and one of…
- A Great Resource For Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 26, 2011, 10:13
  NAPP, National Association of Photoshop Professionals has been around for quite some time now. Its founder Scott Kelby and his cohorts, Matt Klaskowski, Dave…
- Visit to Boston MFA by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2011, 20:44
  Yesterday we went to Boston MFA to see several exhibits, three photography and one glass art by Chihuly. Our friends Jude and Laura came with us and we had a…
- Supermarket Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 7, 2011, 14:03
  While I waited for my wife to do her grocery shopping, I took a series of photographs with the IR-converted Canon G7. My aim was to provide a sense of motion…
- Focused on Location by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 5, 2011, 14:38
  I visited a Web site based on what I read on John Paul Caponigro's blog. The site is maintained by and features the works of Linde Waidhofer, Western Eye…
- Checkout at LensWork: An Ordeal by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 2, 2011, 19:44
  LensWork publishes a gorgeous magazine with superb printing and superb photography. It has, however, a truly convoluted purchase process on its Web site. This…
- Your Blog (or mine) in Book Form by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 1, 2011, 22:02
  Writing on the Web is quite different. The medium is expandable, it accommodates different types of content like video or music, it has formatting challenges,…
- Free Cloud Storage by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2011, 20:06
  The cloud storage, files stored somewhere on the Internet, has become popular and easy to use. In the old days this kind of storage would require FTP upload…
- Photoshop Lightroom Resources by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 22, 2011, 17:15
  Photoshop Lightroom has become a very powerful, almost indispensable tool in photographers' workflow; and for good reasons. It provides an environment for…
- A New Lens by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 21, 2011, 10:16
  Photographers love lenses, I am no exception. I have a decent collection of lenses that I use on different occasions. Recently, I have added a unique lens to…
- The Magnificent Tree of Fair Street by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 7, 2011, 11:45
  I posted a photograph of the grand tree near home among the infrared photographs a few days ago. Since then, I went back and photographed the tree again. This…
- Great Salt Lake Folios Slide Show by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 6, 2011, 21:56
  You might have seen the individual folios in The Great Salt Lake Folios 1-8 collections. Holding and viewing the print is very satisfying, the tactile…
- Infrared Season is Here by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 3, 2011, 12:10
  With the warming weather and budding trees,the time is ripe for more infrared photographs. I have been carrying my Canon G7 on sunny days when the infrared…
- A Few Good Documents by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 1, 2011, 20:57
  No, it is not a movie sequel. I have just come across a few useful documents or Web sites that visitors may find helpful. Canon In 4 Parts (maybe 5!) The…
- I Love Sotheby's Photo Auctions by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 25, 2011, 18:53
  As one of the major auction houses, Sotheby's periodically has auctions of photographic art. I truly enjoy following what is coming down the pike, and if I…
- Browser Add-ons by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 23, 2011, 15:40
  Web browsers have become indispensable tools in our daily lives. We use them for work, entertainment, shopping, reference, etc. My choice for browsers has been…
- Great Salt Lake Folio - 5 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 21:13
  This is the final installment of the series on the Great Salt Lake. Vegetation around and in the Great Salt Lake does not impress the viewer with lush foliage…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 7 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 13, 2011, 10:42
  I am getting close to finishing this project. This folio is about the limits of everything. Water meets land or air with a boundary, colors change creating…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 11, 2011, 21:01
  The Found Patterns Folio is the new addition to the Great Salt Lake series. With eight photographs, it presents the patterns created by nature and by human…
- How Big Is Your Camera? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 9, 2011, 14:21
  - Oh, I use a full sensor camera, it's big, is it not? - No, I mean larger. - Like an 8" x 10" view camera? - No, no, larger, much larger...So could go…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 8, 2011, 16:23
  Looking down to the Great Salt Lake is a surreal experience, not only do the colors change unexpectedly but also the surface-depth-bottom relations present…
- Great Salt Lake – Folio 6 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 2, 2011, 13:04
  A new addition to the Great Salt Lake folio series is the Folio 6 | The Spiral Jetty Collection. The Spiral Jetty is one of the best known earth work or land…
- Beauty in the Beast by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 25, 2011, 10:24
  A friend sent me the link to the following video on YouTube. I found it mesmerizing, enchanting, educating, and a total delight to watch; so I am sharing it…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 4 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 24, 2011, 08:18
  In the continuing series of Great Salt Lake folios, I now jump to somewhere in the middle, Folio 4 | The Fields of Color Collection. Minerals and evaporation…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 8 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 21, 2011, 21:51
  A few posts ago I wrote about a wonderful experience I had had flying over the Great Salt Lake and presented the contents of Folio 1. Instead of going in a…
- Photoshop View Print Size by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 20, 2011, 21:45
  Photoshop has many tricks, but automatically adjusting for the actual screen ppi (pixels per inch) to display accurate print dimensions is not one of them. You…
- Great Salt Lake - Folio 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 18, 2011, 20:41
  A couple of years ago I received a very special gift for my 65th birthday from my wife and daughter: a helicopter tour to the Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt…
- WordPress Stats and Quantcast Connection by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 4, 2011, 08:56
  I have been using WordPress.com Stats plugin on my site, along with other sites that I install and manage. Lately, I have noticed sluggish page loads and tried…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 25, 2011, 22:02
  This is part 2 of a 2-part series on publishing magazines at MagCloud. If you have not read part 1 please review that first, and review the recommended post…
- Smart Publishing with MagCloud Part 1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 24, 2011, 23:27
  This is going to be a two-part series. Before getting into the second part, I strongly recommend that you read and study my Printing Workflow presentation as…
- IR Earthscapes Project by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2011, 09:19
  As the print version of the IR Earthscapes publication is getting ready, I have been working to have a digital version available as well. Instead of simply…
- Infrared Earthscapes Magazine Preview by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 27, 2011, 16:38
  I hinted at a printed version of the photographs presented in the slide show IR Earthscapes. Here is a preview of the printed magazine. It is much abridged but…
- Infrared Earthscapes by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 22, 2011, 22:56
  Infrared photography interests me with its surreal looking landscapes, objects, and people. But all those pale in comparison to infrared aerial photography.…
- A New Use for X-Rite Passport ColorChecker by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 21, 2011, 10:22
  X-Rite Passport ColorChecker has been helping me for a while now and I am very pleased with its performance as a color managed workflow tool. I use it indoor…
- Truth in Advertising by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 8, 2011, 19:35
  Since the publishing of this post, PhotoXpress provided an explanation, I am sharing it with the readers at the end of this post. I declined their offer, but…
- Reactive vs Reflexive by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 14, 2010, 10:10
  I am often reminded of an aphorism that used to be at the bottom of my e-mail messages: "When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger."…
- Touching The History Exhibit at BU by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 4, 2010, 18:55
  My collection of photographs taken from the dome of Hagia Sophia is making a third stop. After Cleveland and Providence, they will be on exhibit at The Howard…
- Hagia Sophia Experience by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 23, 2010, 07:01
  If you have visited this site a few times you probably know about my experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia. I have written a few post about it, presented…
- Proshow Producer Demo 2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 14, 2010, 20:07
  Being on the beta testing team of a software product focuses attention in a particular direction; Proshow Producer is no exception. I am posting another demo…
- Proshow Producer Demo by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 4, 2010, 16:40
  I have been playing with new releases of Proshow Producer as a member of the Photodex beta testing team. Some friends who heard that a new release is offered…
- Exhibit Opening Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2010, 10:55
  Continuing with the exhibit related posts, I am sharing the video footage my friend Dennis captured during the opening reception. You will get a chance to see…
- Pictures From An Exhibition by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 22, 2010, 12:50
  At the opening reception of my photography exhibit our friend Ted Haley took many photographs. I am sharing some of them here, thanks Ted. Thank you all for…
- From "Scene" to "Seen" by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 21, 2010, 17:00
  Digital photography has many more user controllable variables compared to the film. A good understanding of the variables and how to make the critical choices…
- Exhibit Opening Reception by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 17, 2010, 19:10
  The opening reception of my exhibit, Touching The History: Photographs From The Dome Of Hagia Sophia, was well attended and highly enjoyable for me. I hope…
- From the East Bay by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 12, 2010, 20:28
  Yesterday we visited with the Horne's, Dan and Melissa. Dan's mother Betty was visiting along with Julie, Melissa's sister. It was a delightful evening, great…
- A Photographic Cause Needs Help by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 4, 2010, 20:38
  Mac Holbert is one of the digital printing pioneers and gurus. I received an e-mail from him today asking for a simple support by voting on a project proposal…
- Artistic Need Not Mean Smeared Colors Only by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 29, 2010, 14:42
  I am puzzled by the use of the word "artistic", especially in photography. Many people seem to make a distinction, albeit an incorrect one in my opinion,…
- Android vs iPhone by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 24, 2010, 21:13
  I recently switched from an iPhone to a Samsung Captivate, a smartphone based on Android OS. I feel utterly liberated. I am no longer forced to do things the…
- Smarter Shopping at Amazon.com by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 14, 2010, 16:00
  After my very disappointing discovery that Amazon.com switches prices, vendors, and increases the prices for its Prime members when they are logged in, I have…
- Shame On You Amazon! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 14, 2010, 07:20
  Your Prime Membership May be Costing you More Than You Think In the last couple of days I have lost much confidence in Amazon.com. I have been a customer of…
- Touching The History Photography Exhibit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2010, 07:13
  You might have read about my unique experience in the dome of Hagia Sophia and the first photography exhibit of the work of that experience in Cleveland last…
- Photoshop Is a Girl's Best Friend by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 15, 2010, 19:05
  You may or may not have made it to my presentation at the NECCC 2010 conference in Amherst. The presentation titled as this post's title focused on a workflow…
- Charlie Rose Interviews Henri Cartier-Bresson by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 14, 2010, 20:18
  Charlie Rose runs one of the best interview shows on television. He brings in interesting people (or goes out to see them) and engages them in very interesting…
- Munki See, Munki Do: Display Calibration by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 4, 2010, 18:48
  I am amazed that many photographers, far too many of them work on a monitor with no calibration, no profiling and get surprised when they do not achieve…
- A New Computer by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 23, 2010, 22:13
  Having had my computer for close to 4 years, I decided that the summer time was a good time to replace it. I wanted the new one to have the latest Intel…
- WSJ Saga Continues by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2010, 07:42
  In the previous post I explained how frustrated I was because of the unstoppable SPAM from the Wall Street Journal and speculated if it would be possible to…
- Wall Street Journal Cannot Stop e-mail SPAM by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2010, 18:48
  Another mistake I made was to accept a free trial subscription from the Wall Street Journal. This, I did against my best judgment since in the past I had a…
- Wibiya by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 12, 2010, 09:52
  There are many options for a Web site, especially for those running under WordPress. Playing with different tools allow me to learn what is out there and how…
- Photographs From The Polaroid Collection by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 11, 2010, 20:55
  I have been following Sotheby's, and other auction houses for photography auctions. They give me a chance to see photographs that I have no chance of seeing…
- Atelier Reisman by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 6, 2010, 20:48
  Although I posted some videos showing Arnie's work, I thought still images may better convey his creations. Below are some of the highlights from their richly…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit Opening by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 24, 2010, 10:37
  The Hagia Sophia exhibit at the CSU Art Gallery opened on May 21, 2010 along with the works of three more artists. We had a chance to meet new people at the…
- Tau Pi Phi Ceremony by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 16, 2010, 09:50
  Families and faculty watched with pride a group of Providence College School of Business students inducted to the honor society Tau Pi Phi. I am proud of all…
- Macunagasi Izzet Efendi Mansion, Safranbolu by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 9, 2010, 10:45
  In 2005 I visited Safranbolu for the first time, and ended up extending our planned stay from 2 days to 4. The town received the UNESCO World Heritage Site…
- Free Software by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 5, 2010, 14:02
  One of the leading add-on software makers, onOne Software, has made some of their products available at no charge. If you want to download a copy of these,…
- Hagia Sophia Exhibit, Cleveland, May 21 - June 21 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 21, 2010, 16:18
  A collection of my photographs will be on exhibit in the Cleveland State University Art Gallery. The exhibit titled "Touching the History: Photographs From…
- Variations on Water: Reflections (Visual Canon) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 4, 2010, 17:49
  I have been writing about the great flood of Rhode Island for a few days and sharing photographs of water in various states. It seems that lately we are all…
- Pawtuxet Abstract in Monochrome by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 17:59
  The speed of the running water combined with the drop created interesting abstracts in a different way. In this series I tried to focus more on the dynamic…
- Pawtuxet Abstract by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 14:29
  While at the Pawtuxet Bridge taking photographs of the rushing river I experimented for different effects. Here, you will find a series of photographs taken at…
- Pawtuxet River Rushing by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 3, 2010, 12:57
  Yesterday afternoon I went out to look for a spare pump and on the way back I stopped to see the rushing Pawtuxet River. From the bridge I took many photographs…
- Great Flood of RI - March 31, 2010 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 1, 2010, 22:29
  Yesterday morning I had to go visit my doctor on North Main Street in Providence. After a circuitous but reasonably quick detour I found my way to Rt. 10 North…
- Great Flood of Rhode Island, 2010 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 30, 2010, 21:50
  We have been getting much, too much rain lately. This has become a critical problem for RI in the last couple of days. Although a few weeks ago there was some…
- Photoshop CS5 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2010, 14:26
  With the blessing of Adobe, all testers are allowed to show Photoshop CS5 processed images. However, I am not yet allowed to mention the features used in these…
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 around the corner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 25, 2010, 17:40
  I have been one of the beta testers for Photoshop CS5. Although I cannot speak of its feature set because of Non Disclosure Agreement I signed before joining,…
- An Academic and Photographic Project by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 17, 2010, 09:17
  Last fall I taught an independent study course in which two of my students, Emma Hansen and John Vaghi, designed and published a photography magazine. It…
- Painterly? No, thanks! by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2010, 17:23
  Many viewers say "oh, such a painterly photograph" when they like a photo you show to them. They mean that in the sincerest way and to compliment the photograph…
- What is Kept Light About? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2010, 13:42
  I have been writing on this site, and on its predecessor, for some years now. I have written on a variety of topics. Although all are somehow related to…
- Photographic Printing Workflow by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 23, 2010, 21:55
  I gave a presentation at the Photographic Society of Rhode Island, PSRI, on producing quality prints using repeatable workflow. It also included a couple of…
- Photoshop is 20 today by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 19, 2010, 07:36
  The ubiquitous Photoshop started as someone's doctoral work. With a little luck, confluence of events, and support from the industry leaders of the day, it has…
- Cabbage by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2010, 13:07
  Some see photography as "finding beautiful things and capturing them". I see it differently as "seeing things and creating beautiful photographs of them." To…
- ... and his drawings by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 14, 2010, 08:40
  If you liked Michael Paul Smith's time-travel photographs from the past, take a look at his drawings and paintings. They are rendered with great technical…
- A Different Kind of Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 13, 2010, 23:19
  Flickr has millions of photographs; now I don't know the exact number but it seems to house a huge volume of photographs. Many, obviously not all by any…
- iPad for Photographers by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 1, 2010, 08:27
  Apple introduced with the usual fanfare its new entry to the market: iPad. Many have started test-drooling over the pictures and Job's cool presentation.…
- Sharpening Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 10, 2010, 23:18
  I ran a workshop on January 3, 2010 for the members of PSRI. The main purpose was to explore the sharpening strategies and methods in Photoshop and Lightroom.…
- A Very Brief Video Summary of 2001: A Space Odyssey by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 8, 2010, 16:51
  Last week I watched one of my all-time favorite movies again. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick is probably the best science fiction movie ever and…
- On Photography, a Panel Discussion by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 30, 2009, 22:05
  The following video recording is from a panel discussion I moderated in 2007. Fair warning, it is over one hour long and no photographs are shown. It is a…
- Canon Flash Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 24, 2009, 15:21
  Portable flash units have come a very long way from the days of the ever popular Vivitar 283 and the potato-masher Honeywell and Metz units. Although the…
- Adobe Air and Application Install Problems by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 15, 2009, 22:24
  I have written several posts on Adobe CS4 installation problems and how I finally managed to install the parts that I needed. At that time, the problem always…
- Customer orientation by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 20, 2009, 23:11
  I have known Photodex since the early days of computer graphics. They had one of the best, and quickest image viewers going, Compupic. It was a mainstay of my…
- HDR Imaging by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 19, 2009, 21:22
  HDR Imaging has become quite popular. For some, it represents a novelty; for others, creative process; and to me, "a sensor with a huge range". The images you…
- Hagia Sophia Folio by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 19, 2009, 21:49
  I have created a folio containing 12 photographs taken from the unique (and generally off-limits) vantage point of the dome of Hagia Sophia. They are printed…
- Oak Bluffs in infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 13, 2009, 16:30
  I carried my Canon G7 to Martha's Vineyard along with the large format camera to take some infrared photographs. The weather was quite suitable for IR…
- Sunset on the Atlantic by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:46
  We left Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard on the 6:30 pm boat. Judging by the clouds in the sky, I knew we would see a great sunset, we did. As I, and several…
- Local interest in Oak Bluffs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:29
  In earlier posts I referred to houses with more substantial architecture. I saw several in a row around the big central park. One looked in great shape, I…
- Oak Bluffs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 7, 2009, 10:07
  Our trip to Martha's Vineyard started at the Quonset ferry dock. The catamaran, which I first thought was a single-hull vessel, was smaller than I thought. The…
- Bursa, dinner by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 30, 2009, 11:19
  Our stroll down the hill in Bursa brought us to the old Jewish district. The area is well preserved and its main street is lined with restaurants, seemingly…
- A walk in Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 30, 2009, 09:23
  After visiting the Ulu Cami (The Grand Mosque) and Koza Han (see the earlier post about them), we strolled through the streets of Bursa. With a detour to see…
- Eggsperiment by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2009, 08:26
  Eggs are the specialty of my friend Nermin Kura. A ceramicist, Nermin makes vessels inspired by eggs, and photographs eggs in various settings. When I was in…
- The Puppeteer in Pera by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 2, 2009, 08:49
  On one of our outings, when we visited Narmanli Han, I heard an enchanting music coming behind a line of people watching something. I could see the head of a…
- Ayvalik, Flowers, and Windows by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 1, 2009, 13:50
  A stroll through the narrow streets in Ayvalik will make one aware of the close relation the people have with two things: flowers and cats. Now, I don't mean…
- Six-Winged Seraphim 3D by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2009, 18:53
  As I mentioned in the previous post, the newly unveiled Seraphim mosaic in Hagia Sophia reminded me of a head mapped to a flat surface. I am not an expert in…
- Hagia Sophia, a new mosaic unveiled by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 26, 2009, 09:01
  I read in a Turkish newspaper, Aksam, that one of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia was cleaned to reveal the face of the angel Seraphim. According to the news…
- From the Roof of Hagia Sophia by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 24, 2009, 13:04
  Earlier, I posted a slide show consisting of the photographs I took inside Hagia Sophia. Since then, I have created a second slide show, this time featuring…
- Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 18, 2009, 07:23
  In memory of Walter Cronkite, the most trusted man in the country for years.I saw him having lunch with his friends and his wife in the restaurant at…
- Hagia Sophia: A Short Video by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 13, 2009, 21:03
  I posted some of the photographs I took in, around, and from the dome of Hagia Sophia earlier. I wanted to provide an interpretation that evoked The Great…
- Anemon Hotel and Grifin Fish Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 19:23
  Ergun, my brother-in-law and good friend, scouts the most interesting places to visit. On June 29 we visited the Covered Bazaar for some last minute shopping…
- Hagia Sophia, III: View from the roof by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 09:59
  From a small trap door they made under one of the large windows between the ribs of the great dome of Hagia Sophia we stepped out to face a magnificent view of…
- Hagia Sophia, II: Inside by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 5, 2009, 09:25
  In the previous post you saw photographs of me and Reha in and around Hagia Sophia. In this, and the next post, I will share with you some photographs that I…
- Hagia Sophia, I by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 1, 2009, 13:04
  I had a very remarkable experience that I would like to share very briefly here. My good friend Reha Gunay arranged for us to visit Hagia Sophia and go up to…
- Bursa by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 1, 2009, 06:49
  We left Tenedos on June 23, the ferry fares are paid both ways on the way back from the island. Not a bad idea at all. We drove through Çan (Chan), Biga…
- Tenedos, III, the thyme fields by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:39
  As I alluded to a couple of posts before this one, we stumbled upon beautiful fields of thyme between the Aquarium Bays and Ayazma. The view and the aroma…
- Tenedos, II, the second day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:07
  We wanted to see the island, and the thyme fields, once more and decided to stay another day on the island. The next morning we strolled around town, visited…
- Tenedos, I (Bozcaada) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 30, 2009, 04:06
  On June 21 we left Ayvalik to catch the ferry to Tenedos, a small island on the northwest corner of the Aegean coast of Turkey. By all calculations we should…
- Ayvalik-Lesvos Days by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 27, 2009, 03:05
  June 21, we learned about a wonderful cultural exchange between Ayvalik and Lesvos (Λέσβος) only one day before we left Ayvalik. Apparently it first…
- Dinner at Deniz Kestanesi by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 16, 2009, 14:07
  Yesterday afternoon we stayed home, tended to some computer installation issues, rested. Later in the afternoon we strolled to "Deniz Kestanesi" (Sea Urchin)…
- Sunset over the Bosphorus by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:12
  We enjoyed a very special dinner at the Borsa restaurant at Kandilli. Later on the sunset and the lighting on the Bosphorus Bridge (the first one for those…
- Dinner at Borsa Restaurant by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 15, 2009, 14:00
  Another special place we visited this year was the Borsa Restaurant, located on the hills of Kandilli. It occupies the location, and most of the structure…
- Visit to Princes Islands by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 07:32
  We took the boat to Princes Islands to visit with our friends. They had invited us for dinner at a special place, which proved to be a very accurate description…
- Kardelen in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 8, 2009, 06:17
  As the queen of the house, and a fine Angora cat, Kardelen deserved a little mor study. Yesterday, I photographed her with my IR camera for enhanced contrast…
- Kardelen by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 10:49
  Kardelen is the queen of the house. She is a beautiful Angora cat with blue eyes, and she is deaf. I mean stone deaf.Kardelen is the name of the flower that…
- Narmanli Han by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 06:12
  Narmanli Han is an old caravansarai style building. It served as a hotel, residence for some well-known figures, and office space. Currently one of the notary…
- Galatasaray by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 4, 2009, 05:42
  Galatasaray is the heart of the old city district Pera, between the old Tunel (a very short and very old subway) and Taksim square. The main street, Istiklal…
- The Melin House by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 3, 2009, 07:22
  My sister and brother-in-law created a landmark restoration in Ayvalik; at least in my humble opinion. The old house was in total shamble and the garden was in…
- Ayvalik Market by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 3, 2009, 06:01
  Markets are a colorful part of life in Turkey. They operate in every city, every town and one can find everything at one of these markets; from clothing to…
- Visit a Friend, Mina and Elif Return, Bay Nihat by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 28, 2009, 07:51
  We went to visit Altan who lives in his house in the condo complex he designed some years ago, Zeytin Koy. The place is much more lush than the last time I saw…
- Happy Mother's Day by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 9, 2009, 22:18
  To all mothers, young and old, especially to my two special ones, a very happy mother's day.
- More Calla Studies by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 27, 2009, 19:58
  I took more photographs of a couple of calla lily blossoms. I wanted to explore their shape and form. All shooting by a window where the flowers are receiving…
- Good Day for Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 25, 2009, 16:07
  The weather is changing, spring seems to be here. It was a great day, 70-degrees, sunny, some (decorative) clouds in the sky. I carried my Canon G7 which has…
- Calla Studies in Color and Monochrome by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 20, 2009, 20:10
  This afternoon Jan and I took photographs of a single calla flower. Setup:Canon 5D Canon 100mm Macro Natural light Tripod mounted Cable releasePost…
- Display Titles of NextGen Gallery Images by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 8, 2009, 07:28
  I use NextGEN Gallery in combination with HighSlide to present a group of images. In between the two is the useful plugin WS-Highslide which embeds the HS code…
- Mina in Red by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 27, 2009, 11:47
  Our daughter Elif and granddaughter Mina have been visiting with us since last Friday. Needless to say, we enjoy their presence very much and watch Mina grow…
- If National Geographic photos were judged ... by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 12, 2009, 23:10
  Photo and camera clubs run competitions, it's a good incentive to make their members to learn the basics of composition, exposure, and so on. Sometimes,…
- Don't Bruise the Pixels by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 4, 2009, 21:27
  I made a presentation for the Photographic Society of Rhode Island (PSRI) on January 20, 2009. The title "Don't Bruise the Pixels" was the core idea behind…
- Adobe CS4 Design Premium Stopped Working by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 19, 2009, 21:57
  Whatever the reason, I could not run any Adobe application this afternoon. This was after all my trials and tribulations as outlined in some earlier posts,…
- Single File HDR, really? by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 16, 2009, 22:18
  Well, not exactly but perhaps a mini HDR; but a very useful one at that. There are numerous articles, Web tutorials, books written about the high dynamic…
- How I Installed Adobe CS4, an Ordeal by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:55
  Note added on 12/15/2009. See my last post about Adobe Air application installation solution.Note added on 1/18/2009. I wonder if Adobe Installer sets up a…
- Adobe CS4 Install Problems, Royal Pain ... by: A. Cemal Ekin
  January 9, 2009, 09:53
  This is a copy of my post to an Adobe forum, with a couple of additions (in italics). In the next post, you will see a more to the point explanation of my…
- Mina in her Annie Hall outfit by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 22, 2008, 17:44
  With a make-shift lighting setup I photographed Mina and Elif today. Mina wore her Annie Hall outfit with a vest and a matching hat. She interacts with her…
- Mina Goes to Christmas Concert by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 20, 2008, 17:59
  Today we went to a Christmas concert at the Abravanel Concert Hall by the Utah Symphony, a first for Mina. Mina put on her concert outfit (!) and look the…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop: Update by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 3, 2008, 10:15
  In an earlier post I explained how I installed extra memory for better computer performance, that was last August. Since then my computer started acting…
- Chihuly at RISD by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 1, 2008, 13:35
  Last Friday we went to see the Chihuly at RISD exhibit, for me that was the second time. This time, I took a better camera than my iPhone and took some…
- Flash with Highslide by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 9, 2008, 17:29
  Note: After trying this technique for a week or so, I have found it to be too fragile when editing the post. At any time, because of an accidental opening in…
- Clearing Winter Storm by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 11, 2008, 10:01
  This morning, I saw on John Paul Caponigro's blog a new post showing Ansel Adams' Clearing Winter Strom. John Paul also invited people to comment on the image.…
- Atmospheric FX by JP Caponigro by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 25, 2008, 21:20
  A while back I ordered one of the DVDs from John Paul Caponigro's R/Evolution series, Atmospheric FX. Frankly, I was not quite sure what the product included…
- Scanner does not Work, Code 19 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 26, 2008, 22:50
  I have had two scanners connected to my computer for many years, a Canon FS4000 film scanner and an Epson 2450 flat bed, with no problems with either one.…
- On Shadows and Clouds by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2008, 15:57
  I flew to and from Salt Lake City within the last few weeks. As I planned, I got a window seat to take photographs; there I found an infinitely variable,…
- Extra Memory for my Desktop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2008, 12:11
  (After reading this, you may also want to read the update that I posted.)This morning I added extra 2GB of RAM to bring the total memory to 4GB total. I…
- A Wink and a Nod to JPC by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 14, 2008, 18:29
  During my flight to and from Salt Lake City I took many photographs from the window. Some are color photographs and others are infrared images that I took with…
- Great Salt Lake & Spiral Jetty by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 8, 2008, 00:18
  Today I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake to see the famous landmark Spiral Jetty. The trip was extremely enjoyable and the view, most impressive.…
- Better B&W Conversion in Lightroom by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 30, 2008, 23:04
  I have been using Adobe Lightroom since it became available as public beta for Windows. It is a great front-end for Photoshop and much of the work can be done…
- Workshop by: A. Cemal Ekin
  July 25, 2008, 22:26
  I have just finished the workshop "Fine Art of Digital Printing" with John Paul Caponigro and Mac Holbert and I cannot say enough favorable things about the…
- Exhibit 2008 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 15, 2008, 20:17
  My exhibit titled "Faces & Places from Turkey, II" was on display at the Mathewson Street United Methodist Church in Providence, RI, between July 1- July…
- Spring in Infrared by: A. Cemal Ekin
  April 22, 2008, 11:26
  Yesterday I took some photographs using my Canon G7 which has been converted to take infrared photographs. The new life on the trees and bushes recorded very…
- On Color by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 12, 2008, 22:58
  I have been working on a presentation that I will make in a few weeks about color and color photography. I have read many books, visited many Web sites, and…
- Going Up or Coming Down by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 26, 2008, 23:16
  (Note to visitor: This post has received many visits and continues to get new visitors every day, that pleases me very much. I would like to know your thoughts…
- A Short Vent by: A. Cemal Ekin
  February 6, 2008, 20:15
  Photography is a process of selection and abstraction, a series of them at that. First, we put frames around a frameless world and choose one from among an…
- Narrative and Meaning in Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 9, 2007, 20:14
  I made a presentation to a small group of friends related to the art of photography. The presentation mostly focused on the introductory text from John…
- Kozak Plateau Folio by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 26, 2007, 15:24
  I have issued a folio of photographs, limited to a total of 12 copies. The photographs are selected from a series that I took on Kozak Plateau, thus the name…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, III by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 19, 2007, 20:13
  Oh, where was I? Yes, I was trying to dispel some myths about digital photography. Let me continue with a few more I heard at the panel discussion. These…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, II by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 18, 2007, 20:12
  In the previous post, I tried to give you an idea about the setting, now I will try to address specific arguments leveled against digital photography. Too…
- On Giclée and Understanding Digital Photography, I by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 17, 2007, 20:12
  Yesterday evening I attended a panel discussion at the Bert Gallery in Providence. The topic "What is original art? Is it a giclée?" was interesting and the…
- The Decisive Moment by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 12, 2007, 20:11
  The term that symbolizes Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography is at once elusive, mysterious, alluring, and quite possibly misunderstood; at least I have…
- On Humor and Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 6, 2007, 20:10
  I admire humorists, good ones that is. Some get belly laughs by picking on some people, they may be fun to watch but not much inspiration for photographers.…
- Fine Art Photography by: A. Cemal Ekin
  March 29, 2007, 20:09
  Photography is a democratic medium, everyone can take photographs. They may not be great photographs but the process of taking pictures has become exceedingly…
- Photographic (digital) Workflow by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 6, 2006, 20:09
  The term workflow has been closely associated with digital photography. I think this is a misnomer. The core idea is, and should be, photographic workflow.…
- Rules, Learning, and Experts by: A. Cemal Ekin
  December 4, 2006, 20:08
  Someone seriously misunderstood this post as "prescription for good photography." A careful reading will clearly show that the argument here is "not to be…
- How to Use a Polarizing Filter by: A. Cemal Ekin
  November 22, 2006, 21:12
  What is polarized light We see and photograph reflections of light from the surfaces surround us. If objects did not reflect light we would not see them. Upon…
- Get the Blender Out by: A. Cemal Ekin
  September 10, 2006, 20:07
  Photoshop has a very large number of tools and many never get any use or attention. I am surprised to hear from my fellow photographers that they do not know…
- Imagine by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 29, 2006, 20:06
  Digital photography certainly opened new horizons on imaging and gave photographers a very powerful set of tools. We enjoy the quality and spontaneity of…
- Manipulated Photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 27, 2006, 20:05
  At a photography Web site that I frequent, I read a series of comments about "manipulated photographs." One of the comments by a very good photographer said…
- Quick Tip #3 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 23, 2006, 20:05
  When it comes to camera gear cleanliness and hygiene, we mostly think about cleaning the lens. That is of course important and should be done regularly and…
- How to Choose a Tripod by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 21, 2006, 20:02
  A tripod is one the important accessories of a photographer. A good tripod is a must for many types of photography. In fact, conditions permitting, any…
- A New Vantage Point by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:04
  Seeing is the essence of photography, and I saw some new places and saw again familiar places from a totally new vantage point, aerial perspective. One summer…
- Photoshop Plug-ins (aka Filters) by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:02
  Photoshop has an extensible architecture that allows new capabilities to be added. They appear in the form of plug-ins, automation tools, or actions. Producers…
- Quick Tip #2 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:01
  So you want to find the center of that image for whatever reason. No need to measure and make calculations. Instead, try this easy way:Select the "Pick…
- Quick Tip #1 by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 20:00
  There are several ways to get faster response from Photoshop.Add more memory, Photoshop loves more memory Add a second hard disk drive and use it as your…
- A convenient Way to Clean my CRT Monitor by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:58
  The shiny surfaces on these monitors seem to be a magnet for all kind of grease, I have no idea how grease gets on the monitor screen. But, when it is turned…
- Photography Critiques by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:57
  I would like to explore the idea of a critique and how to stimulate reflection and critical viewing of photographs. The necessary ingredients of a well stated…
- Too many sunset photographs by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2006, 19:55
  According to the legend, in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office sent his resignation to President McKinley urging the closing of the office because…
- How I Discovered a New Approach Mood Control by: A. Cemal Ekin
  August 20, 2004, 21:12
  As I tried to adjust a photograph I took last April (2003) from a moving train, I realized that I was not getting the right mood although the colors looked…
- Splitting Hair for Wider Range by: A. Cemal Ekin
  October 22, 2003, 21:12
  (Before the advent of high dynamic range (HDR) processing I used to use the following method to extract a greater dynamic range from my images. It is still a…
- Digital Polarizer by: A. Cemal Ekin
  June 6, 2003, 21:10
  A polarizing filter is an indispensable tool for most photographers. It helps remove reflections from most nonmetallic surfaces, increases the color saturation…
- Thank you by: A. Cemal Ekin
  May 1, 2003, 06:36
  Thank you for your purchase. Downloadable digital purchases can be obtained from the link below. The download link will expire in 24 hours and after 3 download…

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