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 Yes I know this has nothing to do with my Photography Unless I am trying to post a photo within this blog from my Mac But it has been a problem, with those using Apple devices, for a while now and I wanted to offer an article I ran across to help those with this issue. Once I got used to the ability to copy from one device to another, Apple device, iPhone to Mac, Mac to iPhone, or iPad it was really annoying when this stopped working.  And once I found this article, I only used the first 6 steps before trying, and it solved the problem. I can now again C&P back and forth as it was meant to use right out of the box. So you might try just resetting the Clipboard, and if that is not the fix then start at the top and work your way through the steps until it is working again.  The article I consider to be a very well written set of instructions at least for me. And I have posted this article to the Apple Community, in hopes it will help anyone else experiencing these issues Here is the

My Method for Having a Merry Christmas Over all the years of my life, I have enjoyed this Holiday season. I have family near me, we aren't scattered around the country, or the world as many others are. We keep in touch in every way available, phone calls mostly, but in person and texting and emails too. We are a close-knit bunch. So perhaps it's easier for those of us who share this situation to maintain a warmth inside for our family and ourselves. And  on years that may have taken me to my knees, I always found a way to enjoy it regardless, because of something my Grandfather told me while we were out fishing.  We had walked in to one of his favorite fishing holes. I was perhaps 9 or 10, and hadn't yet been able to bring a fish in, while he had moved downstream just a bit. I could see him hooking up and reeling in a fish, or releasing one. Then he brought in another, while I was struggling to keep one on my line. The fish were there, I just wasn't skilled enough to do

AI                        is experiencing a moment, and it deserves to However you won't see it on my website art pages, because all of my works, prints, shower curtains, coffee mugs, yoga mats and the like are all created by me. From the thought of a natural scene or subject I want to locate to the final image the massaging is all done at my hands and my creativity.  Yet I have to give thanks for some of my creative images, to the software of both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo, as without the benefits of the tools within each editor, I would not have been able to make the photographic results in any other fashion as a photographer of digital cameras and lenses. But these have never been referred to as Artificial Intelligence. Is that an argument for discussion? Or is it my creative bent to achieve the finished image for printing using my mind as the teacher in this final image? I suppose one could argue both sides and end with a handshake. But I like to believe without my min

  You should feel safe shopping at my website.  5+ MILLION We've shipped millions of museum-quality products to buyers all over the world. Each product is hand-crafted by our team of expert craftsmen and delivered to your doorstep with a 30-day money-back guaranteed. 100,000+ Hundreds of thousands of independent artists from all over the world use Pixels to sell wall art, home decor, apparel, and more.   Every order pays an artist! 2006 We launched our business way back in 2006 and have spent the past decade-and-a-half building the world's largest online art marketplace.   We're still independently owned by our Founder / CEO to this day! 100+ Pixels is home to hundreds of iconic global brands. Our technology powers the e-commerce sales for Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, National Geographic, Major League Baseball, and many more. 16 We have 16 manufacturing centers located in five different countries running 24/7. Your order will be manufactured at the location n

  Lights, Camera, Action Is this art for art's sake? Or is it art for a purpose? How do you know?  Tabernacle What about this one?  How do you select new art for your walls?  A medical clinic, almost always buys art for a purpose. Patients coming to see their specialist about concerns that are almost always disturbing, and the medical team, be it mental health or physical health, wants their patients to remain as calm as possible. So one can say that in medical waiting rooms, as well as diagnosis and treatment rooms, art is purchased for a purpose. The rubric here is all about the patient's state of mind. The prints above may or may not work for your given purpose. They only serve as examples of this discussion. Art for art's sake, or art for a purpose though is why you can feel there are choices at my pixels site. How does one outside of a medical or even business conference room, make a decision, the reason for a collection of art prints on their walls? And how do you cho

 W hat better than an iPhone 15 Pro Case with an image you identify with.....  There are tons of cases out there, but only this one, has the image presented here. So don't live with a plain old colored one or the typical black. Live it up with a iPhone case that creates your legend. Take this one example and if it isn't quite right, tap on the link "to your 15 Pro Case" to find one that is .... to your 15 Pro case You'll be able to choose a slim or tough case, adjust the image size on the case, and learn about me at the bottom. Let me know what you think either here or on my website  Next Post   Art for Art's Sake? Art for a Purpose? What do you choose when buying your Photo Prints?

  Red Rain on Fire Some shoots include a well framed, photo with immense bokeh and an anticipation of interesting subject matter. In this case it was a Maple tree caught off center, with rain pelting the tree from an angle that to me screamed "Ah, but there's more to this image than just rain on a tree. The potential tugged at me until I decided there was work to do. I had to decide if I wanted to simply fill out the shot with increased saturation and contrast or to make this as memorial as a cartoon cover on a comic magazine. I vacillated between the two for more than just a few days. I set it aside. I re-opened it. I kept screening it from different perspectives. How would I want this to look hung in a relative's home of a family member's home? Just punching up sounded good, but I couldn't help wondering just how much pop I could get into it. And this went on, while I was shooting other subjects, working on other images, and after several weeks, I made my decisio

Sky on Fire As I was driving on an early afternoon in the Fall season, I noticed a thundercloud in the distance. It was astonishing how low it was and how powerful it looked. I pulled over into a small parking lot to set up the tripod and mount the Canon dslr with a 70-200mm F2.8L lens and took a few shots just in case it were to disappear quickly as it was moving along. But to my surprise it started bunching up and then the sun broke to reveal these powerful clouds as if they were 50 feet away. It was quite stunning, but I knew if I just kept shooting I might have the opportunity to do some editing at my Mac desktop. While I liked the image I began working on the exposure and the shadows, contrast, and saturation along with sharpening after all the other tasks were completed. this one took less time than I thought it might, finishing it in a single session. But I had recently began using Affinity and opened the file again the next day. After an hour the results were beyond my wildest

  Light from Beneath This image was taken mid-day. I had driven to up the Washougal river to Dougan Falls, as I have many times over the years. This particular time was after a freshet in the morning, and following a strong rain the day before. I was hoping that extra water force would give me what I was looking for, and it did. A very strong current over the falls and into the pool beneath. Yet it was missing essential light. Not just good light, but that early bright cast or golden afternoon light. I knew I had work to do. The color of the water, is almost always a deep green, what is referred to as Steelhead Green, a local term among those who fish for steelhead, a member of the trout family. But that wasn't giving me the tones I wanted. I was looking for something spectacular, something that would stand out above all other art in the room, something one would find difficult to look away from once hung on the wall. It wasn't going to be just another waterfall print. I took h

  Locomotive Engine 4449 I had the intent to shoot a 70mph steam locomotive going through the area one morning. I arrived early and set up my camera and 70-200mm lens so I could capture enough light for fast shutter speed as it approached from a distance away, and to keep shooting as it very quickly flew by. These shots were strictly images, no video. The entire outing took just under an hour, while the entire shoot took less than 6 seconds. I had everything exactly as I wanted it. But....... ......what I discovered as I read the screen and viewed the result, were that the light while bright was a hazy bright and undersaturated the colors that I wanted to display in a printed image, while over saturating the whites to a point of blown out highlights. Now my work was cut out for me. I worked on these images for a few days, then after not being able to achieve what I wanted, I decided I should try massaging the colors tones. This was a multi-step exercise and took a bunch of tries to end

  Link to image 'Looking Down from St Helens' As I stood looking across from the Johnston Ridge Johnston Ridge Observatory, more commonly known as the Mt St Helens Visitor Center,  the mountain itself, appeared while magnificent, not so spectacular. Rather ordinary to me. No smoke was emanating from its dome, no great lighting showing off early morning clouds. Nothing to remember other than the rock face itself. I didn't want such a dull print on my wall, and I didn't want to offer for sale such a dull print. So after walking around the viewing landscape I took several shots anyway, thinking I could take this back to my desktop to look it over more carefully. After an hour or so looking over the images, I decided I wanted to bring this image to life. I wanted to remember it as a much more spectacular scene. Something with the colors that would inspire me to return to Mt St Helens and shoot more images as time allowed. And so the creativity took hold. I wanted color, so

 Why  I've decided to explain my intent on each print, added to this new series To be blunt, I have a history of  intensive shooting for future creative results. What does that mean to you? My point in shooting a subject is to end with an image that is how I wanted the original image to end up, how much better I feel when my work is done, post editing. Most all images I shoot, are fairly ordinary, not referring to the subject, but considering the best light, shading, contrast, B&W or color, and other important factors.  I gain, in most cases, an image for printing that is far better than the original shot. This is done through editing with software only when the set up, that is, waiting for the right light, taking care to achieve the very best focus, finding a subject that is purposefully sought for intentional re-editing and so on,  is not immediately available to me. So the prints my customers receive, have a lot more work than can be imagined upon first glance, until they ha

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 Yes.......... this is a different post for me as a photographer, but if you're planning on buying the new iPhone 15 from Apple's lineup, remember you'll need to purchase the Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter separately The 'Head's Up' warning is not about the cost, as they are not expensive. It will be the availability. And the new iPhones are not coming with this charger in the box. So the warning is to buy it at the same time you purchase their iPhones, not later. Reports claim Apple is ordering 70 million 20W USB-C Power Adapters, and that may not be enough. Once the iPhones are available, these power adapters may be gone very quickly Here is Apple's Charger When you get there, after the iPhone 15's roll out in a week, scroll down to the Compatability list to be sure this is the same charger that is currently working with the past iPhones. Currently the iPhone 15's are not on that list, and it is probably because the new iPhones are not yet up for sa

  Elephant Seal  ...... belongs in what room in your home or office? This is certainly of the class of humor, not sentimental or stunning. So which room would you choose? Baby Raccoons ...... belongs in another room altogether. It is cute, cuddly and emotional, so what room now? Shepherd's Dell Falls ...... Also belongs in a different room, but you will do the picking, not anyone else, so where?  These examples are merely fodder for what you will be going through once you arrive at your destination, my photography website Choosing the prints is only part of the exercise. Choosing the room, then the wall, tenth frame or matte are other considerations. You are just beginning your stroll, your hike, your trail to your goal of finding and placing your new wall art where it properly belongs. Wishing you the best of journeys.

 You tell me...  what will entice you to purchase my Prints It's your turn........ Quite honestly we all struggle to finalize a long-lasting purchase such as wall art.  Even when I look over my own art, I have to take seriously the hanging on any of my walls since it will be there on some of my prints, for a few years. So I understand the permanence of such a purchase. But the only way you can start the journey is to visit my photo print site    to find out what you will be considering. You'll be choosing from animal prints, landscape subjects, flowers, and so on Here's just one to entice you to begin Grand in Selective Color It's not as hard as you might think, but you will have to pay close attention to your space to place it in. Best of luck.

 If  you find it easy not to  select and order one of these, I'll eat my hat,                      ( er, well maybe not since my hat is made of an undesirable material) Auguest 2023 Rich Collins Photography Just a few of what you'll find by tapping on the link above to my website. The challenge has been laid out for you. Your mission if you choose to accept it, is ready for you.  Now get a move on, or comment below to explain to me and all of my readers why you have woosed out

 September Begins the Holiday Planning Curve in Earnest For many of us we begin to look all the way to Christmas. In fact while shopping at Costco yesterday, I spotted the first Christmas tree of the season. Just a tip toe into it Costco has begun the retail test of the shopper toward the Holiday shopping mood. So I thought perhaps I'd better ratchet it up a notch and begin the planning of updating our homes for company on Thanksgiving and Christmas. When we think about it, some of us will focus on the food exclusively, but for many of us,   its time to update our homes interior and the art we choose to display, in thinking of our Holiday company, and ourselves. It is perhaps  overdue when thinking about out the main rooms in our homes; our family room, our living room, our kitchen and dining rooms and yes our bathrooms. These are the most visited rooms and are usually in dire need of refreshing our wall art. If you haven't been including art along with how often you've pa