Barbara M. Ventura – Next Step Alumni Group Exhibit

John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni Group For over 10 years I’ve been mentoring a select group of individuals. Their progress has been thrilling to watch. It’s been a true privilege to be a part of their growth. July 7 their first Group Exhibit will...

Karen Daspit – Next Step Alumni Group Exhibit

John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni Group For over 10 years I’ve been mentoring a select group of individuals. Their progress has been thrilling to watch. It’s been a true privilege to be a part of their growth. July 7 their first Group Exhibit will...

Shayne Lynn – Next Step Alumni Group Exhibit

John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni Group For over 10 years I’ve been mentoring a select group of individuals. Their progress has been thrilling to watch. It’s been a true privilege to be a part of their growth. July 7 their first Group Exhibit will...

Jim Graham – Next Step Alumni Group Exhibit

John Paul Caponigro’s Next Step Alumni Group For over 10 years I’ve been mentoring a select group of individuals. Their progress has been thrilling to watch. It’s been a true privilege to be a part of their growth. July 7 their first Group Exhibit will...

Workshop Review – Along the Waterline

At the end of my field workshops we do rapid fire reviews of the work done that week. Everyone puts in at least 6 images. We don’t know who’s pictures we’re looking at. We call out star ratings fast getting a quick first impression. Then...

Special Guests – Greg Barnett & Patti Russotti

– Having special guests always adds extra positive energy into an already dynamic mix. Special guests Greg Barnett and Patti Russotti, both long-time high-level educators at RIT with vast experiences in the medium and it’s digital evolution, participated in my recent field workshop Along the...

Layering Noise

Here’s an excerpt from my column in the current issue of Digital Photo Pro. “When adding noise to digital files, keep noise separate from the image so you can control both independently of one another. This way you’ve got extraordinary control and flexibility. When noise...

Using Star Ratings

It’s important to think about how you use star Ratings (in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom). Not everyone uses them the same way. However you decide to use them, you should use them consistently. Otherwise, when you browse multiple folders, you’ll have to interpret the...

Composition – New Column on Luminous Landscape

“How do you define something? One classic strategy is to let the dictionary define it for you. The Oxford English Dictionary defines composition in the following ways … … the act of combining; forming relationships (between things); synthesis; reasoning from the universal to the particular;...

Identify and Isolate the Variables

Identify and Isolate the Variables In any situation, it helps to know what elements you’re dealing with and what each of those elements contributes to the mix. With that information you can get results you desire more predictably and exert more precise control over the...