Lightroom 2 Technique: Staying Organized with Keywords
I've been doing a lot of digital cleanup and reorganization as of late: sorting, deleting, and something I've been slacking on a bit too much, keywording photos.
This post, Lightroom 2 Technique: Staying Organized with Controlled Vocabulary by Eric Scouten, made quite a few excellent points on keeping you Lightroom library clean. One thing that I really liked was his suggestion for bottom-sinking tags:
Super Wings 2012
As is becoming tradition, I made some of my world-famous chicken wings for Super Bowl XLVI:
Coffee Lover's Site of the Day: Brew Methods
I found this website the other whilst looking for information on the AeroPress: Brew Methods.
Structuring Unit Tests
One of the most troubling parts of unit testing, to me, is keeping things organized. For the past year, I've been managing my tests like this:
- Every class has a tester class; for example, MyClass would have MyClassTests
A “Happy Snap” Lightroom Workflow
I had planned on writing up my Lightroom workflow at some point, but it looks like someone beat me to it. This is an awesome post that follows a very similar Lightroom workflow to mine. Here are the main steps (the post elaborates on each one):
- Determine a plan of attack
The Upside Down Aeropress
I recently picked up an AeroPress, and I thought I'd do some additional research on how other people are using it. This video shows an additional technique, where you essentially do your brewing upside down.
An Awesome Light Painting Tutorial
Light painting is one of my favorite photographic "tricks". This guy takes it to an extreme; I really want to try some of these out.
The AeroPress
After being persuaded by Marco Arment's constant praise, I have finally ordered an AeroPress.
Grilled Pork Sirloin with Risotto
Dinner tonight: grilled pork sirloin, garlic and onion risotto, and French-cut green beans, with a slice of artisan Focaccia bread. We had some left over Arborio rice from a seafood party last night, so I thought I would try my hand at it. Overall, it turned out nicely.
Capturing the Master Chief
I've been experimenting with the new light set I purchased: portraits, candid room shots, food, and so on. Last night's experiment: action figures.
Here's the final result: