Comments for Ralph Velasco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog Cultural Photo Tours ~ One on One and Small Group Instruction Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Cultural Photo Tours by Podcast Interview on Help Start My Small Business - Ralph Velasco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/tours/cultural-photo-tours/#comment-565 Podcast Interview on Help Start My Small Business - Ralph Velasco Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:46:16 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?page_id=1399#comment-565 [...] LivingstonZoe CaplanToursPhoto Walking ToursFAQsDetailsThe Photography Boot CampPrivate LessonsCultural Photo ToursMexico’s Copper CanyonProductsiPhone App101 Tips Book & eBookGift [...] [...] LivingstonZoe CaplanToursPhoto Walking ToursFAQsDetailsThe Photography Boot CampPrivate LessonsCultural Photo ToursMexico’s Copper CanyonProductsiPhone App101 Tips Book & eBookGift [...]

]]> Comment on Participant Showcase: Zoe Caplan in Cuba by Andi of My Beautiful Adventures http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/participant-showcase-zoe-caplan-in-cuba/#comment-560 Andi of My Beautiful Adventures Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:02 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=2280#comment-560 Gorgeous shot!!!! Gorgeous shot!!!!

]]> Comment on Photography Tips: Are You Working the Scene? by Participant Showcase: Zoe Caplan in Cuba - Ralph Velasco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/photography-tips-are-you-working-the-scene/#comment-558 Participant Showcase: Zoe Caplan in Cuba - Ralph Velasco Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:20:38 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=1158#comment-558 [...] the subject on the right vertical horizon (the right third) in the frame, looking into the “negative space” on the left side of the scene.  Typically shooting a subject in full sunlight like this [...] [...] the subject on the right vertical horizon (the right third) in the frame, looking into the “negative space” on the left side of the scene.  Typically shooting a subject in full sunlight like this [...]

]]> Comment on Photo Tips: [Breaking] The Rule of Thirds by Participant Showcase: Zoe Caplan in Cuba - Ralph Velasco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/photo-tips-breaking-the-rule-of-thirds/#comment-557 Participant Showcase: Zoe Caplan in Cuba - Ralph Velasco Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:19:43 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=1404#comment-557 [...] this image,  I think she nails the composition, effectively using the Rule of Thirds by placing the subject on the right vertical horizon (the right third) in the frame, looking into [...] [...] this image,  I think she nails the composition, effectively using the Rule of Thirds by placing the subject on the right vertical horizon (the right third) in the frame, looking into [...]

]]> Comment on 2012 Challenge: Spend Time, Not Money – Part 2 by Jen Pollack Bianco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/2012-challenge-spend-time-not-money-part-2/#comment-555 Jen Pollack Bianco Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:20:25 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=2448#comment-555 Great post, Ralph! Too many people get caught up in the technology and latest gadgets that really only mean something to the pros. Common sense for better pictures! Great post, Ralph! Too many people get caught up in the technology and latest gadgets that really only mean something to the pros. Common sense for better pictures!

]]> Comment on 2012 Challenge: Spend Time, Not Money – Part 2 by » Join the Spend Time Not Money Challenge Alex Cena On Location Photography http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/2012-challenge-spend-time-not-money-part-2/#comment-554 » Join the Spend Time Not Money Challenge Alex Cena On Location Photography Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:30:42 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=2448#comment-554 [...] Many photographers by nature are gear heads and often love to discuss the next latest and greatest from manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Mamiya and Hasselblad.  We are caught in an ever ending loop of upgrading our digital bodies only to find out that our entire workflow from software to hard drives to computers also must be updated.  Lets face it, for most of us, that additional jump in pixels or improvement in dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio is just plain over kill.  Maybe we need to spend more time with our current gear and not money on more stuff. [...] [...] Many photographers by nature are gear heads and often love to discuss the next latest and greatest from manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Mamiya and Hasselblad.  We are caught in an ever ending loop of upgrading our digital bodies only to find out that our entire workflow from software to hard drives to computers also must be updated.  Lets face it, for most of us, that additional jump in pixels or improvement in dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio is just plain over kill.  Maybe we need to spend more time with our current gear and not money on more stuff. [...]

]]> Comment on 101 Tips Book & eBook by Putting the Travel in Travel Photography · About Photography Photography Lessons, Forums, Contests, tips, tricks and News http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/products/ralphs-101-tips-book/#comment-552 Putting the Travel in Travel Photography · About Photography Photography Lessons, Forums, Contests, tips, tricks and News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:26:44 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.wordpress.com/?page_id=25#comment-552 [...] About the InstructorRalph Velasco is an award-winning photographer whose images have been published in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and Chicago Tribune. He has traveled throughout five continents and is a member of the Circumnavigators Club, a unique group of travelers whose charter requires that its members have traveled around the world, in a single journey, crossing every one of Earth’s meridians. He has also just released a new book titled: "101 Tips for Developing Your Photographic Eye & More." [...] [...] About the InstructorRalph Velasco is an award-winning photographer whose images have been published in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and Chicago Tribune. He has traveled throughout five continents and is a member of the Circumnavigators Club, a unique group of travelers whose charter requires that its members have traveled around the world, in a single journey, crossing every one of Earth’s meridians. He has also just released a new book titled: "101 Tips for Developing Your Photographic Eye & More." [...]

]]> Comment on 101 Tips Book & eBook by 2012 Challenge: Spend Time, Not Money – Part 2 - Ralph Velasco http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/products/ralphs-101-tips-book/#comment-550 2012 Challenge: Spend Time, Not Money – Part 2 - Ralph Velasco Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:09:13 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.wordpress.com/?page_id=25#comment-550 [...] Boot CampPrivate LessonsCultural Photo ToursMexico’s Copper CanyonProductsiPhone App101 Tips Book & eBookGift CertificatesCorporatePressPodcast InterviewsMediaGalleriesAboutAwards & [...] [...] Boot CampPrivate LessonsCultural Photo ToursMexico’s Copper CanyonProductsiPhone App101 Tips Book & eBookGift CertificatesCorporatePressPodcast InterviewsMediaGalleriesAboutAwards & [...]

]]> Comment on 101 Tips Book & eBook by Photo Walking Tour of San Francisco with Ralph Velasco · About Photography Photography Lessons, Forums, Contests, tips, tricks and News http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/products/ralphs-101-tips-book/#comment-549 Photo Walking Tour of San Francisco with Ralph Velasco · About Photography Photography Lessons, Forums, Contests, tips, tricks and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46:09 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.wordpress.com/?page_id=25#comment-549 [...] out Velasco's new book “Ralph Velasco On Travel Photography: 101 Tips for Developing Your Photographic Eye & More”. Murray's Travel Blog, a popular travel website, recently recommended Velasco's dynamic [...] [...] out Velasco's new book “Ralph Velasco On Travel Photography: 101 Tips for Developing Your Photographic Eye & More”. Murray's Travel Blog, a popular travel website, recently recommended Velasco's dynamic [...]

]]> Comment on Travel Tips for Reducing Jet Lag by Eric http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/travel-tips-for-reducing-jet-lag/#comment-548 Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:08 +0000 http://ralphvelasco.com/blog/?p=2181#comment-548 I travel regularly too and from Europe and I break all the rules. :-) 1) Step one, Ambien CR on the plane over. It helps me get a good night sleep 2) Arrive in Europe early in the morning. 3) Take a short nap (no more than two hours). You don't want your body to think it's night 4) Go out for a normal European dinner. That means plenty of wine and not finishing until 9 or 10. 5) Ambien CR to sleep through the night. 6) Coffee during the day, Ambien at night for about 4 days This way, I adjust at about 2 hours/day and am totally functional as long as I'm not sitting in meetings in a dark room (which I often am). On the way back (west) I stay awake on the plane and up until about 9:00 the night I arrive back home. Then enjoy a few days of being an early riser until I fall back into my normal schedule. I travel regularly too and from Europe and I break all the rules. :-)

1) Step one, Ambien CR on the plane over. It helps me get a good night sleep
2) Arrive in Europe early in the morning.
3) Take a short nap (no more than two hours). You don’t want your body to think it’s night
4) Go out for a normal European dinner. That means plenty of wine and not finishing until 9 or 10.
5) Ambien CR to sleep through the night.
6) Coffee during the day, Ambien at night for about 4 days

This way, I adjust at about 2 hours/day and am totally functional as long as I’m not sitting in meetings in a dark room (which I often am).

On the way back (west) I stay awake on the plane and up until about 9:00 the night I arrive back home. Then enjoy a few days of being an early riser until I fall back into my normal schedule.

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