I’m getting a little better at capturing the images I want to keep. This has been an uphill struggle. I see photography I like and I’m often struggling to try to do replicate it. I buy books, I buy expensive equipment, I take classes, I ask pro photogs for tips, etc. I take one step forward, two steps back. But at least once in a while I get...
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Had a conversation with a friend today about the hoopla surrounding the landing of the Mars rover “Curiosity” this past weekend. He suggested the media was overcompensating about this space news lately, he’s heard enough. That’s a reasonable opinion, I told him. But at the same time I felt that overcompensation for this type of news...
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If there’s anything I’ve learned in all my years…people make their own decisions about both religion and politics that NEVER changes. (Hmm…maybe I should alter that since I made a major religious shift in thinking at some point in my life) I think it’s more accurate to say it RARELY changes. You can argue all day with people...
Read MoreI LOVE the Christmas season…but it really kicks my ass. I got tons of work to do, I’m backlogged on my accounting duties, I’ve got to grade my classes, I got to hurry up and record all my videos in time for next semester’s online classes, I got to rush on some work at the college web job because apparently work that was sitting...
Read MoreI think I’m really starting to resemble Larry David on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, such that I’m being pessimistic a lot lately. Even when things are good, (and I appreciate that they really ARE good right now), I’m just perpetually in this state of feeling stressed, tired, and wired up. There have been some days lately I felt I...
Read MoreI’m not sure how certain this will come to fruition, but it may be the case that Adobe’s tightening up their policy on upgrades to their Creative Suite products. Apparently, if you don’t have their latest, CS5 or CS5.5 versions of CS, you may be stuck paying the full price for the next version when it comes out. From Scott Kelby’s...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.