Middle of Nowhere: The Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado

By Rudy Lopez, on March 6th, 2009%

The Paint Mines are located East of Colorado Springs and South of Kiowa, about 100 miles Southeast of Denver.  The nearest town is Calhan. The Paint Mines are among my favorite places to take landscape photos, I am drawn to the smooth, wind whipped rock formations.  This was the first visit that had good . . . → Read More: Middle of Nowhere: The Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado

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Denver Architecture – Italian Villa at Ravenna

By Rudy Lopez, on August 11th, 2008%

Italian Villa at Ravenna The area south of Chatfield Reservoir, and north of Roxborough State Park is home to impressive rock formations and equally impressive neighborhoods. Ravenna is a new development south of Waterton Rd, near Waterton Canyon. All of the homes in Ravenna are designed in an Italian style, this one in particular was built by Villagio homes. These shots are the builders entries for Custom Home of the Year. Taken over three days, these shots represent the best of the builder’s work, and I was proud to be part of the project. Hopefully, the images will help bring home the gold for Villagio. The home sits in the valley between two immense hills, with exposed rock providing privacy for the back yard and a grassy hill providing balance for the other side. The front of the home faces west, making for sunny mornings out back, and golden evenings out front. . . . → Read More: Denver Architecture – Italian Villa at Ravenna

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Data Management and Workflow with Aperture 2

By Rudy Lopez, on July 27th, 2008%

Creating beautiful images in only part of what it takes to be a successful photographer. Managing large amounts of data while still being able to access it quickly and easily is one of the biggest challenges facing photographers. Today’s high resolution cameras generate an enormous amount of data very quickly, a 12mp camera will produce a 15mb RAW file. If you consider that a busy shooter will take hundreds of photos per week, the gigabytes add up very quickly. Developing a smart workflow and data storage/management strategy will allow you to concentrate on shooting, not where you are going to put your images (or worse, looking for a single image among thousands). I will be outlining my workflow and data management as a guide, your workflow will vary. . . . → Read More: Data Management and Workflow with Aperture 2

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