Can't Get Enough Of Those Beans!

Coffee quote of the day:

"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee."

America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln

No such problem with the brew I'm drinkin. It's mighty tasty and good to the last drop! My part- time, unpaid editor sent me home with some ' Bean Martin' Whole Bean Java from 'Larry's Beans' in Downtown Raleigh. It's a smooth, bold blend of Javalicious Goodness! Just what I needed to get my posts rolling.

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Coffee, Coffee, More Coffee...

My Java Addiction started 2 years ago. I sat for endless hours preparing images, hundreds of images, for an upcoming book project. The only thing that could motivate me to manually remove Chromatic Aberration from every image (350 total) was a double sized , double strength 'Cup of Joe' ! Not ordinary off the shelf grind, but whole bean fancy- boy imported fare! Only the best and strongest brew would draw me back to the computer to complete the job. With the help of the Devil's Bean, I developed a nifty technique for removing the Red, Green and Purple fringe that plagues Digital images shot with wide angle lenses. It ain't quick, but it's effective and doesn't harm the rest of the image like a lot of the Chromatic A. removal tools that come with some imaging software. I will be posting more on this in the 'Plan Ahead' series at a future date. Right now I need to go grind some beans...

Later...

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Confirm, Confirm, Confirm!

Never forget to call your client a day before your scheduled photo shoot! If you haven't heard from them in a week, believe me, they have probably forgotten all about you and your silly schedule. It will give you an opportunity to brown nose a little and tell them how excited you are about photographing their oh so unique widget! ' Oh, you won't be able to make it tomorrow....... I see...... your taking a little vacation with your wife........ Great!...... You were going to remind yourself to call me tomorrow morning before the shoot, from the airport! ..... how thoughtful. Sure, I will be happy to reschedule!.....No problem. It will give me time to count the stacks of money that fall off the tree out back! '

Note to self: Write blog post....... then drink four cups of coffee!

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