Fukuro No Mise is a popular Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan where you literally dine and interact with a variety of owls. This review features photos of the owl cafe, and answers the question whether it’s worth the money. Animal cafes are a distinctly “Japanese” experience, with a variety of different animals, from cats to […]
Including People in Landscape Photography
/3 Comments/in Photo California /by Tom BrickerIn this post, I cover the value of including people in natural landscape photos, and share an example of an “environmental self portrait” taken on the California Coast. In this post, I want to spend a little time talking about why I think landscape photographers are making a mistake by not–from time to time–including people […]
Universal Orlando Summer Trip Report – Part 4
/30 Comments/in Reports /by Tom BrickerThis is the final installment of my Universal Orlando Resort trip report. You should read Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 before reading this installment. Since I think I’ve mostly covered all of the attractions worth covering in detail in previous installments, I’m going to make this installment solely my big picture recap […]
50% Grey Dodge-Burn Layer Photography Tip
/10 Comments/in Photo Japan, Tokyo /by Tom BrickerToday I wanted to focus on a new technique I recently learned that provides a way to non-destructively dodge and burn in Photoshop. For those unfamiliar with the dodge/burn tools, they are ways to extend the dynamic range in a single image in Photoshop, but the problem is that they normally a “destructive” ways to […]
Technique Tuesday: Blending Image Layers
/21 Comments/in Photo /by Tom BrickerOne of the big reasons I work in Photoshop and not Camera Raw or Lightroom exclusively is the ability to play with layers. In this ‘Technique Tuesday’ post, I’m going to explain how to use multiple layers and layer masks to combine the “best” elements of multiple photos. This post assumes a basic knowledge of […]
Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan: Fukuro No Mise Review
/12 Comments/in Dining, Things to Do Japan, Tokyo /by Tom BrickerFukuro No Mise is a popular Owl Cafe in Tokyo, Japan where you literally dine and interact with a variety of owls. This review features photos of the owl cafe, and answers the question whether it’s worth the money. Animal cafes are a distinctly “Japanese” experience, with a variety of different animals, from cats to […]
Universal Orlando Summer Trip Report – Part 3
/18 Comments/in Reports /by Tom BrickerPicking up where Universal Orlando Trip Report – Part 1 and Part 2 left off, I’m back for the first half of my second day at Universal Orlando Resort. This portion of the trip report focuses mostly on Universal Studios Florida, namely the non-Wizarding World of Harry Potter stuff there. Since this portion of the trip […]
Park Hyatt Seoul Review
/3 Comments/in Hotels Asia /by Tom BrickerThe Park Hyatt Seoul is a luxury hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. This review features my photos of the hotel, thoughts on the service and design, and general impressions about its location and a myriad of other little details that come to mind or tips I might have about staying at the hotel. Let’s […]
Greetings from Sunny(?) Central Florida!
/10 Comments/in Photo /by Tom BrickerOkay, so the sunny part isn’t quite right today. It’s actually overcast and in the 40s. Not your typical Florida weather. Anyway, I wanted to drop in quickly as I’m on my way to Universal Orlando Resort today to do some “research” (yeah, that’s it…) and wanted to see if there were any reader requests […]
Tips for Photographing Moonscapes
/16 Comments/in Photo California, Yosemite /by Tom BrickerIn this post, I’m going to offer tips for photographing a moonscape (night landscape illuminated by the moon) and post-processing tricks for making these scenes pop. At night, a full moon can be used as a light source in a similar way as the sun during the day, except with less light. There’s some science […]
Universal Orlando Summer Trip Report – Part 2
/25 Comments/in Reports /by Tom BrickerPicking up where Universal Orlando Trip Report – Part 1 left off, I’m back with more thoughts and photos (most of the Diagon Alley night shots are at the bottom of the post, so scroll down if you don’t care about my random notes). The Wizarding World of Harry Potter areas and attractions were my […]