Friday, November 28, 2014

onOne Software's Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deal

Select items are up to 50% off including Perfect Photo Suite 9 (15% off). Presets as low as $2.45... WOW! Don't miss out on this Black Friday sale!

onOne Software Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deal: Don't Miss This One!

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, from Dakota Visions Photography, LLC!

Happy Thanksgiving from Dakota Visions Photography, LLC

A Thanksgiving Day Prayer


Lord, so often times, as any other day
When we sit down to our meal and pray
We hurry along and make fast the blessing
Thanks, amen. Now please pass the dressing
We’re slaves to the olfactory overload
We must rush our prayer before the food gets cold
But Lord, I’d like to take a few minute more
To really give thanks to what I’m thankful for
For my family, my health, a nice soft bed
My friends, my freedom, a roof over my head
I’m thankful right now to be surrounded by those
Whose lives touch me more than they’ll ever possibly know
Thankful Lord, that You’ve blessed me beyond measure
Thankful that in my heart lives life’s greatest treasure
That You, dear Jesus, reside in that place
And I’m ever so grateful for Your unending grace
So please, heavenly Father, bless this food You’ve provided
And bless each and every person invited
Amen!

-Scott Wesemann

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Monday, November 24, 2014

6 Great Infographics On The Impact of Color

Is the choice of colors for your brand more than just personal preference? Does it really matter what color choices you make for your logo and brand? Will your audience really feel differently because of the color combination?

Short answer - YES! Let's take a look at six great infographics on the impact of color. This holiday season, it's all about the color!

The Impact of Color Infographic

Infographic by British Logo Design Experts


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The Art of Color Coordination

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Color Choice is Extremely Important #Infographic

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The Psychology of Color – Must See for Web Designers - Infographic

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Psychology of Color Infographic

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Guide to Color Psychology for Designers #infographic

A Guide to Color Selection for Designers, an Infographic by RIPT Apparel Custom Tees

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

In Honor of All of Our Veterans

In honor of those who have served, we thank you.

What is a veteran? A veteran is someone who - whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve - at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America for any amount, up to and including his/her life. That is the definition of a veteran and it is worthy of honoring not only today, but every day.

In honor of all those who have served, who have protected us, and in loving memory of the fallen who have given their lives for our freedom.


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Saturday, October 25, 2014

How Photography Actually Works: The Science of Photography Infographic

With very little argument, photography has been one of the most instrumental developments in the history of interpersonal connectivity. Since the daguerreotype was introduced in 1839, humanity has been eagerly documenting, illustrating and photographing the incredible times that we share together.

But within the last few years, the science of photography has exploded exponentially. Yet, for most of us, we don't understand the inner workings of our cameras or the science behind the hundreds of thousands of photos we now take.

Photography has become a pivotal tool in our interpersonal relationships, and our development as a cohesive society. We use it, play with it and love it, but many of us barely know how it works. Let's take a look at the science of photography, in this great infographic from Huffington Post, and explain visually, how this incredible technology works.


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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Visual Content: For the Love of Infographics

We've been spending a lot of time lately with clients creating visual content for their visual marketing campaigns. It is no secret that consumers respond better to visual marketing and the main reason that infographics have become so popular and effective.

This infographic created by Market Domination Media showcase's the power of visual content.

The Power of Visual Content - Why Consumers Love Infographics So Much
Infographic by: Market Domination Media


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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Video Memorial: We Will Never Forget. 09.11.2001


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September 11, 2001: Remembrance and Memorial Video

On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijack four commercial airliners bound for west coast destinations. A total of 2,977 people are killed in New York City; Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville, PA, in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.

This video is a tribute to the men and women that that have fallen and the families that are suffering today because of what happened on September 11, 2001.

From Psalm 23: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me.”

We will never forget. 09.11.2001

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Initial Flight of Dakota VisionsCopter

Well, we finally did it. We broke down and purchased a DJI Phantom 2 Visions+. You know, an unmanned aerial vehicle or system. Of course, we will only be using it for recreational or hobby use (and of course, purchased under our personal funds - not business funds) until federal guidelines have been established. We don't want to get into trouble with the FAA! We also didn't want to miss out on some of the amazing videos and photos that can be captured with an aerial vehicle.

The debate is still out on whether or not this will take off in the photography field, marketing/advertising arena, whether all the inherent dangers within business operations will be worth the return, and also, many of the legal battles still to be fought with the FAA.

But.... It is a lot of fun! Wahoo!

We couldn't buy this with business funds or use it for business purposes yet, but that didn't stop us from christening our UAS/UAV the Dakota VisionsCopter.

Check out our inaugural flight:


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We look forward to learning more and trying out more 'recreational-only' activities! And stay tuned as we give a more in-depth review after spending some more time with this DJI Phantom 2 Visions+.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

New Release: Perfect Photo Suite 9 Adds RAW Previews, Re-editable Files, Improved Selection Tools And More!

It's here! onOne Software has announced Perfect Photo Suite 9, an updated version of its photo editing and effects app for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. Included in the new release are many significant performance and feature improvements, all designed to help you streamline your photo-editing tasks, so you can spend more time shooting and less time processing your photos.

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Key Enhancements:

Among the key enhancements in Perfect Photo Suite 9 are:

  • An overhauled Browse module, which adds lightning-fast previews of RAW files; new rating, ranking and keyword tools; and sophisticated filtering capabilities. These features are designed to help you cull and sort through photos quickly after a shoot, without having to wait for previews to be generated. You can then edit your photos using the Suite, or can easily send them to a secondary photo tool like Adobe Photoshop Lightroom or Apple Aperture — with metadata and keywords intact.
  • A new Smart Photo feature, which lets you re-edit your photos — with previous settings intact — after saving and closing them. All of your editing steps are saved with a Smart Photo, so you can make subtle (or major) changes to a photo at a later date, while preserving the Photoshop file format for compatibility.
  • To help you create better selections, all the masking and selection tools have been improved and integrated throughout the Suite’s modules. And, Perfect Layers and Perfect Mask have been combined into a single module, streamlining the process of compositing photos.
  • We’ve also added a new Quick Mask brush: run it over an area that you want to select (or remove), and a detailed mask is automatically created. This is perfect for replacing backgrounds or adding a custom look to part of your photo.
  • You asked for it, we added it: noise reduction is now part of the Suite. Reduce noise in your photos while maintaining important details. You can even selectively apply noise reduction to different parts of a photo, such as the shadows or highlights.


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  • A new Lens Flare filter in Perfect Effects lets you get that popular “shot into the sun” look and add flares ranging from subtle to bold.
  • Faster image processing; filters and presets now load up to 30 percent faster than in previous versions.
  • There are many more new features and enhancements found in Perfect Photo Suite 9, including Retina display support; an improved automatic tone algorithm, for quickly making your photos bright and clear; better crop and level tools; an enhanced Perfect Brush, updated to work on soft edges and semi-transparent objects; printing capabilities; better batch rename options; and much more.

About the Suite
onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite is a full-featured photo editor that works either as a plug-in editor to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and Aperture, or as a standalone application. In any workflow, the Suite provides all the necessary tools for editing your photos, improving portraits, adding popular looks in color or black and white, resizing for large-format printing, and making complex selections with minimal effort.
Our open system allows access to your photos no matter where they are stored: your computer, your network, or on cloud-based storage services. We support all of the key online storage services, including Dropbox, iCloud Photo Stream, Google Drive, and Microsoft’s OneDrive.

Availability and Pricing

Perfect Photo Suite 9 will be available in late October 2014, in two versions: Premium and Basic. The Premium edition supports Photoshop CC, CC 2014, and CS6; Lightroom 5 and 4; Photoshop Elements 12, 11 and 10; and Apple Aperture 3, and has an introductory price of $129.95.

The Basic edition, which does not have plug-in support, is $79.95.

For a limited time, owners of earlier versions of the Perfect Photo Suite can upgrade to Premium for just $89.95.

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Monday, September 1, 2014

Create Actions in Photoshop Using the Perfect Photo Suite

As you know, Perfect Photo Suite by onOne Software is one of our tools for creating great photographs along with interesting design elements. Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop CC + Lightroom is another one of the tools we use consistenly every day, especially when creating design artwork. But did you know you can easily combine the two together?

Creating actions in Adobe Photoshop CC can save you time by allowing you to apply multiple effects to a single image. You can include the Perfect Photo Suite into an action, saving even more time when processing your photos. In this onOne Software training video, watch Liz LePage walk through this easy technique, showing how you can quickly create a Perfect Effects preset and apply it to open photos in Photoshop.

Create Actions in Photoshop Using the Perfect Photo Suite
by Liz LePage 



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Sunday, August 31, 2014

3 Camera Lessons For Every New Photographer [Free Cheat Sheet]

So you just bought your first camera...now what?!

Here are three key fundamental concepts that every new photographer should understand. How your camera's shutter speed scale works, how focal length affects your composition, and how your aperture controls what's sharp in the photo.

3 Camera Lessons for Every New Photographer [Free Cheat Sheet]

Media Source: Digital Camera World

1. Shutter Speed:

Shutter speed is one of the two ways of controlling the exposure (with lens aperture being the other). Just like aperture settings and ISO's, shutter speeds go in a fixed sequence. The longer your shutter is open, the further your moving subject will travel during the exposure (causing blur).

To freeze your subject, you use a faster shutter speed. Or you can become a bit artistic, by setting a slower shutter speed and 'pan' the shot. That is, follow the subject in the viewfinder, as you press the shutter. This keeps the subject sharp but blurs the background.

2. Focal Length:

Lenses are grouped according to their 'focal length'. The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view. These are commonly called wide-angle lenses.

When you shoot with a wide-angle lens (such as a 20mm), you get more in the frame but objects appear smaller.

The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view. These lenses provide a photograph with less in the frame, but the subject is magnified (such as a 300mm). This is commonly referred to as a 'telephoto' lens.

3. Focusing & Aperture:

Lens aperture is one of the controls used to get exposure right in photographs. Aperture controls the amount of light hitting the camera sensor, while the shutter speed controls the length of the time that the sensor is exposed.

The size of the lens aperture affects the depth of field in the picture. For example, shallow depth of field is where the main subject is sharp in the foreground, while the background is out of focus. You can achieve this affect by using wide lens apertures, such as f/4.

You can also increase the depth of field by using a narrower lens aperture such as f/16 or f/22 which makes objects at all distances look sharper.

Lens aperture is important if you wan to blur backgrounds to draw attention to your main subject or make your shots perfectly tack sharp, from foreground to background.


We hope this cheat sheet will help reinforce these three fundamental photography concepts. Most importantly, it gives you a reason to pick up your camera and get behind that lens!

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Accepting the ALS #IceBucketChallenge



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As of Wednesday, August 27, The ALS Association has received $94.3 million in donations compared to $2.7 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August 27). These donations have come from existing donors and 2.1 million new donors. The ALS Association is tremendously thankful for all of the generous support and awareness that this summer phenomenon has generated for the cause.

“The ALS Association has been given a great deal of money and with that comes tremendous responsibility,” said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of The ALS Association. “We are absolutely committed to transparency and will be communicating regularly with the ALS community, our donors, the media and the public about progress to invest these dollars wisely in areas that will have maximum impact on the fight against this devastating disease.”

The ALS Association’s mission includes providing care services to assist people with ALS and their families through a network of chapters working in communities across the nation and a global research program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease. In addition, The Association’s advocacy efforts empower people to advance public policies in our nation’s Capital that respond to the needs of people with ALS.

Please join myself and Dakota Visions Photography, LLC in supporting the ALS #IceBucketChallenge by visiting http://www.alsa.org today to help #StrikeOutALS.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Hail Storm: Hermosa, SD August 17th

So what does a photographer do when it sounds like a bowling ball just landed on the metal roof? Well, you grab the closest video or photography equipment and head outside!

Hail pummeled our home, office, but luckily no damage to vehicles - and as far as we know, nobody hurt in town. Guess we'll be calling the insurance agent on Monday!


*Disclaimer: If you see the horses running in the video, no need to worry. They had shelter and immediately took shelter. No horses were harmed in the capture of this video!

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Top 5 Biggest Camera Lenses Ever Produced for Photography [Infographic]

Have you ever wondered how large those camera lenses can get? Well, you don't have to wonder anymore!

The heaviest, fastest, longest, most obnoxious, largest and most impractical; these are the top five 'biggest' non-military lenses ever produced for photography.

5 Biggest Camera Lenses Ever Produced for Photography #Infographic
Infographic Source: CameraPro.com.au

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Social Media Ads Cheat Sheet: 2014 Size Guide

In 2014, the number of social networks that offer advertising grows every day. And hey, let's admit it - it gets more confusing formatting ads for each specific community as well.

The bottom line: The look and feel of your delivered ad is everything.  In order to get the best ROI on social media ads, your ads not only need quick, smart copy but they require a formatted image optimized to display on a variety of different devices.

Take a look at Flightpath's Social Media Ads Cheat Sheet infographic which features ad image sizes and other specs for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Instagram:

Don't know where to start with your social media ads? Right here - 2014 Social Media Ads Cheat Sheet #Infographic
Courtesy of: Flightpath

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Friday, July 4, 2014

Have an enjoyable and safe Independence Day from Dakota Visions Photography, LLC

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- John F. Kennedy



To my American readers, may you have an enjoyable and safe Independence Day! And since freedom does not come for free, thanks to all the service men & women that have served this great country. Our humble thanks will never be enough for what you have done to protect the rights and freedoms we enjoy in this great nation. Happy 4th of July!

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Top 20 Photography Quotes: 19 - Berenice Abbott

#19 "Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." - Berenice Abbott

Top 20 Photography Quotes from DVP: #19 from Berenice Abbott





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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Perfect Photo Suite Suite Summer Sale: You Save $196!


SUITE SUMMER BUNDLE

The new Perfect Photo Suite 8.5 includes 8 powerful apps for enhancing, adding effects, retouching, removing backgrounds and distractions, beautifying portraits, combining photos, and enlarging images for print. Purchase by June 26th and you'll receive the entire Suite Summer Bundle with 3 free bonus products!

Perfect Photo Suite 8.5*
8 powerful apps in one photo editor! This Edition works as a standalone application and as a plug-in to Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, and Apple Aperture. If you need Photoshop CC/CS6/CS5 integration, get the Premium Edition.  $129.95

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Over 5 hours of online training workshops on Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, produced by CreativeLive and the best Adobe instructors on the planet. $116.00

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Give your summer photos a unique look with these 32 summer-stylized presets created by top pros. Includes 8 presets for Perfect Effects, 8 for Lightroom, 8 for Adobe Camera Raw, and 8 for Apple Aperture. $40.00

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Top 20 Photography Quotes: 20 - Ansel Adams

Every day for the next 20 days, we'll be posting our favorite photography quotes right here on See You Behind the Lens... Just watch for the forward and previous buttons to become active as the next day's quote is released!

#20: "A good photograph is knowing where to stand." - Ansel Adams

Top 20 Photography Quotes from DVP: Number 20 from Ansel Adams





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Saturday, June 21, 2014

The 10 Step Novice's Guide to Better Landscape Photography

When starting out in photography either in your backyard or on your summer vacation, landscape photography is made much easier with these ten simple tips to keep in mind. We think #10 is the most overlooked when it comes to vacation photos. Plan that beautiful location you've been dying to take a picture of around sunrise or sunset.

We hope you enjoy Custom Made's Picture Perfect: The Novice's Guide to Better Landscape Photography [Infographic]. Take your hobby to the next level.

Picture Perfect, The Novice's Guide to better Landscape Photography | via CustomMade.com

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Secrets of a Killer Blog Post IV: Images

This is the fourth infographic in the "Secrets of a Killer Blog Post" series. See the other stories here:


The Latest from Dakota Visions: Secrets of a Killer Blog Post IV - Images #Infographic

Secrets of a Killer Blog Post: Images [Infographic]

You already know that the key to a killer blog post is fully researched, high-quality content. But don't discount the importance of a strong visual element when composing your blog posts.

The appearance of your blog post can make or break the experience for your readers. Your original, high-quality, and well composed photo can affect whether or not your readers will continue reading your blog post. And don't forget that you will need to have a good understanding of permissions, image licences, and copyright issues.

Taking the time to add the right image can make all the difference in the world. Using high-quality, relevant, and properly licensed images can help your posts convert into readers, followers, and new clients! When you are ready to publish your next killer blog post, don't forget to check out these four great infographics - including Secrets of a Killer Blog Post IV: Images.

Secrets of a Killer Blog Post IV: Images [Infographic]
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Sunday, June 8, 2014

The Essential 2014 Social Media Design & Sizing Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

Embracing change is never easy, but the reward for doing so can be far greater than anything you can imagine. - Anna, V, (2009)

While most of you might not remember the American TV series, V, that ran on ABC for two seasons; the quote above rely reflects the current state of affairs in social media. Change is inevitable when it comes to social media design and sizing dimensions. Social media channels are constantly changing design and adding new visual elements, making you go back and figure out the right size of cover images and post images based on the latest set of changes.

It has become extremely difficult to stay up to date on all of these changes. Lucky for you, Omnicore made this great infographic, which can be your cheat sheet when you are designing timeline or header covers, Facebook ads or even a LinkedIn Company header.

You’ll get a detailed guide on the image specs and size of the seven most popular social networks, all in one place.

The Essential 2014 Social Media Design & Sizing Cheat Sheet #infographic
Infographic Source: Omnicore

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Favorite Maya Angelou Quote

Maya Angelou, honored poet and essayist, dies at 86.

Our favorite quote is not as well known as, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." but our favorite quote comes straight from the heart of Maya Angelou, "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

The world was a better place because we had the opportunity to read and hear from her...Rest in peace.

Maya Angelou, honored poet and essayist dies at 86. Our favorite quote: Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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