Pocketkamera Stories

The Hunterdon Places Photo Project shoot, April 21 and 22nd, has resulted in a wonderful body of work by the 90 participating photographers.  Each of them embraced the spirit of the project, went out and captured images and collectively submitted 384 photos.  These photos show us who we are, here, in Hunterdon County, now, in early 2018. Pretty cool! One photograph from each photographer was selected to be part of the print exhibitions on May 26-27 at Brokaw Photography (12:00-5:00 […]

Compressing a file will reduce the file size while keeping the dimensions and resolution the same. To compress a photo file size in Photoshop you can use the Export function which will create a new smaller file without changing the original From the dropdown menu choose: File -> Export -> Export As… The “Export As…” function will bring up the dialog box as shown below.  Under File Settings lower the quality percentage as much as you need to reach the […]

This post provides a simple 5-step method for adding coordinates to your photos using Adobe Lightroom.  Adding coordinates is called geotagging and creates a permanent record of where you took your photo and allows the photo to be added to Google Earth and other mapping applications.  The first step is to import your photos into Lightroom and select the photo to which you want to add coordinates. The image below shows us in the “Library” module (the word Library is […]

If you have a Google account you can create your own custom maps and add photos.  This is a great way to record locations where you’ve taken photos. The first step, of course, is to log into my Google account. I go to Google Maps and search for my location.  The photo I am going to add is in Frenchtown. When the map takes me to Frenchown I click the “hamburger” in the upper left corner to display the map […]

They may hear what you are saying, but are they listening?  Is it just noise or does it stir something? We’re pretty good at filtering noise, whether it’s sound or something visual.  That’s a good thing.  You can’t focus on everything. It also means we are being filtered out if we are just making noise.  

FEBRUARY 24 AFTERNOON 2:00-4:30 LEARNING LIGHTROOM  Taking great photos is the first step.  Processing them yourself adds a whole new dimension of enjoyment.  Lightroom allows us to quickly and easily polish our photos and make them look much better than the way they come out of the camera.  There are two version of Lightroom.  Lightroom Classic and Lightroom CC which is a simplified, cloud-based version of the original Lightroom.  This workshop is for Lightroom Classic. We go at a good […]

Hunterdon Places is a photo project open to all photographers:  kids and adults, amateurs and pros.  It isn’t a contest but rather a big collaborative project among people who love to take photos. The idea is for everyone to photograph in the same locations during the same time and see what we create together. The shoot will take place during Earth Day Weekend, April 21st and 22nd, 2018.  The locations are the twelve incorporated municipalities of Hunterdon County, NJ.  Below […]

I figure we are all thriving in one way or another.  It’s mostly a matter of degree and where we are looking.

Brokaw Photography is pleased to offer five thoroughly enjoyable  photo workshops at its studio in Frenchtown NJ during February 2018.  Each workshop is two and one half hours long with time for questions at the end. The cost is only $59 for each workshop or any two workshops for $99. If you bring a friend you each receive $10 off each workshop ($49 instead of $59).  You will receive $20 off if you both take two workshops together ($79 instead of […]