Tom and Lisa’s Family Photo Session
I had the pleasure of doing some family portraiture with Tom and Lisa, a very nice family visiting Costa Rica from Nebraska in the USA. For our time together we set out on a small adventure to a remote and secluded beach outside of Tamarindo and shot late in the day...
Before We Shoot
Photography has a very high overhead cost in gear and other expenses and in order to keep pricing reasonably affordable to my portrait clients, I often use my work to post in a public portfolio and in promotions both online and in print for the purposes of acquiring...
Review: Divi Wedding Planner Layout Pack
I decided to test Divi’s Wedding Planner Layout Pack for the purpose of possibly using it for a wedding services landing page focused on wedding photography, specifically, my wedding photography LOL!
Project Management Tools
Ok, so I confess that I am an avid user of the popular project management tool known as basecamp. However, with more and more monthly services costs being added to my organization each year, I've decided that it won't hurt to take another look at other project...
Stock Image Resources
Communicate Visually With Stock Images Using My List Stock images are a great way to communicate visually and improve the quality of a design related project. They can even be used and manipulated to create your own custom image using elements of other stock images....
Swells Come and Go
Swells come and go and each one brings a bit of the Pura Vida spirit to the surfing community of Costa Rica and an economic booster to the surf tourism industry of Central America. Some swells don’t just come and go though they stay with us for a long time to come…
Witch’s Rock December 2009
Swimming with camera, fins, and helmet for several hours during a photoshoot at Witch's Rock in Costa Rica, I captured the current iDusty cover photo. I used an older Canon 50D SLR camera mounted in an Essex Water Housing. About the Author Dusty HaleI'm a professional...
SEO Resource Links
Photo Credit: Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash Working as a developer and project manager for almost two decades I've had to ensure that our websites are optimized to be read and indexed by search engines and at times I've been involved in much larger projects with other...
The Ol’ 90-Day Costa Rica to Nicaragua Border Run
The Ol' 90-Day Costa Rica to Nicaragua Border Run When one thinks of the word 'border run' it conjures up mental images of coyotes, bandits, and cartel movies. But in this case, as a North American ex-pat, having lived in the Pacific Northwest section of Guanacaste,...
A List of Divi Resources
My Go-To List of Cool Things to do with DiviI've been in the web development business now for almost two decades. I started working professionally even before high-speed internet was available for home use and long before working remotely became common. Some 10+ years...