Hi everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. If you’re in the US, I hope you had an enjoyable Independence Day weekend! If you’re not, I hope you took me up on my offer to celebrate anyway .

For those of you wondering about what to do with your photos after the Photo Walk, which I think is everyone, here’s the latest via an instructional video from RC:

If you need a direct link to the video, that’s right here. As you can see, not everything is ready just yet, but this gives you an idea of what’s going to happen.

After the jump, more great resources and another tip to help out on the big day!

It’s been a little while since I’ve mentioned our buddy Jeff Revell over at the Photo Walk Pro blog, but that doesn’t mean he’s been sitting idle by any means. It just means that I’m forgetful . You can catch the latest from Jeff on the Photo Walk here, here, and here. But that doesn’t mean you should only look at those entries. Jeff has TONS of great advice and tips all over his blog, including general camera, HDR, Lightroom, and other tips.

Speaking of Lightroom, if you’re going to be using it to process your images after the Photo Walk, one blog you do not want to miss is Matt Kloskowski’s Lightroom Killer Tips blog. Talk about a wealth of information! If you’ve signed up for the Kelby Training Online classes, you know that Matt’s classes on Lightroom are some of the most helpful resources on the web for finding all the features in the program. He has a Power Session for getting people up to speed on Lightroom 2, and then a 3-part In Depth class that covers all the nooks and crannies of the entire program. Just click on the link above and scroll down till you see his Lightroom courses. You won’t be sorry!

Now for my photo tip of the day… Don’t include all of it! When you’re trying to figure out how to compose your pictures, keep in mind that you don’t have to include all of whatever you’re shooting in the frame. You’re allowed to zoom in and just get a piece of it. Look at the texture, color, lines, and shadows of objects instead of just the objects themselves. Take a look at this and see if you can figure out what it is before scrolling down…

Figure it out? If you did, you’re a better guesser than anyone I’ve shown the picture to (including the people who were shooting alongside me that day). It’s an old rusted refrigerator. Does it matter though? Or do you like the picture because of the shadow, the color, or the lines? Or do you not like it at all (you’re allowed to not like it!)?

So when you’re walking around a downtown area (like my group) photographing big buildings, you don’t have to fit the entire thing in your frame. Same goes for trees! When I went to the Redwoods, I couldn’t figure out how to fit an entire tree in my frame. But that didn’t mean you couldn’t tell that I was in a forest with some honkin’ huge trees. And I could go on… But just remember, you don’t have to include everything in your picture!