# Lunarlog

> 3D Architectural Renderings & Technology


## Posts

- [Official Hello Charlie Coloring Books Website](https://lunarlog.com/official-hello-charlie-coloring-books-website/): It took longer than expected, but the new Hello Charlie Coloring Books website is finally live. It was a process that extended beyond a month, partly because I’ve shifted my focus from intensive web design to creating clean, easy-to-maintain, responsive, and quick websites. This approach required updating my knowledge on search engine functionalities and adhering […]
- [The Art Nouveau Coloring Book: Hats, Cats, & Vintage Romance](https://lunarlog.com/the-art-nouveau-coloring-book-hats-cats-vintage-romance/): Things have been so utterly chaotic here since the release of my other three titles that I forgot to mention my own personal favorite and new release, The Art Nouveau Coloring Book: Hats, Cats, & Vintage Romance by Hello Charlie. This title is a dedication to the late 1800s and early 20th century artistic giants […]
- [The Hello Charlie Coloring Book Interview](https://lunarlog.com/the-hello-charlie-coloring-book-interview/): Several weeks ago, a writer representing The Concord Bridge, a locally-based newspaper requested an interview with me. I’m not usually someone who is fond of speaking publicly. In fact, I’d be more inclined to avoid the limelight. But, seeing that I also needed the publicity (and also to earn a living,) I took them up […]
- [For Release: "The Dragon Coloring Book Vol. 1"](https://lunarlog.com/for-release-the-dragon-coloring-book-vol-1/): Fantasy enthusiasts, dragon admirers, and coloring book aficionados, gather around for a thrilling announcement that’s set to ignite your creativity and transport you to a world brimming with magic, adventure, and, most importantly, dragons. Introducing “The Dragon Coloring Book: Geometric and Grayscale Coloring Book for Adults Volume 1,” a new title by illustrator Hello Charlie, […]
- [Deep Thought of the Day: George R. R. Martin](https://lunarlog.com/deep-thought-of-the-day-george-r-r-martin/): Perhaps George R. R. Martin should use George R. R. Martin-based AI to finish his next Game of Thrones novel… Sorry boss. I just had to say it. At this rate I might have to reread your entire series. And you probably know how long that took… Coming from someone with a bad (defragmented) memory, […]
- [AI and the Impact on the Artist Community](https://lunarlog.com/ai-and-the-impact-on-the-artist-community/): For those that know me, I’ve been involved in the arts for more than 20 years. I’ve seen a lot of development during this time, and have been in fact instrumental in helping shape the commercials, movies, and televisions show special effects that we all watch today. Without going into all the details, I have […]
- [The Amazing Animal Coloring Book: Geometric Animal Coloring Books for Adults Volume 1](https://lunarlog.com/the-amazing-animal-coloring-book-geometric-animal-coloring-books-for-adults-volume-1/): My second new coloring book was just released today on Amazon. Embark on a Creative Journey with “The Amazing Animal Coloring Book for Adults, Volume 1” from Hello Charlie In the heart of every adult is a child who marvels at the beauty of the natural world. “The Amazing Animal Coloring Book: Geometric Animal Coloring […]
- [The Mandala Coloring Book: A Meditative Floral Coloring Book](https://lunarlog.com/the-mandala-coloring-book-a-meditative-floral-coloring-book/): I have a new announcement which involves my first official publication and I’m hoping to rejuvenate some blog postings. This involves my first coloring book with grown-ups in mind and it’s now being sold on Amazon. I have some other unique offerings coming up soon, so please stay tuned. Without much further ado, here’s a […]
- [It's been a long, long time... LunarStudio, Business and Family](https://lunarlog.com/its-been-a-long-long-time-lunarstudio-business-and-family/): Yes, this blog is still “active” and I’m still working in the 3D rendering field. A lot has happened: marriage, moving, renovations, 2 children, and nearly dying from a rare type of meningitis that was likely COVID-19-related. The last part is a story in of itself. I hope to redo the main www.lunarstudio.com website in […]
- [MediaTemple Hosting Review 2016](https://lunarlog.com/mediatemple-hosting-review-2016/): I’m just going to be blunt: do yourself a huge favor and avoid Mediatemple’s hosting services at all costs. When I first switched over to MT around seven years ago, I had nothing but praise for their customer support, speeds, and pricing. I even had written a glowing review on this very blog stating how happy I […]
- [Closing and Cancelling a Citizens Bank Business Account Warning](https://lunarlog.com/closing-cancelling-citizens-bank-business-account-warning/): I have to warn those that are going to close a Citizens Bank Business account of a certain hidden malpractice that they employ. I’ve been a long-term customer with them and at first, absolutely loved their services and customer support. Over time however, I noticed they had started to insert monthly fees and additional charges (.35 […]
- [LunarStudio Summer 2013 Architectural Rendering Newsletter](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-summer-2013-architectural-rendering-newsletter/): LunarStudio's summer newsletter went out today to all of our clients and colleagues. It details the architectural rendering projects we have been working on for the past year. Several highlights include our work with Marketing Drive on the CVS Caremark iPad application as well as an airport terminal proposal in Zambia for AAE Systems, Inc. and Gensler.

- [Happy New Year From LunarStudio!](https://lunarlog.com/happy-new-year-from-lunarstudio/): Wishing everyone a happy New Year from the group of us over at LunarStudio!
- [Negotiating Change Requests and Rates](https://lunarlog.com/negotiating-change-requests-and-rates/): Most people don't understand how much work is involved when it comes to design, let alone changes. Many people think of it as "just a few clicks of the mouse." There are some seemingly difficult changes which turns out to be easy, and other seemingly easy ones which turns out to be a royal pain. Now, there's a big problem when we let people get away with assuming "that it's easy." It ends up usually creating unnecessary grief. So it often resolves itself in either the artist or the client getting upset.
- [Outsourcing Renderings to China and India](https://lunarlog.com/outsourcing-renderings-to-china-and-india/): Politics aside, outsourcing has taken a huge toll on myself and my company LunarStudio, fellow artists, and others within related fields. Many of us have been forced to lower our prices in this economic recession in order to just stay afloat. I have had numerous clients call up and say to me, "well, I can get this architectural rendering done in China for $500." Others have said, "having the best quality isn't as important as simply communicating the basic idea." In other words, they don't care about the quality of the end product as long as they can save a few hundred dollars. Yet still, I've had numerous others come back and say, "I had someone create renderings for cheap in China, but it's not worth all the aggravation and back and forth - it ends up being cheaper for me to hire someone locally."
- [Update on Freelance Artist Prices](https://lunarlog.com/freelance-artist-prices/): A reader named Adam wanted to know if the general pricing structure outlined has remained the same since time has passed. My answer would be "yes", but I figured it might be worth copying and pasting our correspondence below as it might prove useful to others.
- [LunarStudio's Architectural Rendering is up on Pinterest!](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudios-architectural-rendering-is-up-on-pinterest/): I just wanted to make a short announcement that LunarStudio now has an official Pinterest page.
- [LunarStudio Has a New Office!](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-has-a-new-office/): I wanted to officially mention that LunarStudio has changed office locations. The company moved back in June of 2012 from Medford, Massachusetts where I had started out over 14 years ago into a new place located in the Quincy, Massachusetts area of Hough's Neck. 
- [Wordpress Updates and Google Ranking](https://lunarlog.com/wordpress-updates-and-google-ranking/): So a few days ago, I updated my blogs and almost immediately noticed that I was getting feedback on articles that I wrote a while ago.  Also, a few of my other blogs brought in sales where it had been stagnant for most of this year. It appears that Google actually looks at the Wordpress version that one is using. Where it's pulling that information from, I don't know. It might simply be that Google is seeing an updated Sitemap as that stores time-stamps  Wordpress can also automatically ping Google upon updates if you're using the Google XML Sitemaps plugin. If you're using the latest WP, it probably signals that you are serious about security (Google doesn't want to link to sites that are malicious), code readability, updates, and that you're content is fresh.
- [Realistic Expectations and Demanding Clients](https://lunarlog.com/realistic-expectations-demanding-clients/): I suppose the moral of the story is that if you wanted it done right and you're going to be picky in the first place, don't be cheap. You have to pay for it. There's really no shortcuts. Secondly, find someone that knows what they are doing - make sure that they have a good portfolio and a decent list of clients. She was much better off spending extra money in the beginning.
- [Browsers and Website Statistics](https://lunarlog.com/browsers-and-website-statistics/): With the current version of LunarStudio, I redesigned it with forward-thinking in mind versus a legacy mentality. I don't have the time to think of the worst-case or even average viewing scenario and frankly really can't be driven to care unless I'm getting paid to do so. The way I figure it is that if a person is having problems viewing my website, then there's a chance that they are somewhat computer illiterate, and this might make a working situation tenuous at best - they're simply trying to jump from an era of driving a horse and buggy to driving the latest Ferrari. I hope that this isn't taken as being rude or condescending - I'm just merely stating that a user needs to get with the times or risk becoming a thing of the past.
- [MightyFunk Design News Update](https://lunarlog.com/mightyfunk-design-news-update/): One of my other websites, MightyFunk Design News was recently updated. I used the same basic template as I did for this site because I had liked it so much – clean and simple. Quite frankly, I just don’t have the time to custom design every one of my websites unless I’m getting paid to […]
- [Fixing the Economy](https://lunarlog.com/fixing-the-economy/): Over the past few years, the US economy has taken a severe beating leaving millions of Americans struggling to find employment and forcing others to be cautious in their spending habits. As a result of this climate of economic uncertainty, people have been quick to point their fingers at what they perceive as the source of their problems but very few are offering up effective and valid solutions to help solve this problem. In order to wrap our arms around this major issue, we need to first diagnose the issues that created this problem in the first place in order for it to not happen again.
- [Moonshine](https://lunarlog.com/moonshine/): DreamWorks first personal art publication, Moonshine, was conceived as an opportunity to highlight the breath of artistic development talent at Dreamworks. This short documentary gives you a sneak peek into the personal works from the artists.
- [Love My Host - MediaTemple](https://lunarlog.com/love-my-host-mediatemple/): I spent a 1/2 hour on the phone with my tech support and web host at MediaTemple tonight. It’s not the first time that I’ve had to call them up with some advanced questions (I like to tinker), and they completely understood what I was saying. I ran into an issue today where I had […]
- [Cloudflare Comes to MediaTemple](https://lunarlog.com/cloudflare-comes-to-mediatemple/): Something worth noting for people looking for website hosting is that my host, MediaTemple just announced that they partnered up with CloudFlare. CloudFlare is a CDN, or Content Delivery Network. A CDN works by taking “clones” of your website, and copying them to various locations/servers around the country and in some cases around the world. […]
- [Visitor Traffic Increase](https://lunarlog.com/visitor-traffic-increase/): I noticed something unusual in my website statistics this morning. Traffic to this blog had jumped from around an average of 50 visitors a day to almost 600 visitors per day since September 20th. I’m still trying to figure out what exactly caused this spike. The only other times I’ve seen larger spikes is when […]
- [The Internet in Every US Home](https://lunarlog.com/internet-every-us-home/): "The FCC maintains that access to high-speed internet is not merely a convenience, but essential to provide a fair chance at a job and an education, as well as to run a successful business. In a report released last year, the FCC maintained, “approximately 26 million Americans, mostly in rural communities located in every region of the country, are denied access to the jobs and economic opportunity made possible by broadband.”
- [The Future of Lighting](https://lunarlog.com/future-lighting/): Over the years, I've worked with architects, interior designers, stage lighting, and lighting manufacturers in producing images for them - if image lighting is off, clients don't hesitate to tell me about it. Quite honestly, lighting was something I never really paid much attention to until I got into this field and found out that I had to have some understanding of the process - everything from temperature to different types of systems. To add to this, there's the financial and environmental component that needs to be taken into consideration for the average user.
- [A Simple Solution for Indoor Lighting](https://lunarlog.com/simple-solution-indoor-lighting/): A friend posted this video on Facebook. It's a pretty simple idea that's environmentally-friendly and efficient:

- [LunarStudio HTML5 Update](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-html5-update/): After another week of going through code, I've update the lunarstudio.com website to incorporate additional HTML5 valid syntax. By doing so, I hope to increase future compatibility across browsers, speed up the page load times, and make it easier to make future updates and revisions.
- [Remembering 911](https://lunarlog.com/remembering-911/): There's a big difference in opinions between those people that were "there" that following the events as they unfolded and those that were not. There's a big difference when you know someone that was directly impacted and lost a loved one. It's also different for someone living in the "thick" of events - in Washington DC, Manhattan, and Boston versus someone living out on a farm in Idaho. There are those that have direct access to information who still manage to form a difference in opinion compared to the mainstream. I suppose that no matter what, you will always get people with fringe elements of thinking - well-educated or not.
- [LunarStudio Website Update](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-website-update/): The LunarStudio website was recently updated. There were over 70 images added to my portfolio, most going back to last October. In this article, I describe some of these major website changes.
- [Google Related Program and My Privacy Issues](https://lunarlog.com/google-related-privacy/): I spent the last couple of weeks updating my main website Lunarstudio – mostly reprogramming and adding new images. When updating websites, most responsible webmasters and designers will run their site through additional browsers, operating systems, and test people’s reactions to new content. I had a friend look at my site on Sunday to see […]
- [The All-Amazing Client.](https://lunarlog.com/allamazing-client/): Sharing comical stories of frustration in working with incompetent people and unreasonable clients. A brief article on some of our amazing clients that we've worked with.
- [Redesigning LunarLog.](https://lunarlog.com/redesigning-lunarlog/): As of today, Lunarlog has been redesigned and I think it's a minimalist design that I'm finally comfortable with - one that won't be changing in the foreseeable future. It's meant to coincide with my new coding and rendering/illustration additions to my main website, LunarStudio. Below, I'll discuss some of my previous issues that are now resolved, as well as talking about some of the newer and more interesting features.
- [The Responsibilities of Social Networks and Search Engines](https://lunarlog.com/responsibilities-social-networks-search-engines/): I've spent the last two weeks redoing some of my websites, and a lot of that time was spent thinking about how we as a society receive our information. While some of these tools such as Google and Facebook are innovative and help solve a lot of issues, these companies have the power to shape our worldviews rapidly, for better or worse.
- [Renderings Are Ruining Work for Architects](https://lunarlog.com/renderings-ruining-work-architects/): I just got off the phone with one of my clients. With a little laughter in his voice, he remarked, “renderings are ruining work for us. All these television shows are showing cabinets getting dropped into place, and everyone seems to think now that this is just a simple push of the button.” He’s partially […]
- [A Busy Winter](https://lunarlog.com/busy-winter/): When it comes to blogging on a regular basis, I’m inconsistent. Being inconsistent is probably one of the worst ways to attract a regular audience on the Internet. To be frank, having a regular readership has never been my goal with this website, nor was it meant to make any money (hence no advertisements.) It’s […]
- [The Secret to Creativity](https://lunarlog.com/secret-creativity/): There's a concept that dates back to the time of early man, in which a person learns over a period of time the techniques used to get to a certain point of expertise. It's called an apprenticeship. A person simply doesn't pick up a hammer one day and declares themselves a blacksmith the next. Does a master blacksmith know some secret techniques to achieve certain results? Yes, a master probably does.
- [Stereoscopy - An Actual 3D Sense of Depth and Perception](https://lunarlog.com/stereoscopy-3d-sense-of-depth-and-perception/): Introduction Those of us in the field of 3D often use the term “3D” very loosely – when artists often refer to the term, we typically mean to discuss a 2D image that has a more realistic perspective (lighting, shadows, and angles) that would be representative of a standard photograph. Just like our standard “3D […]
- [LunarStudio Virtual Reality Support](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-virtual-reality-support/): LunarStudio was recently approached by a construction company in the Boston area to see if we could develop 3D scenes for their immersive virtual reality system. I would like to announce that we are able to develop 3D scenes for this platform.
- [The Impact of the First Photograph of a Human](https://lunarlog.com/photograph-first-human-impact/): The Boulevard du Temple doesn't look like much at first glance. We realize there must be some historical importance. But in a much deeper sense, we are looking at one of the first, beautiful photographs of every day life and society. It is this single act of capturing a person which has brought us to where we are today.
- [The First Photograph of a Human Article Traffic](https://lunarlog.com/photograph-human-article-traffic/): I was wondering what the traffic would be like to the previous article regarding the Colorized Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre but waited until midnight 12 am, EST to check the stats. I thought it would generate some interest, but it came as a bit of a shock: Links were coming in from NPR, The Atlantic, […]
- [Colorized Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre](https://lunarlog.com/colorized-boulevard-du-temple-daguerre/): I had some free time tonight and came across an article regarding the first known photograph of a human by Daguerre. Curiosity got the best of me, so I decided that I'd take a look and see if I encounter anyone else in the image. As I looked, I quickly realized that I would have to clean-up this image and make some further adjustments to reveal more detail. What I ended up with was a colorized version of this Daguerreotype.
- [LunarStudio Website and Gallery Updates 2010](https://lunarlog.com/lunarstudio-website-gallery-updates-2010/): I’d like to announce that I’ve made some major updates to the LunarStudio Architectural Renderings website recently. While the overall layout of LunarStudio has remained the same, there are a lot of new images as well other things which changed  “underneath the hood.” Most importantly, I finally found the time to add close to 50 […]
- [Windows Hard Drive Speed Hacks](https://lunarlog.com/windows-hard-drive-speed-hacks/): Recently, I had to a build a new file server for my home office and noticed slow file transfer speeds across the network. I’m running a gigabit switch with most of the latest gear. In my case, the main factor in file transfer slow downs are actually a result of hard drive speeds and not […]
- [Searching For Design Jobs and Work](https://lunarlog.com/searching-design-jobs-work/): I receive resumes on a daily basis. Having looked at every single one for the past few years (even for just a brief moment), there are things I know now as to what “not to do” when approaching a prospective employer. I also receive inquiries and phone calls asking for advice as to breaking into […]
- [Wall Street Journal Article: More Freelancers Fight to Be Paid](https://lunarlog.com/wall-street-journal-article-freelancers-fight-paid/): I was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal two days ago regarding my attempts with my company LunarStudio to pursue payment from another company that refused to pay a couple of months ago. If you have a moment, please take a look the article as it applies to small companies, contractors, and freelancers: Article on […]
- [Freelance and Business Art Contracts](https://lunarlog.com/freelance-and-business-art-contracts/): I’ve been asked on numerous occasions if I would be able to provide someone with an example contract that I use prior to commencing on a project. As much as I would like to help others out, I consider my contracts part of LunarStudio’s intellectual property – these are pieces which I’ve worked on and […]
- [What is Art?](https://lunarlog.com/art/): There’s a saying between 3D veterans which says, “there’s no make pretty picture button.” If there was, a lot of us would be out of work and business. Many people tend to have different opinions as to what “art” actually is. Many years ago, my impression of 3D work was very similar to an average […]
- [MightyFunk Design News](https://lunarlog.com/mightyfunk-design-news/): I decided late last week to revise a website that I had lying around for some time and more or less finished it today. Years ago, I had created LunarLog to be the LunarStudio blog. Instead of blogging on-topic, I found myself over time writing miscellaneous pieces and posts. I decided that I needed a […]
- [My iPad Review](https://lunarlog.com/ipad-review/): Background Story I finally got my hands on an actual base-model iPad yesterday. I was going to mention it but waited because I didn’t want to come off as bragging. Plus, I wanted to give myself some time before jumping to any conclusions. I didn’t pre-order one so I had to drive out early to […]
- [The Truth about Advertising](https://lunarlog.com/truth-advertising/): A. You need something with speakers. B. Do not play this at work. C. The language is colorful so shield your parents and children from this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_VtqtxCHY
- [Outsourcing Website Design - Part 1](https://lunarlog.com/outsourcing-website-design/): Introduction Anyone that knows me knows that I’m not a big fan of outsourcing to imbalanced economies. I think it takes away high-tech jobs when the playing field isn’t level – and with the new “global” economy, the balance is far from being fair. I feel that there needs to be some throttling to the […]
- [Website Traffic](https://lunarlog.com/website-traffic/): I’ve taken some screenshots of various logs and statistics regarding this website that I thought might be of some interest. Keep in mind that I switched hosts roughly a week ago in-between “real” work and toying around with a new setup. I haven’t really focused any energy into really promoting my websites – my philosophy […]
- [Setting up a Wordpress Blog Part II](https://lunarlog.com/setting-wordpress-blog-part-ii/): Previously, I had written an article on setting up a WordPress blog. Since then, I have learned a bunch of new tricks and plugins as I’ve gotten to know WordPress a bit better and I wanted to let the readers here know about these changes. A New Website Host Recently, I migrated all of my […]
- [Advanced Fabrication](https://lunarlog.com/advanced-fabrication/): I mentioned a while back that I was taking a company to court – Advanced Fabrication now called Coffee Shop Experts also known as Coffee Cart Biz for refusing to pay for work that I had done. I have a clause in all of my contracts that if it is broken, I retain all rights […]
- [The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations](https://lunarlog.com/vendor-client-relationship-real-world-situations/): I hear this form of “bargaining” quite literally, every day…
- [Wordpress eStore Versus Shopp Review and Comparison](https://lunarlog.com/wordpress-estore-versus-shopp-review-and-comparison/): I’m writing this article in order to help customers, designers, and programmers make a decision regarding WordPress Online Store solutions. Here are my findings. Of course I am more than willing to hear your comments below, but I hope that my experience and opinion helps make you formulate a more informed decision before wasting your […]
- [Websites Transferred](https://lunarlog.com/websites-transferred/): I just wanted to make note that I transferred this website, LunarStudio, and another blog over to MediaTemple over the course of the last two days. There’s been a significant increase in performance and speed – I think over 300% in the case of LunarStudio. It’s a bit of a nail-biting experience when it comes […]
- [Transferring Servers](https://lunarlog.com/transferring-servers/): In between all of my art-related projects, I’ve been working on two other websites that’s still under wraps. I’ve discovered a lot of techniques recently (both WordPress and server-related) that should speed upload times and responsiveness of the pages being served. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to implement these tricks on this website. I’ll […]
- [Isaora Le Jeannic Photography](https://lunarlog.com/isaora-le-jeannic-photography/): I met very talented person through the Behance Network several months ago and since then have had a few very short, but really wonderful conversations with her. There’s many artists and photographers, but her work in particular caught my attention and seems to speak volumes to me. Her name is Isaora Le Jeannic and her […]
- [Hallucinatory Architecture of the Future](https://lunarlog.com/hallucinatory-architecture-of-the-future/): We can’t stop fantasizing about living in an urban utopia: some try to give their fantasies a realistic foundation, to ground them in the brick and mortar of today… while others have the architectural visions of the World Of Tomorrow that are more … well, visionary. If not totally hallucinatory. Read and See More From […]
- [Free 3D World Magazine sIBL Sets and Articles!](https://lunarlog.com/free-3d-world-magazine-sibl-sets-and-articles/)
- [What Prices to Charge as a Freelancer or Artist](https://lunarlog.com/what-prices-to-charge-as-a-freelancer-or-artist/): Introduction Unless you’re intent on living on the streets, working side jobs, or are fortunate to have the support of wealthy parents and benefactors, most of us at one point or another have to ask ourselves – “what prices should I charge?” Pricing out and valuing your work is a great mystery.  If you look […]
- [Small Claims Court for Artists](https://lunarlog.com/small-claims-court-for-artists/): Introduction First, I have to state that I am not an attorney. Anything you read here is not to be considered legal advice as I am only speaking from my own personal experience. I cannot say that this article would even apply to other countries, let alone individual states within the U.S. I hope that […]
- [Think Different](https://lunarlog.com/think-different/): “Think different.” Two words which conjures up the imagination, and somewhat unfortunately Apple’s marketing strategies. If you’re able to strip out the product placement and marketing aspects of this corporate behemoth, then these words remain a simple yet effective ideology. I went to bed last night and habitually put on the TV to relax a […]
- [Valuing Your Work](https://lunarlog.com/valuing-your-work/): I have a few tips and advice that is applicable to most people running their businesses, freelancers, professional photographers, and artists alike. I thought I’d put it down in writing as I think it would help everyone benefit from developing better working philosophies, strategies, and standards. Giving Discounts. I woke-up from a much needed power-nap […]
- [Current Schedule](https://lunarlog.com/current-schedule/): I’ve said it a few times in other posts – I’ve been slammed with work recently and there doesn’t seem to be any stopping the onslaught. They’re not the huge, multiple rendering and animation projects that I had a couple years back. They don’t pay nearly as handsomely, but they’re small and there’s tons of […]
- [A Week in the Life - The Road Not Taken](https://lunarlog.com/a-week-in-the-life-the-road-not-taken/): I often wonder what people do during the course of any given week. I think our patterns could be easily summed up by saying: Make a mess and survive. Organize and survive. My friends and family probably think I spend a lot of time in front of the computer. And if they do, then they’re […]
- [Marketing an Architectural Business](https://lunarlog.com/marketing-an-architectural-business/): I had a wonderful phone chat with Jeff Stikeman the other day. He took the time out of a very busy week for him to talk and for which I am very grateful. He is a very talented architectural illustrator and architect with close to 20 years of industry experience. We discussed some of the […]
- [Lunarlog Website Redesign](https://lunarlog.com/lunarlog-website-redesign/): I reworked the look and feel of this blog over the course of the last two days. The last look was a template that I cobbled together with some minor alterations before the domain set to expire . It worked for the time-being, but I wasn’t completely satisfied with the results. I think to some […]
- [Wordpress Twitter Integration](https://lunarlog.com/wordpress-twitter-integration/): I’m testing out two plugins for this WordPress blog: Twitter Widget Pro and WP to Twitter. I haven’t used Twitter much to be honest. Part of me really wonders why I would want to Twitter every bit of my work and life for the entire world to see. To some degree, I also think it […]
- [3D World HDRSource Article Update](https://lunarlog.com/3d-world-hdrsource-article-update/): I had submitted a few sIBL files from my website, www.hdrsource.com for inclusion in an upcoming 3D World Magazine issue. At first, they were supposed to be released on DVD this month, but I was informed a few weeks ago that they have postponed until the next issue. If you use sIBL or are interested […]
- [Outsourcing Creativity](https://lunarlog.com/outsourcing-creativity/): Some day, people will look back to the early 21st century and think to themselves, “what an innovative and chaotic time of humanity to have lived in.” They will see our movies, commercials, music, blogs, papers, excitement, happiness, violence, wars, and suffering like no other generation which came before us. The digital age of world-wide […]
- [The Apple Ipad - The Good and the Bad.](https://lunarlog.com/the-apple-ipad-the-good-and-the-bad/): There’s been a lot of recent discussion regarding the “usefulness” of the Apple iPad. Some are saying it’s going to be worthless, while probably a vocal minority have expressed interest. The truth of it all is that 99% of us that have formed an opinion hasn’t actually played around with the device because it hasn’t […]
- ["Selling Out" as an Artist](https://lunarlog.com/selling-out-as-an-artist/): We’ve all seen it before. You come across this great band that’s largely unknown. You think you’ve discovered a gold-mine, and in your excitement of this “discovery”, you’ve turned around and told all of your friends about the band. In turn, they start telling their friends and so on and so forth. The next minute, […]
- [A Busy Couple of Months](https://lunarlog.com/a-busy-couple-of-months/): I finally managed to get a break for a day or two and it’s a bit strange to adjust to. The last two months have been extremely busy so this is a welcome respite. I do have a couple of projects in the horizon, but for now I’ve put it out of my mind until […]
- [The Importance of Contracts](https://lunarlog.com/the-importance-of-contracts/): Background I was recently ripped-off on one of my projects back in January. It’s the first time that this has ever happened to me in the 10+ years that I have either been freelancing or running LunarStudio. Over the years, I’ve worked on over several hundred images and websites, and I’ve never once encountered any […]
- [Review: The HDRI Handbook by Christian Bloch](https://lunarlog.com/review-the-hdri-handbook-by-christian-bloch/): Perhaps one of my biggest weaknesses is my tendency to be stubborn. I like to sometimes think that I “know-it-all”, although the obvious reality is that I don’t. The topic of HDR or High Dynamic Range imaging has been in the forefront of my mind since I first started playing around with 3D applications many […]
- [Setting up my Homepage](https://lunarlog.com/setting-up-my-homepage/): My New Homepage This is an article about my homepage setup. This is how I generally browse the web whenever I log on. Over the years, I’ve tried to make things more efficient. I spend a lot of time in front of the computer, so I’ve found a bunch of tips and tricks which makes […]
- [Additional HDRs Added to HDRSource](https://lunarlog.com/additional-hdrs-added-to-hdrsource/): I just wanted to make a quick mention that I added some additional HDRs (High Dynamic Range Images) to my other website, HDRSource. They were taken roughly about a month ago, but I’ve had little time from my main work to process them until now. If you have a moment, please check them out. I’ve […]
- [A Little Thank You](https://lunarlog.com/a-little-thank-you/): I just wanted to say ‘thanks’ to a few people who have been of tremendous help recently. It’s always a nice surprise (a surprise to me at least) whenever I find good-natured people who aren’t necessarily always looking for something in return. Thanks to Torgeir Holm for helping me out with one of my product […]
- [HDRSource High Dynamic Range Images](https://lunarlog.com/hdrsource-high-dynamic-range-images/): My newly redesigned website, HDRSource is up and running again. In all actuality, it never really went anywhere – I just had laid off promoting it for several years as the real work with LunarStudio managed to keep me preoccupied. It’s one of the first online stores that sold HDRs and HDR libraries. I created […]
- [Setting up an E-store](https://lunarlog.com/setting-up-an-e-store/): Many of us have had that dream – you hear about it all the time. A shop owner sets up an online store (aka Estore) and it takes off – generating loads of extra revenue. These people are able to live the “American dream” – working from the comforts of their own home. From a […]
- [A Busy Two Months](https://lunarlog.com/a-busy-two-months/)
- [Working from Home](https://lunarlog.com/working-from-home/): I’ve had a few jobs come through recently and I’ve been working hard on getting good results out the door for my clients. Combine this with every day life activities – buying fresh veggies for my guinea pigs, taking the car in for routine maintenance, buying groceries, cleaning the house, etc. – running one’s own […]
- [Wow!](https://lunarlog.com/wow/): It’s always good to hear a simple one word sentence when you turn on your computer, grab a cup of coffee, and then check your email. “Wow” was the word I read today and it brightened everything up. I’m so used to beating myself over creating artwork for people and making them happy, that often […]
- [The Economy and Consumer Confidence](https://lunarlog.com/the-economy-and-consumer-confidence/): I read the news. Of course, I don’t like to believe everything I hear. I also hold whatever I read to some level of skepticism. But I still read a lot of stories and take most things “with a grain of salt.” One of the latest headlines on the Wall Street Journal news today read: […]
- [Being "Overly Friendly" in Business?](https://lunarlog.com/being-overly-friendly-in-business/): A friend with an Asian background complemented me recently on being “blunt” about things. While, I agree that being straight-forward in conversing with other people, it’s not really in my nature to be that way. You see, I’m also half-Asian and half-Italian – born and raised in the United States and probably have a much […]
- [A Client Call from Earlier Today](https://lunarlog.com/a-client-call-from-earlier-today/): I had talked with a client over the past couple of days regarding a non-architectural project. He said that he received three estimates in total. One was from a Flash developer who wanted most of the work already done for him. The second was me – I was prepared to handle everything. And the third […]
- [My Knol Article on Architectural Renderings Was Awarded](https://lunarlog.com/my-knol-article-on-architectural-renderings-was-awarded/): ***Please note that this link has been removed. This article was from 2009 and since then, Google Knol has fallen out of the public eye.*** I was recently awarded a ‘Top Viewed’ as well as ‘Top Pick’ award regarding an article I had written on Architectural Renderings from Google Knol. I had written the article […]
- [Setting up a Wordpress Blog](https://lunarlog.com/setting-up-a-wordpress-blog/): ***Please note that there is an updated version of this article  as of 3/25/10 posted here: https://lightgreen-louse-593158.hostingersite.com/setting-wordpress-blog-part-ii/ – you may want to read this article still but keep in mind that many plugins and techniques have changed.*** I spent the last few days working on this blog – basically rebuilding it from scratch sans previous […]
- [Latest News from LunarStudio](https://lunarlog.com/latest-news-from-lunarstudio/): The current economic conditions of the past year has put a general slow down on illustration-related businesses. I think artwork in general is viewed as one of those “unnecessary” things during rough economic conditions, and is often the first to be cut out of a budget. In talking with colleagues, I’ve found that some of […]
- [Lunarlog is Back!](https://lunarlog.com/lunarlog-is-back/): Actually, it never went anywhere. I had originally started this website/blog a long time ago as a companion to main illustration website, Lunarstudio. However over time, I got off topic and eventually it fell into a state of disrepair. Life took over and I was too busy to maintain this site and keep it updated. […]

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