Charming: Adam Ladd showed his 5-year-old daughter logos for 5 seconds apiece, then asked her to draw what she remembered: [Via Carolina de Bartolo]
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CS6 Blur Tools
Planet Photoshop16 May 2012 | 7:34 amUsing Photoshop CS6 to create selective softening effects using the new on-screen Blur Filters. Mix and match among the three filters for a variety of depth-of-field and tilt-shift effects. Step One: Open Choice Image Open choice image from the File > Open menu command. Note the Blur Filter effects do not operate as Smart Filters so to ensure the integrity of the original image Layer use precaution and apply the filters on a file copy or duplicate the target image layer. Step Two: Select Choice of Blur Filter With your image Layer active, go to the Filter > Blur menu command and choose any… -
Episode 302
Photoshop User TV15 May 2012 | 1:01 pmCorey shows how easy it is to make a 3D postcard with a reflection using the 3D tools in CS6. RC shares a tip for loading a group of files as a stack of layers in a single document. Pete has a tutorial on using the CS6 blur tools to create a tilt-shift effect. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show G+ Conference RC on G+ Matt on G+ Pete on G+ Corey on G+ Scott on G+ Photoshop World - Vegas Photoshop User TV Episode 302 is now playing! Download Episode 302 (In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click… -
Article :: How to Communicate on Your iPad Using Mail and Messages
Peachpit Press :: Articles14 May 2012 | 5:00 pmJeff Carlson shows you how to use the Mail app on the iPad so you can quickly read and reply to messages and dash off notes you may have otherwise ignored because of the hassle of doing it on the computer. He also covers the Messages app, which brings instant messaging to the iPad. -
Using Paragraph and Character Styles in Photoshop CS6
Psdtuts+16 May 2012 | 6:00 amIn this past, working with a lot of text in Photoshop was a hassle. Global changes to text simply could not be made easily. In Photoshop CS6, Adobe has given us new ways to manage our text. This episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series will explain the new Paragraph and Character style panels. Let’s take a look!
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John Nack on Adobe
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A 5-year-old sketches logos
16 May 2012 | 12:14 pmCharming: Adam Ladd showed his 5-year-old daughter logos for 5 seconds apiece, then asked her to draw what she remembered: [Via Carolina de Bartolo] -
Info about Creative Cloud subscriptions for groups
16 May 2012 | 8:12 amI’ve gotten a bunch of questions about how customers can buy Creative Cloud memberships in bulk. I could send you to a Web page and a PDF—but frankly I didn’t want to read through those any more than you probably do, so I asked around & distilled the highlights: Right now Creative Cloud membership (let’s call it “CCM”) is sold on an individual basis directly from Adobe & a couple of partners like Amazon & Staples. It’s not sold through volume licensing or reseller channel partners (e.g. B&H). There will be a way to buy CCM for groups… -
Ask A Pro: Adaptive Publishing for Tablets
15 May 2012 | 1:54 pmLive demo/Q&A this Friday, noon Pacific, featuring Colin Fleming: InDesign CS6 includes exciting new features that will make designing for tablet devices more efficient than ever. You will learn about the new adaptive Design Tools—Adobe Liquid Layout, Alternate Layout, Linked Content, and how to export both horizontal and vertical layouts of a tablet design from a single InDesign file. -
The new video workflow in Photoshop CS6
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Creative Cloud vs. Piracy
14 May 2012 | 10:57 amSome perspective from The Next Web: Adobe’s main competitor in this space isn’t competing products, interestingly enough; it’s Bit Torrent. Will $50/month convince the masses that are still pirating the software to go legit? My money’s on yes. A subscription works out to less than $2 a day. That’s less than the cost of a cheap sandwich. And with it you receive full, legal, supported access to all Adobe products with update requests that don’t make you sweat. Adobe has been listening all along and taken a huge but necessary gamble; it has completely revamped its pricing…
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Planet Photoshop
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CS6 Blur Tools
16 May 2012 | 7:34 amUsing Photoshop CS6 to create selective softening effects using the new on-screen Blur Filters. Mix and match among the three filters for a variety of depth-of-field and tilt-shift effects. Step One: Open Choice Image Open choice image from the File > Open menu command. Note the Blur Filter effects do not operate as Smart Filters so to ensure the integrity of the original image Layer use precaution and apply the filters on a file copy or duplicate the target image layer. Step Two: Select Choice of Blur Filter With your image Layer active, go to the Filter > Blur menu command and choose any… -
High Roller 3D
11 May 2012 | 11:19 amThis week Corey shows you how to take simple vector shapes and gives them life with 3D in Photoshop CS6. Using simple extrusions and lighting effects you can achieve a level of hyper-realism you never could before. -
Dark Edge Vignette
10 May 2012 | 9:08 amMake your subject of your photograph stand out using dark edge vignettes. -
Google+ Photographers Conference Gets Better & Better
3 May 2012 | 1:21 pmThis just in...every registered conference attendee for the Google+ Photographers Conference is getting a complimentary copy of onOne Software's Perfect Effects 3 as a bonus gift ($99.95 value). Perfect Effects 3 includes a complete library of over 300 professional quality photographic effects that can be stacked, blended, and previewed with ease. Sweet! Plus, a new conference promo saves you $50 off registration and gives you two free months of online training from KelbyTraining.com! Use promo code: GPLUSCOMM when signing up online. If you're a student, you can attend the conference for as… -
Content Aware Move Tool in CS6
2 May 2012 | 7:19 amLesa explores the new Content Aware Move tool in Photoshop CS6.
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Photoshop User TV
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Episode 302
15 May 2012 | 1:01 pmCorey shows how easy it is to make a 3D postcard with a reflection using the 3D tools in CS6. RC shares a tip for loading a group of files as a stack of layers in a single document. Pete has a tutorial on using the CS6 blur tools to create a tilt-shift effect. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show G+ Conference RC on G+ Matt on G+ Pete on G+ Corey on G+ Scott on G+ Photoshop World - Vegas Photoshop User TV Episode 302 is now playing! Download Episode 302 (In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click… -
Episode 301
9 May 2012 | 9:50 amA Brand New Season The Photoshop Guys are back for another season and the launch of the new version of Photoshop. Matt starts things off with a start-to-finish demonstration of post-processing a portrait in Camera Raw. Corey shares a tip for using 3D features in Photoshop CS6. Fashion photographer Lindsay Adler visits the studio and shares a technique for changing the color of a specific area of a photo. Pete wraps things up by talking up some of the new type features in CS6. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Lindsay Adler Adobe… -
Episode 300
21 Mar 2012 | 2:28 pm300th Episode We have finally made it to the 300th episode of Photoshop User TV. I think that means we get a box of shiny new set of steak knives! Tune in and join the Photoshop Guys for a special live episode with more tutorials, more prizes, and more fun than ever before! In this momentous episode will will also have a look back at some of moments that made the show one of the funnest ways to learn Photoshop. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show PhotoshopWorld.com Dave Cross Workshops Pete on G+ Corey on G+ LR4 webcast Photoshop User… -
Episode 299
13 Mar 2012 | 8:51 amPrehensile Episode Corey shows viewers how to create a bullet hole brush. Pete talks about the basics of gradients and some tips on how to use them. Dave has a tutorial on using smart objects to work faster and easier. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show PhotoshopWorld.com Wacom Intuos5 special episode Dave Cross Workshops Pete on G+ Corey on G+ LR4 webcast Photoshop User TV Episode 299 is now playing! Download Episode 299 (In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click (Control-click on Mac) on the Download… -
Wacom Intuos 5 Live Episode
7 Mar 2012 | 9:03 amIntuos 5 Special Episode Corey is joined by Wacom's Wes Maggio to discuss the new Intuos 5 tablet. They discuss its new features, including multitouch functionality and wireless capability. Corey shows off some tips and tricks for working in Photoshop with the tablet. Corey and Wes are also joined in the studio by RC, Pete, and Scott. This Week's Sponsors: Wacom | On One Software | iStockphoto | Mpix Links Mentioned in the Show Wacom.com Wacom Intuos 5 Live Episode is now playing! Download Episode (In order to download this file directly to your computer, right-click (Control-click on Mac) on…
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Peachpit Press :: Articles
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Article :: How to Communicate on Your iPad Using Mail and Messages
14 May 2012 | 5:00 pmJeff Carlson shows you how to use the Mail app on the iPad so you can quickly read and reply to messages and dash off notes you may have otherwise ignored because of the hassle of doing it on the computer. He also covers the Messages app, which brings instant messaging to the iPad. -
Article :: Use Symmetry to Improve Your Photographs
14 May 2012 | 5:00 pmSymmetry is all around us and has always been associated with beauty, so why not use it? Depending on how you are holding the camera and how much of a scene you choose to show, you can strengthen or weaken the symmetric properties of an object or scene. Roberto Valenzuela shows you how. -
Article :: Working with Paragraph Composers and Tabs in Adobe InDesign CS6
8 May 2012 | 5:00 pmThis excerpt from Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how to apply the Adobe paragraph and single-line composers, set tabs, and add a rule above a paragraph. -
Article :: How to Use the Field Blur Filter in Photoshop CS6
8 May 2012 | 5:00 pmThis excerpt from Photoshop CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide shows you how to use the Field Blur filter, which is handy when you need the most flexibility and control in blurring specific areas of an image while keeping other (more important) areas in sharp focus. -
Article :: Creating and Applying Paragraph and Character Styles in Adobe InDesign CS6
8 May 2012 | 5:00 pmThis excerpt from Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how to create and apply paragraph and character styles.
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Psdtuts+
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Using Paragraph and Character Styles in Photoshop CS6
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amIn this past, working with a lot of text in Photoshop was a hassle. Global changes to text simply could not be made easily. In Photoshop CS6, Adobe has given us new ways to manage our text. This episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series will explain the new Paragraph and Character style panels. Let’s take a look! -
Create Storybook Illustrations Using Photoshop and Filter Forge 3
15 May 2012 | 9:45 amFor many professional illustrators, Photoshop is the tool of choice to create hand-drawn digital artwork or paintings. With the right knowledge and skills, it can be used to create stunning works of art. With that said, we’re not all professional illustrators. In this tutorial we will explain how to achieve similar results by applying Filter Forge effects to quick hand-drawn sketches. Let’s get started! Filter Forge is a powerful third-party plugin that allows you to apply over 4,000 amazing effects to your images, and even create your own. To learn more about Filter Forge, you… -
Use Split Frequency Healing to Retouch a Photo in Photoshop
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amSplit Frequency Healing is a technique that you can use in Photoshop that will allow you retouch photos without affecting the photo’s respective tone or texture. In this tutorial, commercial retoucher, Daniel Meadows, who has worked for clients such as Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Chanel, and L’Oreal Paris, will explain this technique and how it can be used in your workflow. Let’s get started! Special thanks to Dubai Photographer, Sherif Mokbel for providing the photography for this tutorial. Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production… -
Create a Surreal and Dreamy Photo Manipulation in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
14 May 2012 | 1:30 pmIn this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Marcela Bolivar will explain how create a surreal and dreamy photo manipulation using atmosphere, lighting, masks, textures, and custom brushes. This tutorial is available exclusively to Tuts+ Premium Members. If you are looking to take your photo manipulation skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started! View the Tutorial Tuts+ Premium Members can login now for instant access to this tutorial. Membership to Tuts+ Premium gets you access to hundreds of exclusive premium tutorials, top selling ebooks, in-depth courses, member forums,… -
The Photo Manipulations of Alla Mingalyova (AKA AllaD8)
12 May 2012 | 8:00 amIn this article we will showcase the work of Ukrainian artist, Alla Mingalyova (AKA AllaD8). Mingalyova’s photo manipulations are fun, feminine, and beautiful. Let’s take a look! The Swan Princess I Need a Hero My Secret Friend Spirited Away 2 Waking Up Farewell Blonde Miss S. 2008
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Layers Magazine
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FlightCheck Professional 6.8
16 May 2012 | 11:13 amPreflight Digital Files Most printers are familiar with FlightCheck, a standalone preflight application; however, with less-experienced users doing more work in-house, the need for proper preflight – a checklist of inspection points that must meet certain criteria – increases every day. Designers and production artists have always used checklists to make sure something important wasn’t overlooked, but FlightCheck was the first software to automate the process. FlightCheck Professional 6.8 has a large array of customizable settings, and supports many native applications,… -
Nikon J1
15 May 2012 | 10:12 amCompact, Mirrorless Digital Camera Nikon has entered the mirrorless camera market with a strong start by introducing their new Nikon 1 system, which includes the J1 and V1 cameras. They did not, however, take the same route as other manufacturers with a 4/3 system but came up with their own sensor size, which they call CX format (slightly smaller than the 4/3 and APS-C format cameras). The CX-format CMOS sensor has a 2.7x magnification/crop factor, providing users with a range of 27-297mm with four lenses to choose from: Their 10mm, 2.8 is an ultra-compact, fast lens; the 10-30mm and 30-110mm… -
Using Story Editor in InDesign CS5
14 May 2012 | 8:12 amInDesign’s Story Editor is a useful tool for editing text copy directly without the page design getting in the way. Use Story Editor to open your text copy in a separate window where the text flows in an easy-to-read, linear view. -
Perfect365
10 May 2012 | 12:52 pmInstant Face Lifts and Makeovers Beauty in a box? Believe it or not, here’s an interesting program that really allows you to do complete makeovers on your images with the click of a button and Intensity sliders. Perfect365 allows you to see results quickly with standard tricks such as face reshaping, teeth whitening, and blemish removal. But it’s really more, so let’s take a look. Some cool features in Perfect365 make this a fun and creative tool. Options allow you to apply colored contacts and one-click styles let you select from templates that include Natural, Red Lips,… -
Illustrator Symbols, Part 3
8 May 2012 | 12:52 pmIn this third video on working with Symbols in Adobe Illustrator CS5, AJ Wood shows how to move those Illustrator symbols into Photoshop and Flash.
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Joe McNally's Blog
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Some Fun Down Under!
10 May 2012 | 3:13 amJust having a blast in Australia, meeting with and talking to bunches of folks in the Aussie photo industry. Good bunch, as they say. ( I was going to say “bunch of blokes,” but I’ve also met a lot of terrific female photogs down here, and I haven’t been here long enough to know the female version of “bloke.” If anyone can help me out with that, please chime in.) In the Gold Coast now, doing a seminar, a keynote and a workshop over the weekend, before heading to Tasmania for Tourism Australia. Any questions, thoughts or info on tour stops and where… -
A Few Thoughts for the Weekend:-)
4 May 2012 | 10:05 pmPhoto by Brad Moore This is a business of bounces, sharp turns, unexpected events, lean times, occasional joyous celebrations, and bouts of euphoria measured in slices of seconds. No matter what, be it an excellent day in the field, or a humdrum day filing pictures or doing billing, it is punctuated almost incessantly with the intrusive reality of just how difficult this is to do, over the long haul. Wonderful, but tough at the same time. I’m the last staff photographer in the history of LIFE magazine. I had the job for a brief time in the middle 90′s and I’ve likened it to… -
Shaping Light, Simply
2 May 2012 | 4:53 amBack in January, I did some dance photography for Kelby Online Training, and was really happy with a couple of frames. (Those classes are working their way through the editing system as we speak.) I’ve shown this on the blog before, a modern dancer, painted with tempura paint, and perched in a bird’s nest of tulle. It was lit with just one TTL flash, camera right, just out of frame. I used a Lastolite Ezybox hot shoe soft box (say that fast a few times) with a white interior, which is a wrinkle on their long existing design of soft boxes with silver clad interiors. It produces,… -
In Transit….and Many Thanks…
30 Apr 2012 | 5:33 amFlew home yesterday from Dusseldorf. 18 hours here, and then another plane (hope it’s really big and has lots of engines cuz it’s going over lots of water) to Sydney, and magical land of Aus. I had a blast down there during the Olympics and this is a return visit I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Here’s a tour link for our itinerary down there. But, before anything, I just have to thank the incredibly wonderful folks who came to Essen for this past weekend’s Nikon Solutions. The whole Nikon team did amazing stuff, but I really have to single out Yasuo… -
Going to a Ball…..Down Under
24 Apr 2012 | 6:04 amI don’t know. They usually don’t let me into these fancy affairs. But, as socially awkward as I am, I am happy to go, ’cause these folks do really great work. They work trying to save preemies and sick babies, and they just have an amazing organization. They organize fund raisers, run marathons, you name it, all in the name of raising some dough for programs to help these kids. Here’s the link for the “about us” page on their website. Now, as to my presence at their soiree on May 4th. I’m donating some prints for auction, and the invite says…
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Strobist
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Anatomy of a Project: Miller Mobley's Re-enactors
14 May 2012 | 8:39 amWhen I worked at The Sun, a lot of emphasis was put on always having multiple projects in the hopper. Self-generated projects are the lifeblood of any good paper, and they promote exploration and serendipity. Since I have gone out on my own, I can honestly say projects have the single most important vehicle for developing my photography. I always have at least one on the front burner, with a couple more in the on-deck circle. When my friend Miller Mobley tweeted last week about his series of U.S. Civil War re-enactors, I reached out to him to see if he could give us a little BTS — not only… -
Q&A: C-Stands
10 May 2012 | 6:00 amSeveral people asked about the C-stand (short for century stand) that I used on the Rosco OA posted on Monday. Long story short, after spending 2 months on the road with McNally and crew last year, I have become a convert. If you have never used a C-stand, and/or are considering getting one, here's what you need to know. Read more » -
Always Bring a Model Release
7 May 2012 | 6:00 amI try to be pretty open with this blog. Sometimes I get it right, and sometimes I screw up royally. A recent shoot I did for Rosco is a good example of both. Read more » -
Royce Bair's Night-Lit Landscapes
3 May 2012 | 6:00 amThere are no AC plugs near Delicate Arch in Grand County, Utah, where Royce Bair made this night landscape shot. So all of his flashes needed to be battery-powered to illuminate the 20-meter tall formation. Two of his light sources were Norman 400B's, weighing in at 6 lbs and from which he needed a total of 48 pops to make the image. But his Big Gun required only two pops to balance with the Normans. That 110,000 lumen light source weighed about a pound, all-in. And it ran off of a 9-volt battery. Read more » -
On Assignment: Trattoria / 360
30 Apr 2012 | 6:00 amHaving eaten at this restaurant often enough to put these guys' kids through college, I recently photographed brothers Gianni (left) and Carlo Morra at one of their three local Italian trattorias. It is a simple picture, but there is much more here than meets the eye. So keeping with last Thursday's talk of photo ecosystems, let's go a little more 360 on this one than just the typical lighting BTS. Read more »
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Terry White's Tech Blog
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CloudFTP Lets You Share a Hard Drive Wirelessly with Your Devices, even your iPad
15 May 2012 | 1:48 amI ordered this little gadget before heading out on my current tour and got a chance to try it out in the hotel lounge with one of my colleagues. CloudFTP for all intents and purposes is a little adhoc access point with a USB port on it. Technically you should be able to hook up just about any storage device to it and share the content on that device wirelessly with your devices (computers and iOS/Android devices). I figured I’d give it a real world test and time for a CloudFTP review. I took it out of the box, read the little manual that comes with it (so I could figure out how to… -
Adobe CS6 Creative Cloud World Tour – Thank You Helsinki & Stockholm
13 May 2012 | 9:11 pmWow! What a way to end the week. We presented Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud to over 1,200 people in Helsinki Finland and Stockholm Sweden while touring on the Adobe CS6 Creative Cloud World Tour. It’s always a treat for me to get out and see real users of our products and to see those users get excited about the new features of Creative Suite and the new options in Creative Cloud! Now that Creative Cloud is available as well as the new Adobe Touch Apps we can show even more in the cities to come. Today we’ll be in Oslo Norway! Looking forward to seeing you this week and in… -
Adobe Creative Cloud is Now Available
10 May 2012 | 11:32 pmAlthough Adobe Creative Suite 6 shipped earlier this week, many were waiting on Creative Cloud as a way of upgrading to Creative Suite 6 for a low monthly cost with access to just about “everything!” That day has arrived as Creative Cloud is now available. Here’s a nice one page chart of the costs and what you get: Even if you don’t plan to go with a paid membership to Creative Cloud, you can still sign in and access your free Creative Cloud services here. -
Adobe Lightroom 4 Now Available in the Mac App Store
9 May 2012 | 11:25 pmAdobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 is now available in the Mac App Store! This is good news for those of you who haven’t bought Lightroom yet. As with most things there are some pluses and minuses: This is a single platform license for Mac only. (The boxed version and the ESD offering on Adobe.com can be installed on Mac or Windows) Updates will take place through the Mac App Store, not via Adobe.com for this version of Lightroom. When we update Lightroom for new camera support(about 4 times per year), the Mac App Store version may be released at a different time than the update on Adobe.com… -
Adobe CS6 Tour: Copenhagen – Thank You
9 May 2012 | 12:14 amWe’re on tour here in Europe and I wanted to take a quick break to thank Copenhagen for coming out to our event yesterday! We had a great crowd of over 750 people and they were quite pumped up about Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud. My colleague Jason Levin put together this video (yes using Premiere Pro CS6, Audition CS6, SpeedGrade CS6 and After Effects CS6 <-yeah he’s crazy that way): Today we’re in Helsinki Finland and once again showing CS6 & Creative Cloud to a packed house! Looking forward to Stockholm tomorrow!
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DIYPhotography.net -DIY Photography and Studio Lighting
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It Only Takes 1 Reflector To Create Beautiful Portraits
16 May 2012 | 4:43 amI know that usually this site is about more gear, but this post is about less gear. Michael Sasser of Sasser Stills uses nothing but good directing an assistant and one 5-in-1 reflector to produce gorgeous results in a senior portrait session. I know that I am totally stealing his cat walk move from 0:30 [via SLR Lounge | Fstoppers] read more -
Scanning Film Negatives With A DSLR - A Maker's Guide
16 May 2012 | 1:44 amWell, lets just say I've gotten better at this over the last couple of years. The left image was one of the first I've "scanned" with my DSLR, and the one on the right I've just rescanned using the techniques described below (higher resolution available here). Right now I can get higher resolution and better image quality that what street labs give you on CD. I've seen many articles on the web explaining the basics of digitising film negative or transparencies with a digital camera. The basics are quite simple: you take a photo of a negative into a light source and invert. That's it. But that… -
Build A 1 Dollar Camera
15 May 2012 | 5:07 amIf you are upset with the money it takes to buy new gear, the next 3 parts tutorial shows how to make a 1 Dollar camera. It is a 3 part video tutorial and there are written instructions on Money Origami Things here. Is it easy? heck no! rewarding? I guess. At least it only costs one dollar. read more -
Bokeh Aliens Take Over The City
14 May 2012 | 8:51 amI am not really sure what's going on in this video by Gramatik, but it seems that their bokeh experiment went out of control. Director Brad Hasse & cinematographer Andrew David Watson teamed up with artist Gramatik and built a story about an old guy seeing goblins in cityscape light. Those goblins eventually take over the city. Here is the nice part, Gramatik releases his music for free, which makes this project even cooler. I could not figure out which city this tale is taking place. If you know, please share. If you wanna know how it was made, check our Everything You Wanted To… -
Control Your Camera From 150ft Using A Garage Door Opener
14 May 2012 | 4:42 amIf you are doing any extensive light painting work, especially if you are doing it alone, you know that one of the more annoying things about it is triggering your camera. You could always use the timer, or the intervalometer, but for more complex stuff timing of both the camera and starting the tools becomes harder and harder. Some cameras have an infra red remote, but the distance is pretty limited. Sawo of Enlightpaintment came up with a pretty neat solution, they use a garage door opener remote from eBay with Canon's 2.5 mm trigger jack to create a 150ft camera remote that is capable of…
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John Paul Caponigro – Digital Photography Workshops, DVDs, eBooks
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Julianne Kost’s CS6 Lookup Adjustment Test File
16 May 2012 | 5:28 am“The new Color Lookup Adjustment Layer in Photoshop CS 6 has several options (3DLUT File, Abstract, and Device Link) that are used to load different “looks”. These looks are achieved by remapping every color in the image to a different one using a lookup table (LUT). I think that many photographers and designers will find their resulting color shifts quite interesting. You can think of these tables as a sort of meta-adjustment, a way to apply pre-packaged adjustments (sometimes lots of adjustments together) in one step.” Julianne Kost has created a file that you can download free and… -
John Sexton – Q&A
15 May 2012 | 4:47 amJohn Sexton provides candid answers to a variety of questions How do you know when an image doesn’t work? I know an image is not successful for me when, after a period of time, it does seem to produce any sort of what I call a “magic quotient.” How do you know when an image is good? I know an image is good for me when I find myself wanting to look at it again and again. How do you know when an image is great? I know an image is great for me when I can’t get it out of my mind. What’s the most useful photographic mantra? Photographs are illusions. Read the rest here. Read… -
Lens Aware Adjustments – R C Concepcion
14 May 2012 | 4:48 amNAPP Instructor RC Concepcion goes over how easy it is to correct your images with Lens Aware Adjustments in Photoshop CS6. RC will even go into making further corrections in Photoshop’s new Adaptive Wide angle filter. View more Photoshop CS6 videos here. Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops. -
Monhegan Island Reveries
12 May 2012 | 5:38 amWhat is it about Monhegan Island that gets your creative juices flowing? Maybe it’s the how beautiful it is; ocean, cliffs, forests, gardens, island life. Maybe it’s the sense of getting away from it all; the island is 12 miles out to sea. Maybe it’s the creative community on the island; it’s had a long history as an artist’s colony. Whenever I’m on the island I give myself license to play – writing, drawing, photographing and dreaming. Here’s a selection of my iPhone images made on recent excursions to Monhegan Island. Find out more about my Monhegan Island photographic… -
Monhegan Photographic Workshop – June 17-19
11 May 2012 | 5:38 amLobster boats, rocky shores, cathedral woods, cape houses, blooming wildflowers, hiking trails and fairy huts. Ocean sunrises and sunsets. It’s quintessential small town Maine life all on one tiny island 12 miles out to sea. Monhegan. Join me for a 4 night 3 day all inclusive, semi private (limited to 6), boutique photographic workshop on this extraordinary island. Maine photography doesn’t get better than this. Register here for this inspiring workshop
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The Luminous Landscape - What's New
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16 May, 2012 - Some Thoughts on the Leica X2
15 May 2012 | 2:34 pmLeica showed the X2 in Berlin last week. This update to the popular X1 features a new 16MP sensor and a number of additional enhancements. Due to other committments I have not had a chance as yet to work with the X2, but my colleague Sean Reid of ReidReviews has, and has kindly provided us with a brief overview of the new Leica X2. Sean also has a much more comprehensive review of the new camera on his own subscription site. "You and Jeff did it again! A great series of videos. I've watched the earlier Camera to Print series as well as the LR 2 & 3 videos… -
15 May, 2012 - Nikon D800E vs Pentax 645D in The Field
15 May 2012 | 5:43 amOur good friend Nick Devlin, also one of this site's contributing editors, was just out in Calgary last week picking up his new Nikon D800E. Nick has been a long time Pentax 645D afficionado and shooter, as well as a good friend of the folks at The Camera Store in Calgary. Put the two together for a few days, and what you get is another one of TCS's fascinating video test reports. How does the larger, heavier and more expensive Pentax hold up against the new Nikon challenger? Watch it and find out. Britain's high regarded Amateur Photographer magazine has today published a… -
14 May, 2012 - Leica S2 Field Report
14 May 2012 | 6:12 amThere has been a lot of sturm und drang in the photo community these past couple of months about the Nikon D800/E, and deservedly so. But the Leica S2 continues to sell very well to a segment of the marketplace that values tremendous build quality and what are arguably the world's finest camera lenses. Last week's media event in Berlin for the launch of the M Monochrom also gave me an opportunity to handle the S2 for a while, and it reminded me of how appealing I had found the camera a few years ago, the last time I was in Germany for that product's launch. By coincidence, our colleage… -
12 May, 2012 - Leica S Hasselblad H Lens Adaptor
11 May 2012 | 1:48 pmLeica has been making adaptors for various medium format camera's lenses. But now, in an industry first, they have released a full autofocus adaptor for Hasselblad H series lenses. I tried it out at the Leica event in Berlin this week, and it simply does what it claims to do. Now the full range of H series lenses is available for current and potential Leica S owners. Very cool. Brilliant Lightroom 4 videos. I thought I was a knowledgable pro. Hah! ... -
10 May, 2012 - Leica M Monochrom - Meet Henri
10 May 2012 | 3:18 pmIt isn't every day that a new M Leica comes along. It's only happened less than a dozen times in the past 50 years. Today is one of those days though, with the introduction of the Leica M Monochrom. I am currently in Berlin, Germany for the launch event, but have also been working with a pre-production sample of the M Monochrom for the past 10 days or so. My initial hands-on impressions report is now online. For a more detailed report you may want to look at Sean Reid's in-depth review at Reid Reviews, a pay site, but one which focuses in considerable depth on Leica and related…
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Imaging Insider
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Our client MAC Group Announces New Headquarters
15 May 2012 | 6:51 amCompany plans for continued efficiency and future growth North White Plains, NY (May 15, 2012) – MAC Group, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional photographic and video equipment, has recently completed the relocation of its corporate headquarters to North White Plains, New York. The new facility consolidates several previous locations, expands office space, increases [...] -
FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES ALL NEW WIDE CONVERSION LENS FOR THE AWARD WINNING FUJIFILM X100 DIGITAL CAMERA
15 May 2012 | 6:49 amValhalla, N.Y., May 15, 2012 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced an exciting new premium accessory for the award winning FUJIFILM X100 – a Wide Conversion Lens (WCL-X100) that will further enhance the exceptional photographic experience of using the FUJIFILM X100 digital camera. The new Wide Conversion Lens will not only maximize the FUJIFILM [...] -
Athentech Updates Perfectly Clear App for iPhone and iPad — Special Pricing for a Limited Time
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Leica Camera AG New Product Announcements: Leica “Das Wesentliche” Event
10 May 2012 | 1:37 pmToday at the Leica “Das Wesentliche” Event in Berlin, Leica Camera AG unveiled a host of new products to the Leica portfolio. We are pleased to share the following announcements: Leica S-System Expanded By Five S-Lenses With Central Shutter: Available From October 2012 Leica Camera AG Expands The Leica S Professional Camera System: New Leica [...] -
The Artist’s Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition–New from No Starch Press
10 May 2012 | 10:54 amA Full-Color, Tutorial-Based Guide to GIMP 2.8 San Francisco, CA, May 10, 2012—As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is likely the world’s most popular open source software. Last week’s release of GIMP 2.8 is the culmination of three years of work by contributors and introduces many new features, like the long-anticipated single-window [...]
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News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
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The Atlantic magazine looks at the Russian space programme today
15 May 2012 | 5:41 pmThe Atlantic's 'In Focus' photo blog has collected a fascinating series of images from the Russian space program. Looking at both Zvyozdny gorodok, the training center just outside Moscow better known as 'Star City,' as well as the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the pictures give an insight into post-Shuttle space flight. Astronauts and scientists from different countries train together, as do entrepreneurs preparing for their paid trips into space. The collection uses a variety of photographic styles and beautifully conveys the faded futurism of space travel. (from The Atlantic) -
Nikon D800 wins Camera Grand Prix 2012 award and public 'best camera' vote
15 May 2012 | 12:30 pmNikon's D800 has been awarded the prestigious Camera Grand Prix 2012 title and also won the public vote for best camera. The awards, organized by the Japanese 'Camera Journal Press Club' also recognized the Canon EF8-15mm F4L USM as lens of the year. Meanwhile, the editors awards were given to Sony's NEX-7 and the Olympus m.Zuiko 45mm F1.8. -
Fujifilm creates wide-angle adapter and firmware v1.3 for X100
15 May 2012 | 9:59 amFujifilm has announced the WCL-X100 wide-angle adapter lens for its X100 large sensor, fixed-lens compact. The 0.8x adapter extends the camera's 35mm equivalent field of view out to 28mm equivalent. It is designed to match the X100 in terms of both appearance and quality, sharing the camera's Fujifilm's Super EBC coating and made-in-Japan construction. The WCl-X100 will be available from June at a price of around $350. To enable use of the converter, the company has also issued firmware v1.30 which adds a function for its use as well as fixing two minor operational bugs. -
Just Posted: Canon PowerShot SX150 IS review
14 May 2012 | 5:11 pmJust posted: Canon PowerShot SX150 IS review. The PowerShot SX150 IS is a mid-priced compact superzoom - it's not as slim or stylish as the Panasonic TZ (ZS) models that have helped define the class, but it still boasts a 28-336mm equivalent zoom range and a comprehensive set of features, both in terms of special effects and manual controls. It also differentiates itself through the use of AA batteries and a CCD sensor - both helping to keep costs down. So has Canon cut too many corners in pursuit of cut-price capability? -
Adobe will fix security bug in CS5.x, having originally said CS6 was the fix
14 May 2012 | 9:56 amAdobe has confirmed that it will fix the security problems with Photoshop and other CS5.x packages, having originally suggested that a paid upgrade to CS6 was the only solution. The security concerns, raised by the company on May 8th, were rated as 'critical,' meaning it could 'allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware.' Despite this, the original solution raised in the company security bulletin was to upgrade to CS6, leaving CS5.x users vulnerable. The bulletin has now been updated.
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TipSquirrel
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Coloring With Photoshop – Skin Pt. 2
15 May 2012 | 10:27 pmWhen last we saw our heroine she was looking a little, well, colorless. Today we’re going to perk things up a bit with a little help from history. First, we need to ask ourselves a couple of questions; what era is our image from and what era’s style do we want to borrow from? Of course, you can color your images any way you like, but personally, I like to borrow styles from the era the image was taken in. For the really old images that may mean striving for a watercolor or pastel look of a hand tinted image and portraits taken in the 40’s may call for the more saturated, glamorous style… -
3D Text Video Animations in Photoshop CS6 (pt. 2)
14 May 2012 | 9:05 pmLast week, in part 1 of this two part set, we created some reflective text in Photoshop CS6, using Image-based lights as a tool to provide some interesting reflections. In part 2 today, we take the 3D text and animate it – adding zooms, rotation and a flash of light. Enjoy! Bookmark It Hide Sites -
Photoshop Color Range Selections
10 May 2012 | 11:03 pmOne of the best ways to make selections in Photoshop CS4, CS5 and CS6, is with the Color Range command. This is especially true for photos that have areas of contiguous color that are “sandwiched” between other colors. Color Range makes it very easy to select and initial area of color and then intelligently expand that to include similar areas of color in other parts of the photo, using the Localized Color Clusters control. Below we have an image where we might want to select all of the orange-like colors on the building without selecting anything else (or very little else), so… -
Give Someone a Barcode Tattoo With Photoshop
8 May 2012 | 11:00 pmThis month I thought I’d show you a twist on the classic Barcode tutorial. Step 1. To create a barcode with Photoshop is child’s play, first we create a new canvas (File>New>) I chose a 1024 x 768 at 300ppi sized document but you really can use any size you wish. Step 2. Create a new Layer above the Background Layer and using the Rectangle Marquee Tool create a fair sized rectangle, fill this Rectangle with White using Edit>Fill>White. Step 3. We now fill the Rectangle with Noise, we do this by going to Filter>Noise>Add Noise. Set Amount to 400%,… -
3D Text Video Animations in Photoshop CS6
7 May 2012 | 4:21 pmThis will be a two part tip, and in today's video we will focus just on creating the reflective text, using image-based lighting. Stay tuned for next week's follow up, in which we'll learn how to animate the text and add even more lighting effects, all with the new power of video editing in Photoshop CS6.
