Green Bay has blocked tight ends coach Ben McAdoo from interviewing for the Buccaneers' offensive coordinator position.
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Falcons' Bryant eyes youth concussion changes
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UConn proposes own penalties for academics
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It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Jake Peterson!
Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 pmMaking History Come to LifeTen months ago I was attending Photoshop World in Orlando, FL. It was the second time I had been to Photoshop World, but after the blast of Vegas the previous September there was no way I was going to miss the one that Spring. One morning in the instructors’ lounge Jay Maisel, someone who I knew of but had never met, was sitting at a table. I introduced myself and we started to talk. Afterward Jay went up to my Dad and said, “You have failed as a parent if you let your kid go into photography as a career.” He smiled and my Dad just laughed;… -
A better Photoshop grid for responsive web design
Latest Adobe News by Smart Category8 Feb 2012 | 8:36 amIN MAKING the move to responsive web design, one of the potential hurdles is the rather awkward maths for calculating the percentage-based widths necessary for fluid layouts. If, for example, you’re designing with a 960px grid in Photoshop and you have six columns, each 140px wide, you divide 140 by 960 to get your percentage-based [...]
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Bucs' Schiano blocked from interviewing another OC candidate
7 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amGreen Bay has blocked tight ends coach Ben McAdoo from interviewing for the Buccaneers' offensive coordinator position. -
Cards WR coach McNulty was top choice of Bucs for OC
28 Jan 2012 | 2:58 pmThe Arizona Cardinals denied a request for wide receivers coach John McNulty to interview for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' open offensive coordinator job, league sources told NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora. -
Schiano embraces challenge, says Bucs will be built on trust
27 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pmGreg Schiano was introduced as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new head coach, saying he will "build a team around a humble, unselfish, attitude and sacrifice." -
Bucs TE Winslow wanted Chudzinski but fine with Schiano
27 Jan 2012 | 12:32 amBuccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow said Thursday he was disappointed the team didn't make Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski its new coach. -
New Buccaneers coach Schiano bids emotional farewell to Rutgers
26 Jan 2012 | 11:57 pmNew Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano conducted a final team meeting Thursday to say goodbye to his Rutgers players.
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Falcons' Bryant eyes youth concussion changes
8 Feb 2012 | 5:21 pmFormer Falcons kicker Matt Bryant can still remember taking a hit during an elementary school football game. -
Suh ranked fourth on Forbes' most-disliked list
8 Feb 2012 | 3:25 pmLions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has seen his reputation with the public turn faster than he can cast aside opposing blockers, according to a poll published in Forbes magazine. -
Ex-Pat Harrison: Gronk partying 'not right'
8 Feb 2012 | 3:02 pmormer New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison had some harsh words for tight end Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday. -
Jets keep Holmes, to pay $15.25M guaranteed
8 Feb 2012 | 2:54 pmFrom the moment the season ended, the New York Jets said divisive wide receiver Santonio Holmes wasn't going anywhere. Now it's official. -
Giants' Jacobs says Gisele needs to shut up
8 Feb 2012 | 2:38 pmTom Brady's teammates might not blast Gisele Bundchen for her comments about New England Patriots receivers, but New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs has no problem doing it.
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UConn proposes own penalties for academics
8 Feb 2012 | 4:40 pmThe University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament. -
Magic owner: 'I don't want to trade' Howard
8 Feb 2012 | 4:37 pmOrlando Magic owner Richard Devos says he wants disgruntled center Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando. -
Memphis accepts invitation to join Big East
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England coach Capello quits over Terry move
8 Feb 2012 | 3:33 pmFabio Capello quit as England's national team coach on Wednesday just four months before the European Championship, angry the Football Association removed John Terry as captain. -
Bird likes Kobe as teammate over LeBron
8 Feb 2012 | 3:27 pmBoston Celtics great Larry Bird saw the Los Angeles Lakers as the enemy during his playing days, but there's one current Laker he'd like on his side if he were playing today -- Kobe Bryant.
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Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider
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It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Jake Peterson!
7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 pmMaking History Come to LifeTen months ago I was attending Photoshop World in Orlando, FL. It was the second time I had been to Photoshop World, but after the blast of Vegas the previous September there was no way I was going to miss the one that Spring. One morning in the instructors’ lounge Jay Maisel, someone who I knew of but had never met, was sitting at a table. I introduced myself and we started to talk. Afterward Jay went up to my Dad and said, “You have failed as a parent if you let your kid go into photography as a career.” He smiled and my Dad just laughed;… -
Jumping the gun on the Nikon D800
7 Feb 2012 | 7:46 amSince my post last night here on Google+ (http://www.scottgplus.com), and here on my blog earlier today, I’ve seen a lot of comments flowing in pro and con about this camera, and I just want to say a quick few things about the comments I’ve been reading thus far:(1) The D800 was apparently created for a very specific type of photographer There is no law that every camera introduced by a camera company has to be designed to fit your personal needs. If you read that it has 36.3 megapixels and you’re like “36.3 megapixels is overkill!!!” then obviously this… -
Nikon Announces The D800 And Baby Does It Look Sweet!!!!
6 Feb 2012 | 9:33 pm36.3 megapixels (wow!) with a full frame sensor. Full HD video with stereo sound (yay) built in HDR (sweet) and it looks like its aimed at the commercial, wedding and landscape markets (photographers who shoot medium format digital backs. I mean who used to shoot digital backs). ;-)I haven’t seen one, held one, etc., but it sounds amazing and I want one. Bad!!!! (And yes, sometimes you need 36.3 megapixels). Two words: Whoo Hoo!Read the full scoop at Nikon USA: http://bit.ly/wVaU77 -
Lightroom 4 and Leaving The Past Behind
5 Feb 2012 | 9:04 pmYesterday I was in Cincinnati, Ohio teaching a mini-version of my “Light it, Shoot it, Retouch it” workshop at the ProPhoto Expo (a really excellent event by the way, put together with the help and vision of none other than David Ziser himself), and during one of the breaks between sessions a very nice woman came up and told me how upset she was that Lightroom 4 wouldn’t run on Windows XP, and that she feared when Photoshop CS6 ships it won’t support XP either.Here’s basically what I told her: It’s 2012. Windows XP came out in October of 2001 (more than 10… -
I Shot My First NHL Ice Hockey Game Last Night….
2 Feb 2012 | 10:55 pm… and it sure looked it! :((Above: That’s the game winning goal in Overtime above. Not a pretty shot, but then, none of them really were).I absolutely love shooting ice hockey! I’m just no good at it yet. Not only was it my first time shooting ice hockey, it was my first time at an ice hockey game. It was (as expected) a rough night. How rough was it? Well, I actually registered the domain you see below last night after I uploaded my photos to the wire service I was shooting for.But I Still Had to Submit Photos I was able to upload 25 shots to Southcreek Global that were,…
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Latest Adobe News by Smart Category
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A better Photoshop grid for responsive web design
8 Feb 2012 | 8:36 amIN MAKING the move to responsive web design, one of the potential hurdles is the rather awkward maths for calculating the percentage-based widths necessary for fluid layouts. If, for example, you’re designing with a 960px grid in Photoshop and you have six columns, each 140px wide, you divide 140 by 960 to get your percentage-based [...] -
Process Multiple Files in Photoshop Elements
7 Feb 2012 | 8:10 pmPhotoshop Elements offers feature similar to Image Processor in Photoshop, similar but not exactly the same with some advantages and disadvantages. Advantage is that you can apply Quick Fix without recording actions and to add watermark text if you want, disadvantage is that you can not control Quick Fix. There is one option not covered in video tutorial: Same as Source below Destination folder. Use this option if you want to save images in same folder but keep in mind that original files may be replaced. For example if you want only to resize JPEG images and save them with -
How to create Festive Background for Valentine’s Day with Abstract Hearts in Photoshop CS5
6 Feb 2012 | 8:37 amIn this tutorial I will give you some tips on how to create Festive Background for Valentine’s Day with Abstract Hearts in Photos ... -
Create a Gigantic Fortress with a Mysterious Glow in Photoshop
6 Feb 2012 | 2:36 amLearn how to create this mysterious image of a gigantic castle in a stormy background. In addition to combining stock photos together, you’ll learn how to create a stormy background and lighting effects. Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/create-a-gigantic-fortress-with-a-mysterious-glow-in-photoshop.html) -
Roman Numbers Custom Shapes and Brushes for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
5 Feb 2012 | 8:01 pmRoman numbers 1-20, 20-100, 100-1000 comes in two sets as Photoshop and Photoshop Elements brushes and custom shapes, its on you to choose which set to download. Both brushes and custom shapes are free for personal and commercial use without any restriction and terms of Use. Roman Numbers Brushes Roman Numbers Custom Shapes Preview:
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Photoshop Tutorials
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How to Create a Chocolaty Valentine’s Day Card for Your Girlfriend
8 Feb 2012 | 4:19 pmThis Valentine’s day, show your true love with a Valentine’s Day card! Whether it’s for your partner or yourself, you’ll have a fun time making it. This tutorial will show you how to create an easy swirling background and how to use layer styles to create a chocolaty text effect. Once you’re done, feel free to customize it with personal photos or just a few cute hearts. Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/text-effects/create-a-chocolaty-valentines-day-card-for-you-or-your-girlfriend.html) -
11 Beautiful Photography Works by Christopher Jonassen
6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amThis interview features world renowned fine art Photographer Christopher Jonassen. A real visionary, he transforms ordinary, everyday things into visually stimulating works of art. His talent and passion is truly incomparable as can be seen in his work. Read on and be amazed by this talented photographer! Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/creative-inspirations/photography/11-beautiful-photography-works-by-christopher-jonassen.html) -
Create a Gigantic Fortress with a Mysterious Glow in Photoshop
6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amLearn how to create this mysterious image of a gigantic castle in a stormy background. In addition to combining stock photos together, you’ll learn how to create a stormy background and lighting effects. Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/create-a-gigantic-fortress-with-a-mysterious-glow-in-photoshop.html) -
Create an Amazing Surreal-Style Treehouse in Photoshop
2 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amCreate this beautiful treehouse artwork using a combination of photo manipulation and painting techniques. Find out how to easily draw a surreal-looking tree easily using the Brush tool, clouds from scratch, and more! You’ll learn all these techniques in this Photoshop tutorial. Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/create-an-amazing-surreal-style-treehouse-in-photoshop.html) -
How to Create a Mysterious Floating Box in a Desolate Land
30 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amCreate a mysterious floating box in the middle of a desolate land. This though-provoking image can be created using a variety of texture photos and a few Photoshop brushes – and we’ll show you how. You’ll learn techniques such as creating a 3D cube from textures, working with shadows, and lighting/color techniques. Read more... (http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/how-to-create-a-mysterious-floating-box-in-a-desolate-land.html)
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Planet Photoshop
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My 3D Feature in Photoshop User
31 Jan 2012 | 7:11 amSo if you are a NAPP member should have just recently received your latest issue of Photoshop User magazine! The official publication of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. If not a member click here to learn more and see what NAPP members get in addition to a year’s subscription to Photoshop User. You can also pick it up at most bookstore newsstands. Anyway in this month’s issue I had the honor of writing the feature article on 3D in Photoshop. I discuss how you can use 3D in Photoshop in not so obvious ways by combining the power of 3D and the compositing power… -
Photoshop World, it will get here fast!
27 Jan 2012 | 11:16 amAre you planning on joining us for Photoshop World in Washington D.C. this March? If so, you better make sure you get registered soon! The early bird registration, which will save you $100 off the full-conference price, will be available through February 17, 2012. I know that seems like a ways off but we all know that will get here a lot quicker than we think. Not to mention you will want to get registered for other events you may be interested in that have a very high likelihood of filling up fast like the pre-cons and the after hours party! Always a blast! This event boasts the biggest… -
Flare Effects
20 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pmCorey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another. Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, PhotoshopUser TV, and is co-host of Layers TV. -
Create A Composite Layer
13 Jan 2012 | 8:47 amIf you have a multilayer composition and you want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers. Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E). by Colin Smith -
Creating Glossy Lips
10 Jan 2012 | 8:43 amIf you see a shiny highlight on your subject’s lips, and you want to make it look glossier, duplicate the Background layer then change your layer blend mode to Screen to brighten the entire image. Option-click (PC: Alt-click) the Add Layer Mask icon to hide this brighter layer behind a black mask. Press D to set your Foreground color to white; choose a small, soft-edged Brush (B); and paint over those white highlight areas on the lips and they’ll get even glossier. by Scott Kelby
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Psdtuts+
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Easy Dashed and Dotted Lines in Photoshop
8 Feb 2012 | 9:57 amFor the last few weeks, the Photoshop team has been giving us some sneak peeks of the latest version of Photoshop. The latest version of Photoshop is due to be released in the first half of 2012. We have already seen videos showing off Photoshop’s new look, and some performance enhancements but this video shows us something new, something that we have been asking them to include for a long, long time – dotted and dashed lines. In this video, Photoshop Product Manager, Zorana Gee shows how you can click on a stroke and quickly convert it to a dotted line. Then, she shows how to quickly… -
Create a Caricature Painting in Photoshop
8 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amPhotoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing digital art in Photoshop. Digital Art for Beginners, by Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, Martin Perhiniak will begin by teaching you how to draw in Photoshop. At the conclusion of this series you will know all you need to produce your own concept art and matte paintings in Photoshop. Today’s tutorial Part 22: Create a Caricature… -
Retouch a Bland Model Portrait in Photoshop
7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amSometimes retouching a portrait can be really tricky, specifically when dealing with model portraits. In this tutorial, we will be retouching a particularly difficult shot in which the subject has no makeup or dramatic lighting to emphasize the shot. Using Photoshop, you will be able to add makeup, repair flaws, and add some drama to this shot. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Model (iStockPhoto) Background (iStockPhoto) Step 1 – Selections The first thing I want to do is remove the model from her background. -
See the Next Version of Photoshop Live
6 Feb 2012 | 5:03 pmRecently, the Photoshop team has been publishing some sneak peeks of what they have been working on for the next version of Photoshop. Later this week, Photoshop Senior Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes will be in New York City for a series of live sneak peek events. This will be a great opportunity to see for yourself what the Photoshop team is working on. I’ll be attending and would love to see you there if you’re in the area. The details for the event are below. Thursday, February 9 Event Meetup Hosted at the School of Visual Arts with special guest SVA alum and pro photographer… -
Create a Chewing Gum Packaging Design in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
6 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amIn this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Tim Kyde will explain how to create chewing gum packaging in Photoshop and Illustrator. We will begin by showing you how to create print-ready artwork and then how to render that artwork as a mockup that can be presented to clients. If you are looking to take your packaging and print design 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,…
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Photoshop Star
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Winners of Grafpedia Giveaway
7 Feb 2012 | 8:01 amIn this post, we announce the winners who previously participated in a giveaway held on January 26th, 2012. First of all this was a great giveaway thanks to Grafpedia. Six winners have won 6 VIP accounts (one winner won one commercial VIP account valued at $199 and five winners won one VIP account each valued at $49). The Winners One winner will receive one commercial VIP account valued at $199. Winner is Wendy. And winners of one VIP account valued at $49 are: 1. Bob 2. CCronje 3. Eric 4. Kenneth 5. mare Thank you to all for participating on this giveaway and congratulations to the winners. -
Learn to Create Text Animation
1 Feb 2012 | 10:16 amI received several requests for a simple animation tutorial so this Photoshop tutorial is here. Learn to create a small text animation using Photoshop. Final Image Preview Step 1 Start by creating a new document with 1000×300 pixels. Set foreground color to #000000 and background color to #00ae0f. Select Gradient Tool and create a linear gradient. Step 2 Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper with following settings (Fiber Length: 5, Brightness: 53, Contrast: 73): Step 3 Select Horizontal Type Tool, font Arial Black with 170 pt and update foreground color to #00b75a. Write something like I… -
Giveaway: Win over 70,000 Design Items from Grafpedia
26 Jan 2012 | 9:15 amPhotoshop Star and Grafpedia have partnered to giveaway several VIP accounts to Photoshop Star readers. About Grafpedia Grafpedia.com is a popular website with lots of resources for web designers including tutorials. It also features one of the best premium member areas including more than 70,000 graphics resources. Grafpedia premium member area includes more than 900 photoshop brushes, 29400 photoshop gradients, more than 1000 textures, more than 100 web elements and more than 130 templates ready to use. Every week new resources are added to premium member area to keep collection up to date. -
How to Make Facial Retouching in Photoshop
24 Jan 2012 | 2:56 pmOne more tutorial teaching you how to make a man facial retouching in Photoshop. Final Image Preview Resources Cowboy Step 1 Start by opening photo. We are going to start by removing skin problems. Select Healing Brush Tool. This tool lets you correct imperfections, causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. Like the cloning tools, you use the Healing Brush tool to paint with sampled pixels from an image or pattern. However, the Healing Brush tool also matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading of the sampled pixels to the pixels being healed. As a result, the… -
How to Make Inspiration Frame in 5 Minutes
18 Jan 2012 | 11:19 amWanna inspire yourself and at some time inspire someone else? On this Photoshop tutorial you can learn how to quickly create an inspiration frame. Final Image Preview Step 1 Start by creating a new document with 600×600 pixels. Fill layer with color #0593a4. Step 2 Select the Custom Shape Tool and select one of standard Photoshop shapes (Registration Target 2), which you can see on the picture below. Set up foreground color as #02a0b3 and create shape similar to mine that you can see on the picture below. With new layer selected, rasterize shape by going to Layer > Rasterize > Shape.
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The FontShop FontFeed
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My Type of Music: Gary Numan, The Roots, The Black Keys, Jónsi, Tim McGraw, Gotye
8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amI am on the TGV to Paris as I write this, on my way to act as “Président du Jury”, Typography category, of the annual design competition organised by the Club des Directeurs Artistiques de Paris. I don’t know when I’ll be ready, yet one thing is certain – this instalment of My Type of Music is late. Although I did manage to assemble all the covers and do basic research, it was a bit difficult for me to snap back into rant mode last week. I honestly don’t know how this episode will work out. Here’s some album covers from January, with the first ones dating back as far as the… -
TYPO to San Francisco
6 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amA story’s been quietly developing out of our San Francisco office over the past few months. Meghan Arnold and Michael Pieracci, our respective communications director and logistics man have steadily laid the groundwork and made way for the arrival of TYPO, Europe’s premier design conference, to our city. As April approaches and we enter the next phase of publicity and preparations, the two continue to work steadily at creating time and space for meaningful personal connections and the coming together of a community. Michael and Meghan’s planning began with a few central… -
Calligraphy Performance By Timothy Donaldson At Opening “Signs for Sounds” Exhibition
30 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pmLetter worker, graphic designer, type designer and action calligrapher Timothy Donaldson created a new piece of calligraphy at Bilston Craft Gallery. The piece was commissioned by The Harley Gallery as part of Signs for Sounds. This touring exhibition curated by Jeremy Theophilus explores the contemporary practice of letter-forming from traditional calligraphy to the use of digital technologies and performance. It considers the impact of letter form, an art that we are surrounded by everyday – from traditional calligraphy to hi-tech type design. The event was beautifully captured on video… -
Jean Jacques Peters 1941–2012
23 Jan 2012 | 6:32 amAfter battling a very aggressive cancer for over a year, yesterday evening my father chose to not let his illness have the last word. I feel very fortunate that we live in a civilized, humane country, where a person at the end of his life can decide to leave with dignity, without any more needless suffering. Somewhat related – I would like to apologise to the people coming to tonight’s BNO Romeo Delta evening CUT! in Rotterdam for not showing up. The organisation is looking into rescheduling my presentation at a later date, most probably the next IMG LAB evening on February 20th. -
Funky Experimental Typographic Poetry In Flickermood
20 Jan 2012 | 4:50 amThe weekend is upon us, and I am feeling in a strangely funky mood today – not that I have any reason to. I thought I’d throw an animated typography classic at you. Type designer and MA Typeface Design alumnus from the University of Reading Paul Hunt once suggested Flickermood for inclusion in the Typophile Film Fest. This video was directed and animated by Sebastian Lange, motion designer at Qu-Int. Text fragments from the poem Mutability by 19th century English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley were animated in Adobe AfterEffects, flawlessly synchronised to an edit of the contemporary…
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Strobist
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Lighting Inside the Box
6 Feb 2012 | 6:30 amAfter 15 years of long-term planning (and saving) Susan and I finally took the plunge with a full kitchen remodel. We were really pleased with the results, and at some point I had promised the contractor a nice photo of the final product.In a room like this you are basically illuminating the inside of a box by using hidden lights, which turned out to be an interesting exercise. And it's something I would recommend for just about any photographer. Read more » -
Core Knowledge: Working With Remotes
2 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amThere are two things you should always remember about radio remotes:One, radio can be fickle. This is true whether you are using your time-honored PocketWizards or a brand new Chinese offering.Two, radio waves -- and success with your remotes -- are all about the physics. So a little knowledge can go a long way toward ensuring good range and reliability. Some basics that every lighting photographer should know, inside. Read more » -
Tyler Stableford: Dispatches From the Underground
30 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amAspen, Colorado-based photographer Tyler Stableford generally shoots action and adventure, most of it aboveground. But this shoot for Timberland PRO would send him a half-mile deep into the earth. That far down, before adding light it is absolutely pitch black. As in, you cannot see your hand in front of your face. And the lights the miners use while extracting coal there aren't much friendlier -- low-level, and a mix of tungsten and fluorescents. So Stableford shot the entire campaign working on the edge of the quality envelope, and lighting with only a few speedlights. Read more » -
Q&A: Dealing with Glare from Dark Wood Backgrounds
26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amReader Jefferson, from California in the US, asked via Twitter:"How do you deal with glare on dark wood in background for portraits? Is this covered in Lighting 101 or 102?"Actually, it is covered in L102, if a little obliquely. And yes, pretty much any time you light into dark wood as a background you are gonna get some blowback.But rather than look at this as a problem, I prefer to think of it as a feature… Read more » -
Ono Shouichi: The Spirit of a Century
22 Jan 2012 | 10:30 pmPhotos © Ono ShouichiBy Irwin Wong -- Multi-light setups, gear reviews and lighting tricks are all worthwhile food for thought. But when people are looking back at your life’s work, will you be remembered for your lighting or for what you tried to tell the world with your camera? In a long-spanning portrait series, Tokyo-based editorial photographer Ono Shouichi has (to date) photographed two hundred Japanese centenarians. The lighting, while there, is subordinate to the message. As it should be. Read more »
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PhotoWalkPro
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If Sharpness Is What You Want, the D800E is What You Need
7 Feb 2012 | 4:40 amAs predicted, Nikon unleashed the D800 on the hungry camera consumers last night and it is everything that the pundits had said it would be. There are some eye-popping specs associated with this ambitious release and it is sure to be the hot camera for the year (unless Canon gets off their butts and does something special with the 5D Mark III). I’m not going to get into all the features, I’ll let you do that for yourself (LINK), but I do want to bring your attention to something at the bottom of the product page. That’s where the little banner above is taken from. If you… -
Creating Faux HDR in Lightroom – the New and the Old
5 Feb 2012 | 9:03 pmI was working on one of my Lightroom chapters and I got to the section where I described how to do a faux HDR look using the sliders in the Basic panel when it hit me, the sliders I normally use for creating the effect are not there anymore. In LR3 there is a Recovery, Fill Light and Brightness sliders but those are gone, having been replaced by a Highlights, Shadows, and Whites sliders. I then remembered that my buddy Matt Kloskowski had written a post on his Lightroom Killer Tips blog about new HDR presets using LR4 so I figured I would play around with the sliders and see what I could do. -
February Wallpaper Calendar Now Available
1 Feb 2012 | 2:44 amI’m trying out something new here on the blog. As a way of saying thankyou to all my readers I am giving away computer desktop wallpapers made from my images – free of charge. I have uploaded the first image that is available in various sizes and all I ask is that you don’t use it for anything but a wallpaper. To access the February wallpaper calendar just click this link (WALLPAPER) or click on the Desktop Wallpaper link in the menu at the top of the page. Thanks and have a great February! No related posts. -
How do you Say Exposure in French?
31 Jan 2012 | 9:02 pmI have to admit that I didn’t know until last week. That’s when I got a copy of my book, Exposure – Snapshots to Great Shots in French. The word is Exposition by the way. So the funny thing is that a couple of week ago my wife and I were looking at a sales report for my books and we noticed that there was an entry for sales of my books in China. We thought that was pretty cool and we commented that it would be pretty cool to see some of my books in different languages. I had seen some Czech translations about a year ago but had never seen any other translations. Then, out… -
Adobe Improves the Already Great Adjustment Brush in Lightroom 4
29 Jan 2012 | 9:33 pmI have been doing a lot of work with the beta version of Lightroom 4 as I prepare to write my next book and at first glance, you might think that there really isn’t much change between versions 3 and 4. But the more that I use version 4, the more I am noticing that Adobe has really taken the time to refine and improve a lot of the existing features. Just the other day, my buddy Scott Kelby wrote about how much better the Develop module is and I totally agree. And today I found another feature that is better than it used to be, the Adjustment Brush. As soon as you click on the Adjustment…
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The Online Photographer
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Blog Note
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New Olympus E-M5 (OM-D): First Look
8 Feb 2012 | 9:42 amThe E-M5 could be the centerpiece of a capable lightweight camera system. By Eamon Hickey Last week, I had a relatively brief chance to handle the new OM-D E-M5, courtesy of the folks at Olympus America. I thought I'd report a few random thoughts and impressions with an eye towards some things not necessarily apparent from the spec sheet. Let me just get a business prediction out of the way first. This looks like a good all-around effort from Olympus, and I'm guessing it'll sell pretty well. Making an advanced photographer's Micro 4/3 body with weather sealing and a… -
Comic Relief
8 Feb 2012 | 8:11 amXKCD adroitly skewers the tendency of photographers to overlook content and see only technique (style, too, sometimes). There oughta be a name for that. Take a look. Mike(Thanks to Charlie and several others) Send this post to a friendPlease help support TOP by patronizing our sponsors B&H Photo and Amazon Note: Links in this post may be to our affiliates; sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. More...Original contents copyright 2011 by Michael C. Johnston and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved. Featured Comment by Dennis: "Reminds me of that Nikon ad from the… -
Nikon D800, Woo-Hoo!
7 Feb 2012 | 8:39 amIt's here, folks. The long-awaited and much-talked-about (and probably natural-disaster-delayed)...drum roll...Nikon D800. Nikon's replacement for the superb, much-loved, and undyingly popular D700 (a.k.a. the digital F100) is everything that was rumored: full-frame and 36 megapixels. And it's essentially no bigger or heavier than the camera it replaces. Both cameras are positioned as Nikon's "top of the line amateur DSLRs" but the D700 has been widely used by professionals, as a backup and as their main axe. Just as some automotive buffs advocate buying a model… -
Movies and Photography
6 Feb 2012 | 10:49 amA car thief and a Minox "spy camera" feature in the plot ofLouis Malle's famous Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. You can tell a real movie lover because their list of all-time best or favorite movies doesn't contain mostly films from the years of their own teens and early twenties. Those are, certainly, the years of our lives in which movies matter most to most people. My best movie-watching experiences came from those years of my life, but for a different reason. At Dartmouth, in the years when I was a student there or lived nearby, the Dartmouth Film Society showed a…
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GigaOM Acquires PaidContent: Interview with GigaOM CEO Paul Walborsky
8 Feb 2012 | 5:30 pmOm Malik's GigaOM has purchased media news organization ContentNext, paidContent's parent company, from the UK's Guardian News & Media. -
Purported Pictures of iPad 3's Rear Casing Emerge
8 Feb 2012 | 4:28 pmThe launch of Apple's next iPad is just around the corner, if the presence of leaked parts images are any indicator. Today, what reasonably seems to be the rear casing of the new iPad has popped up in photo form on the interwebs. -
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gregory Brothers, ACLU Team for Video on Photographers' Rights
8 Feb 2012 | 4:10 pmBenjamin Franklin kicks an informative and hilarious rhyme about transparency and First Amendment protections for pro and amateur photographers in the latest video from Joseph Gordon-Levitt?s open collaborative production company, hitRECord. -
Researchers Build Hard Drive of Future With Lasers
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmA team of researchers from across Europe and Asia has demonstrated a way of using laser heat to store data rather than magnetic fields, potentially increasing the speed of your hard drive by 100 times or more. Tom Ostler -- a physicist at the University of York, which led the research project -- tells Wired that this could not only allow allow your machine to save files much faster, but also reduce the machine's power consumption by avoiding traditional magnetic storage techniques. -
Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
8 Feb 2012 | 3:48 pmTim Berners-Lee, who invented the Web, testified Tuesday in a Texas courtroom, fighting to keep the web's most basic interactivity from being subject to licensing fees from a patent troll. If the fight fails, any website with interactive features may have to pay up to a little known firm called Eolas and the University of California.
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UF suspends frat for 'serious' hazing
8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pmThe University of Florida has temporarily suspended its chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity after learning about a hazing incident involving fraternity members, a university spokeswoman said Tuesday. -
Gay man beaten in video wants justice
8 Feb 2012 | 5:14 pmThe victim of a vicious beating by a gang of men shouting anti-gay slurs said Wednesday that he wants his attackers to face justice. -
Washington Legislature approves same-sex marriage
8 Feb 2012 | 5:09 pmGov. Christine Gregoire has pledged to sign the bill, which would make Washington the seventh state to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. -
Romney vows to get more aggressive
8 Feb 2012 | 5:08 pmFacing new questions about the strength of his candidacy, Mitt Romney said he's prepared to change his approach against resurgent GOP rival Rick Santorum. -
Drillers reach long-buried Antarctic lake
8 Feb 2012 | 2:57 pmRussian scientists have successfully drilled through two miles of Antarctic ice to a freshwater lake buried for millions of years, polar researchers announced Wednesday.
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Obama mandate on birth control coverage stirs controversy
8 Feb 2012 | 5:33 pmRepublican leaders join Catholic religious groups in denouncing President Obama's mandate that health insurers offer birth control coverage. -
Six weeks, six lessons: What we've learned in the 2012 race
8 Feb 2012 | 5:16 pmSix weeks into a roller-coaster year, six lessons learned about Obama, Romney and a 2012 presidential election that's breaking old rules. -
Huguely told Love 'I should have killed you' in e-mail
8 Feb 2012 | 5:10 pmProsecutors and defense attorneys detailed stormy relationship during opening statements in the murder trial Wednesday. -
Report: Air marshals face discrimination on the job
8 Feb 2012 | 5:01 pmA quarter of federal air marshals claims a tense relationship with their bosses, a government inspector general finds. -
Obama camp's focus remains on Romney
8 Feb 2012 | 4:51 pmObama campaign memo says GOP increasingly dispirited about Romney and GOP field.
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UnitedHealth to Revamp How It Pays Doctors
8 Feb 2012 | 5:23 pmUnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, became the latest company to overhaul how it pays doctors and hospitals. -
Foreign Deal on Tax Dodging
8 Feb 2012 | 5:18 pmThe Treasury Department and the governments of five European nations reached broad agreement Wednesday on a proposal to prevent U.S. taxpayers from dodging taxes through foreign accounts. -
News Corp. Profit Rises
8 Feb 2012 | 5:10 pmNews Corp. reported a 65% jump in second-quarter earnings, driven by continued growth at its filmed and cable network divisions. -
Time Warner's Net Edges Higher
8 Feb 2012 | 5:06 pmTime Warner reported a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings as the TV, movie and publishing company continued to benefit from its efforts to monetize content more effectively. The company also announced a $4 billion stock buyback and an 11% dividend increase. -
Cisco's Profit Up Amid Restructuring
8 Feb 2012 | 4:55 pmCisco reported a big jump in profit, its first such gain in a year, as the company's turnaround plan seems to be having positive effects.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Available For Pre-Order
6 Feb 2012 | 11:21 amNearly a month later after getting the chance to play with the Samsung Galaxy Note, it’s now available for pre-order through AT&T. This monster handset comes equipped with Android 2.3 and has some major specs like a 5.3 inch WXGA HD super AMOLED display, 1.4 GHz dual core processor and an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash. Other features include: 4G/ LTE 2 megapixel front facing camera 1080p full HD video recording Bluetooth 3.0 16 GB internal memory (microSD up to 32 GB) 2500 mAh battery Granted the Samsung Galaxy Note is going to be a beast of an Android smartphone, I’m a… -
Samsung Does It Again, iPhone Who – Video
6 Feb 2012 | 9:09 amSamsung continues to attack Apple and their long lines. This time around showing off the Galaxy Note. This commercial first aired during the Super Bowling, If you didn’t get a chance to see it just press play above. -
AirDroid Provides Fast, Free Wireless Phone Management
2 Feb 2012 | 11:49 amThe days of cable-less phone management are now one step closer. AirDroid allows any phone running Android 2.1 or higher to be managed over a wireless network. Everything from photos, music, apps, even your SMS messages, can all be controlled through a simple web interface. The operation really couldn’t be any simpler. You start up AirDroid on your phone, it will give you a local IP address to enter into your browser, enter the 4 digit randomly-generated password, and you are in. AirDroid lays out everything in a desktop setting, so everything is very straightforward. Have some photos… -
"Ring Dimmer" Silences Your Phone So You Don’t Have To
1 Feb 2012 | 11:30 amIt’s happened to all of us. We are in a meeting, or a movie, or class, or some other place where an inopportune phone call or text message would immediately draw everyone’s attention to you, and not in a good way. Ring Dimmer is an app for Android that uses the ambient noise to intelligently adjust your phone’s ringer volume. This works both ways. If it is loud, it will crank up the volume. If it’s quiet, it will turn it down. This is also good for times where you are just by yourself at home, for instance, and full blast ringtones are way too loud. I had the… -
Walmart and T-Mobile add unlimited web to Unlimited Talk and Text plan
1 Feb 2012 | 11:00 amIf you having been shopping around for a low priced 3G data plan then look no further than Walmart’s new Family Mobile plan. The T-mobile powered Family Plan has just added unlimited data to its Unlimited Talk and Text plan. The pricing remains the same at $45 per month for the first line and users are given a monthly postpaid, no contract option with 3G data speeds. Each additional line cost $35 per month and works well for families hoping to pick up multiple smartphones. To attract new customers, those who activate before March 16th will receive 5GB data per month at 3G speeds. The…
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Launch Center makes a “speed dial” for just about anything
7 Feb 2012 | 9:05 pmHave you ever wished that there was a speed dial for anything on your iPhone? Have you ever wished that with one tap of a button you could quickly launch right to a Tweet, or to post a Facebook status? Of course you have. We all have! Now, with Launch Center, you can do those things and more! I first stumbled upon this App when searching for ways to increase the functionality of the notification center in iOS5. What I found within this App will make your iPhone infinitely more efficient. Read on to see how. What it does Launch center lets you launch tasks, websites, specific actions… -
Blogsy lets me blog from my iPad
5 Feb 2012 | 9:05 pmIn addition to writing App reviews here, I blog on my Tech Blog and for my Mac User's Group Blog. Most of the time I blog from my MacBook Pro, but I'm finding that I can do more and more with just using my iPad. All of my blogs use the WordPress engine and while I've used the official WordPress App, I find it lacking in several areas for formatting my posts the way I like. I'm especially picky when it comes image placement. Until now my favorite iPad blogging App had been BlogPress and while BlogPress is a GREAT APP, I'm actually blown away by the capabilities of Blogsy. -
Frametastic for the iPhone
31 Jan 2012 | 9:01 pmFor some time now I have seen other people posting photographs on Instagram that were collages or frames containing anywhere from one to six images. liking the look I went searching for the App to do it. My buddy Frank Tuttle (of Tuttle Images) forwarded me the link to Frametastic and I've been hooked ever since. How it Works Frametastic lets you select your frame and theme from the main menu. You can select anything from one to 6 images for your layout for free (there are expanded packs available for in App purchase). Once you have selected the layout, you select the individual squares… -
Make Free Calls from your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone
29 Jan 2012 | 9:05 pmThere are lots of Apps that let you make calls from your iDevices. For example, with the Skype App you can make Skype-to-Skype calls for FREE and even call regular numbers (landline and cell) by using low cost Skype credits. However, this is the first time I've seen an App that lets you call any number in the US or Canada for FREE! Zip, zilch, completely free. The folks over at MagicJack that make the low cost accessory that lets you make very inexpensive calls all year long for a low flat price of $19.95-$29.95/year (depending on how many months/years you buy at once). The accessory… -
Siri The Way It Should Be
24 Jan 2012 | 9:01 pmWith the announcement of Siri came high expectations for the future of what is, and will be possible with Apple's artificial intelligence assistant. It was exciting. Many people (including myself) had thoughts of launching Apps, adjusting system settings, placing calls, composing texts, searching the internet, and more. While the former was available strait out of the box with iOS 5 and the iPhone 4s, the latter was left to be desired… until now. With the release of Absinthe Jailbreaking tool for the A5 processor devices running iOS5, and the introduction of SiriToggles in the…
