This Week’s Blogging Schedule | |
Hi Gang—-it’s Photoshop World Week (Whoo Hoo!!!!).
In an effort to give you guys the “you are there” feel (and to make my blogging duties somewhat lighter during the conference), this week I’ll be posting live during the conference—mostly photos taken with my iPhone and posted using the iPhone App “Blog Press.”
I’ll also include a headline [...] | | 3/22/2010 6:11:23 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Come to the Expo Floor For Free! | | Don’t Forget—-we open the Photoshop World Expo floor to the public for two days (This Thursday and Friday), and all you have to do is register for your free pass online (here’s the link).
You’ll find booths with all the latest Photoshop plug-ins, printers, photo accessories, and about everything Photoshop or photography you can think of. [...] | | 3/22/2010 5:26:10 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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The Most Powerful Light In Your Bag |  Last year I photographed Michael Stebbins for Rep Stage, which is how I got to know him for the Glass Menagerie photos.
The Smith Theater, where I shot him, is big and dark. In fact, I had shot someone else there about twenty years earlier for a magazine assignment -- and the Smith Theater had kicked my butt.
I brought every light I had (many, many watt-seconds worth) but I still did not have what I really needed -- the understanding required to work in a big, dark setting.
I even had with me the exact of piece of gear I needed. It was just that I just didn't know how to use it.
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Time is Your Most Powerful Light
My mistake at the time was trying to light that big cavern with flash. The best I could do was to light a section of seats and have the rest of the cave drift into darkness. And this was with several big White Lightning flashes.
There's a perfectly good explanation, too -- I was young and stupid. What I should have done was to use a longer ambient exposure to let the theater to light itself, and add just a little bit of light to my subject.
A Lighting Photographer's Best Friend
 All you need... | | 3/22/2010 4:00:00 AM - Strobist |
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10 Fashion Photography Tips | |
Fashion photography should convey an essence of authority, so your direction of the model(s) needs to be confident and self-assured. Showing signs of anxiety, stress or lack of direction will invariably be reflected in the performance of your model so make the subject feel comfortable and involved. Organise a shot list before the shoot and [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips. 
10 Fashion Photography Tips | | 3/21/2010 2:45:08 PM - Digital Photography School |
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A tablet demo too far | I find this concept demo both beautiful & technically impressive: I have a very hard time thinking, however, that this represents the future of magazine publishing--any more than that such rich short films would take over the magazine world via CD-ROMs. Sure, hardware's better and the delivery pipe is fatter, but the cost of producing something visually beautiful & creative remains (and will remain) much higher than shoving text into a template. When moving content online, publishers often trade dollars for pennies, and even high profile sites grind out content for a pittance (e.g. I've read that Gawker pays its writers $12 per post). Then there's the question of audience demand--especially in terms of increased willingness to pay. If people want this kind of richness, why isn't it all over the Web right now? I worked on rich, interactive narratives on Urban Desires, a side venture at my old Web agency, more than 10 years ago. All that graphical cleverness came and went, replaced by ... | | 3/21/2010 3:31:38 AM - John Nack |
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Gloves / Photography Tips And Etre Touchy Gloves Winners |  Four days ago, we had a post about making gloves that fit taking pictures in a cold weather. We also had a giveaway for Etre Touchy gloves.
Well, the Etre Touchy Contest is over and we have our three winners. Scroll to the end to find out if you are one of the Lucky bare handed who get a pair of the coolest photog gloves ever. We had 215 submissions, some had some great tips, some were hilarious to read (yup, I read them all) and some were simply opt-in which is also cool. Thanks for everybody who took the time to chim in. Random.org provided us with the winning numbers. However, just before we announce the winners, I'd like to share some of the really useful tips we got through the comments read more |
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Journey Behind a Lens… | | A guest post by Prateek Ahuja from Purple Karma.
For an artist, there is nothing as gratifying as having known they have yet again created a masterpiece – and masterpiece, here, is nothing but what they want to bring to life. Likewise, for a photographer, if there is something that they see behind the lens and [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Journey Behind a Lens… | | 3/20/2010 8:03:10 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Free In Depth Adobe Tutorials For Digital Photographers |
With digital photography your images aren't complete until you've engaged in some form of post processing image manipulation.
That is unless you and your digital camera are so good that there is no need for further adjustments after you've taken a picture.
Well, for people like me, who at least take a quick look at all photo files using one graphics program or another, and then try to make the image better, we're always on the lookout for shortcuts and guidance.
If ...
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LIFE – Winners Announced! | | It’s been a very tough task for our judges and we’ve finally managed to whittle the 1,925 entries down to just three… It took a little bit longer than we’d have liked and it’s cost us a lot more in coffee! But here they are.
LIFE
In first place, michaelmix
In second place, Flavunish
In third place, merzzie
I wanted [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
LIFE – Winners Announced! | | 3/20/2010 1:31:44 AM - Digital Photography School |
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Two New Directors to Join Th2ng |  | Live Action Production company th2ng have snapped up directors Nick Miekle and Anthony Chen to expand its roster of experienced and emerging directorial talent.
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Beach Photography | | Whether a tranquil haven of serenity or a jam-packed platform for sun worshippers, the beach is a perfect location for all genres of photography; macro, documentary, seascape, portrait and even wildlife. Here are some pointers to get your creative juices flowing when it comes to beach photography.
Waiting for a moment - by ^riza^
Macro and Creative [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Beach Photography | | 3/19/2010 2:22:04 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Telling a Story With Shaped Bokeh - Five Examples | We all love a photo that tells a story. In stories we talk about sub plots. Subplots can relate to the main plot and enrich in it many ways. It can prelude the main plot and help create emotional attachment to the characters. It can contradict the main plot and provide irony. It can resonate with the main plot, making its point stronger. In photography we have subject and background (or far plain). The background can relate to the subject, in similar ways that a sub plot relates to a main plot. To illustrate that point I decided to use images with shaped bokeh. read more | | 3/19/2010 1:29:59 PM - DIYPhotography |
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My First Shoot with the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 | |
Tuesday afternoon I was walking by Kevin Agren’s office (he’s our Director of Sales), and he asks if I ever got a chance to try the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom he had gotten us as a loaner. I told him I had actually tried it out on a shoot I did back in December for [...] | | 3/19/2010 6:16:51 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Nancy Staggs Wins 2010 Dean Collins Educators Scholarship | |
Honoring the legacy of educator Dean Collins—his gift for teaching, his passion for quality, and his lifetime of contributions to the Photoshop and Photography community—the Dean Collins Scholarship is awarded annually to one high school or college educator nominated by his or her students.
The scholarship features an [...] | | 3/19/2010 5:59:46 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Light Fare: The "Jarvie Window" |  Here's a new use for your ring flash.
Salt Lake City-based photographer Scott Jarvie made a unique set of portraits using a Ray Flash ring flash adapter and an 8mm fisheye lens.
Gimmicky? Perhaps. Fun and creative? Yup.
Cue the flood of imitators on Flickr in 3, 2, 1…
(Thanks much to Ben for the tip via the comments section.)
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Say Hi to the New Photography Blogs | | Here's a list of fairly new photography blogs being published by the readers of Epic Edits. Check these guys out and see what they're up to -- you might just like what they have to say and show (I know I did). | | 3/18/2010 3:00:00 PM - EpicEdits |
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Dell: To The Stocks! | 
Maybe we should club together and send Michael Dell a copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Thanks to Rick! See for yourself! | | 3/18/2010 2:11:00 PM - Photoshop Disasters |
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I’m a Photographer for National Geographic | |
Photography: ©National Geographic
When photographer Paul Nicklen climbed from his Zodiac into the Antarctic Ocean to take pictures of a massive leopard seal for National Geographic, the former marine biologist from Baffin Island, Canada, had no idea what to expect. A short distance from an enormous marine predator and in freezing waters, he swam up to [...] | | 3/18/2010 1:28:33 PM - Photopreneur |
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If you're still on CS1 and want to upgrade, now's a good time | If you own a product from the first generation of the Creative Suite (e.g. Photoshop CS, released in 2003) and want to be able to upgrade it to a more recent version, now's a good time to pull the trigger. I'm not hinting about the possible timing of future releases. I am noting, however, that Adobe introduced a "three versions back" policy a couple of years ago. That means that you can upgrade from CS, CS2, or CS3 to the current version (CS4). When the current version goes up by one, so will the cutoff for upgrades. Therefore if you're holding onto a copy of CS and may want to upgrade it at some point, well, you shouldn't wait too long. | | 3/18/2010 8:40:27 AM - John Nack |
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New Online Class: How to get Killer Prints from Your Epson Printer | |
We just released this brand new class on Kelby Training Online, and although I’m the host of this new class, the star is really Dan Steinhardt from Epson (better known as ‘Dano’), and in this new class we dispel many of the long-held myths and folklore about printing, and show how really easy it is [...] | | 3/18/2010 6:04:15 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Catch My Interview with DesignByFirgs | |
Firgs has been running a series of behind-the-scenes interview with some of the folks on our team at NAPP Headquarters, including everyone from our Social Media Ninja Nancy Massé to my assistant Kathy Siler (the woman with quite possibly the hardest job in the world), and she even did an interview with the man, the [...] | | 3/18/2010 5:48:33 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Win a Nikon D300s and 35mm f/1.8 Lens From Your Concert Shots at Photoshop World! | |
By now you guys already know we have a “How to Shoot Live Concerts” in-depth pre-conference workshop next Tuesday in Orlando at Photoshop World (Sponsored by Nikon Professional Services), but I just learned yesterday that NPS is giving away a new Nikon D300s DSLR, along with their new 35mm f/1.8 lens to the student who [...] | | 3/18/2010 5:41:36 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Take Photos at PhotoWalkPro’s Free Photo Walk at Photoshop World | |
I was just trying to see how many times I could work the word “Photo” in the headline above.
Nonetheless, it is true—my good buddy Jeff Revell at PhotoWalkPro.com is hosting a free Photo Walk in Orlando, next Tuesday (the day before Photoshop World officially kicks off), so if you’re going to be in [...] | | 3/18/2010 5:11:10 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Video: Why do we climb? | Photographer Alexandre Buisse is a triple threat, making me feel soft, lazy, and photographically underachieving. He brings his lens to some pretty amazing locales, as you can see here (full-screen viewing recommended): For a less frenetic presentation, check out his site. | | 3/18/2010 12:34:37 AM - John Nack |
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Tips For Taking Better Family Digital Photos | |
Taking pictures of your family can happen suddenly due to an unexpected happy event that brings everyone together or as a result of typical everyday activities that you want to document.
But most of the time family picture taking takes place during planned events such as parties, family picnics, holiday celebrations and so forth so you should be well prepared for these times.
You want good pictures, but you also want them to be eye-catching and interesting so you should learn to vary ...
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