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PhotoshopUser TV Episode 162 (December 2, 2008) | |
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Narcissistic Behavior
Photoshop Guy Matt Kloskowski is joined by his friend RC Concepcion, who is visiting from Layers TV. Matt and RC share some tutorials while Scott sits down with Lightroom Product Manager, Tom Hogarty.
This Week’s Sponsors:
On One Software | CDW | iStockphoto | Mpix | OWC
Links Mentioned in the Show
Scott is out on [...] | | 12/2/2008 8:49:03 PM - Photoshop User TV |
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5 Tips For Travel With Only One Lens | | Whether traveling for business or just on a well deserved vacation, there are times when we all don’t feel like carrying around our full compliment of lenses, flashes and accessories. During trips like this the inner photographer in each of us starts to panic; “What if I need my wide angle lens?” [...] | | 12/2/2008 2:19:35 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Tomorrow’s Special Guest Blogger is… | | … a photographer whose work I pointed out back on November 7th; Douglas Sonders.
After I talked about his photography style here on the blog, he sent me a very nice email, and offered to show a step-by-step tutorial about how he lights, and then post-processes his images. I loved the idea, and asked [...] | | 12/2/2008 12:29:44 PM - Photoshop Insider |
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A Word From Moose About the Comments On The Nikon D3X | | [Note Form the Editor]: Moose and I were both emailing back and forth about the angry comments posted here yesterday by readers concerning Nikon’s new D3X product announcement. We were both surprised at all ‘the hatin” goin’ on.
My (Scott’s) take on it was this: “Look, Nikon came out with a new camera. It’s $8.000. [...] | | 12/2/2008 8:14:01 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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My Lightroom 2 Tour is in Los Angeles This Thursday | |
I hope you’ll be in the crowd this Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center as I wrap up my final Lightroom 2 Tour date for the year, on December 4, 2008.
As I mentioned earlier on the blog; my buddy Matt Kloskowski will be there helping me field questions during the day, and Mike “Hollywood” [...] | | 12/2/2008 8:11:07 AM - Photoshop Insider |
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Kia Motors receives Award for Design |  | Kia Motors received the President's Award for Design on November 28, 2008 at the 10th annual Korea Design Awards in recognition of the company's design-centered management strategy implemented in multiple stages since 2005.
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James Dyson Award 2009 |  | The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers.
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and USA.
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Use Flex Builder to extend the Suite | | We're working to make it easier & easier for Flash/Flex developers to extend the Creative Suite. The new PatchPanel technology allows developers to use ActionScript to access the scripting DOM of a CS host app.
Developer Dr. Woohoo has been working closely with the development team for many months & points out some of PatchPanel's advantages:
- It's easier to write code because the DOMs for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and ExtendScript are imported directly into Flex Builder. That means all the benefits of developing SWFs and AIR applications in FlexBuilder can now be applied to the development process of SWF panels (e.g., code-hinting, code-completion, refactoring, etc.).
- Debugging is on par with developing within Flex Builder. We can actually run the SWF within the Creative Suite host application and debug directly within Flex Builder. That's dramatically significant.
- We can develop for both platforms using the same code base.
- We...
| | 12/2/2008 2:11:58 AM - John Nack |
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Antique Packaging |  | More than a mere collection of antique packaging, Antique Packaging is a curious compendium of boxes from past eras which have left a mark on the present, principally by this kinds of images and graphic resources used in each of them.
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| | 12/1/2008 9:04:01 PM - Dexigner |
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Gesu Lighting Contest |  | As part of an ideas competition, the Quartier des spectacles Partnership, the Gesu and the City of Montreal's Design Montreal agency invites designers and creators to submit lighting, architecture and scenographic propositions that will reveal the unique personality of the Gesu.
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Herzog & de Meuron's TriBeca High-Rise Promo Art-Film by Tronic Studio |  | Anish Kapoor's huge stainless steel balloon sculpture floats gently out of the Manhattan sky to land on-site at 56 Leonard Street, where it is compressed into final form under the descending weight of architects' Herzog & de Meuron's twisted-glass and steel 57-story hi-rise residential tower.
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Helvetica and the NYC Subway | | While Helvetica is the typeface of choice for the New York subway system today, it wasn't always, despite popular belief. A nine-page article from AIGA talks about the history of... | | 12/1/2008 4:52:03 PM - Graphics |
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Nikon Intro’s New D3X | |
Although the word slipped out late last week, now it’s official; Nikon has announced its 24.5-megapixel monster (and in mean that in a good way); the Nikon D3X (photo above courtesy of Nikon).
For all the details (beyond sheer megapixels), click here.
| | 12/1/2008 4:11:50 PM - Photoshop Insider |
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Turn Ho-Hum Color into WOW! with Photoshop | |
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Guest blogger Helen Bradley (from www.projectwoman.com) shows how to use the LAB color mode in Photoshop to give a punch to your photos.
I like to see lovely saturated color in my photos but sometimes the color I capture just doesn’t do justice to the subject and it isn’t what I remember the scene [...] | | 12/1/2008 2:03:40 PM - Digital Photography School |
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The Future of Stock Photography | |
Digital imaging changed everything. The darkroom turned into a Mac, rolls of film capable of holding no more than 36 pictures became plastic rectangles capable of holding hundreds of shots, image selection began to take place immediately after the shoot, photographs could be delivered to clients at the click of a button, and deadlines became [...] | | 12/1/2008 1:57:48 PM - Photopreneur |
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Three Video Tutorials on Making Photo Books | | I had so many requests last week to show how to create Photo Book layouts (like the one I did for my trip to Turkey, Greece, and Egypt), that I did three short videos for you (below), to show you how, but using different applications. The three videos are:
How to create them in Apple’s iPhoto
How [...] | | 12/1/2008 1:10:13 PM - Photoshop Insider |
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Illustrator CS4: Faster launches, new scripts, & more | As I've noted a few times, I really like the way the Illustrator team focused on the fundamentals in CS4. Among these, they've made some great headway in bringing down the application's launch time. Brenda Sutherland from Illustrator QE passed along a few benchmarks:
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Jean-Baptiste Guiton Shoots Make-Up |  We get lots of portrait shoot videos around here, but not so much with the high-end product shots. And this one is a real treat, as it shows the full process for creating the cosmetics ad for T. LeClerc shown at left.
It is a composite shot, with each portion being shot on a 35mm-format Canon DSLR. Even if the ad runs as a huge poster, that "pieced-together" process gives you insane overall resolution.
Hit the jump for a fast-paced three minutes showing what it takes to reel in those dollars (and Euros) from women who want to look beautiful.
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| | 12/1/2008 5:00:00 AM - Strobist |
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London Calling |  If you are a UK'er and see an idiot walking around in shorts this week, please stop me and say hello. Or for a less random approach, I'll be at The Flash Centre in London on Monday the 8th. Please stop by!
If you are attending one of the London lighting seminars this weekend, please check in here for the latest info as the date approaches.
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Getting A Good Holiday Portrait | | Now that Thanksgiving is over and you’ve started to deflate back to your normal size it’s officially festive season. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa chances are you’ll be wanting a nice family portrait to send out to relatives and friends. If you’re planning to take this most important of photographs yourself here are [...] | | 11/30/2008 7:39:29 PM - Photodoto |
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9 Tips for Getting Backgrounds Right | | Photo by igglybwiggs
Backgrounds present both opportunities and challenges to photographers. On the one hand they can put a subjects in context and make it stand out in a way that highlights it wonderfully - but on the other hand backgrounds can overwhelm subjects and distract from them.
Some of the common problems that photographers have with [...] | | 11/30/2008 2:01:49 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Labels between Bridge & Lightroom | | Reader John Schwaller asked a good question today: Why is it that if you assign a color label to an image in Lightroom, then update the file's metadata on disk (Cmd-S/Ctrl-S), the label appears white in Bridge instead of in the expected color?
The answer lies in the fact that Bridge lets you customize the text string associated with labels (screenshot). This makes it possible to tag images quickly with custom, searchable phrases (e.g. "Urgent," "Needs client review," etc.) using just a keystroke. Think of it as a specialized, powerful form of keywording.
When you apply a label, you're not, however, storing the color in the file metadata; rather, you're just assigning the text that's specified for that label. If you've associated the green label with "Client approved," Bridge will display all files with the label "Client approved" as green. If you then use Bridge preferences to change green to mean "Good to go," however, Bridge will show files labeled "Clien... | | 11/30/2008 6:34:25 AM - John Nack |
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Details on Camera Raw 5.2 enhancements | Photographer & author Shangara Singh points out some helpful links to Adobe documentation on the new features in Camera Raw 5.2:
Side note: I love that it’s now possible to add one’s own notes to help entries. The Targeted Adjustment Tool entry refers repeatedly to the “TAT Tool,” which is ... | | 11/30/2008 2:22:04 AM - John Nack |
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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums | | Weekly Assignment
This week we don’t have any assignment winners for you because we are in the middle of our most recent assignment, Drive, and it has been sponsored by G-Technology who have donated one of their award wining, quad connection G-Tech Q 1TB drive as a prize for the winner of the Drive assignment. You [...] | | 11/29/2008 6:55:13 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Saturday Photos |
- Mugs:
- Martin Schoeller's Close Up is “A magnetic succession of stripped-down faces, straightforward portraits of the very famous and absolutely unknown.”
- Helen Marshall’s Big Picture (talk about truth in advertising) is comprised of 112, 896 photos of people's faces. [Via]
- Isolation:
- Kim Høltermand creates spare, bleak, often dreamlike compositions from sometimes banal subject matter. [Via]
- In a somewhat similar vein, Andy Taylor Smith captures the sculptural quality of overpasses and other large structures. (The Veer gallery seems to be acting up, but you can also see images on Andy’s own site.) [Via]
- Vanity Fair has posted a collection of the 25 Best News Photos. (F...
| | 11/29/2008 1:41:07 AM - John Nack |
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Nikon D3X Leak Puppy Catches Own Tail | 
UPDATE: Nikon Rumors has published the entire article, with jpegs big enough to read the text.
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Long plagued with continual leaks, today Nikon decided to scoop all of the leakers by (accidentally) leaking their own announcement themselves. That is to say, a Euro version of Nikon Pro magazine (seen above) apparently went out early, en masse, before they could launch the "official announcement."
This being a lighting blog, our preference is to send you elsewhere for the whole D3X coverage orgy thing. I mean, sure, I want one and all. But sheesh, I am still digesting my turkey today.
(Thanks to Tom for the heads-up.)
| | 11/28/2008 5:07:00 PM - Strobist |
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What is Your Favorite Lens? | | It’s time for a reader question that I’m sure will generate some interesting discussion (it did last time we asked it 2 years ago):
What is Your Favorite Lens?
A recent survey of DPS readers found that 75% of you have DSLRs - so I am sure that among us all there’s a wealth of experience when [...] | | 11/28/2008 2:22:44 PM - Digital Photography School |
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Thank You Pool |
Thank you for interacting with other photographers
Thank you for commenting on each other's notes and thoughts
Thank you for going out, being creative learning, teaching and sharing
Thank you for taking great images (and submitting to the pool - sideshow)
Thank you for reading DIYP
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Tilt-shift flava | | "I seemingly will never tire of this gimmick," writes Jason Kottke. No, but it's worth a try. :-)
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Popular Digital Cameras and Gear | | Every few months I post a summary of what digital cameras, books and gear that DPS readers have been buying on Amazon. This information is gathered by information that Amazon give us on what readers buy when they come across from our site to theirs and make a purchase (note: this actually earns DPS a [...] | | 11/27/2008 2:06:33 PM - Digital Photography School |
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A Day To Give Thanks | |
Today in the U.S. we celebrate one of our most popular holidays; “Thanksgiving,” which is a day for giving thanks for the blessings in our lives.
This is a day we usually spend at home surrounded by family, and we enjoy two key Thanksgiving day traditions: a huge Thanksgiving day turkey dinner (an example of which [...] | | 11/27/2008 1:40:57 PM - Photoshop Insider |
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T-Day Speedlinks |  If you are a turkey, today is a good day get out of town. Horrible, unspeakable things are happening to your kind on Thanksgiving Day here in the US.
I shot this guy in the woods of Northern Virginia, while doing a story on turkey hunters. Came by me at about 40MPH. Being a sports photographer really helps in a situation like that.
Most people in the US don't hunt them -- they just go down to the grocery store for theirs. My mouth is starting to water just thinking about later today.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving. And after you are done feeding your face, don't forget about the big plate of speedlinks for dessert, after the jump...
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• Pixsylated has been on a tear lately, with this high-speed sync tute, and an in-depth field test of the RadioPopper RP-1's.
• If you have a teenage daughter, you probably know about Twilight, the juggernaut bo... | | 11/27/2008 5:00:00 AM - Strobist |
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Learning the Secrets of Wedding Album Design | | In this post professional wedding photographer Chas Elliott shares some tips on creating Wedding Albums.
An introduction to wedding albums
If you have been to a recent bridal show, you have witnessed the impressive growth of an entire industry revolving around wedding albums. Some brides are even choosing their photographer based on the quality of their albums. [...] | | 11/26/2008 2:25:19 PM - Digital Photography School |
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It’s “Guest Blog Wednesday” featuring Andrew Rodney, Jeff Schewe, Greg Gorman, Mac Holbert, and John Paul Caponigro | | [ From the Editor: “A lot of folks are really serious about printing, and a lot of those people use Epson printers, (myself included), which is why Epson puts on this big tour every year called the Epson Print Academy, where a group of instructors teach people how to get better prints. Andrew, Jeff, Greg, [...] | | 11/26/2008 1:25:50 PM - Photoshop Insider |
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