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Always Get the Window Seat

February 6, 2009 By Zach Matthews

The following post is by Atlanta based photographer and writer Zach Matthews, who explains why it’s worthwhile to photographers to get the window seat when flying. Learn more about him at the end of this post.

Back in 2006, I went on my first assignment as a magazine writer. The Cloudveil company had just come into the fly fishing market (my area of specialty) and American Angler wanted me to cover the event. As the proud owner of a (then) new Nikon D70, I took every opportunity to take pictures, including candids of myself in my new role as a fancy journalist.

As we gained altitude on the Salt Lake City to Jackson, Wyoming leg of our flight, I snapped a shot or two out of the airliner’s window. Your modern airliner, say a Boeing 767, has double-paned window glass. The exterior skin has a thick glass plate, while the interior is a thin piece of Plexiglas, with an inch or two of space between. Generally, the interior pane will be very scratched, possibly distorted by oilslick defects, and in some cases flaking to pieces. That doesn’t mean you can’t take a picture through it, though—just as when shooting through chain link fencing, if your point of focus is far enough out, the glass will blur to a misty gray fog. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Learn, Photoshop Tagged With: commercial magazine photography, magazine photography, zach matthews

 

Adobe Camera Raw 5.1 Update

October 22, 2008 By Eric Reagan

Adobe has release the version 5.1 update for Camera Raw.  “This new version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original one that was installed with Adobe® Photoshop® CS4; Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0; and Adobe Premiere® Elements 4.0 software.”

The Camera Raw plug-in updates are available as free downloads for existing customers. Click here for the download page: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

Filed Under: News, Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, camera raw 5.1, Photoshop, update

Lightroom 2.1 Update

October 22, 2008 By Eric Reagan

Adobe has released the version 2.1 update for Lightroom.  According to Adobe, the update includes the following features and fixes:

  • Additional camera support for the Canon 50D, Canon 1000D (Digital Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F), Nikon D700, Nikon D90, Sony A900 and more
  • Includes several corrections for issues introduced by the Lightroom 2.0 release

The update is available for free to all Lightroom 2 users.  Click here for the download page: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

Filed Under: News, Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, lightroom, update

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Now Shipping

October 15, 2008 By Eric Reagan

Adobe has announced that Photoshop CS4 and the rest of the Creative Suite 4 family are now shipping.

Press Release:

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Now Shipping

Milestone Release Radically Improves Creative Workflow Efficiency; Redefines Collaboration Between Designers and Developers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, the highly-anticipated release of industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical breakthroughs in workflow efficiency – and packed with hundreds of innovative, time saving features – the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, interactive, film, video and mobile. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, photoshop cs4

Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual

October 9, 2008 By Eric Reagan

O’Reilly continues its series of Photoshop authority texts with the new Photoshop Elements 7:  The Missing Manual.  Photoshop Elements 7 was introduced by Adobe on August 26, 2008 and is scheduled for release later this month.  While the new manual from O’Reilly retails for $45, you can get it online at Amazon for under $30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, Elements 7, Photoshop, Software

Adobe Introduces Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended

September 23, 2008 By Eric Reagan

Landmark Release Packs Powerful Editing Punch and Harnesses the Creative Potential of 3D

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended, the highly anticipated, new editions of the professional industry standard software for digital imaging. Providing a fluid user experience, complete creative control and higher efficiency, Photoshop CS4 leverages the power of the latest hardware to extend imaging possibilities and offer faster, more flexible ways to accomplish core tasks like image adjustments and masks. All of these features and more can be found in Photoshop CS4 Extended, which serves users with advanced motion graphics functions, dramatically expanded 3D visualization capabilities and precise image analysis.

Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended will be available as stand-alone applications or key components of the Adobe Creative Suite® 4 family (see separate releases).

“Photoshop is about delivering cutting-edge innovation that really pushes the boundaries of digital image editing,” said Kevin Connor, vice president of product management for professional digital imaging at Adobe. “This version is no exception with some stunning new imaging technology that complements our work to bring more control, simplicity and speed to everyday tasks. By streamlining the most popular workflows for the professional, technical or home user, Photoshop CS4 brings new levels of accessibility to the gold standard in digital imaging software.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, cs4, Photoshop

Live Blogs From Photoshop World

September 4, 2008 By Thursday Bram

There’s a whole list of bloggers posting updates from Photoshop World, providing pretty thorough coverage for those of us who aren’t there. John Paul Caponigro got the idea yesterday and managed to put it together in a hurry. He invited the ‘movers and shakers’ at Photoshop World to post the highlights of their day during each day of the convention, and so far, it’s going well.

So far, the list of participating bloggers includes the following:

  • Corey Barker
  • John Paul Caponigro
  • Dave Cross
  • Laurie Excell
  • Martin Evening
  • Scott Kelby
  • Deke McClelland
  • Joe McNally
  • John Nack
  • Moose Peterson
  • Jeff Schewe
  • Colin Smith
  • Ben Willmore
  • David Ziser

They keep trickling in, though, so it’s worth checking back to see who else has added their thoughts about the various talks going on.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: photoshop world

Power Retouche Pro Review at PhotographyBLOG

September 2, 2008 By Eric Reagan

PhotographyBLOG has posted a review of Power Retouche Pro plugin suite for Photoshop.

Power Retouche Pro is a comprehensive suite of plugins for professional photo retouching in Photoshop and other imaging applications. Power Retouche Pro supports both 8bit and 16bit images, and is compatible with all versions of Photoshop, plus Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw, Illustrator, Fireworks amongst others. Plugins can be purchased individually, or the full pro package is available for just $175 / €113 / £ 88. Jon Canfield tries out all 25 individual plugins in our latest review.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: Photoshop, Power Retouche Pro

Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

August 26, 2008 By Eric Reagan

ADOBE UNVEILS PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 7 AND INTRODUCES PHOTOSHOP.COM MEMBERSHIP

New Photoshop.com Membership Boosts Capabilities of Desktop Experience

Photoshop Elements 7Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7 software with new Photoshop.com membership, a milestone release of the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software1. Available for Windows®, Photoshop Elements 7 makes it quick and easy to organize, edit, create and share amazing photos with others by leveraging the editing power of Photoshop software, the professional standard for image editing. For the first time, Photoshop Elements 7 customers will have the option to sign-up for one year of membership on Photoshop.com, extending the capabilities of the software by providing helpful templates and creative tutorials delivered on a regular basis. Other benefits include: automatic online backup and storage of photos and videos, access to photos and videos from virtually anywhere, and interactive options to share memories with great impact. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News, Photoshop Tagged With: adobe, Elements 7, Photoshop

Photoshop Express Beta Gets Update

July 31, 2008 By Thursday Bram

While Photoshop Express is still in beta, it just picked up a few updates. Adobe AIR has gotten some Photoshop Express action: there’s a now a desktop uploader for Photoshop Express that runs on the Adobe AIR framework that works seamlessly.

Users of Photoshop Express now have the ability to print photos through Shutterfly. While Photoshop Express is still free, Shutterfly sets its own prices for prints.

There have a few changes to the user experience, as well: you can drag and drop photos into Photoshop Express, and resize images with one click.

Photoshop Express isn’t my image editor of choice, but the web application is developing into something very worthwhile.

Filed Under: Photoshop Tagged With: photoshop express

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