Category: Technique & Workflow
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Apple – Aperture – New Features
: Aperture 2 delivers over 100 dramatic, new features including advanced image processing, a streamlined interface, faster performance, and unprecedented Mac integration Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Apple releases Aperture 2
: Apple this morning has released Aperture 2, a new version of its pro imaging application for Mac that boasts over 100 new features. The application is available for the cost of shipping to those who purchased Aperture after January 1, 2008; otherwise it’s a US$99 upgrade, or US$199 for a new license. Check it out here.
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John Nack on Adobe: New video shows GridIron Flow in action
GridIron Flow, a new workflow management technology designed to work with Photoshop, the Creative Suite, and other tools. Since then the product picked up a Best in Show nod at Macworld, and now you can see it in action in a video on their site. In it company CEO Steve Forde shows Flow managing a…
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Key For The Future – Inside Aperture
: For the longest time, I’ve wanted to figure out the best way to add keywords to my extensive library. I know in theory how to do it, but I have never actually made a concentrated effort to use this very important and powerful feature in Aperture. Keywording gets even more important as your archive…
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One Image – 17 Amazing Interpretations at CameraPorn
: Several weeks back, I posed a challenge to CameraPorn readers. Take an image I dug out of my archives in the form of three bracketed exposures and retouch it into the best final image possible. The “Revisit & Retouch” project was meant to be an exercise in compositing these bracketed exposures into one image,…
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Stretching the Truth Just Became Easier (and Cheaper) – New York Times
: “Reality is a lie,” said Mr. Baldassi. Automated tools like Mr. Baldassi’s are changing the editing of photography by making it possible for anyone to tweak a picture, delete unwanted items or even combine the best aspects of several similar pictures into one. Check it out here.
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The F STOP » Professional Photographers Discuss Their Craft » Article Archive » Guy Neveling
: Compared to the monkey, everything else was a cinch, says Guy Neveling, when asked about the production of our featured image, an advertisement for Volkswagen. “The monkey was all over the studio.” That is, until the time came for something rarely heard of in stateside shoots—his afternoon nap. A skilled photographer working in a…
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A Photo Editor – Portfolio Website Design
I think we’re all aware that the portfolio website is a very important tool for photographers and I’ll go so far as to predict that it will soon replace printed portfolios (bold, I know), so I wanted to create a quick reference guide for photographers looking for templates or designers or examples of portfolios that…
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Howto: Create Higher Dynamic Range With Bracketed Exposures at CameraPorn
: For those of you that are familiar with our recent blog project “Revisit and Retouch” you’ll recognize this image. I provided CameraPorn readers with a set of three bracketed exposures to have a go at creating their own unique version by any means necessary. The image above is not only my entry to the…
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From Robert Capa to Ray Charles: What's in your Mexican Suitcase?
: All of this got me instantly thinking (and worrying): What kind of Mexican suitcase will we leave to our future generations to find? A SyQuest cartridge from the early 1990’s? A floppy disk? A Zip drive? I’ve always laughed at the prospect of one of the great ironies of the digital era: In the…
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Lightroom Journal: DNG in the News
For those not familiar with DNG, it’s the archival raw format that Adobe created to address the proliferation of proprietary raw formats. With hundreds of undocumented formats introduced since the advent of raw capture, it’s no wonder that the concept of a raw standard has elicited quite a bit of discussion. Much of the discussion…
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Be a multimedia McGuyver – 101 DIY tools and techniques for cool, professional photo, audio and video gear on the cheap | Will Sullivan’s Journerdism
Be a multimedia McGuyver – 101 DIY tools and techniques for cool, professional photo, audio and video gear on the cheap | Will Sullivan’s Journerdism: “Long, long ago in high school and college I used to do a bunch of indy films with friends and classmates for fun (and some school classes). We never had…
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RRD Photo: Photoshop "Revisit and Retouch" Challenge #1
RRD Photo: Photoshop “Revisit and Retouch” Challenge #1: “Ryan Goodman took this photograph a few years ago in Grand Cayman and produced a nice image (after some editing) which you can see on his site. Interested to see what other folks would do to this in the digital darkroom, he’s inviting those interested to download…
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Portfolio Workflow Videos
From Extensis: Photographer Digital Workflow. This demo will outline how to use Portfolio as a complete workflow tool. From downloading and back-up to editing, sharing and archiving all inside of Portfolio. Learn how to simplify your workflow and have complete control over all of it’s steps. Here.
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How to Edit 40,000 Photos in a Day
From Photo District News, the photo editing process at US Weekly. Here. Senior editor Albert Lee picks up a picture of Jennifer Garner clowning around in her Oscar dress. “What the hell is she doing?” Lee cries. “Eff her!” He casts Garner aside.