Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 10:48pm
As photographers there is always the struggle of “how much time should I be spending in post?” There are two ways of looking at it.
1. Turn and Burn 2. Artistically Valued
The first is obvious and usually sloppy. The second implies too much time and noodling. I stay away from the turn and burn although sometimes...
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Friday, September 11, 2009 at 10:47pm
A common issue with digital photographers is we now spend most of our time staring at a computer. This should not be so. We want to be shooting, not working in LightRoom and PhotoShop. The general rule of thumb for post production time (basic exposure and color corrections along with exporting, and proofing) should be...
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Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:05pm
I teach the bookbinding workshops at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. We are coming up on the new term and I am reminded of something I always tell my students that also applies to my own work habits in my office. “Make sure your work area is clean before you get started on...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 6:14pm
I often get asked what is the best way to add your watermark to your images before placing them online. There is no simple answer as it depends on the type of watermark you have. It it is always in the same place you can easily create a simple to very complex watermark using PhotoShop...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 12:08am
Lately it has been the hot topic across several platforms that I am involved in: “how do you do your black and white conversions?” There are multiple ways to do this in LightRoom and in PhotoShop. I just learned a new way tonight from one of my students (that I will most likely never do...
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Posted in BUSINESS PRACTICE, Workflow | Tags: "Black and White", adobe, Contrast, Conversion, Flat, Grayscale, LightRoom, PhotoShop, Saturation, Workflow
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 11:25pm
What is the difference between RAW & JPEG? In essence, RAW is the uncompressed unprocessed image data for a captured image and JPEG is the same thing only processed through your camera’s processor and compressed for best storage capacity. RAW contains all the image data, while JPEG contains only the vital data while clipping what...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 12:24am
Part of your studio workflow should be getting feedback from clients. While not always easy to ask for, you should try to get over it and just ask. You will be surprised at how willing people are to write up a few sentences about your services. For wedding photographers a great place to get “shout...
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Friday, July 24, 2009 at 9:36pm
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Do you desperately need an update?
Has your hair been doing the same thing for years?
Are you seriously cute and have no need for a make over but LOVE great jewelry?
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Come join us for a free afternoon of pampering and ideas from three style experts....
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 8:41pm
LightRoom is great for many reasons. One of my favorites is the ability to create Collections and reorganize my images within those collections prior to exporting and renumbering. Renumbering and ordering your imagery is key to having happy clients. The truth is, clients get very upset when they see chunks of photos missing. They also...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 12:08am
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