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Check out Mark Johnson’s new site ….

Posted by Peter in Mark S. Johnson, Tutorials on October 24th, 2008

Mark Johnson of the Radiant Vista team has launched a new website – Mark S. Johnson Photography

In my opinion Mark is one of the best Photoshop instructors around. His, The Photoshop Workbench ,series has been one of the key learning tools in my learning Photoshop. Mark approach is like having him sitting right next to you as you go through the steps. I can not say enough about Mark’s ability to teach and it’s great to see that most of the previous workbenches are now available on his new site.

Additionally, you will find Mark’s video tutorials Photoshop 101, Color Management, and Sharpening.

Congratulations to Mark and best of luck on his new site.

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Adventures in HDR Imaging

Posted by Peter in HDRI, Seascape, Tutorials on September 8th, 2008

Original Exposures -

I have spent the last several months investigating techniques for creating High Dynamic Range Images. Based on my experience thus far I have some recommendations for getting started.

Online Resources -

As for book recommendations -

If I had to choose just one – I would pick the HDRI Handbook, if you are interested in the technical specifics, as I am, this book has the most detailed explanation of HDRI that I have found thus far.

The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists +DVD

Video Training -

If you want to know how to capture and then process in  a clearly presented step by step video tutorial, then I would definitely recommend Ben Willmore’s  DVD High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mastery by Xtrain.

The training is broken up into 4 classes :

  • Shooting for HDR
  • Merging Exposure
  • Processing HDR Files
  • Enhancement

Ben is considered by some to be the master of HDR imaging. If you have purchased Photomatix for rendering HDR then Ben’s video is the instruction manual that is missing.

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End of the line …

Posted by Peter in Tutorials on April 29th, 2008

Ever wonder how to change the panel end markers in Lightroom. It is actually pretty simple.

Here is an example of my new panel end marker -

Here is the procedure that I used to make the change.

Unzip Example file and insert into the Panels End Mark Folder.

This folder can be found by

  • selecting Preferences under the Edit Menu.
  • In the Preferences Panel (click for larger view) select Interface

  • In Panel End Mark drop down click on Go to Panel End Markers Folder
  • Open Folder and place unzipped sample png file into this folder
  • Close Lightroom and restart

To use the new End Panel Marker – Select … Edit…Preferences…Interface… Panel End Mark: drop down and then Select “theend.png” file that was just installed.

You can create your own End Panel markers by using Photoshop to create an image and by saving as a png file. Then follow the procedure outlined above to install. Keep in mind the size of the output image. The example image used in this example is 38 pixels x119 pixels in size.

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Need a last minute Holiday Gift idea..

Posted by Peter in NAPP, Scott Kelby, Tutorials on December 20th, 2007

Just when I thought Online training for photoshop, Lightroom and photography in general couldn’t get much better, it has.

Kelby Training has introduced a new subscription based training courses from the best instructors available, all in one spot.

If you are a member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals, as I am, you obtain an added benefit for NAPP members, a discount to make the deal even sweeter.

Check out Scott Kelby’s introduction at this link – Photoshop Insider.

So for those looking for a last minute Holiday gift for the photographer in the family, consider a annual subscription for only $199 ($179 for NAPP members).

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