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 **LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP**
Time
is quickly running out to sign up for one of the most exciting workshops that
I've ever offered. Light-painting in Arches National Park!
I still have some spots available for this great workshop so if you're thinking
about going be sure to sign up today so you don't miss this great opportunity.
Delicate Arch, at right, was shot shortly after sunset and painted with a 1
Million candlepower flashlight - this technique gives the formation an ethereal
look. Now, imagine a huge rock formation painted with over 100 million
candlepower.
 Texas
is famous for its wildflowers and Salado for its historic homes and quaint shops
and restaurants. This GreatPhotography workshop gives you the best that Texas
has to offer. You'll split your time between the Texas Hill Country enjoying the
tapestry of colorful wildflowers, and the quaint historic atmosphere of Salado's
Rose Mansion where you'll have the opportunity to not only photograph history
but to relive it when you stay in one of the mansions many historic rooms.
This is the only workshop where you can enjoy the
expert instruction of two outstanding photographers. Joining me in Salado is
Griff Smith, one of Texas' most notable photographers and a full time shooter
for Texas Highways magazine.
Save up
to $100 by signing up with a friend!
Today you can save up to $100 when you and a friend
sign up for a GreatPhotography workshop. It's easy, you and your friend
register online and in the comments section include the name of your friend.
Each person signing up will receive a $50 discount on the workshop price.
If three friends sign up together you'll each receive a $75 discount. Get
a group of four and you will each receive a $100 discount!!
Some restrictions do apply to this offer so be sure
to read all the detail online.
Years of research and development at Adobe Systems has resulted in the
introduction of Adobe Lightroom 1.0.
Photoshop Lightroom enables professional
photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital
photographs.
It is arguably the best RAW conversion program
available and will also provide RAW type processing for other image file types.
Lightroom does NOT work like other programs - all the editing done in Lightroom
is non-destructive, meaning that it never changes your original image file.
Time will tell exactly how it will fit into your
workflow and also how it fits into Adobe's product family. It essentially
replaces Adobe Bridge and provides much more control over the global editing
tools in Photoshop. I find the Levels and Curves in Lightroom much better
than Photoshop.
Lightroom is divided into five modules;
Library, Develop, Slideshow, Print and Web. The Print module is one of the
most flexible and powerful print engines available. You can create
wonderful web pages using the Web module and slide shows, complete with music,
are a snap.
For those that love to develop intricate slide
shows, using tools like Pro Show Gold, Lightroom is not a replacement. To
define music for playback, windows users simply point to a folder that contains
mp3 files. (Mac users use iTunes playlists). This does not allow you
to synchronize music or use multiple tracks. Also, slide duration and
fades are defined on a global basis so you can't control any individual slides.
The real power of Lightroom is in the Develop module
and I think that once you understand how it works you'll be hooked. But
don't expect a silver bullet to solve all your problems. Lightroom falls
far short for archiving and cataloging your images but the features it does
offer are both revolutionary and powerful.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom shipped late February at an introductory
price of $199. This is a $100 discount of the regular price of $299 and is
available through April 30, 2007.
 There
are several significant changes in Camera RAW support for Adobe Photoshop so
whether you need support for a new camera model or not, you may want to update
your Camera RAW to the latest 3.7 version.
The new Camera RAW 3.7 will work with Photoshop CS2,
Elements 4.0, Elements 5.0 and Premier Elements 3.0. Although Adobe says
that CS2 users can update the Camera RAW plug-in automatically using the Update
tool listed under the Help menu, it didn't work for me. I had no problems
with the manual installation.
One significant change you'll notice is that Adobe
is cleaning up the Auto adjustments. There is no longer support for
per-slider auto adjustments, instead you have one auto control at the top of the
panel.
Under the covers, the Camera RAW is enhanced to
ensure compatibility with the new Adobe Lightroom.
For download and installation instructions visit the
Adobe Website.
Early this year a friend of GreatPhotography, Manny
Rodriguez, had all his Nikon lenses stolen and is now trying to repopulate
his camera bag. If you have equipment that you think he may be interested
in please contact him directly. You can contact Manny at
lyd3train@l-dwireless.com.
Thanks for all your help.
Non-Destructive Cloning
Cloning has been one of the core tools in Photoshop since
the very beginning and it is a tool that many photographers find invaluable.
Unfortunately many photographers also clone directly on the background or
image layer which permanently alters the image data – a destructive editing
technique. But, there is a
non-destructive solution and this simple solutions not only works with cloning
but with other tools like the Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp and
Magic Eraser.
 Each of these tools has the option “Sample All Layers”.
You can take advantage of this function by following a few simple steps:
v
Create a New Layer above the image that you will
clone and make this the active layer
v
Click on the Clone tool and be sure that the
“Sample All Layers” option is checked
v
Now simply clone the image onto the new layer.
Because you’re not altering the image data itself you can always erase
and start over.
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