Richard Harrington demos three features that use Adobe’s new Patch Match. They’re game changers. Find out more about Richard Harrington here. Find more great CS5 videos here. Learn more in my fine art digital printing workshops.
Here are some commonly asked questions that, once answered, will demystify setting camera file format. "Should I set my camera to JPEG, Raw, or JPEG and Raw?" If you want to create files with the highest quality, set your camera to create...
You’re invited! Come visit my annual open studio event July 31 – August 1 from 10-5. Gallery talks are at 2. It’s been one of my most prolific years to date. Producing more than one hundred new images, four bodies of work, in progress for...
X-Rite and Joe Brady offer this free 52 minute webinar on how to get great color in Blurb books. Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Book (37 Minutes) Learn how to: create your book; work with photos, text, and layouts; upload your book; and more. Blurb...
Adobe announced Lightroom 3 today ! It’s a major upgrade. If you’re using Lightroom 2 don’t even think about not upgrading. If you’re not using Lightroom, think about it – seriously. The shipping version has new features not available in the public beta version. (Automated...
I sat down and discussed many issues involving print on demand bookmaking with Brenda Hipsher of X-Rite before my recent Toronto Blurb Seminar – How to Make a Gorgeous Photo Book. You can listen to three audio excerpts here on X-Rites blog. Color Management and...
Before you photograph, write. After you identify the things happening outside you, take a little time to explore what’s going on inside you. The events around us trigger many associations and emotions, sometimes subtle and sometimes dramatic. Often, it’s the inner dimensions of ourselves that...
What can you do to safeguard our children’s future? Here are three things. Install low energy light bulbs and turn them out when you’re not using them. Sign the Earth Day petition for a comprehensive US climate bill. Join the Climate Rally in Washington DC...
SCAMPER Having trouble coming up with new ideas? Get thousands of ideas with one word. Try SCAMPER. In 1939 advertising executive Alex Osborn, “the father of brainstorming”, first proposed a set of nine strategies for creative thinking, seven of which were later rearranged by Bob...
Blurb’s 2010 Photography Book Now contest is open through July 15, 2010. Now it’s in its third year, this international competition celebrates the most creative, most innovative, finest print on demand photography books – and the people behind them. Showcase your work to a jury...