Reduce Color Noise With Photoshop

It’s challenging to reduce the luminance (light and dark) component of noise without compromising image sharpness; often it requires a careful application of specialized software. However, you can easily reduce the color component of noise using Photoshop. Here’s how. 1    Duplicate the Background layer and...

Epson Pro Profiles

Looking for ICC profiles for Epson’s Signature Series of papers for their Pro level printers? Find them here. Find more digital printing resources here. Learn more in my digital printing workshops.

How to Sequence & Design Your Next Book Like a Pro – Mat Thorne

How to Sequence and Design Your Next Book Like a Pro from Blurb Books on Vimeo. Mat Thorne, pro photographer and design whiz, shares his secrets for great book design. Mat was the Art Director at the prestigious Maine Media Workshops and has designed books...

Compelling Cover Design – Alan Rapp

The cover of your book is your best chance to catch someone’s eye. In this webinar, photography book editor Alan Rapp uses examples from iconic works and Blurb books alike, and shows how the cover draws the viewer in. Learn more in my online Bookmaking...

OnOne Free Plug Ins

Get 20% off OnOne products with this code – PRINT20 ! OnOne offers free Plug-Ins. You can add professional photographic effects, frames and backgrounds in Photoshop with just a few clicks with PhotoTools 2.5 Free Edition and PhotoFrame 4.5 Free Edition from onOne. You can...

Seek Feedback

One of the most valuable aspects of a workshop is getting feedback on your work. You get it from a respected authority. You also get if from diverse participants. The combination of both is powerful. You’ll see your work more clearly, see it through others...

Getting Started with Blurb BookSmart

You won’t believe how easy Getting Started with Blurb BookSmart (2:12) is. If you’ve ever made a book traditionally you’ll be amazed. If you haven’t you may be tempted to take this new found ease for granted. The mechanics of making a book has never...

White Sands Workshop 2010 – Keepers

Here are a few of the keepers participants made during last weekend’s White Sands 2010 workshop. Sunrise and sunset locations were complemented by midday reviews. We’ll do it again in 2011!

When To Use Virtual Copies and Snapshots in Lightroom – Julianne Kost

Julieanne breaks down the differences and points out the advantages of using virtual copies and snapshots in Lightroom 3. Since both features were designed for specific tasks, discovering what they do best will allow you to take advantage of each of their strengths. Find more...

Santa Fe Workshop – Keepers

Here are a few of the keepers participants made during last weekend’s Santa Fe 2010 workshop. We had great locations – Tent Rocks, Red Rocks, Ghost Ranch, Echo Amphitheater, White Place, Taos Gorge, and Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Sunrise and sunset locations were complemented...