Deke McClelland – Photoshop CS5 Common Sense Enhancements

Learn more about Photoshop and Lightroom in my DVDs and Workshops.

Julianne Kost – New Camera Raw Feature in CS5

Learn more about Photoshop and Lightroom in my DVDs and Workshops.

Adam Merrifield – Joshua Tree

Adam Merrifield made the most of our recent workshop in Joshua Tree. He came away with more than a few hero shots and a set of related images to support them. Read about his experiences and see his images on my Alumni blog. Visit his...

Adam Merifield – Joshua Tree National Park

Adam Merifield made the most of our recent workshop in Joshua Tree. He came away with more than a few hero shots and a set of related images to support them. “Being in Joshua Tree National Park is like walking through the dream scape of...

How To Make a Gorgeous Photo Book – Audio Excerpts

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...

Books With Topical Themes Enjoy Wider Appeal

One of the ways you can create a book that has wider appeal is to give it a topical focus. Books on well-known subjects (people, places, things, events, etc) have a built in audience – anyone interested in the subject. Comparatively few people know about and...

My Alumni Placed in the iPhone Photo Contest

A couple of my alumni placed in the iPhone Photo Contest. Find out more here.

Covers – People Do Judge Books By Them

One of the most important decisions you can make when you create a photo book is choosing an image for the cover. Choose cover images wisely. People do judge books by their covers. Images that tend to work best for covers share one or more...

Blurb Offers Free Premium Paper Upgrades

Blurb is offering free upgrades to their new lustre finish Premium Paper (It’s 35% heavier.) for a limited time only. Order copies of existing books or make a new one. All you have to do is place an order with two or more books before...

Use Text To Enhance Your Photo Book

Photography books are often greatly enhanced when text is included. There are many types of text that can complement your images. Here are a few classic examples. – facts about a subject – history of a subject – placing the images in an art historical...