Arizona Highways Photography Guide Review

Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Books, Reviews | Leave a Comment

The Arizona Highways Photography Guide: How & Where to Make Great Photographs (”The Guide“) is a new book from the editors and contributors of Arizona Highways.
“We’ve been working on this guidebook for several years and it includes insights and photographic experiences from top photographers including Pulitzer-prize-winner Jack Dykinga,” said Jeff Kida, Arizona Highways photography editor. […]

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Photoshop CS3 RAW by Mikkel Aaland

Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under Books | Leave a Comment

Photoshop CS3 users have a new resource to add to their library. O’Reilly has recently released Photoshop CS3 RAW from Mikkel Aaland. After you check out the profile below, those of you using Lightroom should check out 28 Great Adobe Lightroom Resources if you haven’t browsed through it yet.

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28 Great Adobe Lightroom Resources

Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Photoshop, Software, Technology | 13 Comments

If you’re an Adobe Lightroom user (or a wannabe), you’ll want to take a look at these books and links:
Links
Free 30 Day Trial - try out LR on Adobe
Adobe Design Center - tons of info from Adobe on how to use LR effectively
Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts - a simple, but handy chart
Lightroom Journal - blog by […]

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Scott Kelby’s New Book and a Can of Worms?

Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Books, News | 11 Comments

Scott Kelby’s 7 Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 is due to release on October 19th and sounds really promising. As you may know, I’ve previously raved about Kelby’s books. I expect no less of this one.
It is touted as “so revolutionary that he’s officially applied for a patent with the U.S. Patent […]

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The Basics of Photography

Posted on August 24, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Learn, Technique | Leave a Comment

DIY Photography has a new series, Back to Basics, underway. The first post in the series is on exposure. If you’re not familiar with the fundamentals of exposure, you should check it out.
Additionally, consider picking up a copy of Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. Bryan Peterson is an excellent teacher. He’s […]

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Learning Adobe Lightroom

Posted on May 22, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Learn, Reading Material, Software, Technique | Leave a Comment

If you’re like me, you love Adobe Lightroom. If you’re not like me, you should give it a try. The learning curve is easy. The controls are intuitive. It blows through RAW files as seamless as iPhoto does with JPEGs. It’s not quite the power hog that Aperture is either.
I […]

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Understanding Exposure, DIY Backdrops, Viewfinder Shots and an Itty Bitty Pretty Camera

Posted on May 10, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Deals, Fuji, Gear, Learn, Link Dump, Reading Material, Reviews | Leave a Comment

I’ve always recommended the book Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson because it does a great job of putting together all of the elements that go into a properly exposed photograph and explains it for the Average Joe. Consider picking up a copy. It’ll be the best $15 you spend in photography. Likewise, […]

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How to Take Better Photos

Posted on March 10, 2007 - Filed Under Books, Learn, Photographers | 4 Comments

I see a lot of folks on photography forums or letters written in to photo magazines asking where they should start. It seems like I see roughly the same question every day. Lots of times folks know how to point and shoot with their digital camera but don’t necessarily understand what it takes to make […]

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