The Light's Right

Inspiration for the Day: Jonathan Andrew

mitch — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:52:27 +0400

Jonathan Andrew is a professional photographer, originally from Manchester, UK. Now he lives in the Netherlands. His landscape work is exception. So are his other other galleries. Be sure not to miss the WW2 bunkers portfolio.

Lightroom, Storage Space, and Big Catalogs

mitch — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:07:48 +0400

Matt Kloskowski posted a commentary about LR, storage space, and big catalogs. The issue of large catalogs in LR and a gazillion photos spread over stacks of DVDs and BRs or possibly several external harddrives is a problem many of us face. Many of us face it with Photoshop, too. Do you keep everything and have more and more to try and keep organized? Do you "show discipline" as Matt suggests and throw away many shots that have one or more problems?

By Jove! I Think We've Got It!

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:16:56 +0400

I've received two beta test reports indicating everything is working fine with both Snow Leopard and Windows (32 and 64-bits for both, too). I'll wait for a few more responses before I let folks at Adobe know the work-around fixes the problem. Just to be more confident.

Work Non-Destructively with JPEGs in Camera Raw

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:31:26 +0400

Terry White shows viewers how to take advantage of Adobe Camera RAW, even if they don't have a camera that shoots in RAW. ACR is great for making fast adjustments to your images that are non-destructive. And, although many don't realize it, they can do this work with JPEGs too!

Difference Clouds Wallpaper

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:19:48 +0400

Bittbox is another favorite source for textures, brushes, and other artistic tools. They've added a set of textures made with the Photoshop Difference Clouds filter. You might be able to use these for some grungy photo effects.

Glowing Circle Brushes

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:11:55 +0400

Obsidian Dawn, one of my favorite sites for brushes and textures, has a free set of glowing circle brushes that can be used to add some interesting artistic effects.

Quick Tip: Multiple Versions for Lens Profiles

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:02:18 +0400

When you create lens profiles, you need separate versions for RAW and non-RAW files. The Lens Profile pop-up menus in Photoshop CS5, Camera Raw 6, and Lightroom 3 will automatically display the profile appropriate to the image's file type.

Digital Prints with Lightroom

mitch — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:55:45 +0400

Roger Walton from Roger Walton Photography has contributed an article to X-equals that describes how to use Lightroom to make test prints quickly and easily.

Photoshop CS5 and Panel Woes

mitch — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:11:57 +0400

I have looked through Adobe resources for panels and CS5 extensions. I have sent e-mails to Adobe engineers. Here's what I've learned.

Where in the World is Mitch?

mitch — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:39:49 +0400

Mea culpa. I've been inattentive for several weeks. It's a combination of work demands, medication being less effective, and consequently, little extra energy.