Photoshop CS5 has officially started shipping. And with the launch of CS5 I’m pleased to announce the release of Total Training’s Photoshop CS5 Extended Essential series, hosted by yours truly. Available on DVD or as a streaming download on your computer screen, join me for 6+ hours of instructional videos covering the nuts and bolts [...]
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Photoshop CS5 Video Training
April 30, 2010Philly Workshop May 8-9
April 28, 2010I’m told there are still slots available for a photography workshop I’m leading at Philadelphia’s Project Basho. We will spend time out in the field shooting and then come back to the digital lab where we’ll learn a complete Lightroom workflow for organizing, editing and printing your photos. These combined field/classroom workshops, in addition to [...]
Photo Tours of New York City
March 15, 2010With Spring just around the corner, I’m pleased to announce the PhotoTour NYC 2010 walking tours. Last year was a great success and I’m looking forward to showing you around the most photogenic locations in New York City. Whether you’re a tourist, in town for a few days, or have lived in NYC all your [...]
Philly Printing Workshop
August 3, 2009Project Basho has just announced a Fall workshop I’ll be teaching, Fine Inkjet Printing. This intermediate/advanced workshop examines a high quality printing workflow. We look at some of the top third party paper options, explore softproofing techniques and delve into the practical applications of color management. If you’re in or around Philadelphia this workshop is [...]
QuadTone RIP Workflow
July 21, 2009Roy Harrington’s QuadTone RIP (QTR) software is a remarkable collection of tools that allows for some of the highest quality black and white output available on Epson inkjet printers. If you’ve only used the Epson ABW driver, you owe it to yourself to try QTR. QTR is capable of both very simple operation, for those [...]
Soft Proofing Basics
June 26, 2009If you’re committed to getting your print output to match your screen as closely as possible, you’ll want to become familiar with Photoshop’s soft proofing feature, officially labeled Proof Setup. In this video tutorial I walk you through the basics of soft proofing and show you some of its benefits. Part 1 Part 2 Part [...]
Lightroom 101: The Basic Panel
May 8, 2009In the video below, I give an overview of the Basic panel in Lightroom. Geared towards Lightroom novices, this offers a solid workflow for accomplishing the initial edits to your images.(This video is available in HD format. Set HD to On in the top right corner. To enlarge the video, click the full screen mode [...]
Printer Calibration and Profiling
April 10, 2009In the previous post of this instructional series we looked at calibrating and profiling the monitor for accurate display. Now it’s time to ensure consistent and predictable results from the printer. As with monitors, printers benefit from both calibration and profiling. The difference, however, is that unless you own a full-featured RIP, the calibration step, referred [...]
Monitor Calibration and Profiling
April 3, 2009In yesterday’s post I talked about what to look for when buying a monitor suitable for image editing, but even the best screen will have to be calibrated and profiled in order to function at its peak. I’m purposely making a distinction between these two steps, even though they are performed by the same software. [...]
Monitor Specs
April 2, 2009This post is the first of in-depth looks into the issues discussed here. The choice of a monitor is one of the most critical buying decisions for any photographer who wants to see accurate color. It’s really the lens of your digital darkroom, and as with most things, you get what you pay for. A [...]
