Lightroom for Pros
February 18th, 2013, 9am - 4pm in Houston Texas
with Scott Martin in conjunction with ASMP
This 1 day workshop takes an intense look at optimizing photography workflows from capture-to-print using Adobe Lightroom. Skipping the basics, we'll focus on the nitty gritty details necessary for professionals in the field. This workshop will be held at a photography studio downtown with lunch at the infamous Last Concert Cafe.
Topics of discussion:
Lessoning dependency on Photoshop
The DNG…
Icelandic Photo Tour
March 29 - April 6, 2013 in Iceland
with Lance Keimig, Tim Vollmer and Scott Martin
Iceland is a popular destination for so many reasons. This trip will be special in that it comes at the end of winter at what is essentially the best time to photograph the Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis in the next decade. We’ll have 8 days and 7 nights to explore and photograph this amazingly beautiful country, and all expenses except airfare, gratuities, and alcohol are included. The…
Mastering the Night: Death Valley
March 2-4, 2013 in Death Valley, CA
optional Lightroom class on March 1st
with Scott Martin and Lance Keimig
Lance Keimig and I invite you to join us in Death Valley in March. We're shaking things up for this workshop and doing several things diffrrently than we normally do. Unlike our usual Full Moon Night Photography workshops, this one will take place in the waning stage of the lunar cycle which will offer us some dark skies full of stars. I've come to love this…
Workshops for University Faculty
I just finished a private workshop in Marfa, TX with 15 faculty from the AT&T Learning Studio's Faculty Enrichment program at ACU. Not only did the university photography instructors come, but also several designers, cinematographers and those working in modern “media†forms (eBooks, video, web, etc). I really loved the diversity of this group, and the workshop provided them a chance to get out of their comfort zone and apply their creativity in ways that was different from what they were used to. They were enthusiastic, open minded and energetic. We had a ball. With photography changing…
Tips for upgrading to Lightroom 4
Every time we upgrade Lightroom we have a great chance to get a fresh start, shed bad habits, and tweak our workflow. Customizing one's process in Lightroom and reducing dependency upon Photoshop is the key to having a smart, efficient workflow that minimizes our time at the computer and maximizes time spent making images. I've been spending the last few months visiting with pros in their studios, auditing their workflows and getting them started on the right…
Workflow Audit with Lightroom CC Training
I've spent over 20 years traveling internationally visiting with pros in their studios, reviewing their process and getting them started on the right foot with modern workflow procedures. Choosing software, training, calibrating equipment, lighting implementation, paper choice, print presentation, image critique and setting up one's work environment are all a part of this process.
Smart workflows allow people to spend more time making images and less time at the computer. I encourage image-makers to…
i1Pro 2 "Raven" Review
I have been testing the new i1Pro 2 (codenamed "Raven") since May of last year. Xrite's spectrophotometers have evolved considerably since the original i1Pro, so with this next generation device they've completely redesigned it from the inside out, and all of the accessories that go with it. It's a versatile, handheld device that has a lot of advantages over it's predecessor. With dual light-sources, the i1Pro2 is capable of taking…
Using i1Profiler for QTR grayscale measurement and profiling
Recently I wrote an article on "Using ColorPort for QTR grayscale measurement and profiling." Today I'd like to talk about using i1Profiler v1.3 for QTR grayscale measurement and profiling. I've been using i1Profiler's new "Measure Reference Chart" feature and the new i1Pro2 "Raven" device for a year and now that it's officially released I can tell you about it.
i1Profiler is XRite's new professional level application that anyone can…
Using ColorPort for QTR grayscale and alt-process profiling
ColorPort is free utility from XRite that allows users to make and measure profiling targets with a wide variety of spectrophotometers, including the versatile 1Pro. This software and hardware combination is the modern day equivalent to yesterdays densitometer that provides much more information and functionality. I’ve been using ColorPort on a daily basis since 2005 and love it’s flexibility and versatility. If one is savvy enough to hack color patch…
HiDPI display support will significantly enhance our relationship with photography
November 8, 2012commentary
After spending 6 hours with Lightroom's new HiDPI Retina Display Support, let's me just say it's incredible. A giant step forward. It's like seeing all of your images in a whole new light. Looking at images on a ~300ppi screen with the same clarity and resolution of a fine print is a long time dream of mine that I know would someday come true.
We've been living in the dark ages with our ~72ppi displays. We've been seeing not the true nature but a facsimile of our images. Things like sharpness,…