Creative Blur Photoshop CS4 Tutorial

Creative Blur Photoshop CS4 Tutorial
Images and Text by Andrew Darlow
Creative Blur has been used from the very early days of photography both intentionally to create a certain look, and because of the inherent characteristics of lenses, apertures and cameras with swings and tilts, such as 4×5 and 8×10 view cameras.
Today we have many options for [...]

Photoshop Tips & Techniques Lecture 4/11/2009 in New Jersey

This announcement is for an upcoming Photoshop CS4 Tips and Tricks
lecture/demonstration with Mark Beckelman and me, being held Sat.
April 11, 2009 from 4-8pm at Alfa Art Gallery in New Brunswick, NJ.
In this four hour lecture-style workshop, professional photographer
and retoucher Mark Beckelman will cover the following:
- Four in CS4 - the four new features you must [...]

The Aperture Users Network Launches MacCreate.com

The Aperture Users Network just announced the launch their new sister site: MacCreate.com. According to a recent e-mail I received, MacCreate is “dedicated to providing information and resources for the creative Mac user…MacCreate.com provides instruction on programs in Apple’s iLife and iWork suites, pro applications as well as third party programs.”
After taking a look at [...]

ImagingBuffet.com Named a Top 100 Photography Blog

First, I’d like to wish all of our readers a very happy new year. This is my first post of 2009. A nice holiday present came in the form of recognition by the folks at photography-colleges.org. ImagingBuffet.com was named to their list of “Top 100 Photography Blogs.” I’d like to thank them for putting The [...]

Lightroom 2.2 Update Released

I just received this announcement about Lightroom 2.2 being released. One of the best features I noticed is that Adobe Camera Profiles are now provided in the application, eliminating the need to install them manually. Below are excerpts from the announcement:
Adobe has released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom software, available immediately as a free [...]

Quick Review: Rangefinder October 2008 Issue

I just received the Rangefinder October 2008 issue, which is published by Rangefinder Publishing. It is the Fine Art Issue, and weighs in at 250 pages. It is truly spectacular, and that’s why I’m taking time to mention it. As a former Editorial Director of a photo-related magazine (Digital Imaging, and later renamed Digital Imaging [...]

Epson Print Academy Launches New 15 City Tour

Over the last few years I’ve attended two Epson Print Academy live events in New York City, and I’ve also reviewed the Epson Online Experience, which was an online training series that featured many of the videos that were produced for the live Epson Print Academy events. After both of the Print Academy events I [...]

Adobe CS4 Launch Broadcast Video Available On-Demand

1700 Person Years of Work. That’s what I learned went into the making of the updated Adobe Creative Suite 4 applications when I watched the one hour Adobe Launch Webcast last week. I enjoyed the presentation and learned some things about the upgrades that I found to be very impressive. For example, in Adobe Premier [...]

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