Upgraded to Photoshop CS4
The mailman brought a small and extremely light package to my door today — a Photoshop CS4 upgrade. I was running CS2 till now, so I’m getting lots of new features for the… Continue reading
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Christmas Present: Photoshop CS4 Upgrade
I am a great fan of Photoshop, and I never want to miss it. But if I had to pay the full European price for it (EUR 1100 Euro or USD 1595), I’d… Continue reading
The Histogram — Light Meter of the XXI Century
The 2008 fall/winter program of the local Volkshochschule1 (VHS) came out today, and I will be teaching a course called “The Histogram — Light Meter of the XXI Century.” Since I like teaching,… Continue reading
Making a Black-and-White Photograph "Sing"
I’ve received a few questions about what “tricks” I’m using for my black-and-white images. Well, I’d say that I don’t use any tricks, just the tools of the trade. Let me show you…… Continue reading
Review of Mastering Black and White Digital Photography
I am still on a quest to improve my black-and-white photographs, and I am still looking at various books. I’ve already reviewed two books (review 1 and review 2) which were not quite… Continue reading
"Radiant Vista" Videos
I’ve been so terribly busy in the last two weeks that I haven’t even taken the camera in my hands. But I’ve not given up on photography totally. For example, I’m watching the… Continue reading
Review of Mastering Digital Black and White
I’m now through with the second book that I recently bought in order to learn more about digital methods for creating good black-and-white photographs. The review of the first one can be found… Continue reading
Review of Digital Black and White Photography
Recently I decided to learn more about digital methods for creating good black-and-white photographs. I looked around on Amazon and after reading quite a few descriptions and readers’ opinions, I ordered three books.… Continue reading
Upgrade CS2 … to Lightroom?
I’ve been working with Photoshop CS2 for a few years now. At first I was struggling with all the options, settings, tools, palettes, etc., but having read Bruce Fraser’s “Real World Camera Raw… Continue reading
Working with Master Files
In the last few days I played some more with my new printer and made nice prints from this image and from the one below. And in that process I gained appreciation for… Continue reading
The Importance of Soft-Proofing
I’ve had the Epson 3800 for about 6 weeks now, and I’ve already made a few nice prints. I still have a lot to learn about the art of editing and printing, but… Continue reading
Mastering the Digital Workflow
In my previous post I covered the time until the beginning of 2006, when I still hadn’t achieved much of an understanding of the digital workflow. But since I had a real interest,… Continue reading