September 9, 2007

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Gavin Seim, PPS Photography Tips, ProPhotoShow

Free Lightroom Presets. By Gavin Seim

I use using Lightroom Presets like crazy. I’ve decided to add to the mix of free Lightroom presets, with a few of my favorites that come from my Power Workflow2 Lightroom presets.

On to the free stuff. These have both RAW & JPEG versions just like you’ll find in my PW2 collection. You can also find more of my free presets right here.

These are a few of my favorite special effects from my Power Workflow. 400 is loosely based on the very popular “300”series by Mikelao. It’s a cool fantasy effect that adds some snappy drama to a scene.

Fantasy is a preset I use all the time, and have found it to be very useful since it gives a creative look. Fantasy Basic is a great lightweight general use effect that gives a nice gentle look. It works great on nearly any image. There’s more variations in the my complete set but this should get you rocking!

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More than everyday Presets: POWER WORKFLOW Lightroom Presets by Gavin Seim. Define your style!!

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September 5, 2007

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news, Nikon, ProPhotoShow, Review

The Nikon D300

For you Nikon users out there – here’s some news on the D300.

Everytime I turn around, Nikon seems to unveil a semi-pro camera body that has me wanting to tap into my children’s college fund.

The latest is Nikon’s D300, a 12.3-megapixel monster that is very similar to the D3, but with some new features.

One of the most talked about features is the new monitor – bigger, crisper and more life-like. Ken Rockwell has a nice review here.

While the monitor is nice, I am most interested in getting behind the lens and checking out the new 51-point auto focus system. It’s coupled with Nikon’s new 3D Focus Tracking Feature and, as long rumored, a live preview of the image on the LCD screen.

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September 1, 2007

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Gavin Seim, lightroom, PPS Photography Tips, ProPhotoShow

Histogram Basics and using them in Lightroom to be a lot Cooler!

Many of us know what the histogram is, and many of us simply know what it looks like but have no idea how to use it, or what it can do for us. We won’t delve into the deep dark depths of the histogram today, but rather talk about it’s basics and how you can use a cool feature in Lightroom to make quick corrections to images. You can also watch the video for an actual walkthrough.

One guy lost 27 pounds by using the histogram…

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Above we see the Lightroom RGB histogram, and as you see in the bright red letter left is darker, and right is lighter. Starting with that basic idea you can learn a lot about an image. Using LR however you can go a step further.

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August 31, 2007

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lightroom, news, ProPhotoShow, Software

Lightroom Named Software Of The Year

Popular Photography has named Lightroom as SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR!

From Popular Photography:

If you’ve ever wondered why so much in Photoshop has so little to do with actual photography, it may all have been in anticipation of Adobe’s powerful new workflow program. Like Apple’s Aperture, last year’s most impressive software, Lightroom organizes, processes, fixes, prints, and shares your images — handling RAW-format shots just like any other kind of file. It does all its fixing non-destructively, allowing you to go back and rework your pictures again and again. Its refinement and smooth operation clearly reflect the wisdom gained from Lightroom’s year of free public beta testing. So will it make you hang up your Photoshop for good? If you rarely dodge, burn in, or make composites — in other words, if you don’t work locally on different areas of your image — you may never need Photoshop again. On the other hand, serious retouchers should consider Lightroom for its organizational, printing, and Web prowess alone.

Read the entire story here

Lightroom retails for $300

More information on Adobe Lightroom and a free 30-day trial here.

Until next time,

Jarrod Michael

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August 29, 2007

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Canon, Gavin Seim, news, ProPhotoShow

Canon 40D Sample shots

DPReview has a nice gallery of beta shots from the 40D taken with a pre production camera. From what can be seen here it looks like the 40D has a lot of potential, especially in the noise department.

The sample below was taken at iso3200, and sure we can see noise, but that much noise when cranked all the way up to 3200 is our kind of animal. Heres the full DP review gallery.

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