May 26, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, Gavin Seim, Photography Podcast, Pro Photo Show Podcast, ProPhotoShow, Review, RoundTable, Software

PPS #31 Pro Photo Roundtable1 – Talking Tech

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Show Notes…

Well here is your first PPS Roundtable discussion. We had a few sound glitches, but we’ll get better. Hope you enjoy, and here are some links for things we discussed.

Gavin Reviewed Action Runner, a tool for automating the Photoshop action process with a whole bunch of images. Go check out the trial.

Also discussed was the free Wow lightroom presets by Jack Davis, and How to import your presets from Bridge to Lightroom. Dennis got the Eye-One Display2 for color correction. The Adobe Studio Exchange is good, but we don’t like it as well after the redesign. FredMiranda.com is a great place for lens reviews.

Gavin’s pick of the week was Photo Drop, a Mac tool for automated resizing of images. Jarrod said everyone should go to PhotoshopUser.com, and join NAAP And Dennis loves his lab Whitehouse Custom Color. I think that about wraps it up…. Cheers

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May 18, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, ProPhotoShow, Review

Nikon Coolpix P5000

The folks over at Digital Photography Review just posted thier review if the Nikon Coolpix P5000. The P5000 is considered to be “the ‘flagship’ in Nikon’s Coolpix compact digital camera range.”

Nikon P5000

It boasts a long list of great compact digital camera features including a 10 megapixel sensor. Even though it is not a “professional” camera, there was one feature that caught my eye. Maybe it’s because I am such a huge Nikon fan, but I really liked the camera’s finish. It is similar to that of the Nikon SLRs. It’s that black, textured metal surface with a nice rubber grip for your hand. In a world of shinny silver and gold compact cameras it is refreshing to have one that looks like it’s big brothers and sisters.

DPReview.com always does very thorough and indepth reviews of products so check it out.

Dennis

DZ Photography

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May 8, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, HDR Photography, lightroom, ProPhotoShow, Software

A Plethora of Photoshop Lightroom Presets

Try saying that three times fast! Just when you thought your list of presets in Photoshop Lightroom couldn’t get any longer, along comes this post. I found this newest link in the feedback section on Lightroom Killer Tips. The site is called Inside Lightroom. It is loaded with useful presets that are neatly categorized by the different effects. A feature of this site that I really like is how they show examples of what the preset looks like on both a landscape and a portrait image. One of my favorites is located in the “Colour Effects” sections called “300.” As you may have guessed, it mimics the visual effects of the movie 300. Perfect for those tough guy seniors.

Tying this into Gavin’s main topic of this week, there is also a section of presets called “High Dynamic Range Effects” What these do is let you apply seven different presets to the same image to make it look like you took seven different exposures ranging from underexposed to overexposed and everything in between. I haven’t tried these yet but I would think you would get better results from actually taking three different images vs simulating multiple shots. If anyone out there does give these HDR presets a try, please leave a comment to this post with your results or feedback. Enjoy!

Dennis

[tags]hdr, high, dynamic, range, photography, lightroom, presets[/tags] DZ Photography

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May 2, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, ProPhotoShow, Software

Photoshop Lightroom Introductory Price Extended?

For weeks we here at PPS have been telling you to pick up your copy of Photoshop Lightroom before the $199 introductory price expired. Well April 30th has come and gone and you can now pick up Photoshop Lightroom at Adobe.com for $299.

But wait! I found that B&H Photo & Video are still offering Photoshop Lightroom for $199! Amazon.com is actually selling it for $197.95. I don’t know if this is just an oversight on B&H & Amazon’s part or that this is just going to be their everyday discounted price. Regardless, if you were kicking yourself for not picking up this great application at the discounted price, here’s your chance to redeem yourself!

Dennis

DZ Photography

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April 24, 2007

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Dennis Zerwas, news, ProPhotoShow, Software, video

Photovision Special Pre-Release Price on Lightroom Simplified

Photovision, the makers of educational dvds and photographic equipment, have started taking orders for their newest educational dvd set entitled, “Lightroom Simplified.” It will feature Ed Pierce who hosts most if not all of Photovision’s dvds. Here is what Photovision is saying about Lightroom Simplified:

Abode’s Photoshop Lightroom is poised to become the professional photographer’s essential toolbox providing one application for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. Spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens. This tutorial will save you weeks of trial and error covering every aspect of Lightroom’s 5 modules in detail beginning with installation, setup and preferences. The step-by-step video is designed so you can work side-by-side right on your desktop or if you prefer Lightroom Simplified can be played on any home style DVD player. Uncover the secrets of Lightroom and get your life back.

lghtrom cvrThis set of 5 DVDs will cover each of the 5 Lightroom modules (Develop, Library, Slideshow, Print, Web.) Regular price will be $149 but the special pre-release price is $99. According to their website, it should be shipping around the end of May.

My View: It seems that lately everyone is doing a Photoshop Lightroom dvd, tutorial, or book these days! I guess that just comes with the release of a new, 1.0 photo software program. I am particularly interested in this one because it will focus on Photoshop Lightroom work flow and techniques as it relates to wedding and portrait photographers.

Catch you later,

Dennis

DZ Photography

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