September 28, 2007

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Gavin Seim, news, photoshop, ProPhotoShow

Hollywood Effects. Actions for Photoshop are here

Hollywood EffectsTheir finally here. My Hollywood Effects actions include fourteen of my best effects that I’ve made up into Photoshop actions and can applied at the click of a mouse.

The set sells for $29.99 and is available now for instant download. It also comes with nearly 30 minutes of video where I walk thru the actions and discuss tips for making them work for you. The video alone should help you understand the action workflow, so even if you have no experience with actions you’ll be running these in no time.

You can get them right now at www.seimeffects.com There’s also a gallery of sample images you can check out.

Have fun… Gavin Seim

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September 23, 2007

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Gavin Seim, news, photoshop, ProPhotoShow

Hollywood Effects Actions From Gavin coming soon

ad.jpgHey all. I just wanted to announce the soon to be released Hollywood Effects actions. It’s fourteen really cool effects that I’ve made up into Photoshop actions and can applied at the click of a mouse.

These ones won’t be free, but I like effects that don’t cost a fortune so I priced them less than actions usually cost, and you get a lot of effects in one package.

There’s some really neat special effects here, and I’m pretty excited about them. If you have not used actions in the past now is a good time to start. The set will even come with a video to get you flying, and there’s even actions that were designed to work with HDR portraits and make them look great!

They’ll be an instant download, and are not available quite yet but you can check out the brand new Seim Effects site, and see samples of the effects, plus sign up to be notified when their available, and get a special discount.

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September 14, 2007

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Gavin Seim, lightroom, news, ProPhotoShow

Lightroom 1.2 released

box_lightroom_112×112.jpgUpdates are now available to Lightroom 1.2, and Camera Raw 4.3. The updates provide raw file support for 14 additional camera models and camera backs within Lightroom and Camera Raw, including the Canon EOS 40D.

We don’t know yet if there have been any other features added, but as far as we can tell this is not a huge update like 1.1 turned out to be. We’ll play with it however and keep you posted. Of course you can find out for yourself! You should get the auto updater as soon as you start Lightroom, and be able to get your own update.

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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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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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