March 30, 2008

I wanted to post a free video from my up and coming Seim Effect video series.

Burn and dodge is one of those overlooked gems that can give you control over where viewer attention is drawn to in an image. Some people avoid vignettes, burns and dodges because they don’t realize how effective they can be.

I see images nearly every day that could be twice as good with a little B&D Love. This is just as important with HDR images ass well ad they tend to be a bit flat in their natural state. Here’s a Seim Effects video on the topic. It’s slightly cheesy, but a good look at how I leverage B&D. Click the link to get the free High Res version.

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March 28, 2008

Hey photo junkies. I wanted to post a quick news update for effects fans. As you know I’m a fanatic or great editing as well as workflow. The effects I make are mot just to sell. As photographer, and I use them myself all the time, so I’m always thinking about how to do cooler things more efficiently.

I‘m going to be working on a small video collection that talks about the mechanics behind the image I make. What goes into them. Not just what preset or action I use, but the little things the make all the difference in an amazing shot.

As you can imagine there will be a small charge to get the whole set of videos, but be on the lookout for a great free video of how to use Burn & Dodge to add magic to an image. B&D is a very simple, but overlooked tool in our kit, and I see images literally all the time that could be transformed by just a little burning & dodging.

If you think you might want the whole video set Contact Me and ask to be put on the notify list. Those who do will be getting a special dicount when the video are out. If your not sure that’s cool too! Just stay tuned for to gavs free goodies.

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March 18, 2008

There’s a new version of Hollywood Effects out today. Along with a few minor updates, there’s a brand new action I’m really excited about called Dragon Eye. It’s a great general use Dragonizer effect that I think you’ll really like.

We also launched a new Hollywood Effects sneak peak video showing you what inside, and what you can do with the latest Hollywood Effects Actions.

If you already own the action check your inbox for the update, If not head over to the Hollywood Effects Page and pick them up.

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February 16, 2008

Well the actions update has been pushed. Those of you who already own Hollywood Effects action should have received an update email with a download code. Those of you who purchase Hollywood Effects in the future will automatically get the latest.

1.5 adds some new effects that I think will be very useful including Hollywood Fashion and Sext Soft. I’m excited to see the product filling out even more, making it an all in one special effects action set.

Also I plan on making a brand new video soon that reflects the latest additions so you can see them in action and get some tips.

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February 5, 2008

There’s quite a few of you using Hollywood Effects Photogshop actions. Though a growing number of people these days are using my Power Workflow Lightroom presets, but sometimes I feel it’s easy to get lazy on the Photoshop effects we use because Lightroom is so easy, and can do so much.

While I’m not downplaying Lightroom I think we need to remember that the effects we can do in Photoshop like glows, and advanced special effects simply cannot be done in Lightroom and we don’t want to forget about PS.

In using Hollywood Effects lately I felt that it was time for a few more tools so soon I’ll be launching a free update for Hollywood Effects owners, as well as doing a brand new demo video. Their will be at least two brand new effects that I think you’ll really get some use out of so stay tuned.

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