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October 8, 2008

actions, lightroom, news, photoshop, presets, ProPhotoShow, special effects

Seim Effects fall SALE: Save $$ on presets, actions

Happy Fall everyone. To celebrate all these great fall colors we’re giving 15% off ALL PRODUCTS. Or buy 2 or more and get 20% off (double the normal discount) The sale ends October 25th so tell your friends.

Just use promo code – FALL
Save 20% on 2 or more with code – FALL2

Remember I’m here to help if you need it. Also here’s a shot taken on the beach I thought I’d throw in for fun. It’s been one of my popular ones on Flickr. Have a super week and stay tune to ProPhotoShow. New podcasts coming soon… Gavin

September 20, 2008

news, ProPhotoShow

Lightroom 2.1 now available

Many of you who follow me on twitter know that I’ve had many stability issue’s with Lightroom 2. I know others have had problems as well. We’ve been waiting for some bug fixes.

Well Adobe Labs made 2.1 available today. It won’t be in automatic update yet, but it’s worth getting manually. Though I have not used it much yet I do see indications that there are some good improvements. Brushes may even be working smoother now. I won’t make this long. It’s time for bed. Go get it for yourself and share a comment about what you find.

~ Download LR 2.1 here ~

Thanks to Twitterer’s for letting us know…
Gavin Seim

September 17, 2008

actions, Free Effects & Goodies, free lightroom presets, lightroom, presets, tips

Free Lightroom Brush Presets

~ Download Gavin’s Brush Presets ~

UPDATE: These brushes no longer work properly in LR4. If you use LR2-3 download the brushes above. If you use LR4 get my new brushes.

Did you know that in Lightroom2 You can use a brush to make precise corrections, and even have brush presets ready to go to make those corrections easy.

Well I knew about LR brushes, but I had not given enough attention to them until Matt Kloskowski posted up some darken brushes, and got my mind churning on this great workflow asset.

Here’s a collection of brush presets I made for… Burn, Dodge, Color Boost, Color Drain, Skin Soft, and Detail Boost.

Remember that these don’t work the same as my Develop presets. These are for “Brush” settings. If you need to learn how to install them take a look at my Installing Lightroom Brush Presets article.

Once you get them installed you can just select the brush effect that you want, from the drop-down. Brush size and intensity are still fully controllable with the sliders, but these preset will get you going fast.

Gavin Seim

September 10, 2008

Gavin Seim, Photography Podcast, Pro Photo Show Podcast, ProPhotoShow

Pro Photography Podcast #50 ~ Suprassing Expectations

<<Click To Listen – Pro Photo Show #50

Like the show? Rate us in itunes, or Vote on Podcast Alley
Host, Gavin Seim; Seim Photography – Seim Effects

Show notes…
Pro Photo Show #50 Forum Discussion
Join the forum discussion of recently announced cameras, DRM, canvas wraps, long exposures, surpassing customer expectations and more. Also see the Should Photographers Be required to be licensed thread.

-Canon 50D is official plus a new 18-200 EFS 3.5-5.6

-Seim Effects FB fan page. Get free goodies if your an SE fan.

-New Canon Bodies soon! Hopefully the 5D MK2. The Canon Moon ad is a great way to get people talking.

-Nikon D90 is confirmed and has HD video.

-Sony A900 full frame DSLR coming soon. Will they contend with the big boys?

-Adobe CS4 to be announced on Sept 23rd. Do we really want it yet, or is this an Adobe cash cow.

-Blow Up 2.0 is out from Alien Skin is out.

Gallery Wraps. Who do you use? Here’s a guy reviewing then on Flickr.
– Pixel2Canvas
– Collages
– Canvas On Demand

Talking about impressing clients, and surpassing expectations.
The Purple Cow is a great book to help you get ideas on being remarkable in your business.

Photographers Edge photo cards.

Rice studio supply for studio materials.

Pick of the week…
Cable Releases

Podcast subscription feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/prophotoshow

August 20, 2008

actions, lightroom, news, photoshop, presets, ProPhotoShow, special effects

How can we make Power Workflow presets even better?

Our Power Workflow lightroom presets are our most popular tool. Hundreds of photographers are using Lightroom with PW to keep their workflow going ultra fast. Our other presets, as well as the actions are also very popular, and we want your feedback.

I take Seim effects very seriously. I field test my presets and actions while under the gun, and I’m always looking for ways to make them better than before. I was just using some new Presets this weekend while at a wedding, and I’m pretty excited about what we’re working on.

So how could we improve our products. Organization, naming, categories, the way effects are applied. These are all things I try out and think about when working to make updates. What are your thoughts, and what would you like to see made to help us help you improve your editing??

Leave us a comment and let me know, or shoot me an email directly. A appreciate your feedback.

Also make sure in the S.E. club by being a a fan on Facebook. You’ll get updates, and most of all free goodies and effects to try out.

Gavin Seim