photography

Feb 25 2006

Photoshop CS2 RAW… another new book from O’Reilly

104468348 1807896c8f m Photoshop CS2 RAW... another new book from OReilly“RAW data is the holy grail of digital photography,” says photographer Mikkel Aaland, a pioneer of digital photography and author of nine books, including O’Reilly’s “Photoshop for the Web Photoshop CS2 RAW... another new book from OReilly” and the
award-winning “Shooting Digital. Photoshop CS2 RAW... another new book from OReilly” “Anyone who is serious about digital
photography and wants to produce the best possible picture needs to shoot and process RAW.” And anyone who intends to do that could use a copy of “Photoshop CS2 RAW” (USD$34.99, maybe cheaper through Amazon.com Photoshop CS2 RAW... another new book from OReilly).

This highly visual, full-color, comprehensive guide explores the entire RAW process from when, why, and how to shoot RAW, to using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in converter and new Bridge navigation software. “Photoshop CS2 RAW” focuses on Photoshop editing techniques–on mastering CS2 tools, controls, and adjustments to:

  • Decide when (and when not) to shoot RAW

  • Organize and manage your RAW images in Adobe Bridge
  • Automate RAW capture and processing with scripts and actions
  • Achieve optimal tonal control and accurate color with Camera Raw
  • Sharpen RAW images smartly
  • Create stunning black-and-white images from your RAW files
  • Save and archive DNG files

There’s also plenty of expert advice on automating RAW workflow and creating contact sheets, picture packages, and even web photo galleries.

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Jan 24 2006

Alien Skin releases Exposure–the look and feel of film comes to digital

Alien Skin Software today released Exposure, an all-new plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and other compatible host programs. Exposure brings the look and feel of film to digital photography. Digital photographers can now simulate current and discontinued film stocks, as well as recreate their signature look as a one-click effect. Exposure also simulates darkroom and studio effects such as push and cross processing. What’s more, saturation, light temperature, dynamic range, softness, sharpness, and the addition of realistic grain can be managed in one place.

Exposure sells for an estimated street price of USD$199. Registered users of other Alien Skin products receive discount pricing when ordering direct. Online delivery is available at the Alien Skin website. Exposure is also available worldwide through stores, catalogs and resellers.

Exposure will require one of the following: Adobe Photoshop CS or later (including CS 2), Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 or later, or Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later. Macintosh users must have at least a 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, 256 MB RAM and Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later.

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Jan 14 2006

PictureSync photosharing utility updated to v1.5

PictureSync v1.5, now with enhanced uploading, improved annotation and metadata support including XMP sidecars, import from Aperture, batch save of annotations, a fullscreen view for easy annotation and manual image rotation, plus new support for the Shutterfly, BubbleShare and 23 services. As with prior versions all these features may be used free.

PictureSync is shareware at $14 with instant online activation, it may be used free but will prompt to purchase when importing more than 20 images. Requires Mac OS X 10.3.9+ and optionally iPhoto (4.0+) or iView MediaPro (2.6+).

More info below the fold….
PictureSync is the missing link in your photography. A convenient utility that simplifies annotating your photographs and movie clips, and uploading them to online galleries, photoblogs and print services. With one click you can use PictureSync to upload from any picture file, in iPhoto, iView MediaPro, Aperture, or other applications such as Bridge. It’s ideal for beginners and advanced photo-users alike.

PictureSync features an integrated (IPTC/XMP) annotation editor for easy editing of captions and keywords, that can also be searched with Spotlight (on Mac OS X 10.4). Other features include colour conversion (sRGB) for better online reproduction, resizing for faster uploads, auto-rotation, metadata customisation and rules, duplicate prevention, and direct support for service specific-features such as albums and tagging.

Supported services are:

  • 23
  • BubbleShare
  • Buzznet
  • Club Photo
  • Flickr
  • Folder (batch conversion)
  • Fotki
  • FotoTime (+movies)
  • FTP (+movies)
  • Photobucket
  • Shutterfly
  • Smugmug (+movies)
  • Textamerica
  • Vimeo (movies)
  • Webshots
  • Zoto

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