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Entries from June 2008

Maine Media Workshops - Week 2

June 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Adobe Training, Photography, Photoshop

Well I’m back, and what a couple of weeks! Saturday wrapped up the Advanced Digital Photography class at the Maine Media Workshops, and the class did a masterful job of producing excellent photography throughout the week. The students took their Photoshop expertise to a new level while we explored masks (selections, alpha channels, layer masks) […]

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Maine Photographic Workshops - Week 1

June 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Adobe Training, Photography, Photoshop

Having just wrapped up the first week of my two week stint teaching Photoshop for photographers at the Maine Photographic Workshops in Camden Maine, I have to say it’s a blast up here. Besides the luminaries of the field that are here both teaching and learning, the mix of all ages, students and teacher alike, […]

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On Convergence (Part 2)

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · On Convergence, Photography, Video

Converging Media
The convergence of still and video went mainstream in the early days of multimedia. If I were to point to one moment in history it might be the introduction of the interactive CD-ROM, which quickly became a vessel for mixing still and video images. Prior to the interactive CD-ROM, multimedia was more of a […]

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Irreverent Photo Tool of the Month

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Irreverent photo tool of the month, Photography, Video

The compass (aka. “pair of compasses”) can draw a perfect circle or arc, or compare the measurement of one gap to another. Besides looking very cool and retro in the studio, a good compass can be used for a variety of photography chores. I routinely create circular gel inserts for one of my spotlight frames, […]

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