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Entries from July 2008

Lightroom 2 Officially Released

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Photography, Photoshop, Technology

Adobe has officially released Lightroom 2 after a lengthy public beta period. Hosting the same elegant interface as Lightroom 1, but with many new features and a 64 bit version for both Mac and Windows users (allowing increased RAM usage to seriously speed up the app), Lightroom 2 is available now from Adobe. The program […]

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On Convergence: Conversation with Harris Fogel

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments · On Convergence, Photography, Technology, Video

Harris Fogel is the former Chairman of the Media Arts Department at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, an Associate Professor of Photography, and Director of the Sol Mednick Gallery and Gallery 1401, as well as director of iTunesU for the university. As host and creator of MacEditionRadio, Harris is usually heard at the […]

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New Photoshop Tutorials

July 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Adobe Training, Photography, Photoshop

I have posted several free Photoshop tutorials via the Tutorials link at the top of the page. These tutorials each feature an important tool or feature of Photoshop that will help you in your work, and in learning to master Photoshop. Work through them with your own images and you’ll gain a better understanding of […]

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Irreverent Photo Tool of the Month

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Irreverent photo tool of the month, Photography, Photoshop, Video

Long ago, in a land far away, I began disliking my old shoulder pads – the cheaply made, hard-as-nails pads that came as an extra with new camera bags. Over the years, while developing photographer’s scoliosis, I carried a heavy camera bag pretty much wherever I went. Then, a couple of decades ago at a […]

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Mac Edition Radio interview

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Adobe Photoshop & the Art of Photography, Adobe Training, Photography, Photoshop

Harris Fogel of MacEditionRadio has just posted an interview with me from the 2007 PhotoPlus Expo in New York City.  In the interview I discuss my book, Adobe Photoshop and the Art of Photography: A Comprehensive Introduction, and photography and Photoshop from the perspective of both a working photographer and instructor. Link to the interview […]

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