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Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 Classroom in a Book: Integrated Tethered Shooting
Jun 17, 2010
For a range of DSLR cameras including many models from Canon and Nikon, you can capture photographs directly into Lightroom 3 without the need for any third-party software. This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Classroom in a Book explains how to use tethered shooting with a supported camera.
Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 Classroom in a Book: Manual Correction for Lens Distortion
Jun 14, 2010
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Classroom in a Book shows how to manually correct lens distortions such as keystone distortion and barrel distortion.
Advanced Movie Maker 2.0 Techniques
Apr 29, 2005
Action! Got the itch to direct your own movie? With Matthew David, you get down and dirty under the hood of Movie Maker 2. You will use many of the advanced features that will take your video and make you an Oscar contender. Well, almost.
Advanced Raw Processing Using Lightroom or Camera Raw
Oct 11, 2012
Jeff Schewe explains how to combine the various image adjustments and tools capable of being deployed in Lightroom or Camera Raw to arrive at an optimized “master digital negative.”
Advanced Techniques to Explore with Your Canon EOS 7D Mark II: Panoramas and HDR Images
Apr 23, 2015
Panoramas and high dynamic range (HDR) images require you to use image-processing software to complete the photograph. They are, however, important enough that you should know how to correctly shoot for success, should you choose to explore these two popular techniques, as Jeff Revell explains in this excerpt from Canon EOS 7D Mark II: From Snapshots to Great Shots.
Adventure Sports Photography: Lighting in the Field
Dec 29, 2011
Adventure sports photography relies on good light to make compelling images. Tom Bol offers some great tips for how to get the most out of lighting your subjects.
Aerial Videography Using Drones
Nov 26, 2015
Eric Cheng, the author of Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones, discusses the details of aerial videography using drones, including image stabilization, using gimbals, camera settings, aerial video techniques, live aerial video streaming, post-processing and sharing, and the future of aerial videography.
After Effects: Is it for You?
Mar 16, 2001
You've heard of After Effects and what it can do for you, but you may be hesitant to start using it. Do you need it? Is it worth it? Antony Bolante offers his advice to you.
An Interview with Visual Effects Creator Mark Christiansen
Aug 12, 2005
Visual effects creator Mark Christiansen talks about magic, cotton balls, and animating splatting brains in 3D.
Applying Basic Color Corrections in Lightroom 2
Aug 1, 2008
Lightroom 2 offers some handy features that allow you to adjust image color in a variety of ways. In this exercise, the Adobe Creative Team demonstrates two of the most important color corrections for any photographer: adjusting whites and tonal ranges, and improving brightness/contrast ratios.
Applying Settings to Other Images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
Jan 30, 2009
Chris Orwig shows you how you can seamlessly apply the settings (whether it’s crop, color, tone, etc.) from one image to other images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Audio: Introduction to The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine
Nov 4, 2015
Author Chris Orwig introduces his book, The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine, and talks about why the creative spark is a complex and unpredictable force.
Author Talk: Lindsay Adler and Erik Valind on Shooting in Sh*tty Light (Podcast Transcription)
By Lindsay Adler
Dec 14, 2012
Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel chats with authors Lindsay Adler and Erick Valind about the recently published "Shooting in Sh*tty Light: The Top Ten Worst Photography Lighting Situations and How to Conquer Them." They share some of their photography horror stories, and offer photographers a few tricks to use when facing poor lighting situations.
Author Talk: Photographer Jeff Schewe on Raw Image Processing (Podcast Transcript)
Nov 10, 2012
Peachpit and New Riders Publisher Nancy Ruenzel interviews professional photographer Jeff Schewe about his latest book. They touch on Jeff's role in the early development of Camera Raw and Lighroom, and why he chose to title his book The Digital Negative.
Author Talk: Photographer Vincent Versace on Black and White Conversion Techniques (Podcast Transcript)
Nov 30, 2012
Publisher Nancy Ruenzel chats with author and photographer Vincent Versace about his latest book, From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black and White Conversion Technique Known to Man. Vincent explains why it's important for photographers to learn more than one black and white conversion technique.
Author Talk: Sal Cincotta on Improving Your Photography Business
Jan 9, 2013
Publisher Nancy Ruenzel interviews author Sal Cincotta on his recently published book, "The Photographer's MBA: Everything You need to Know for Your Photography Business." They discuss the rarity and importance of creative individuals who are also business minded. Sal recounts how he was able to turn his failing photography business into a highly profitable success story in the midst of the recession.
Backing Up Your Catalog in Lightroom 2 (This Is VERY Important)
Feb 2, 2009
The Lightroom catalog file is one incredibly important file. The good news is Lightroom will back up this catalog database for you, but you have to tell it to. Here’s how.
Basic Adjustments and the Histogram Panel in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
Feb 11, 2009
Martin Evening explains how to make some basic adjustments, including correcting over- and under-exposed images, and Tone Curve controls and zones.
Basic Camera Calibration in Photoshop Lightroom
Nov 30, 2007
Should you mess around with your camera's calibration? Maybe. If you notice a greenish or magenta tint to your photos, Scott Kelby recommends adjusting the color with Lightroom's camera calibration features.
Beginning Designer's Guide to Working with Photographs
Nov 22, 2006
Photographs almost always add interest to a design and emphasis to a message. Extra-large or extra-small photos, dramatic cropping, interesting filters, or special digital effects can transform a ho-hum layout into a creative visual solution. In this sample chapter, best-selling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett present some basic guidelines for planning your photographs and incorporating them into your design.

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