Adobe Makes Another Customer Unfriendly Change
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Remember when they said that one of the benefits was that you would always be able to access older versions of the software if you needed to do so?
Bull!
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The Death of Aperture (the product not the lens function)
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It’s been a number of years since Apple pushed their professional grade photo editing solution onto an ice floe to die quietly out of sight and out of mind. Many customers still lament the decision because Aperture was a really great product and Apple shill marketing notwithstanding, Photos is such a pale replacement as to be nearly transparent.
Read MoreRun in Circles, Wave Your Hands and Scream!
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Recently there has been a flood of information pertaining to Adobe removing their $10 USD per month Photography Plan from sale. As was pointed out in a recent email from Dave Cross, a superb independent Photoshop instructor, it’s an exciting story that just isn’t true. Not right now at least.
Read MoreLet's Have a Real Conversation about White Balance
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This time I want to have a frank conversation about white balance. This is clearly an area of concern and misunderstanding based on the regular influx of questions here, at the camera club and on the Community forum over at KelbyOne where I am a moderator. Let’s dive in.
Read MoreHow to Be Miserable By Worrying About Sharpness
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Is my tongue embedded firmly in cheek? A little bit. Nonetheless as a moderator on the KelbyOne Community, I see lots of posts by nice people worrying that their images are not sharp.
Join me as we explore the validity of these concerns and why so many of them exist
Read MoreAre Today's Image Makers Fools?
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In case you had not heard, Costco has announced the closing of the Photo Centres in many of their US based stores. Costco does not process film. They make prints. They can put those prints in frames or in books or on greeting cards. The common element is the print.
So who cares? You should and if you don’t you may have earned your Fool badge
Read More7 Secrets of Lighting Professionals
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This article started its life as being specific for lighting video and was initially written for Henry’s in Canada for their blog site. Because the secrets are not video specific, I’ve extended and enhanced the article to cover both stills and videos.
Read MoreLet's Talk LUTs
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At the risk of sounding like the cynical old man that I actually am, I wanted to take some time to talk about LUTs because of the way the idea is being presented to creatives. Serious videographers have been aware of LUTs for a long time because they have been around for a long time, while many still photographers have the impression that this idea is brand spanking new.
Read MoreWhy Are Mirrorless Bodies Smaller?
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Hello everyone. As mirrorless bodies continue to gain market share, there remain a number of misunderstandings and misconceptions about them. This time I want to answer the question of how mirrorless bodies can (could) be smaller than a DSLR.
Read MorePERSPECTIVES : Black and White Imaging
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Welcome to Perspectives. This time I want to share some thoughts on black and white imaging.
Read MoreArtist Challenges for 2019
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It’s that time of year again, when everyone and their cat publishes or makes resolutions to be different in the coming year. I’m going to forego doing so, and instead offer a few challenges to video and still creatives.
Read MorePERSPECTIVES : Does Social Media Help You Become a Better Artist?
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Welcome to another iteration of Perspectives. I count myself as incredibly fortunate in that I get to meet lots of different creative folks, who are very committed to their craft and growing as creatives. Some of them disconnect because they are not getting traction on social media and that's what I want to talk about today.
Read MoreThe Post Holiday Conumdrum - Do i Upgrade my Camera Body?
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In truth, I don’t know that this question is unique following the Christmas holidays, but the volume of posts on forums and the number of click-bait web sites certainly goes up. Rather than get engaged with all the crapola, let’s examine this question objectively.
Read MorePicturing Success Podcast with Rick Sammon and Larry Becker
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I was so honoured to be asked by my friend Rick Sammon to be a guest on his podcast. It is in two parts, You can find part one here.
Read MorePERSPECTIVES : The Slot Crisis
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In this piece, I want to offer some considerations on a problem that is apparently plaguing all of us as creatives who are considering a new camera. Without further ado, join me in discussing The Slot Crisis.
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Time for a Screed - Product Availability
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Help me understand something. Retailers are complaining that retail revenue is down. This is a fact, phoney sales notwithstanding. On hand inventory in brick and mortar stores is at an all time low. Many B&M retailers are moving to, or have moved to online sales as their primary mode of transaction, and we can look at B&H Photo Video as an example of a company that has been successful in the industry, and Amazon as a general example.
Read MoreIs a Black Friday Deal Really a Deal?
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I awoke today to find over 100 emails in my inbox advertising Black Friday. This goes with the over 100 I have received over the course of the week preceding the day. I deleted most all of them without opening them, and had a look at a couple, which ended up being deleted. This raises the question about whether these deals really are deals?
Read MoreCommon Concerns and Issues When It Comes to Printing
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More photographers and snap shooters are printing! Hooray! A photograph is not finished until it is printed. With an increasing number of folks realizing that pictures go to die on your smartphone, on your computer and on social media, the volume of prints is going up. And that has raised some concerns not experienced in the on screen only world. In this article, we will look at a few issues and propose some solutions for them.
Read MoreDon't Forget the Clock in your Camera!
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With all the reminders to reset clocks for the change to standard time (where daylight savings time was implemented), don’t forget your favourite imaging device buried in your camera bag.
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