tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61619491602056266842024-03-05T22:53:40.938-08:00Stops and More by Steven LottStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-87899559907568851922016-03-20T08:27:00.001-07:002016-03-20T08:27:42.655-07:00#27 DJI Phantom Tutorial - Use FPV with GoPro 4! Modificate your Gimbal!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oPpRCXJLK5U" width="480"></iframe>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-37005596438151168002015-03-19T11:51:00.000-07:002015-03-19T12:12:58.973-07:00Maddi 300 High C Red<a href="http://lottsphoto.com/Presets/Maddi%20300.lrtemplate">http://lottsphoto.com/Presets/Maddi300HighCRed.lrtemplate</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-73146476294246423092015-03-19T05:08:00.001-07:002015-03-19T05:10:11.085-07:00Making and Sharing Presets in Lightroom and One free preset from me <a href="http://www.mosaicarchive.com/2013/05/06/making-and-sharing-presets-in-lightroom/">Making and Sharing Presets in Lightroom | Mosaic</a><br />
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<br />
The link here is to a very simple and elegant page on making and sharing presets in LR<br />
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<br />
<br />
and in the spirit of that here is one free preset from me<br />
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"RIGHT click and save as" to a folder on your drive<br />
Then use the import preset as discussed in the article to load it<br />
<a href="http://lottsphoto.com/Presets/Maddi%20300.lrtemplate">http://lottsphoto.com/Presets/Maddi%20300.lrtemplate</a><br />
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Feed back welcome !<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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SteveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-69552902280183484812015-03-18T09:49:00.000-07:002015-03-18T09:50:11.049-07:00LR Tips and Tricks centered on Automation by Ms. Juliane Kost<a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/">http://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/</a><br />
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Has a couple of good videos on automation in LightRoom<br />
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Cheers!<br />
SteveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-18571699176152624442015-01-29T11:47:00.002-08:002015-01-29T11:47:25.325-08:00Properly Exposing your subjects....In today's world of Auto every thing<br />
<br />
Most photographers need reminded how<br />
light meters are calibrated (what the heck does this have to do with proper exposure, keep reading).<br />
<br />
All light meters are calibrated accurate based on light reflected off of 18% grey<br />
<br />
So if you are photographing anything other than 18% grey, your images are going to be Under or Over exposed. Unless you take control of the exposure by getting the camera set to Manual exposure<br />
or use Exposure compensation.<br />
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For example if your are using auto exposure (AV, AT or Program) and you are photographing a white sweater, that white sweater is going to be under exposed and not look so pretty white<br />
Because the light reflected back to the camera is going to be much brighter than the same light reflected of of an 18% grey card and the camera is going to think there is way too much light and make the aperture smaller and the shutter speed faster than need be.<br />
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So what does a person do to get accurate measurements of light:<br />
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Get a hand held light meter and while you are at it get one that reads flash as well as ambient light<br /> I recommend a Sekonic L-308S for @ $202.00<br />
You will use this meter to meter the light at your subject and the light should be metered as it<br />
is falling with the white dome of the meter over the light sensor<br />
(This is called an Incident Light metering Technique)<br />
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OR<br />
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Get an 18% Kodak grey card and make sure you meter the light at the subject that is bouncing off<br />
of the grey card only, not part of the subject or the background<br />
the grey card. An Expo Disc is also a good suitable substitute for use of the grey card (although a<br />
bit more pricey)<br />
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Once you have metered the reflected light off of the grey card or metered the Incident light with your new light meter, you can switch to Manual setting versus Auto and set your shutter speed, aperture and ISO to that of what you metered and the subjects will be properly exposed.<br />
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An added benifit of metering the light (properly) reflected (without glare) off of the grey card<br />
or using the Expo Disc is that you will also have the perfect image to use for White Balance (WB)<br />
But WB is another topic for a thread later this year in this blog :)<br />
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Cheers!<br />
SteveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-3474305894156046752014-11-20T12:06:00.002-08:002014-11-20T12:06:14.258-08:00Camera Bags...I was recently asked where I get my bags....Think Tank and they have a special on right now
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I was recently asked where I get my bags....<br />
<br />
Think Tank and they have a special on right now <br />
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1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Save
25% on our CityWalker messenger bags – I’ve attached an image, and provided
text below you can use. The URL to point to is: <b><a href="http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/shoulder-camera-bags/citywalker.aspx?code=WS-662" target="_blank">http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/shoulder-camera-bags/citywalker.aspx?code=WS-662</a></b><b></b><br />
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2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Whenever
they order one of our rolling camera bags they will receive our “Road Warriors
Kit,” a $44.98 value, for free. Here is the URL to share: <b><a href="http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/rolling-camera-bags/airport-series.aspx?=WS-662" target="_blank">http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/rolling-camera-bags/airport-series.aspx?=WS-662</a></b><br />
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<b>Cheers!</b><br />
<b>Steve </b> <br />
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-25633923579832746072014-10-29T05:11:00.001-07:002014-10-29T05:11:54.318-07:00How To FTP Using Windows 7 and Vista and XP @ Stephen R. Owens<a href="http://www.studio-owens.com/blog/How-To-FTP-Using-Windows-7-and-Vista-and-XP.htm">How To FTP Using Windows 7 and Vista and XP @ Stephen R. Owens</a><br /><br />
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Often enough I get asked how do we allow people access to our files via FTP<br />and I have to educate a customer on how to do this<br /><br />So therefore here is the info in this post<br />easy for me to find later and send to a customer and now easy for you<br />to learn how to use as well.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-72345057822500450862014-10-22T05:32:00.001-07:002014-10-22T05:32:42.655-07:00Histogram The Key To Understanding Exposure<a href="http://sceneinadifferentlight.com/histogram-the-key-to-understanding-exposure">Histogram The Key To Understanding Exposure</a><br /><br />
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<a href="http://sceneinadifferentlight.com/histogram-the-key-to-understanding-exposure" target="_blank">http://sceneinadifferentlight.com/histogram-the-key-to-understanding-exposure </a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-21389561330662899882014-10-17T06:06:00.001-07:002014-10-17T06:06:23.499-07:00Thinking in Stops of Light getting used to thinking in Stops of light....<br /><br /> First we need to wrap our heads firmly around F stops as in aperture<br /> Because that is how we measure the amount of light and set our camera to record the scene properly exposed.<br /><br /><br />
Aperture in full nice round whole stops.....<br /> f16 f11 f8 f5.6 f4.0 f 2.8 yes there are stops in between (halfs and even thirds and fourth)<br /><br />
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Now here comes the curve ball...<br /><br />
if we choose a shutter speed of 1/120 second and we cut that in half <br />
to a new setting of 1/60 shutter speed (making it half as fast) as in a <br />
factor of 2<br /> we have added One stop of light to our exposure<br /> Because the shutter is staying open longer<br /><br />
<br /><br />
If we double it (that shutter speed) from 1/120 to 1/240<br /> then we have decreased the exposure by One Stop<br /> Because the shutter is now open a shorter amount of time which equals less light into the camera<br /><br />
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ISO <br /><br />
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We can also adjust the sensitivity of the camera to light by changing <br />
the ISO and if we double it we gain one stop, if we cut the ISO in <br />
half we loose One full stop......example<br /><br />
we are at ISO 200 and we<br />
decided we need to be able to shoot with two stops faster shutter speed<br />
and we are currently at 1/30 of a second and an aperture of 5.6<br /><br />
<br />
from 1/30 to 1/60 is one stop, from 1/60 to 1/120 is our second stop we<br />
want to gain in shutter speed, so the ISO needs to go to.....<br /><br />
800 ISO remember we started at ISO 200<br /> double 200 to get 400 (a change of One stop) double it again to ISO 800<br /> and we are at the second stop we needed to have the same exposure with a faster shutter speed<br /><br />
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Here is an real world example.... <br /><br />
If we are shooting at 1/60 of a second at an ISO of 200<br /><br />
at f4.0 and we are using a variable aperture lens and we need to zoom <br />
towards the subject the lens just decreased the aperture (the nature of a<br />
variable aperture lens) to lets say f5.6<br /> Then we lost one stop of light and therefore must either slow down our shutter speed to 1/30 OR change our ISO to 400<br /> To have the same exposure.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-55109243179250758752014-08-04T09:08:00.001-07:002014-08-04T09:08:54.818-07:00Meters Don't See 18% Gray by Thom Hogan<a href="http://www.bythom.com/graycards.htm">Meters Don't See 18% Gray by Thom Hogan</a><br /><br />
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Make sure you read and understand The side bar<br />What should you do ?<br /><br />
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Bottom line is understand reflected light versus Incident light metering<br /><br />
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cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-9201054212107557672014-08-04T08:57:00.001-07:002014-08-04T08:57:08.309-07:00Zeltsman Apporach to Traditionla Classic Portraiture<a href="http://blog.kitfphoto.com/Zeltsman/index.html">Zeltsman Apporach to Traditionla Classic Portraiture</a><br /><br />
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This is well worth anyone's time to read and understand ! <br /><br />
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Cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-74703595139028739662014-07-25T08:39:00.001-07:002014-07-25T08:39:14.527-07:00Wish to be inspired, watch this....<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TEq4CCqf9E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TEq4CCqf9E</a><br /><br />
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Cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-22737076754714373842014-07-17T12:41:00.001-07:002014-07-17T12:41:51.531-07:00Plug Ins with LR5 - Lightroom Forums<a href="http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?20445-Plug-Ins-with-LR5">Plug Ins with LR5 - Lightroom Forums</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-36395420964457138172014-07-17T11:27:00.001-07:002014-07-17T11:27:13.448-07:00Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Jeffrey’s Lightroom Goodies (Plugins and Tools)<a href="http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies">Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Jeffrey’s Lightroom Goodies (Plugins and Tools)</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-84122829881159800462014-07-17T07:57:00.001-07:002014-07-17T07:57:52.223-07:00Timelapse again in Lightroom 5.2 | Lightroom Blog<a href="http://lightroom-blog.com/2013/09/17/timelapse-again-in-lightroom-5-2/">Timelapse again in Lightroom 5.2 | Lightroom Blog</a><br /><br />
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Photographers may find this a useful tool for slideshow<br /><br />Reminder this is a tool for use inside the slideshow module it is NOT a develop preset !!!<br /><br />
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cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-16338956460365223842014-07-17T06:29:00.001-07:002014-07-17T06:29:42.692-07:00lightroom5 Book plugin templates - customization<a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-lightroom-5/improved-book-creation/">http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-lightroom-5/improved-book-creation/</a><br /><br />
<br /><br />
This seems to be much easier,<br /><br />
Versus using the Print module designing and printing a file to use in the book module<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Of course the amount of customization is a bit more limited but this is way easier to do.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
cheers!<br /><br />
steveStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-24530468188793818862014-05-06T05:56:00.001-07:002014-05-06T05:56:56.820-07:00Lightroom Plug-In | Pro Image Share<br /><br />
<a href="http://proimageshare.com/lightroom-plug-in/">Lightroom Plug-In | Pro Image Share</a><br /><br />
<br /><br />
I have not Bought into it yet<br /><br />
but am looking at this reall close<br /><br />
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cheers!<br /><br />
steve Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-22580968370346753672014-04-24T05:01:00.001-07:002014-04-24T05:01:31.507-07:00A 6 day seminar on Adobe LightRoom<span class="userContent">My students have heard me proclaim the </span><br /><br />
<span class="userContent">Time <br />
saving ability of working with most of your images in LightRoom (LR) <br />
versus PhotoShop<br /> </span><br /><br />
<span class="userContent">In July,</span><br /><br />
<span class="userContent">I will be presenting a six day seminar on LR5<br /> Class size is limited to 12 students, at less than $100 for registration slots will<br /> fill up fast Telephone BPCC at (318)742-6783 to sign up</span><br /><br />
<br /><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="fsl">Adobe LightRoom ver 5<br /> Presented by Steven Lott Smith of <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=166049770115590" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lotts-Photo-Studio/166049770115590" id="js_5">Lott's Photo Studio</a><br /> July 8,9,10 and 15,16,17 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm<br /> Hosted by BPCC Workforce (Non Credit)</span></span><br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10153159_10203911817739645_5863883180476607101_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10153159_10203911817739645_5863883180476607101_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span class="userContent"><span class="fsl"> </span> </span>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-72759056782122432672014-04-23T06:21:00.001-07:002014-04-23T06:21:17.778-07:00More Flexible Lightroom to Photoshop Editing - Digital Photography School<a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/more-flexible-lightroom-to-photoshop-editing/">More Flexible Lightroom to Photoshop Editing - Digital Photography School</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-17380657329695286802014-04-23T06:20:00.001-07:002014-04-23T06:20:38.875-07:00Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) as a Photoshop Filter - Digital Photography School<a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/adobe-camera-raw-acr-photoshop-filter/">Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) as a Photoshop Filter - Digital Photography School</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-84808768645554319582014-04-12T09:31:00.003-07:002014-04-21T06:31:47.003-07:00Snapin and Shootin with Stacie & Steve is coming to Bossier CityLook for a three day version of this............
coming in June 2015
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320095_10201187466152558_1879745908_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320095_10201187466152558_1879745908_n.jpg" /></a></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-11135269924067292072014-04-12T07:44:00.002-07:002014-04-12T07:51:45.748-07:00Wow been awhile since I posted here and now it's summer !!!Summer means the hours of daylight in each day are longer,
so how come I don't have enough hours in the day to get everything done !<P>
Amazing how life works like that, a long time ago I used to fight Boredom,
amazing how much I would embrace a lazy day or two :)</P>
This summer we take two of our youngest in the extended family to Disney
Zo and I are really looking forward to that.<P>
Meanwhile I hope to teach at least one summer seminar at BPCC
stay tuned for more on that, looking at a September time frame 6 - 8 day class, Non credit
</P><P>
Next year Stacie owner of Time2Remeber Portrait Artist will be here in Bossier
and we will teach a three day hands on class on Posing, lighting and workflow
Lighting will be inside and outside with portable flash as well as studio equipment
Emphasis will be on use of simple tools that will save you money and help you create
images your clients will pay you for :)</P><P></P>
Yes this is now a year a way, scheduled now for June of 2015
so plan now as time fly's when your having fun<P>
Meanwhile watch for tips and tricks here I will be sharing of use of PhotoShop's new CC
as well as many other things you may find of interests</P>
<P><B>
Speaking of which, YOU.....</P></B>
please email or post here things you would like to see me speak about
<P>
would you be interested in a 3 hour One day short seminar or something else entirely ?
</P>
Have a safe summer !
</P>
Cheers!
Steve
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-44523659101787357852013-08-27T07:34:00.003-07:002013-08-27T07:34:55.028-07:00A new referal program we are using to help customers find us on the world wide web<div id="tt-widget-sky" class="tt-neutral" style="width:224px"><div class="tt-middle"><img src="http://pictures-e5.thumbtackstatic.com/pictures/2008/h3craih965di53xe_100.jpg" alt="Lott's Photography Studio, LLC" /><h4><a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Lott-s-Photography-Studio-LLC-Benton-LA/service/599460">Lott's Photography Studio, LLC</a></h4><p class="tt-byline">by Lott's Photography Studio, LLC</p><p class="tt-description">Offering professional photography services in the Ark La Tex since 1993
We are an established studio that provides you outstanding services and products at a reasonable cost.</p><div class="tt-tagline"><a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Lott-s-Photography-Studio-LLC-Benton-LA/service/599460">Questions? Comments? Requests? Get in touch.</a></div><a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Lott-s-Photography-Studio-LLC-Benton-LA/service/599460" class="tt-btn">Contact Now</a><div class="tt">Brought to you by <a href="http://www.thumbtack.com"><img src="http://cdn-1.thumbtackstatic.com/media/logos/thumbtack/padded-69x18-2.png" alt="thumbtack.com" /></a></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">(function(){var ss=document.createElement("link");ss.type="text/css";ss.rel="stylesheet";ss.href="http://cdn-1.thumbtackstatic.com/theme/widgets/skyscraper/styles_2.css";document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(ss);})();</script>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-16297255351467065262013-07-11T01:07:00.001-07:002013-07-11T01:07:47.893-07:00Introduction to New Features in Adobe Photoshop CC (Professional Photographer Magazine Web Exclusives)<a href="http://www.ppmag.com/web-exclusives/2013/05/adobe-photoshop-cc.html">Introduction to New Features in Adobe Photoshop CC (Professional Photographer Magazine Web Exclusives)</a>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161949160205626684.post-31986513847850355322013-06-07T06:48:00.000-07:002013-06-07T06:48:15.668-07:00This How to Movie has a couple of my Fav Tips from Scott Kelby and Matt <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigVTC9F5ZY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nigVTC9F5ZY</a><br />
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Cheers!<br />
<br />
steve<br />
<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482703268849533519noreply@blogger.com0