Today we talk to Eric Yang form Topaz Labs about the plugins and we also talk social phography with Aaron Hockley of Social Photo Talk.
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My latest picture post processed in part with Topaz plugins
This month some of the listeners of the show and some of the photographers that have been on the show discuss how we prepare for our shoots, why we use Adobe Light Room or Apple’s Aperture.
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Kenny is @kennyl98 on Twitter
Wanted to demonstrate with this picture from the Stuck In Customs photowalk last week how using black and white and an alternative look can really impact the look of a picture.
This picture is the normal exposure tonemapped in Photoshop CS4
Same picture this time using Nik Software Silver FX Pro
It was great meeting all of you today during the Stuck In Customs San Clement (L.A.) photo-walk, hosted by Trey Ratcliff.
As promised I’ve created a Flickr group called “Stuck In San Clemente“for this event and you can fin it here. Please feel free to add photos and as Trey said don’t be afraid to offer suggestions and critique to those who post.
Thanks to Trey for putting on this fantastic event.
Bart Busschots a regular contributor to our Flickr pool and comments as well as a very good photographers shares with us his workflow for adding blur to an image using Photoshop Elements 8. Check out his blog for more wonderful posts.
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Here is some more Topaz Photoshop Bundle examples that i worked on tonight. Keep in mind these are basically presets with very little tweaking. Really a fun set of plugins to play with
I have been using a review copy of the Topaz Photoshop Bundle in preperation for an interview I’m doing with Eric Yang their marketing manager. To say that I’m impressed with this $179 bundle of photographic joy would be an understatement.
You will here more during the interview but here is one simple example that literally took 10 minutes from start to finish to do. The picture on the left was shot at the Petersen Automotive Museum the very first time I used my Canon Power shot G11 point and shoot. The picture on top was shot as a JPG not RAW picture. The picture on the bottom was put through just two of the Topaz Photoshop Bundle (Topaz Adjust and Topaz DeNoise).
As you can see the Topaz FX is dramatic and very inspiring to me. Not only did the Topaz DeNoise remove the noise, but using Topaz Adjust with an out of the box smooth preset, I was able to a silky smooth look that goes well with the subject. Look for more in the month of February and the interview with Topaz. Bottom line I highly recommend these products after using them in the last few weeks.
Exposure information of original shot
The Original picture
This is the same picture with the Topaz Adjust and DeNoise filter
Today we interview photographer and author t†David Duchemin of craftandvision.com . He has some fantastic advice for us and you must check out the books at his web site. They are a bargain and a wealth of information.
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David Duchemin at Craft And Vision
David’s blog is one of the very best photography blogs period. A must read for me.
Sample of his web site
I was able to take this picture with my iPhone this morning on my way to coffee (Actually right outside of starbucks) I used the iPhone and then used OnOne Software Genuine Fractals to enlarge it to 1280X800.
Who said “The best camera is the one with you?” Well it is.
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