| The
last forum brought up a topics ranging from Camera Auto
focus to Photoshop CS4 Upgrade and much much more. Below
is a synopsis of some of those topics.
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We
reviewed several videos showing some of PS CS4 features. We
agreed the most impressive feature
was the "Live Brush" tool used when
cloning.
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Here is a link to more PS CS4 tutorials... click
here.
| The
Future of PS CS3 and Future ACR Updates |
One
or the more alarming things for PSCS3 users is that future
Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) upgrades will not be supported by PSCS3.
As new cameras are introduced, new versions of ACR will be
released but not for PSCS3. What does this mean? If you buy
a new camera you will have to upgrade to PSCS4 to process
your new camera's Raw files!. Kind or questionable ethics
here? If you think you can live without the PSCS4 niceties
- maybe you can't!
This was
the 1st session of what surely will be a staple of each Studio
Forum. This is where a Forum brings in a imaged and shows
the LR and PS techniques used to process the final image.
The intent is to spark discussion and a sharing of techniques...
It couldn't have been more of a success. Frank showed 2 images
demonstrating creative uses of LR's white balance, selective
color adjustments, the Gradient filter, the dust/clone tool
and localized sharpening techniques. As expected there was
quite a sharing. The proceedings were stopped several times
as Ken needed to write down some of the Wow! keystrokes .
So here is a partial list I affectionately call:
Ken's Keys (a.k.a. V-8 Lightroom
Keyboard Shortcut)
Recently
I did some training for a person whose daughter performs in
horse shows. She had problems with sharp images. After the
obvious discussion of long focal length lenses and slow shutter
speed it was time to talk about her Nikon D3 auto focus system
settings. In preparation, I watched videos and talked with
John Crooks on the ins & outs of the D3 auto focus system.
Although most AF systems are not as complex as the D3, it
did make me wonder how my Olympus AF worked and what was the
best mode… AF-Single or AF-Continuous? This sparked some interesting
discussion about various manufacturers' options and how we
used those choices. There was no consensus! However, it seems
the AF mode of choice depended on the shooting situation.
Generally there was some agreement that Auto-focus Continuous
benefits wild life and street shooting while Auto-focus Single
worked well for scenics
| Creating
Custom Camera Profiles |
The
MacBeth 24 Patch ColorChecker was available for shooting.
We will use this test chart to easily create a color camera
profile using Adobe's new DNG Profile Editor. This unique
camera profile (available from the Camera Calibration: Profile
pull down box) can be applied automatically to your Camera
Raw files when opened with Lightroom or Bridge.
| Note: At the next forum we will discuss how
to make these camera profiles part of you default setting
so they will be installed automatically when importing
you camera raw files from your camera card. |
When
I import files from Olympus cameras, my EXIF caption is populated
with "Olympus America Corporation"…Thank you Olympus!
When importing in LR with the IPTC Caption box checked
and no caption entered, the annoying "Olympus America
Corporation" IS REMOVED from the EXIF caption field. Thanks
Frank.
| Lightroom
Links - Addressing Performance: |
-
Speed issues using Adjustment Brush ... click
here.
- General Lock-up ... click
here. |
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