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Last night I was catching up on various podcasts in iTunes. There were a couple of real cool video tips from the boys at Lightroom Killer Tips. Matt Kloskowski goes through some good info for all Lightroom users. (On the right side of the website is a link for Lightroom Videos)
The past 3 weeks [...]

Yesterday the Newsletter subscribers got a nice little article about successful printing at home. Though this is a lengthy subject and could be discussed ad nauseum for weeks, I tried to put across some of the more important points. Watch for future blog posts on the subject.
Briefly, those would be:
Use Good Software – The free [...]

Canon (finally) announced the EOS 40D and rumors of a ship date in early September are all over the Net. Amazon says the release date is Sept 20. Pricing should be in the $1299 range for the body and it appears they’re bundling the 40D with a 28-135 IS lens for around $1600.
The EOS 40D [...]

If you’ve followed all the posts this week and are ready to dabble with properly using your White Balance settings I’ve got a few more articles you should read. There’s a good collection of tips on the Expodisc site that (of course) talk about using their tool. Be sure to read the last article on [...]

I’ve always used Epson or Ilford paper in my Epson R1800. After trying the Ilford Glossy I fell in love with it. It just “pops” a bit more than the Epson. Recently I tried a sample pack from Red River and I have to say that I prefer their stuff better. (Arctic Polar Gloss – [...]

I’ve been in the mountains of Colorado for the past week (and it’s been glorious!) and have encountered a number of times where the wrong WB setting actually helped my pictures. The example below shows the difference between Daylight and Flash WB. In the middle of the day, Daylight WB combined with being at over [...]