Adobe Launches Photoshop CS5

Monday, 12th April, posted in Articles, 5 comments.

Updated - Adobe launch Photoshop CS5. I will be keeping this article up to date throughout the week with any and all of the new features we can expect to see in this landmark release. I know we can expect to see things like Content Aware Fill, HDR Pro, 64bit Support, Advanced Selections, Puppet Warp, and more…

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Ready For Your Next Shoot? 10 Settings for Zero’ing Out Your Camera

Thursday, 1st April, posted in Articles, 9 comments.

There’s a little ritual that I like to perform on my cameras after every shoot and I call it “zero’ing out the camera”. Put in other words I am setting a baseline or starting point for the next assignment. Let me teach it to you and tell you how I learned to do it.

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Should You Ask Permission to Photograph People?

Thursday, 11th March, posted in Articles, 15 comments.

I thought I would pose a question this week. Should you ask permission to photograph people in public places? I have posted an image or two after the jump to get the discussion going and I will be interested to hear what you think!

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The Photographer’s Wedding Planner for Photoshop

Thursday, 4th March, posted in Articles, 11 comments.

My good friend Peter Ellis describes wedding photography as “an all day portrait session at 100mph” and he is not wrong. Following on from the Location Scouting for Photographers post last week. I thought I would talk about how I plan for a wedding. my basic shooting list, and my thought process in relation to the post production and the Photoshop side of things, whilst I am shooting the wedding.

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Location Scouting for Photographers

Thursday, 25th February, posted in Articles, 10 comments.

I was reading an article the other day and the 2nd point was about “Location Scouting”. Which in my view photographers don’t do enough of especially if they rely on those locations because they do not have a studio. So I am going to give you some invaluable tips for a good location session which can be applied whether you shoot for fun or shoot for a living.

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Powerrrrr! The PixelHK Battery Pack TD-382

Sunday, 24th January, posted in Articles, 14 comments.

I have been looking for external battery packs for my SB900′s for a while now and I think I have finally found a solution that is not only practical but a cost effective alternative to the Nikon SD9 Battery Pack.

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Zoom H2 Handy Recorder

Saturday, 16th January, posted in Articles, 7 comments.

Ok so you are probably going to ask ” What the heck is an audio recording device doing on a Photoshop website? “. Well, unless you have been living on Mars? Just over a year ago, the world of the DSLR took an HD turn towards the world of the filmmaker. We now have the Canon 5D MkII, 1DSMkIV, 7D, and the Nikon, D90, D5000, D300s, D3s and know doubt a D700 variation will not be that far behind. you get the idea! But, as I have learned over the last few months. Getting great video is only half the battle.

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My 1st Photoshop Creative Article

Thursday, 14th January, posted in Articles, 5 comments.

My first article for Photoshop Creative comes out today. At the time of writing I have not got my paws on a copy as yet because the only place that stocks it in the area “Tesco” is awaiting its arrival. But I have already heard its pretty good :) You can check out all 6 videos after the jump and If you have popped on to the website from the magazine’s cover CD. Then welcome to alittlephotoshop!

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Bridge the Gap to Lightroom 2

Monday, 4th January, posted in Articles, 4 comments.

Photographers are often confused about the relationship between Adobe Bridge and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom? Well, I have got a useful tip for photographers which will hopefully bridge the gap between the two pieces of software. (Sorry I know bad pun) ;)

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Happy New Year

Friday, 1st January, posted in Articles, 1 comment.

Happy New Year Everyone…. Have a great day and I am sure 2010 will be an amazing year. We have a lot planned and if we get half of it done it will be a top year of Photography, Lighting and Photoshop. >

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Top Tips for Getting to Know Your Batteries

Thursday, 31st December, posted in Articles, 12 comments.

I reckon that the way you can tell a professional photographer from an enthusiast is the way they organise their batteries. (Ok I kid). But I did get an email from a photographer a few weeks ago that turned into a conversation about batteries. How do you organise them so that whilst on a assignment you know which are needing recharged? and which are fully charged?

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35 Free Essential Workflow Actions for Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4

Thursday, 5th November, posted in Articles, 38 comments.

When I work on my images in Photoshop I want to work with them fast and I don’t want to get slowed down by the same commands that I use day in day out. So about 13 years ago I made a set of actions probably my first set, whereby I could speed up commands like “Image Size” & “Canvas Size”, so that they can be called upon with the least amount of mouse moves or mouse clicks for that matter. So I have designed a new actions kit for everyone to download and use for FREE!

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