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Book Review: The Making of Landscape Photographs by Charlie Waite

by T. Michael Testi February 15, 2010 Books

Every once in a generation there is that artist who comes along and takes their field to a new and different level, and leaves us all better off for it. Often it is subtle and hard to define but being in the presence of their work makes us marvel at their insight. In the early [...]

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Book Review: Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 By Scott Kelby

by T. Michael Testi February 12, 2010 Books

Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 is truly a unique book on a number of different levels. First, it presents a system for correcting photographic image problems using seven main areas of focus within Photoshop. This means that you don’t have to become an expert in all things Photoshop, rather only seven basic [...]

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Book Review: The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman

by T. Michael Testi February 11, 2010 Miscellaneous

The Photographer’s Eye is a book about learning to see and visualize a photograph before you ever snap a picture. The composition and design of a photograph is one of those enigmas that some people seem to naturally have, while others have to work at to get it right. The fact is, though, the composition [...]

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Book Review: Light and Lens by Robert Hirsch

by T. Michael Testi February 10, 2010 Books

With the continuous decline of film and the increase use of digital imaging, Light and Lens aims to build a foundation for digital photography by covering the fundamental concepts of digital image making, combined with how to use today’s digital technology to create compelling images and how to output and preserve images in the digital [...]

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Book Review: The Designer’s Apprentice By Rick Ralston

by T. Michael Testi February 9, 2010 Books

While using Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign, did you ever find yourself manually repeating the same tasks and think there must be a better way? Perhaps you were even aware that actions existed in Photoshop, but were either too busy or too afraid to spend the time to learn them. The Designer’s Apprentice was written to [...]

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Book Review: Three Songs, No Flash!: Your Ultimate Guide to Concert Photography by Loe Beerens

by T. Michael Testi February 8, 2010 Books

The term Three Songs, No Flash! is well known among those who have done live concert photography. It means exactly what it says. When working with big name artists you get to photograph the artist or group during the course of the first three songs (sometimes four or five depending on the artist) Loe Beerens [...]

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Software Review – Photoshop Plug-in: Snap Art From Alien Skin Software

by T. Michael Testi February 5, 2010 Photography

Did you ever have an image and think to yourself, “This would look great as a painting,” or “I would like to see this image a pencil drawing, or even as a comic drawing?” Well look no further than Snap Art for a one step process to do all of this, and more. Snap Art [...]

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Video Training Review: Photoshop CS4: Smart Objects with Deke McClelland from Lynda.com

by T. Michael Testi February 4, 2010 Photography

Photoshop CS4: Smart Objects is the latest offering from Photoshop expert Deke McClelland and it explores the creation and use of Smart Objects, one of the most technically demanding tools in Photoshop. In this training video Deke McClelland walks through the four primary purposes of Smart Objects, and focuses on one of their most practical [...]

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Book Review: Before & After: How To Design Cool Stuff by John McWade

by T. Michael Testi February 3, 2010 Books

Before & After is a magazine that teaches, or more accurately, explains graphic design. Through the use of real-life projects, each article in the magazine breaks down the project and explains why the particular colors were selected, why one object is bigger than the other, or why a particular typeface was chosen and why another [...]

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Software Review: Norton Ghost 15 From Symantec

by T. Michael Testi February 2, 2010 Reviews

Norton Ghost is an advanced backup and recovery system for your Windows based computer. You can make a backup of the entire hard disk or limit your backup to only those files and folders that are important to you. You can schedule backups to capture your changes automatically on a set time period, or you [...]

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