It’s about the clothes

March 5, 2010
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I was hired to photograph a clothing line.  The photos don’t need to be crazy and the models don’t need to go nuts with the posing.  ”It’s all about the clothes” is what the owner keeps saying.  So what that is what I did.  I used my Triflash (SB800’s) setup [...]

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Video of Lightroom integration using Topaz Fusion Express & Topaz Adjust 4

March 5, 2010
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I’m on a Topaz kick this week. But that is ok because I’m trying to share a lot of cool things with my reader. Enjoy this video of how Topaz Fusion works to merge Topaz Photoshop plugins into Lightroom. Download the trials for free. Don’t forget [...]

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More Spot Removing in Lightroom

March 4, 2010
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Michael Rather has created a great video tutorial on the Spot Removal tool in Lightroom which I wrote about on the Outdoor Photo Gear blog.
Give it a look and you will see for yourself how useful the tool is. Michael even shows you the flaws that the tool has. [...]

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Bare

March 4, 2010
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Does your house look like this? This wall and light switch was taken at the same Newark foreclosed home as Nonna’s Wall.
I photographed this with a D700 and the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens.
Post processing in Topaz Adjust. Download it for free to give it a try. Use [...]

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My first Topaz Adjust 4 test

March 3, 2010
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Topaz Adjust 4…All I can say is wow.  So far, so perfect.  I love the new interface.  I love how great it works all around.  Please give it a try, you will not regret it.  It is free to try so why not, right?
So here it, my initial Topaz Adjust [...]

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Topaz Adjust 4 now available

March 2, 2010
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Topaz Labs has officially released Adjust 4. Topaz has added faster performance, a beautiful new interface and even better results. Adjust 4 already works with Topaz Fusion which in turn makes Adjust 4 a Lightroom plugin.

Add instant dazzle and pop to your photos with a unique presets system [...]

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One of the best Photoshop and Lightroom plugins I have ever used

March 1, 2010
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I have used Topaz Adjust for a long time. It has so many features that are worth checking out. Not only does Topaz Labs make incredible plugins but they offer free demo’s and many times free upgrades. Topaz Adjust is inexpensive but very powerful. It is [...]

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Free Heart Shape Photography Templates

February 28, 2010
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I created some elegant heart shape templates which are free to download. Click on the thumbnails to visit the Flickr page and download the free templates.

The templates are all 8″x10″
Enjoy,
Scott

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Video of Trey Ratcliff speaking at Google

February 27, 2010
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Trey Ratcliff (master of HDR) had the honor of speaking at Google. I have included the video below.
Who is Trey Ratcliff? Read my interview with him to learn about the master of HDR.

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Future Taxi

February 27, 2010
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This was taken at the 2008 Auto Show in New York City.  To this day it is one of my favorite photographs in my library.  This morning I reprocessed the photo using Topaz Adjust 4.  I love the photo and I love Topaz Adjust!

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Nikon 70-200mm F2.8G VR II Review from DPReview

February 26, 2010
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DPReview gave the new Nikon 70-200mm F2.8G VR II 85% our of 100%.  This is a brief summary of what they had to say.
Good: Professional shooters and advanced amateurs demanding the finest optical performance available in a telephoto zoom
Not: Anyone who values portability and convenience over all-out image quality
Nikon’s ‘Mark II’ [...]

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