This might be one of the easiest contents I run on my blog. Thanks to Brandon Oelling at X-Equals.com I have the current collections of all of the Cold Storage Film Presets for Lightroom to give away. The rules are below and the contest will end in 24 hours. Become a fan of Scott Wyden [...]
Topaz Labs Plugins now with 64-bit CS5 Compatibility
by Scott on June 4, 2010 in Product
That’s right folks, Topaz Labs has updated all of their plugins for full Photoshop CS5 Compatibility! Read the press release below and then click the links to download your updates. To use Topaz plugins in 64bit download the Photoshop BUNDLE because individual downloads not 64bit for some reason We’re happy to announce that each product [...]
Creating a self portrait avatar on a low budget
by Scott on May 17, 2010 in Photography
please keep in mind that although I used 2 lights for this post, the point is that you can do it with just room lighting For a while now I’ve used the same self-portrait for everything. I figured it was time to change things up. I spent some time deciding on the lighting I wanted [...]
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Impacts Washington DC
by Scott on May 6, 2010 in Photography
Catchy title right? Here is why I titled this post “Adobe Photoshop CS5 Impacts Washington DC”. In the photo you see above I was standing in the Lincoln Memorial taking a picture of the Washington Monument and the, then, empty Deflecting Reflection Pool. I decided to share the photo not only because it is interesting [...]
Topaz Labs Simplify 3, Clean 3, DeJPEG 4 have Free Upgrades
by Scott on April 16, 2010 in Product
Eric from Topaz Labs sent out this Press Release about a new version of Simplify, Clean and DeJPEG. All are free updates for current owners. Go download them now for major performance improvements. If you never tried the plugins you can do that by downloading the full functional free trials for 30 days. If you [...]
Video of Lightroom integration using Topaz Fusion Express & Topaz Adjust 4
by Scott on March 5, 2010 in Product
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 to use my discount code “scottwyden” to save 15% [...]
More Spot Removing in Lightroom
by Scott on March 4, 2010 in Gathered, Photography
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. It’s a great tutorial! Thanks [...]
One of the best Photoshop and Lightroom plugins I have ever used
by Scott on March 1, 2010 in Review
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 full of features and really can bring out the [...]
a digital post
by Scott on October 20, 2008 in Photography
For the as long as digital has existed there have been haters. As with anything else, something new and easy comes along and people talk. “Why are you using Photoshop? The real way is in the darkroom”. It has been a while since digital has become the standard. It is now so hard to not only find [...]
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