I have been a film photographer for over 20 years, shooting with Leicas the last two years. Because really good lenses (the foundation of a great image) are so expensive, then the natural progression for me from film into digital was with a Leica M8. I still love film and…
Today, Leica released a new firmware version 2.0 for the M8 digital body. This new firmware release provides support for larger size SDHC cards, up to 32Gb. Leica still recommends Extreme III and Professional versions made by Lexar and SanDisk as being the most compatible. Whichever cards you use, it…
The Lightroom Galleries Complete User’s Guide has some minor updates as a result of emails from you! Take a look at the links to the right or the link above and you can download another copy. Notice that the revision numbers correspond to the LRG Complete Web Gallery version number…
If you haven’t been keeping up with Joe at Lightroom Galleries, you need to take a look. Joe has created a phenomenal Adobe Lightroom Web Gallery that has revolutionized the ability for someone to create a photography presence on the internet – and offer their images for sale using PayPal…
Vignettes are not new to Lightroom as a lens correction. However, as a post-crop item meant to actually add a Vignette, the feature is new in Lightroom 2. While it takes some getting used to, the Vignette can produce some outstanding results. There have been several posts and a variety…
In an effort to show everyone the amount of work and attention to detail that I am putting into the Advanced User’s Guide for LRG Complete 3.0, released by Lightroom Galleries, I have uploaded a sample section of the chapter entitled Advanced Shell Features. This section details how to use…
I am working hard on the Advanced User’s Guide. Right now with work so busy and school starting for the kids, I had to slow just a little bit. However, here are some of the topics that will be covered. There is a full section on some more advanced features…
This article is part of my series on the study of ‘The Photographer’s Eye’ by Micheal Freeman. What is the Golden Ratio? The answer is 1.618… No, this is not the answer to the question ‘What is the meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?‘ which is 42. If you…
Lightroom Galleries has published the completion of LRG Complete 3.0, the first public release! Now the User’s Guide is also finished! You can download the User’s Guide using the links to the right, or by following this link: LRG Complete User’s Guide. Go visit Lightroom Galleries and download the template…