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Adobe Updates CS3, Photoshop Lightroom, and Camera Raw

In a recent rush of activity by Adobe engineers, there are several major updates to software from our friends at Adobe. Photoshop Lightroom has been updated to version 1.3 to improve Mac OS 10.5 Leopard compatibility, Camera Raw now supports some of the latest cutting edge cameras, and Photoshop CS3 Sports the new version number 10.0.1 to knock out quite a few small but annoying compatibility issues for both Mac and PC users. Oh yeah, and remember our old friend Bridge CS3? Well it’s up to v2.1.1 and sports a cool new HQ preview in the Advanced panel as well as some important little maintenance issues. Click here for more… Continue Reading »

November 16th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Calling All Gurus…Again!!!

Adobe has announced the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. This is once again your time to shine. There are 12 different categories in 3 different media areas. With a prize package that is absolutely astonishing. These include a trip to New York, professional studio tours, cash prizes, the entire CS3 Master Suite, and much more. It’s unreal. Click here to find out more about the rules and prizes.

November 14th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

More Inspiration From Hollywood!!

Well, it’s no secret to anyone that I am a big movie fan. Go ahead, quiz me? Anyway, I have long admired what is perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of the movies; advertising design. Things like movie posters, trailers, those cool stands you see at the theater – they are always jam packed with all kinds of great designs. I looked into who produces such amazing images. One company is called Daniel Clark & Associates. They have produced designs for some of Hollywood’s biggest movies like Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Matrix. Very cool stuff. Check out there portfolio site and be inspired.

November 13th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Gear Ideas For The Holidays

The most current issue of Layers Magazine features Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide. Just in time to help you in making up your holiday wish list. Scott covers what is hot right now for all of us fellow tech geeks. (Yes, you know who you are.) Anyway, grab a copy and place it somewhere, with certain items strategically marked, so a loved one will find it. If your loved ones perhaps live too far away, then just go and get the online version that was just posted this week. So when someone asks what you would like, just send them the link. Isn’t technology great! Anyway, happy shopping. Have a great weekend everyone!

November 9th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Book of the Week

Ok, so I know it’s usually the Photoshop Book of the Week but this week’s selection isn’t necessarily a Photoshop book. It’s a new photography book from master photographer and Photoshop World instructor Joe McNally. The book is titled The Moment It Clicks:Photography Secrets from the World’s Top Shooters. This book is meant to be an inspirational read. Every turn of the page dazzles you with astounding images and describes the inspiration and technique that was used to acquire the image. Every photographer from novice to working professional will want this book close by. Click here for more info on the book. (Due to be released in coming weeks) Check out Joe’s website for really inspiring images.

November 8th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

The Man Who Is One With Nature

Nature Photography, that is. A couple of weeks ago we had a visitor in our office. Wildlife photographer Moose Peterson stopped by to say Hi and even made a quick appearance on Photoshop TV, showing off his new Nikon D3. If you don’t know who Moose is then you must at least check out his site – here. He is a regular speaker at Photoshop World. At the last Photoshop World he presented his most recent slideshow. It was the first time I had ever seen a standing ovation for a photography slideshow, and it was well-deserved. His images are simply stunning. Moose also hosts the Digital Landscape Workshop Series, which our very own Scott Kelby has taught at. So even if you are not interested in wildlife or landscape photography, have a look anyway. It is quite inspiring.

November 6th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Scott Kelby Gameday Pics!!

Scott Kelby was able to get on the sidelines of the Bucs/Cardinals game yesterday here in Tampa. Here is a link to his blog with some of the images he took. These shots are great, I especially like the close-up of Jon Gruden. Scott also talks about the gear he used to obtain these images. Oh, by the way, Bucs won 17-10.

November 5th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Calling All Creatives!!!

The Photoshop User Awards are back on. Once again, it is your time to shine. Enter your best work in any of the 11 different categories, such as general photography, illustration, advertising, student work, etc. The winner from each category will win a prize package valued at over $2,500 and the grand prize winner will win a trip to shoot pictures in Hawaii and have their image appear on the cover of Photoshop User Magazine. There is a $35 fee per entry ($25 for NAPP members) so don’t waste time, show the world your best work. You never know what will come from it. Find out more about the contest rules here.

November 2nd, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Layers of Change!!

Well if you haven’t checked out LayersMagazine.com lately, you are just missing out on all kinds of cool new stuff. First, the site is the home of Layers TV: The How-To Podcast for Everything Adobe. It’s hosted by RC Concepcion and myself. Also, the Layers site has just been given a fresh new look with a daily blog by Layers TV co-host RC. Plus, there are links to video tutorials, product reviews, and even access to Matt Kloskowski’s Photoshop Killer Tips podcast. Nowhere else can you get this much cool, free stuff. Except of course here at Planet Photoshop.

November 1st, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Adobe Compatibility with Leopard

Adobe has released a PDF file concerning all the Creative Suite compatibility issues with the new Mac OS X Leopard. So, if you have already upgraded or you are just not sure, then give this PDF a look. Also, Adobe announced that they will be posting a Lightroom update in the next few weeks. This will address the print issues that Lightroom users are currently experiencing.

October 31st, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

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Photoshop Tutorials

- Reverse Restoration
  Corey shows you how to make a new photo look damaged by blending in some unusual textures.
- Rain Drops
  In this tutorial, Corey not only creates the raindrops, but also the splashes that are formed with the raindrops hit the hands.
- G.I. Joe
  Corey's tutorial this week was inspired by a real American hero!

More Fun with 3D

Continue exploring the possibilities with Photoshop’s new 3D tools.
Reverse Restoration

Corey shows you how to make a new photo look damaged by blending in some unusual textures.
3D Background Effects

Use Photoshop’s new 3D tools to create some dazzling background effects.
Striking Match, Part 2

In the second part of this tutorial, Corey finishes creating this illustration of a striking match.

Layers TV: Episode 110
New episodes are coming soon. In this old episode, RC goes start to finish through a Flash CS4 project using the new 3D tools and importing an audio file. Corey talks about the distortion features inside of Adobe Illustrator. You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes. var so = new SWFObject('http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/players/player.swf','mpl','500','300','7'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); // so.addVariable('type','rtmp'); so.addVariable('file','http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/switch/video/layers-tv-episode-110.mp4'); so.addVariable('plugins','hd-1'); so.addVariable('hd.file','http://media.kelbymediagroup.com/switch/video/layers-tv-episode-110-hd.mp4'); so.addVariable('hd.state','false'); so.addVariable('image','http://www.layersmagazine.com/images/layerstv-logo.jpg'); so.addVariable('height','300'); so.addVariable('width','500'); so.addVariable('autostart','false'); so.addVariable("backcolor","0x000000"); so.addVariable("frontcolor","0xF1F1F1"); so.addVariable("lightcolor","0xF88E21"); so.addVariable("quality","100"); so.write('player'); [...]
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Terry White’s New App | Printing from Lightroom 2
Happy Thursday everyone! Just wanted to pop on in and share what’s new in the intranets: Terry White’s New Iphone App Terry white over at his techblog is usually covering all sorts of technology and letting us know what his favorite apps are for the iphone. He’s taken that love and mixed it with [...]

Adding Keywords to Multiple files

In Bridge, you can add keywords to images to make searching for pictures a little less cumbersome. You don’t, however, want the process to become tedious as well. By either Command-clicking (PC: Ctrl-clicking) or Shift-clicking on images, you can select multiple files inside Bridge. Once you have the files selected, you can go to the Keywords panel and turn on any keyword you like. This will apply the keyword to all of the files that you have selected. It takes away a little bit of the pain of categorization, but just a little.