Aug 28 2009

Introduction to Lightroom Class

Hey all! I’m posting a few things here for my Introduction to Lightroom Class at Calumet. As always workshops are a work in progress and we are coming up with new ideas all the time. Please drop me a line if you have any thoughts on how improve this seminar. Positive comments are never discouraged either!

Check out the Classnotes section of my blog for more useful information.  I would highly recommend reading over the Workflow notes if you are a newer user.

Direct from Adobe. Here’s a PDF that you are free to download and print of Lightroom shortcuts and other useful information:

Shortcuts

Did anyone say FREE presets?:

Free Stuff

Ever think about joining NAPP?:

National Association of Photoshop Professionals

More useful information from Adobe:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/resources.html

Is the shortcuts download too long?  Here’s a few useful one’s for reference:

TAB                        Hide or show side panels

Shift-Tab               Hide or show all panels

F                            Full screen mode

L                            Dim the lights

1-5                       Set rating

6-9                       Set color labels

T                           Hide toolbar

Command E          Edit in Photoshop

B                           Add to Quick Collection


Apr 8 2009

Photoshop for the People!

Ah, time to come out of hibernation and learn something!  For all of the those involved in my “Photoshop for the People” workshop (and those who want free stuff without taking the class), here’s my entry for notes and supplimental materials. Click on the links below for the materials.  Enjoy!

Just Added! - Tutorial on Matting (from questions on Saturday)

Photoshop Shortcuts Print Out

Workflow Notes and Recap

Photoshop for the People Notes

Loading an Action

Raw Conversion

Creating a Vignette

Selective Color

Some of my favorite Photoshop shortcuts:

Command-a Select All
Command-c Copy
Command-v Paste
Command-i Invert
[ Reduce Brush Size
] Increase Brush Size
Command - Zoom Out
Command + Zoom In
x Switch foreground/background
Shift-Command-s Save As
v Move Tool
t Text Tool
g Paint Bucket
b Brush
m Marque Tool
s Clone Stamp
j Patch Tool
Command-t Transform


Jan 8 2009

Indigo Action Set #1

Wondering what to get that certain someone for Valentine’s Day?  Look no further!  Now available:

Indigo Action Set Volume #1

This set includes PS Actions, Digital Album Design PS Actions, Photoshop Breakdowns, Lighting Diagrams, and more.  Only $175 marked down for the season.  Here’s a slideshow of some of the actions.  These are run on the same un-retouched image right out of the box.  Please contact the studio is you are interested in purchasing this set.  More products to come!


Jan 6 2009

Think Big! Notes

A special thanks to all of those in attendence for the “Think Big!” classes in Houston, Oak Brook, Chicago, Rochester, and other lands far and near.  As promised here’s a post of the class notes.  There’s a whole lot of ‘em!  Hopefully this helps you with that whole “carpool tunneling” thing.  Enjoy!  As always, let me know if I can make things better.  Oh yeah, typos are always good to note too.

http://www.indigophotographic.com/blog/classnotes/thinkbig


Dec 3 2008

Taking the Mystery Out of Color and Workflow

I’ve been offering a workshop titled “Taking the Mystery Out of Color and Workflow” at Calumet Photographic and my studio.  It is difficult to come up with notes and Keynote slides for a workshop that is so computer intensive, but I’ve put together a few slides and posted them here to aid in the note taking process.  Please feel free to offer suggestions on what other notes could be added to make this workshop even better.  Thanks to those who have attended.  I look forward to offering even more classes and educational materials soon!  Come back often for news and reports.

http://indigophotographic.com/blog/classnotes/workflow/

Here’s the opening slideshow just for kicks: