Joe McNally Photography

If you’ve never seen his work before then here’s a special treat. Joe McNally has been photographing for the National Geographic Society since 1987. Chances are, if you’ve lived on this earth for any period of time since ‘87, you’ve seen Joe’s work somewhere. In addition to his work for National Geographic, Joe shoots for Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Life, Time, Fortune, New York magazine, Geo, the New York Stock Exchange, Target stores, Sony, GE, Nikon, Lehman Brothers, and PNC Bank. He has also worked on numerous Day in the Life photographic book projects. With a client list like that, Joe could get away with being a little arrogant but let me tell ya – he’s not one bit. He’s an amazing photographer, a master of lighting, and just one heck of a nice guy too. I’ll be teaching some workshops with Joe at the Goin Wild Workshop (www.goinwild.org) later this year – I can’t wait! Check out Joe’s portfolio here.

Getting Your Photos Out of Lightroom (Exporting)

Ever since I started teaching people about Lightroom, there has been one question that I keep getting. It seems everyone understands how to get photos into Lightroom and there are lots of tutorials on processing and editing those photos once they’re in. However, the one thing that I keep getting questions on is how to get your photos out of Lightroom. There’s not really a “Save” button like there is in Photoshop. Instead, there’s an export dialog. It’s here that you can save your raw photos into any of the popular image formats such as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, or even DNG. It’s actually really easy and this week’s video covers just what you need to know.

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Darkroom Magazine

I’m very happy to report the folks over at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) have recently announced the launch of Darkroom® – the how-to magazine for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ users. Darkroom, written for pro photographers, will feature in-depth tutorials and articles specifically for those photographers using Lightroom. I’ll be writing for it as well as Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, Corey Barker and other industry pros. I think perhaps the best part about it all is that it will be absolutely free for NAPP members . Yep, you heard me – FREE for NAPP members, and the membership cost isn’t going up by one penny. So check it out at www.darkroommagazine.com.

Tinting Your Photos

If you don’t own a warming or cooling filter for your camera or you just flat-out forgot to use one when you took the shot, then consider trying the Temperature slider in Lightroom. Just go into the Develop module and you’ll see it. It’s right under the Histogram in the White Balance area and it’s a great way to add a warming or cooling effect to the photo after the fact. To cool the photo, drag the slider to the left and it’ll introduce more blue. To warm it up, drag the slider to the right and it’ll make it more yellow.

Adobe Videos Here!

Hey everyone! If you’re coming to this site from Adobe’s email, you may have noticed that they mention 3 videos. Here’s a quick way to get to each of those videos. Also, don’t forget that you can get to all of them in iTunes as a podcast. You won’t get all of the extra stuff that I put on the website, but it’s a good way to keep up with the videos.

1. Black and White Conversion
2. Using Lightroom and Photoshop
3. Print Module

The Photoworkshop.com Light Cage

Here’s a cool link I came across the other day. It’s an interactive light cage. “A what?”, you ask. Well, it’s basically a group of lights around a 3D model. You can click on a light to see how that light source will interact with the model inside the light cage. It’s a pretty cool concept. Now, you can only click on one light at a time but imagine the possibilities if you could start clicking on multiple lights for difference light sources. Check it out over at Photoshopworkshop.com.

Slideshows and Music Go Hand-in-hand

Happy New Year everyone! Yesterday was New Years Day so I took the day off. But, I’ve got a new video for you today. Ever watch a slideshow without music behind it? Trust me, it ain’t fun. No matter how great the photography is, the silence totally kills it. It feels like it’s missing something. Frankly, it’s a very uncomfortable silence. Well, I’m sure you can see where this is leading. Lightroom has a slideshow module that is dedicated to showing off your photos. In addition, Adobe was kind enough to include an option to play music with the slideshow – all from within Lightroom. There’s a few tricks to it, so check out this week’s video to learn all about showing off your photos in a slideshow with music.
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