#Photoshop #Tipcast: Quick Dust & Scratch Removal
Photoshop Tipcast: Quick Dust & Scratch removal from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
Just a quick tip about using the Dust and Scratches tool in Photoshop to do some quick retouching. Dust is a big pain in the butt when you work with scanned images. There are a few ways to deal with this and this tipcast shows you one way to begin your retouching workflow.
An Effective Workflow for Photographers
My article on effective workflow, published on Photoshelter’s Blog, “A Pic’s Worth.” Here’s an excerpt:
workflow |ˈwərkˌflō|
noun
the sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.
What did I shoot and where? Where are my images stored and are they safe? Having a solid workflow keeps you organized, and allows you to focus more on the creative process than worry about the disposition of your images.
So what is an effective workflow? It’s not just about how you manage your photographic files once you sit down at the computer. Workflow begins before you pick up your camera to shoot (or “capture files,” as the photo geeks like to say). You need to consider all sorts of things: Will you shoot raw files, JPEGs, or both? Is your camera’s clock set to the right time and time zone? If you’re using more than one camera, are their clocks synced? Is the color space correct? Will you back up your images while on location or leave them on your memory cards? I could go on.
Read the entire article here.
#Aperture #Tipcast 5: Tethered shooting
Aperture Tipcast #5: Tethered shooting from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
Want to shoot images directly into Aperture? Well, in version 2, tethered shooting is a snap. Just hook up your supported camera and let Aperture do the rest. Watch this tipcast to find out how.
#Tipcast Series: A Basic #Photoshop session. 4 of 4
Tipcast series. Basic Photoshop Editing, #4 from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
Last in a 4-part series showing a quick Photoshop editing session.
This tipcast covers selective sharpening and finishing up the image and saving it.
(This tipcast was made with Adobe CS3 before the current version of ACR allowed localized adjustments and processing. The majority of the tipcast still applies though.)
#Tipcast Series: A Basic #Photoshop session. 3 of 4
Tipcast series. Basic Photoshop Editing, #3 from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
Third in a 4-part series showing a quick Photoshop editing session.
This tipcast covers cleaning up the eyes and teeth using adjustment layers.
(This tipcast was made with Adobe CS3 before the current version of ACR allowed localized adjustments and processing. The majority of the tipcast still applies though.)
#Tipcast Series: A Basic #Photoshop session. 2 of 4
Tipcast series. Basic Photoshop Editing, #2 from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
Second in a 4-part series showing a quick Photoshop editing session.
In this tipcast, I go into dodging and local contrast/brightness corrections using adjustment layers. Also, basic retouching of dust and face.
(This tipcast was made with Adobe CS3 before the current version of ACR allowed localized adjustments and processing. The majority of the tipcast still applies though.)
#Tipcast Series: A Basic #Photoshop session. 1 of 4
Tipcast series. Basic Photoshop Editing, #1 from Antonio Rosario on Vimeo.
First in a 4-part series showing a quick Photoshop editing session.
This tipcast covers choosing a raw image in Bridge and doing some global processing adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw. The image is then brought into Photoshop for some local adjustments and processing using adjustment layers.
(This tipcast was made with Adobe CS3 before the current version of ACR allowed localized adjustments and processing. The majority of the tipcast still applies though.)
Who said the iPhone can’t take good pictures?
photo by bananajode
Over at Photocritic Photography Blog there’s a compiled list of a hundred pretty decent images taken exclusively on the iPhone. While I don’t necessarily agree that it’s all good photography, the overall quality is not bad considering the iPhone’s shitty camera. Also, I can tell that some of the pix are post processed on the iPhone using several available iPhone photo apps. Still, not bad.
Create secure disk images with SecureFiles
SecureFiles is a nifty free program that will aid you in making secure, password protected (AES 128 bit) disk images.
It will let you create a disk image of just about any size. You can preset default sizes very easily, so if you are always making secure images, you don’t have to fiddle around that much.
You can also allow Spotlight to index the secure disk image to aid with searches. It’ll even compress the image if there is unused space.
Of course, this duplicates a similar feature in Apple’s Disk Utility program, but SecureFiles‘ interface is more intuitive.
Donationware.
Find your path with Path Finder
Find the FInder lacking? Want more power when managing your desktop files? Well, then, Cocoatech’s Path Finder is for you. You can use Path Finder as a file management program or even as a total replacement to Apple’s Finder. The program is incredibly customizable; there are so many things that Path Finder can do, I cannot list them all here. There’s a demo that you can try and if you like it, buy it for $40. It’s an awesome program, one I recommend if you need a better desktop file workflow.
Here are just a few of my favorite features:
Open Finder windows in tabs, just like web browsers -
Reveals your current path in the Finder -
So, if you’re looking for just a bit more power from the Finder, go get Path Finder and wander the path to find Finder power.