Due to life being OBE (overtaken by events, not, as some of you think out of bodice experience), I managed to miss the drawing for November’s prize: The Filmmaker’s Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
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Novem… uh… DECEMBER’s give away!
The Filmmaker’s Eye
I recently received an advance copy of The Filmmaker’s Eye (Gustavo Mercado, Focal Press 2010), and posted a general review up on Amazon.com. You can get an overview there, so I wanted to expand on something I mentioned there: how this book impacts me as a photographer.
Photoshop Evangelism!
The marketing crew for Photoshop just closed a contest to find the Next Photoshop Evangelist. I entered three videos through Vimeo.com. There are some great videos up there, so be sure to check them out.
Starting September 7th, you’ll be able to vote for your favorite from among 12 finalists. Of course, I’m hoping you’ll vote for me 
Photoshop Q&A
Someone recently suggested that I take questions and turn them into short YouTube video responses. I think this is a pretty cool idea, and would like to give it a shot. If you have Photoshop or photography related questions, send them to me. In a week or two, I’ll take a look at the responses and choose a few to answer on my YouTube channel.
What’s in it for you? Well, not only will I answer your question, I’ll notify you when your video is going up and I’ll throw in a little something special for you – discount codes, books, that sort of thing. I haven’t worked this last part out, yet, but I’ll make it worth your time.
How’s that sound? Want some answers AND free stuff? Well, what are you waiting for??
Another Repoussé video up on YouTube!
The Photoshop Facebook page has posted another of my Photoshop CS5 Extended videos, this one also on Repoussé in the more mundane text arena. I’ve done something a little different than most with this in that I’ve chosen to do image element replacement and composite the text so it appears to be an actual part of the photograph.
I’m still getting a lot of criticism from folks who don’t see the point of 3D, some even claiming they can do everything in that video faster without 3D (trust me – it can be done, but it’s not faster, nor can you change the look at will). These folks probably won’t ever see the need or utility and that’s perfectly fine. I just don’t understand why they complain about a feature that they don’t have to use, or even pay for. “Hey! You gave me a spare tire with my car, but I have AAA! Are you stupid?” That’s how I see the complainers.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video. If you have any comments or suggestions for future videos, please drop me a line
- Wacom Enhancements
- Mac performance tip for Photoshop CS5
- Blend Mode Shortcuts
You can turn Wacom pressure options on and off right up in the Options bar. When you have a tool that supports pressure sensitivity selected, click the pen icon over a transparency to control the Opacity and choose the pen icon over a bulls-eye to control the brush size. (via planetphotoshop.com)
Are simple tasks taking longer in CS5 than CS4? Check out this tip fromMac Performance Guide: Edit your Preferences and adjust your Cache Tile Size to optimize your setup for the kinds of images you work on. MPG suggests just cranking it to 1024 and forgetting it. What works for you?
Have you explored the blend modes available in Photoshop? If so, you can get to most of your favorites by using a shortcut: Shift + Option/Alt + (first letter of blend mode). For example, Shift+opt/Alt+M changes the current mode to Multiply. The shortcut list isn’t complete, but you can round out and update the shortcuts [...]
