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  • 28 August, 2010 – Eight New Lightroom 3 Tutorial Modules Just Published

    We have just made available seven new videos to our new Lightroom 3 Video Tutorial videos 30 through 37, within Zip files 23-26.

    These include…

    – Print 1: Page Setup, Settings & Resolution
    – Print 2: Print Sharpening & Color Management
    – Print 3: Page Panel, Print to JPEG, Picture Packages
    – Identity Plate
    – Lightroom 3 & CS4 – a gotcha!
    – Roundtrip to Photoshop (Soft Proof)
    – Merge to Panorama with Photoshop
    – Sync Develop Settings

    If you’ve already purchased our LR3 tutorial, just log onto your account on the LuLa Store and download them.

    BUT FIRST – Please Read the New Table of Contents PDF.

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    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 25 June, 2010 – Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1 – A Field Report By Nick Devlin

    Back in the day – when ISO 400 was fast – high speed lenses were something to be lusted after. But now, with ISO 1600 delivering excellent quality, and some cameras capable of greater than ISO 100,000, they have lost their luster. Or have they?

    For some the appeal of ultra-fast lenses is not so much their light gathering power, but rather their shallow depth of field. One of the fastest lenses currently available at affordable prices for the Leica M9 is the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1.

    Today Nick Devlin provides us with his field report on this lens, based on a shoot in Olympic National Park this past May.

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    The Luminous Landscape Guide
    to Capture One Pro

    Special: 10% Off Until July 1

    Find out more and watch our sample training video.

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 1 June, 2010 – The Best Noise Reduction Plug-In Yet!

    The world is a lot less noisy than it used to be. The photographic world, that is.

    In the days of film, ISO 400 was noisy in B&W, and in colour ISO 800 grain looked like golf balls. The early days of digital were not that much better.

    But in recent years we’ve grown accustomed to ISO 400 as being almost noise free, and some pro cameras now allow shooting at over ISO 100,000.

    But there are still a lot of times that noisy images need to be cleaned up, and a new king of the hill appears to have emerged, in the form of Topaz Labs DeNoise 4.1. Mark Segal‘s exclusive review is now online.

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 8 June, 2010 – Lightroom 3 Released

    Adobe has today (finally) released Lightroom 3. You can download it from the Adobe on-line store for your country. It should also show up at retailers shortly as well.

    Ian Lyons has his usual excellent summary online of what’s new in LR3.

    Jeff Schewe and I have just completed filming our exhaustive live video tutorial. It will run close to ten hours in length and will drill down into every aspect of how the program works, as well as illustrate best practices.  It will be the most detailed and in-depth tutorial on Lightroom 3 available. Look for it here in the weeks ahead.

    Oh yes, and our multi-hour tutorial video on Capture One should become available here very soon as well.

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    "Video Journal 19, one of the best. Interesting and relevant topics, knowledgeable engaging guests, and a host that gently guides the conversation through terrain I want to explore. And more, it’s beautifully shot in a clean, no tricks style that keeps the conversation in focus. Well done all! This one is worth twice the price".

    – paul b. kramarchyk

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 19 August, 2010 – ID-Release, a Model Release Manager

    There are a vast number of useful apps for the iPhone, but one that pro photographers may find of use is ID-Release, a model release manager. Contributor Jim Martin today provides us with his review.

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    I have been shooting near Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park this past week with the exciting new Sony VG-10 and 18-200mm lens. The VG-10 is the world’s first camcorder with a large sensor (APS-C) and interchangable lenses. It is also a still camera with a 14MP sensor as well as being a camcorder.

    How did it fare? Watch for my field report by the weekend.

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    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 15 August, 2010 – More Than 90 Minutes of New LR3 Training Videos Now Online

    We have just made available more than 90 minutes of new video segments to our new Lightroom 3 Video Tutorial.

    New topics which have changed dramatically since LR2 and which are now covered in depth, include Sharpening and Noise Reduction.

    If you’ve already purchased our LR3 tutorial, just log onto your account on the LuLa Store and download them.

    BUT FIRST – Please Read the New Table of Contents PDF.

    You will learn that we have restructured the files and the ZIPs that they are found in. There are now multiple video files per ZIP. Also, if you’ve already downloaded ZIP #15, please do so again, because it now contains new material.

    THEREFORE– Please Read the New Table of Contents PDF.

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    If you haven’t yet discovered the most comprehensive learning tool available for Adobe’s Lightroom, now’s the time to do so while it’s still priced at -10%.

    And remember, if you previously purchased the LuLa Guide to Lightroom 2 you can get an additional 10% off through the use of a special coupon code. More in formation can be found here.

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    Earlier this year, Sean Reid of Reid Reviews surveyed photographers about they would like to see happen with the evolution of the Leica DRF (digital rangefinder) camera. Readers may recall that I looked at this same topic in an essay called An Open Letter to Leica and Mark Dubovoy also contributed ideas in an essay called Leica, A Different View.

    Sean has just published a summary and analysis of the survey results and the new article on his site titled Thoughts About a Future Leica DRF. It provides engaging reading for anyone who is interested in the future of the DRF camera. Reid Review is a paid subsciption web site and accepts no advertising.

    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 21 August, 2010 – Five New Lightroom 3 Video Tutorials Added

    We have just made available five new videos to our new Lightroom 3 Video Tutorial in Zip files 20, 21 & 22.

    This is the final hour on the Develop Module.

    – Lens Correction
    – Effects
    – Camera Calibration
    – Spot Removal
    – Sync & Auto-Sync

    If you’ve already purchased our LR3 tutorial, just log onto your account on the LuLa Store and download them.

    BUT FIRST – Please Read the New Table of Contents PDF.

    ___________________

    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 22 August, 2010 – Sony NEX VG10 HD Camcorder / 14MP Stills Camera Field Report

    Convergence is happening – like it or not. Just about every new DSLR model has HD video, and now Sony has introduced the world’s first  interchangable lens, APS-C sized sensor camcorder, the Sony VG10.

    Along with a small group of web and print journalist I spent part of last week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park working with the VG10 and its included E mount 18-200mm lens.

    My Sony NEX VG10 HD Camcorder / 14MP Stills Camera Field Report is now online. 

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    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 24 August, 2010 – Sony A55 In The Field Preview Report

    Sony today is introducing three new DSLRs and three new lenses. These include the A560, A55 and A33, as well as a Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2, a DT 35mm F1.8 SAM and an 85mm F2.8 SAM.

    I had an opportunity to work for several days last week with the exciting new A55, and have just published my Sony A55 Preview Field Report.

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    Phase One and Mamiya have announced the long-awaited vertical grip for the DF cameras. You can find out more about it on the Phase One site. The V-Grip Air should be available at the end of September for US ,290, with the optional Profoto wireless receiver at 9.

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    "These tutorials have made my understanding of much of the digital world so much easier.
    It is far easier to watch these two experts and learn than trying to understand from some of the ‘encyclopedias’ that are on the market, and at a price that is excellent value for money."

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 5 July, 2010 – Finally Here: 10-bit LCD Graphic Monitors

    If you can’t view it properly, you can’t print it properly. That’s a mantra that I and many other fine art printers subscribe to. But, is the latest 9 monitor special from Best Buy the way to go?

    Possibly for some, but since the discontinuation and eventual demise of the famous Sony Artisan the search has been on for the next candidate for monitor nirvana.

    Our regular contribotor Pete Myers today shares with us his experience with and impressions of the Eizo Nanao ColorEdge CG243W in his report titled – Finally Here: 10-bit LCD Graphic Monitors.

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    NOW AVAILABLE

    The Luminous Landscape Guide
    to Capture One Pro

    Thank´s for one of the best tutorials I´ve seen so far!
    It´s much easier to listen and learn when there is an educated discussion going on
    between two very knowledgeable guys!

    Find out more and watch our sample training video.

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New