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When saving an image as a TIFF file in Photoshop, you have to pick whether you want to use IBM PC or Macintosh byte order. While you might think your choice would depend on which platform you use, such is not really the case….

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I’ve written about DxO Optics Pro before. It’s a great raw converter. I’ve been using version 7 since it was released late last year and it’s the best version yet. I’m truly impressed….

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Camera meters assume you want whatever you point them at to come out medium tone. That can be a problem this time of year since snow’s not at all supposed to look medium tone. Thankfully, digital cameras make this easier than ever to prevent….

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Adobe Labs posted a public beta of the forthcoming Lightroom 4 on their website a few days ago. Among the many new features is one I have been asking for since Lightroom was first released back in 2007. I know the title of this article has already give…

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In case you somehow avoided the onslaught of blog postings and emails the last couple of days covering Nikon’s announcement of the new D4 SLR, Nikon announced the new D4 DSLR. Ta-da. It’s an amazing camera, but what does it mean for those of us who pri…

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As we begin 2012 I’d like to take the opportunity to look back on the year that just ended. I’ve been publishing weekly articles here at Earthbound Light for more than a decade and I’m truly thankful for your continued support. After reviewing my web s…

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Perhaps it’s an oversimplification, but the left brain is generally characterized as being where logical, analytical thinking occurs while the right brain handles emotional, creative thought. So which is the most important in creating good photography?…

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It’s holiday gift giving time again. If you’re still looking for that special something for a photographer on your list (or perhaps for yourself), I have some suggestions that may just fit the bill….

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Adobe Lightroom provides a great deal of flexibility for maintaining more than one version of the same image. Indeed, so much flexibility that it can be confusing which method to use in a given situation. Here’s a quick rundown of Virtual Copies versus…

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It’s easy to think that Lightroom can only do global changes to an image and that for targeted adjustments you need Photoshop, but this isn’t true. You can do quite a bit with Lightroom’s adjustment brush….

Continue Reading The Lightroom Paintbrush Tool

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