Pixology Magazine March 2024

The March 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Color Tint for Black and White: Learn how you can easily add a color tint featuring one or more colors to a black and white image.
  • Slideshow Tips: Get tips for creating a great photo slideshow presentation.
  • Workspaces in Bridge: See how you can customize the interface in Adobe Bridge, and save workspaces focused on specific tasks in your workflow.
  • Bean Bag Supports: Learn about options for flexible camera support using a beanbag.
  • Photo Story: Be Prepared: Read the story behind a photo that worked out well despite a complete lack of preparation.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

Course Complete: “Adobe Bridge for Photographers”

All lessons have been published for my “Adobe Bridge for Photographers” course, which is focused on helping photographers make the most of Adobe Bridge for organizing and sharing their photos.

The course covers the full workflow for organizing and sharing your photos using Adobe Bridge, including tips for creating and managing a folder structure, making use of collections and stacks, keywording photos efficiently, and much more.

You can get all the details about this new course on the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/adobe-bridge-for-photographers

 

Printer Tonal Range Target Image

One of the common issues photographers run into when printing their photos is a print that looks too dark. Sometimes the issue is simply a matter of not making use of proper color management techniques, such as calibrating the monitor display. However, another issue is a matter of compensating for the output behavior of your printer.

In particular, if your prints exhibit a lack of detail in shadow detail, a simple correction may help.

The first step is to test the behavior of your printer. Many printers are not able to reproduce the full range of tonal values, causing a loss of visible detail in dark areas of a photo. A similar issue can affect bright highlight areas, though that is less common.

I created a target image you can print in order to test the tonal range behavior of your printer. Print the image using your normal color-managed workflow, and then evaluate the print under a bright light source. You are looking for the darkest value of black where you can still see a difference between the next darker value.

More details about testing the black and white point capabilities for printing can be found in the article “Print Output Levels”, which is included in the February 2024 issue of Pixology magazine (https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine).

You can download the target image here:

To download the Printer Tonal Range Target image, click on the image to open from a shared folder and click the download button toward the top-right of the image preview.

Pixology Magazine February 2024

The February 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Tips for Night Photography: Get tips for capturing great photos with after sunset or before sunrise.
  • Lightroom in a Web Browser: Discover how you can access Lightroom from virtually anywhere through a web browser.
  • Print Output Levels: Learn how you can achieve maximum detail in prints by optimizing the black and white points before printing.
  • Snap Art Creativity: See how you can transform a photo with creative effects that mimic natural media such as paints or pencils.
  • Photo Story: Double Decisiveness: Learn how attention to detail and a bit of luck led to a nice photo.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

Video Creators Virtual Summit

If you’re a photographer who also likes to capture or create videos, or even edit your photos into a video presentation such as a slideshow, you can learn more about video editing with the free Video Creators Virtual Summit that starts soon!

If you’re new to video editing, you can sign up for a Free Pass and get access to free mini-courses for beginners!

The Video Creators Virtual Summit is actually two events in one! There is the Premiere Pro Virtual Summit for those who want to focus on video editing, and the After Effects Virtual Summit for those who want to focus on special effects. And of course, you can sign up for both events!

The Video Creators Virtual Summit runs for five days from February 18th through the 22nd, and features 50 classes from 20 instructors.

Get your Free Pass (and learn about the benefits of a VIP Pass) here:

https://timgrey.krtra.com/t/L6WAdO3PvYlF

 

Course Published: “Mastering Adobe Lightroom”

All lessons in my comprehensive new “Mastering Adobe Lightroom” video course have been published!

This course focuses on the cloud-focused version of Lightroom, not Lightroom Classic. With this version of Lightroom you don’t need a catalog and you can now manage photos both locally and in the cloud.

The lessons in this course provide lessons to help you better understand and configure Lightroom, organize your photos, make full use of the optimization features, and learn how you can share photos from Lightroom. You can get more details on the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/mastering-adobe-lightroom-cloud-2024

The “Mastering Adobe Lightroom” course is included at no additional charge in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle (http://timgrey.me/atg99bundle), but is also available as a standalone course at the link above.

Webinar Recording: “Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, or Bridge?!”

Are you confused by having three applications from Adobe aimed at helping serious photographers manage their photos? I can help!

In my latest live online presentation as part of the “GreyLearning Live!” webinar series, I provided insights into the similarities and differences between Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Bridge.

These three applications from Adobe all provide a workflow solution for organizing and optimizing your photos. This presentation will help you choose which is right for you, and how each impacts your workflow.

A recording of the full presentation is available on my “Tim Grey TV” channel on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/BwpneG4y0nQ

Pixology Magazine January 2024

The January 2024 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Local Browsing in Lightroom “Cloud”: The cloud-focused version of the Lightroom desktop application now supports local photo storage.
  • Lens Blur Effect: Learn to reduce depth of field after the capture with Lens Blur.
  • Texture Blending: Learn to combine images in Photoshop to add interesting textures to a photo.
  • Keyword Cleanup: Tidy up the Keyword List in Lightroom Classic to help streamline your organizational workflow.
  • Photo Story: Bilbao: After an earlier missed opportunity, I brought my camera to Bilbao, Spain.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

Pixology Magazine December 2023

The December 2023 issue of Pixology magazine is now available, featuring the following articles:

  • Understanding Bit Depth: Some (relatively) basic math illustrates a key image quality issue.
  • Point Color Adjustment: Exercise detailed control to optimize specific ranges of colors.
  • Catalog Management: Learn to manage the catalog and related files in Lightroom Classic.
  • Gradient Upgrade: Leverage the flexibility of the updated Gradient tool in Photoshop.
  • Photo Story: Risky Pixels: Excitement for a unique photographic perspective put my camera at risk.

Pixology magazine is included in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle, and is also available as a standalone subscription here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/pixology-magazine

Course Published: Photoshop for Photographers

I have published the final lessons for my comprehensive new “Photoshop for Photographers” video course. The last chance to get this course for just $69 will be tomorrow (Friday, December 8, 2023). After that the price will increase to $99.

This course include in-depth lessons (that will help photographers master the use of Photoshop for optimizing their photos. You’ll learn how to configure Photoshop to best suit your workflow and preferences, how to make use of Camera Raw to optimally process your raw captures, and learn techniques for image cleanup, targeted adjustments, creative effects, and much more.

The “Photoshop for Photographers” course is included at no additional charge in the GreyLearning Ultimate Bundle (http://timgrey.me/atg99bundle), but is also available as a standalone course. You can get more details about the course on the GreyLearning website here:

https://www.greylearning.com/courses/photoshop-for-photographers-2024